#birth so that i don't absorb her soul into my own because she killed herself so id ascend to godhood) i'll answer that he can't.

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what are your thoughts on kagome being the one who created the rainbow pearls/becoming the next midoriko? personally, i don't like it. kagome knew how much pain and suffering the sacred jewel and i doubt she would make anything similar to it.

Hey, Lionel!

That’s such an interesting topic! I agree with you: Kagome would never, willingly, create something that could cast so much pain and suffering upon the world. But is this what the rainbow pearls are, though? I dropped Yashahime after the infamous Episode 4, so keep in mind my knowledge on the matter only goes so far and everything I’m about to say could have already been debunked by the sequel itself. Anyway... Let’s dive in.

From what I’ve seen, the rainbow pearls are notoriously weaker than the Shikon no Tama. I state this based on the fact that the three eyed Mistress Centipede absorbed three of the rainbow pearls (Moroha’s, Setsuna’s then Towa’s) and was still defeated. Quite easily, considering the circumstances. Now imagine this same demon absorbing three Shikon no Tamas. Wouldn’t that be a pickle?

Here, I think it’s pertinent for us to be huge nerds and run to the Inuyasha Wiki, which regarding to the Shikon no Tama’s creation, will tell us this:

The jewel had come into existence during the Heian Period of Japan by the battle of the great priestess Midoriko and a powerful dragon yōkai. She was able to seize the souls of yōkai and purify them, this power coming from having a positive balance of the four souls within her heart. Her spiritual power alone paled that of any other person alive, and it was said she could purify and destroy ten thousands yōkai at once. Her final adversary and the one that claimed her life was created by many yōkai joined and anchored within the evil heart of a human who secretly lusted for her, similar to how Onigumo lusted for Kikyō and created Naraku.

After seven days and seven nights of fighting, Midoriko realized that she would be unable to fight off the yōkai. Being drawn into the creature's massive jaws, she seized the spirit of the yōkai and bound it within her own with the last of her power, killing both of them and creating the Shikon Jewel, which burst from her chest. Within the jewel, her soul and the souls of the yōkai she bound within it still battle on. The state of this battle is influenced by the person who possesses the jewel.

The Shikon no Tama is so powerful (and dangerous) because it has both spiritual and demonic powers within. It was born from Midoriku’s last resource, which ultimately killed her. It was an act of desperation. And if it were to happen again, which seems unlikely, it would make more sense to happen with Kikyo and Onigomu, since the stage was already set for history to repeat itself. But it didn’t. And a new jewel was never created.

Now, we don’t know too much about Midoriko. But I could bet good money that she either had no idea the jewel was going to cause so much trouble or knew it would, but continued anyway because the alternative was way worse, leaving her hads tied.

For Kagome to create something of the sorts, I’m assuming it would take an insane amount of spiritual power, most likely killing her in the process. Sunrise did Kagome dirty a lot of times, but I’m positive even they wouldn’t kill off a main character (their female leader, no less) so beloved by the audience. She would also have to bound the spirit of the yōkai within her own and live forever inside the jewel, fighting an eternal battle. That’s not a feudal fairy tale. Fairy tales have happy endings, it’s their whole thing. That’s a feudal nightmare.

If this somehow happened and Kagome is inside the jewel, no other ending is acceptable other than Inuyasha or Moroha saving her from it, or Kagome saving herself. If Towards Tomorrow showed us something is that being locked inside the Shikon no Tama all alone is one of Kagome’s worst fears. She deserves better than to go through it again. Especially after Inuyasha had stated loud and clear that this was not her fate and she was born to meet him. Making Kagome’s fate the same as Midoriko’s is spitting in established canon.

All in all, I don’t actually know the circumstances of the rainbow pearls’ creation and that’s an important missing piece in the puzzle. But it can’t be a coincidence that there are seven of them instead of one. It can’t be a coincidence that in the pilot, Kagome was reciting that poem. It can’t be a coincidence there are so many characters missing. It can’t be a coincidence that that Moroha is the only one whose pearl was inside a shell lipstick instead of inside her body. And if the latest screenshot is a real memory (like I believe it is), Moroha received her pearl when she was still a baby.

However, if Kagome did create them, I believe her motivation and method were far different from the ones who gave birth to the Shikon no Tama. For one, I don’t think she used any demonic power. For two, I’m sure she is still alive somewhere. My theory is that the boost in the powers of the ones who hold the pearls is a minor side effect and their main purpose is something else entirely. It wouldn’t be the first time we see a magical pearl being used to another means.

Maybe the pearls ae keys. Maybe they are portals. Maybe the girls need to gather all seven of them to unlock its real goal. Whatever it is, I trust Kagome and if she created them because she wanted, I know her heart was in a good place and her intention was to protect her family. If you know anything about this girl is that she goes to infinity and beyond for the people she loves.

It would be interesting to see a villain exploring this characteristic and using it against her. What is her limit? Does she have any? How far will she go to keep her family safe? And how will she deal with the consequences of her actions? What if she was forced to do it?

There is also the small possibility of the whole thing be an accident (which I don’t really buy because I know our girl is clumsy but that’s just so lazy) and the possibility of Kagome having nothing to do with this mess at all, but I honestly think she has to be at least a little bit involved. I mean, come on. She is the most powerful priestess of her time. It was either her or Kaede, but Kagome is the only of the two who is nowhere to be found.

Either way, from what I have watched and heard, it looks like Sesshomaru was the one to mess things up and it had nothing to do with the pearls. So yeah. There’s a 97% chance I’m way off, but here’s where I’m at. Good luck for those of you still watching Yashahime and don’t forget to keep me updated.

EDIT BECAUSE I FORGOT TO MENTION: even if it turns out to be truth, don’t worry. She’ll never become the next Midoriko, because she is already the first Kagome. And that’s more than enough.