"Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo cross paths with a devious, thieving young monk who has designs on Kagome's sacred jewel shards ... and clues about what may have happened between Inuyasha and Kikyo 50 years ago! Later, is a shard of the Shikon Jewel to blame in a town where paintings of demons are mysteriously coming to life to terrorize the villagers? And when Inuyasha's half-brother Sesshomaru returns with a powerful new partner, their unholy alliance may be more than Inuyasha and his friends can handle!"--P. [4] of cover.