Post by Amara<3 on Jan 15, 2012 17:12:26 GMT -4
Naraku is an evil half-demon with the power to change shape, a deceptive villain who will use ANYONE according to his own needs. But the origins of the villain who made the heroes of the story suffer are complex...
Before she encountered InuYasha, Kikyo was caring for Onigumo, a crippled bandit covered with bandages that covered his terrible burns. Onigumo was an evil man with much malice in his heart, with a lust for Kikyo, though he hates the fact she's virtuous. He also knew she possessed the Shikon Jewel. Nothing would make him happier than to see the jewel defiled by evil and hate once more.
However, Kikyo was falling in love with InuYasha, which weakened her powers as priestess, until she could no longer keep evil-spirits away from Onigumo. Learning that Kikyo's heart belonged to another, Onigumo made a pact with the demons: offering the horde of demons his body and in return, create a new body for him so take the jewel and make Kikyo his. The demons accepted, eating Onigumo alive while melding their bodies together into a body to house the man's soul. From that point Naraku was born, though he bared the spider-shaped scar Onigumo had on his back.
He then proceeded in his plan by disguising himself first as InuYasha to attack Kikyo, mortally wounding her and taking the Shikon Jewel. He then posed as Kikyo, putting the jewel at the shrine before attacking InuYasha. With both believing they were betrayed, Kikyo sealed InuYasha to a tree with her arrow before she died. Naraku originally expected that Kikyo would use the Shikon Jewel to revive herself, but she choose to die and take the Shikon Jewel with her.
Between that time and the start of the series, Naraku caused trouble everywhere he went, the most noted being putting the Wind Tunnel Curse on Miroku's family. When Kagome unintentionally brought the Shikon Jewel back, Naraku began his personal plan to capture the jewel shards, dealing with InuYasha and company on the way. He managed to get 75% of the Shikon Jewel, thanks to Kikyo. But Kikyo saw that Naraku's true reason for wanting the jewel shards was to become all demon because he still has Onigumo's heart, which both the spider-scar and Naraku's feelings for Kikyo represent. Using the new power from the Shards, Naraku created his Incarnations (demons made from his organs) and revive the Band of Seven.
During that time, Naraku had a few failed attempts of removing all human-traces of Onigumo from his body. But at Mt. Haku, Naraku managed to finally become a true demon, transferring his human influence in his latest incarnation, Hakudoshi. After disposing of Kikyo, Naraku makes a pact with Abihime, the princess of the fire bird demons, betraying/killing her and her mother to get into the afterlife to obtain the final Shikon Jewel shard.
Read the rest of the history here: www.absoluteanime.com/inuyasha/naraku.htm
