As Inu-Yasha battle one enemy after another – and gains complete mastery of the heirloom blade Tetsugaiga in the process – Kagome wages a battle of her own against the wicked priestess Tsubaki, Kagura's (and thus Naraku's) latest pawn. With no visible external wounds, Kagome is slowly being poisoned by a corrupted, blackened shard of the Shikon Jewel, one that would theoretically put her under Kagura's control. But Kagome's will, like that of Kikyo, is stronger than predicted. Will it stand firm against the lure of turning against Inu-Yasha?
