Shiori's Family and Inuyasha's Feelings --- Shiori Ayako to Aitsu no Kimochi
Inuyasha is still obsessed with learning how to break Naraku's barriers, when Myoga arrives and
tells him about a group of demon bats who have created an impeneterable barrier. If Inuyasha is able
to slay the demon guarding the barrier, it's blood will be absorbed by Tetsusaiga and give it the
ability to break even the most powerful shields. The situation is complicated when Inuyasha arrives
ready to slay some bats. As it turns out Shiori is the half-demon grandchild of Taigokumaru who has
forced her mother to turn his grandchild over to him.
He promises to stop attacking the village if
she does so, and seeing no other way to save her fellow villagers lives Shiori's mother does as
Taigokumaru asks. Unfortunately Taigokumaru does not live up to his part of the bargain and continues
to attack, while keeping Shiori to power the barrier around the demon bat's cave. Even if Inuyasha
could penetrate the barrier he would have to kill an innocent child to power up his sword.
Soon the demons break their promise after getting the girl and Taigokumaru sets out carrying
Shiori to destory her village. He uses Shiori to power a shield around him keeping any harm from
befalling him. Inuyasha has flashbacks of how horrible it was for him when he was a little boy.
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The Red Tetsusaiga Breaks the Barrier! --- Kekkai Yaburu Akai Tessaiga
The villagers cannot stand against the powerful bats, and Inuyasha is powerless due to the
shield that Shiori is generating against her will.
Tsukyumaru, Shiori's father and Taigokumaru's
son was a peaceful demon and loved the village and never wanted to see it harmed, and so Shiori's
mother does not understand why Taigokumaru wishes to see it destoryed along with everyone living
there.
Taigokumaru tells them that because his son fell in love with a human he no longer wished to
carryout his job of protecting the barrier, and so he had to kill him. Now Shiori will do the job
her father refused. Taigokumaru fires a blast at Inuyasha who reverses it into the Bakuryuha, but
Shiori's barrier prevents it from doing any harm.
After hearing that her grandfather killed her
father, Shiori's rage forces Taigokumaru outside of the protective barrier. Inuyasha sees his chance
and kills the giant bat.
Now Shiori and her mother are reunited and the village is saved. Inuyasha
refuses to kill the little girl mearly to power up Tetsusaiga, but Shiori offers his the red orb she
carried to generate the shield.
It's power should be the same as if Inuyasha had bathed Tetsusaiga
in her blood as he had planned.
Suddenly Taigokumaru's spirit emerges from the ball and tries to kill
Shiori and her mother, but the spirit of Tsukyumaru protects them both from harm.
Sure enough the orb powers up Tetsusaiga making it's blade glow red, and now it is powerful enough
to break almost any barrier.
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