The Shinkon Jewel is a powerful object which was owned by Kikyo but was no longer owned by him. Later it was found to be inside Kagome's body, but it was also taken from there by a demon. The Shinkon Jewel was broken and split into shards. This Shinkon Jewel has the power for Inuyasha to turn completely human or completely as a demon, which was said by Kikyo, the original owner of the Shinkon Jewel. Inuyasha, hoping to use it to become a pureblooded demon, travels across the land and Steals the Jewel. However, before he can get away with the Jewel, a priestess called Kikyou shoots him with an enchanted arrow. Inuyasha is speared to that tree for many years, in a deep sleep from which he is never to awaken, that night Kikyou dies, and she demands that the Jewel be burned along with her body. Many years later a High School Student named Kagome wonders into her family's empty well while searching for her cat. She is then plunged into the past, 50 years after the fall of Inuyasha. The forest now known as the Inuyasha forest, Kagome found Inuyasha. still bound to the same tree by the enchanted arrow, she attempts to pull it out but is stopped by local villagers. That night the insect creature comes after Kagome and so she runs into the forest of Inuyasha, her cry for help awakens Inuyasha, and his curse is broken. Inuyasha then wanted the jewel but he did not get it. There was a necklace around Inuyasha's neck controlled him and whenever Kagome told him to sit he would fall over. This is because Kagome is a reincarnation of the priestess, Kikyo. They then went in search for the jewel and were accompanied by Shippo, Meroku, Songo, and Kilala.