Ep 15. The Sorrowful Priestess Kikyo's Revival

Inuyasha season 1 episode 15, titled "The Sorrowful Priestess Kikyo's Revival," follows Kagome as she tries to make sense of the strange feelings swirling around her during her time in feudal Japan. In the previous episode, Kagome and Inuyasha visited a village where a man had been possessed by a demon and had stolen the sacred jewel. After defeating the demon, Inuyasha and Kagome were approached by a group of monks who explained that they were seeking a priestess who had been dead for fifty years. The monk's goal was to use the priestess's power to purify the jewel and stop it from harming any more people.

As the episode begins, Kagome remains confused about her role in the situation. She is unsure of how she will be able to help the monks find a dead priestess and use her power to purify the jewel. However, Inuyasha assures her that he will help her and the duo set out to find the priestess's resting place. They soon encounter a group of bandits who are also seeking the priestess and the jewel. Inuyasha quickly dispatches the bandits and the pair continues their journey.

Upon arriving at the shrine where the priestess is buried, the group is joined by the monk who initially spoke to them. He explains that the priestess, Kikyo, was his lover and that he has been searching for a way to bring her back to life for the past fifty years. The group then proceeds to perform a ritual to revive Kikyo while trying to avoid the attacks of the bandits who have followed them to the shrine.

As the ritual progresses, Kagome is overcome with a powerful sense of despair and sadness. She later learns that these feelings are connected to Kikyo and the circumstances surrounding her death. Kikyo was the priestess who originally guarded the sacred jewel, but she fell in love with Inuyasha, a half-demon who wanted to possess the jewel's power. Kikyo and Inuyasha were tricked by a demon and ultimately ended up in a fatal confrontation where Kikyo was left mortally wounded. Before she died, she entrusted the sacred jewel to her sister and asked her to burn her body with it.

As Kikyo is revived, her first act is to draw an arrow on Inuyasha. She is still filled with anger and betrayal from her past interactions with him, and she sees him as the one who caused her demise. Inuyasha and Kikyo are forced to confront their complicated past as they both grapple with their emotions. Meanwhile, the bandits that followed them to the shrine are able to steal the jewel during the chaos, and the monks inform Inuyasha and Kagome that they must recover it before it causes more harm.

Overall, Inuyasha season 1 episode 15 delves into the complex histories of the characters while also moving the plot forward. Kagome is shown to have a deeper connection to the world and the people around her than previously thought, and Inuyasha and Kikyo's fraught relationship is explored in more depth. The episode ends on a cliffhanger, leaving viewers wondering if Inuyasha and Kagome will be able to recover the jewel and stop the bandits from using its power for their own selfish ends.