InuYasha — Season 1, Episode 26: The Secret of the Sacred Jewel Revealed

Episode synopsis

Sango reveals the secret story of the Shikon Jewel's birth. Midoriko, a priestess with powerful spiritual powers, fused with many demons after a battle to the death. She absorbed the souls of the demons into her own, punched out her soul, and died. Her soul is the Shikon Jewel.

About InuYasha

Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon jewel). One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Girl Who Overcame Time... and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome
• E2Seekers of the Sacred Jewel
• E3Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again
• E4Yura of the Demon-Hair
• E5Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru
• E6Tetsusaiga, the Phantom Sword
• E7Showdown! Inuyasha vs. Sesshomaru
• E8The Toad Who Would Be Prince
• E9Shippo and the Thunder Brothers
• E10Phantom Showdown - The Thunder Brothers vs. Tetsusaiga
• E11Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask
• E12The Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul