Lucy Heartfilia Higurashi was adopted by Higurashi family. She was a same age as Kagome. Her biological mother was died since she was six years old but she never know what happened to her mother and where her grave for.
What Lucy doesn't know that...
Inuyasha's group returns to Kaede's village, where he's finished telling her of Kikyō's death. Kaede is saddened by the news, but is happy that her sister has been released by her continued agony; she then believes they have to focus on Kagome now, as she is the only who can finish what Kikyō started. However, Inuyasha informs her that Hitomiko revealed something is sealing Kagome's true spiritual power; she originally believed Kikyō was responsible, but Kaede says the idea is preposterous as Kikyō even left her bow to Kagome and thus it wouldn't make sense for her to seal Kagome's powers. Inuyasha is left confused, until Kaede guesses that it was Magatsuhi, the evil will of the Shikon Jewel; it may have feared Kagome's enormously strong spiritual powers enough to seal them.
Elsewhere, Sesshōmaru's group has encountered two demons who have heard of him losing his weapon. Rin asks Jaken why so many demons have been challenging Sesshōmaru lately; it's because that they believe they will win prestige for defeating a weaponless Sesshōmaru. Lucy was sigh knowing that was useless. She always believed that Sesshomaru was a powerful demon. Even so, she know that was so hard for Sesshomaru since he never use tenseiga. The demons say that Kohaku will be theirs once they win, only for Sesshōmaru to quickly dispatch them and say they're moving on. Jaken asks Kohaku if he knew what the demons meant; he does, knowing the demons have all been after his jewel shard. Lucy just patting his shoulder assure him that he will be fine since she was there for him. Jaken was sigh of relief knowing that Lucy can help Sesshomaru. Lucy was walking over Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru, I will stay by your side. Don't worry about it, okay." Said Lucy nicely. Sesshomaru just silent anyway.
Meanwhile, Byakuya of the Dreams rides his origami crane to a cave, which is emanating a black light. He lands and looks inside to see Naraku face-to-face with the Shikon Jewel. Naraku tells the jewel that if it does nothing, Midoriko will very soon take control and all the evil they worked so hard to amass will be purified. He then says if it's flesh the jewel needs, it can borrow some of his to manifest and eliminate the sacred light. A tornado of purple energy spirals out of the jewel and burrows into Naraku; his back explodes with violent light as a figure emerges and flies off with other demon body parts attached to it. Byakuya is left surprised as he enters the cave to see Naraku grabbing the jewel; he asks if it was another incarnation. Naraku explains "not exactly," it came from within the Shikon Jewel.
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The demon appears before Sesshōmaru's group as an armored warrior, being mistaken for "another incarnation." Lucy had a bad feeling about this. Sesshōmaru fights him as Kohaku, Rin and Jaken take off on A-Un while Lucy was riding on Himeko. Yui was behind A-Un to protect them. Sesshōmaru pierces the demon's chest, but his hand doesn't go through him; Kohaku notices it looks like Sesshōmaru's hand is being swallowed. Sesshōmaru pulls back, revealing his hand to have been burned by a poison far stronger than his own. The demon calls Sesshōmaru weak, wounding his pride. Kohaku decides to lend assistance, reasoning a Naraku incarnation will not be able to touch his shard; however, the demon successfully grabs Kohaku with its tentacles and defile his shard till it turns black. Sesshōmaru attempts to rescue Kohaku, but has his arm pierced by three of the demon's tentacles. Lucy was going to protect Kohaku but being interrupt by that demon.
