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Naraku
Sept 10, 2009 11:40:18 GMT -5
Post by Shippo Fan 4 Ever on Sept 10, 2009 11:40:18 GMT -5
Naraku is the series' primary antagonist. Naraku is responsible for most of the characters' misfortunes, including the death of Kikyo, the sealing of InuYasha to the sacred tree, Miroku's curse, and the death of Sango's family. Naraku was born from the fusion of Onigumo, a crippled human bandit tended by Kikyo, and a horde of weak demons. Driven by frustrated lust for Kikyo, Onigumo made a bargain with the demons: His soul would allow the demons to combine into one entity and he would become part of that new body. However the resulting half-demon promptly caused Kikyo's death in an attempt to corrupt and possess the Shikon Jewel. Naraku is driven by three goals: To become a full demon, to possess a fully-corrupted Shikon Jewel, and to possess Kikyo. The third goal was a result of the fact that Onigumo's heart remained a vital part of Naraku's body, causing an obsession with Kikyo that prevents him from killing her. He attempts to rid himself of Onigumo's heart multiple times, eventually succeeding in separating it into The Infant. With his heart freed from his obsession, he is able to later kill Kikyo. At the end of the manga, however, he expressed regret at not being able to have her for his own. Throughout the series, Naraku creates many subordinate beings from his own body to aid his goal of killing his opponents and reuniting the shards of the Shikon Jewel, whose corrupted form he hopes to use to gain ultimate power.
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