"Inuyasha is caught in a struggle with the Thunder Brothers, and Kagome's attempts to help him are going awry. Can Inuyasha triumph over the evil brothers when much of his attention is focused on protecting Kagome? Later, when Kagome returns to her own time, she discovers that the Shikon jewel shards are wreaking havoc not only in Japan's medieval past, but in the modern world as well."

Transported back in time to Japan's feudal era, fifteen-year-old Kagome is drawn into an arduous quest to reclaim the shards of the sacred Shikon Jewel. With the reluctant help of the dog-like, half-demon boy Inuyasha, she must battle demons and morals alike, all bent on possessing the jewel's staggering power! Two hundred years ago, Inuyasha's father sealed away a ruthless Chinese demon named Hyoga. Now a Shikon Jewel shard has freed Hyoga's son,...

Kikyo, the killer of Inu-Yasha in the distant past, is distraught from the shock of being resurrected, and she must make a decision — whether to return to death for Kagome's sake or hold onto her second chance at life.