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InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask
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Written by: Gil Perez
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Nov 8, 2004
Introduction, Attack list, Glitches
Nov 9, 2004
Introduction, Table of Contents,
Glitch added, contact and copyright info
Techniques updated, Storyline summary
Nov 13, 2004
Walkthrough started, Game script started,
Item list
Nov 28, 2004
Walkthrough updated, Game Script updated,
Cheats added, errors corrected.
Nov 29, 2004
Lots of people asking questions.
Walkthrough updated. Game script updated.
Added Keyword search codes.
Nov 30, 2004
Walkthrough updated. Game Script too.
Dec 2, 2004
Walkthrough and gamescript updated. My
butt itches...
Dec 11, 2004
Midterms sucking up time. Finally updating
really need to get this done!!! Walkthrough
Dec 17, 2004
School out till Jan...........smoething.....
So... let's do this bad boy. Walkthrough.
Dec 18, 2004
Walkthrough, Game script
Dec 30, 2004
CHRISTMAS WAS AWESOME! Hope you guys had a
great holiday. Walkthrough and game script.
Jan 21, 2005
Recipes added plan for big update soon.
Jan 29, 2005
I am sorry. I have been going really slow on
this I know, but I have no times to work on
this during weekdays so I only get ot do it
on weekends if that. But in order to motivate
myself, I have forbidden myself from starting
Halo 2, or continuing GTA: San Andreas until
completion of this guide. I think that will
work. Also I got my first complaint e-mail,
about how I'm not even halfway through this
guide. I won't say who sent it. But it did
light my determination to complete this guide.
Walkthrough, Game Script.
Feb 26, 2005
Due to a recent thunderstorm My PS2 shorted
out... but only for a little while.. the
warranty was still good so Sony sent me a
replacement and a coupon for a high quality
surge protector. So now I'm fine and can
continue.
Walkthrough, Game script.
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I.    Introduction               (IYIN)
II.    Storyline/ Summary         (IYST)
III.    Walkthrough                (IYWT)
1. Beginning (To Kaede's Village
and battle tutorial)       (IWTK)
Battle Tutorial           (IWBT)
2. Kaede's Village            (IWKV)
3. Road to Akebi              (IWRA)
4. Akebi Vilage               (IWAV)
5. Road to Old Temple         (IWRT)
6. Old Temple                 (IWOT)
7. Return to Akebi Village    (IWRV)
8. Kaede's Village Reloaded   (IWKR)
9. Road to Kasasagi           (IWRK)
10. Kasasagi Town             (IWKT)
11. Kaede Cubed               (IWKC)
12. Forest to Tsuzumi         (IWFT)
13. Tsuzumi Village           (IWTV)
IV.    Techniques                 (IYTN)
V.      Item List                  (IYIL)
1. Restorative Items          (IYRI)
2. Equipment                  (IYEQ)
3. Battle Tech Items          (IYBI)
4. Key/Event Items            (IYKI)
5. Mysterious Seeds           (IYMS)
6. Fertilizers                (IYFT)
VI.     Bestiary                   (IYBS)
VII.    Mysterious Feild Recipes   (IYMF)
VIII.   Game Script                (IYGS)
IX.     Glitches/ Cheats           (IYGC)
X.      Copyright Info             (IYCP)
XI.     Contact Info               (IYCI)
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IYIN     I.{{{{-----Introduction------}}}}
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Hello this here is my first FAQ. I decided to do it
on something simple, At least I hope its simple. I’m
trying my best so hopefully this goes okay.
I am a big fan of InuYasha and when I saw that
there were no FAQs on it yet I figured I'd do
the first.
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IYST  II.{{{{-----Storyline/ Summary------}}}}
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*Here is the instruction booklet version:
"You have been diligently preparing for  the upcoming
doll festival, but as you enter the storeroom to get
some  festival  items,  you  accidently  step  on  a
magical symbol and fall through  the  floor  into  a
mysterious light.
You awaken in the middle of  a  thick  forest.  Your
surroundings are  unfamiliar,  with no  buildings or
landmarks to recognise. Lost, and with no idea where
to go, you set out...
You meet Inuyasha, a demon  with dog ears  and white
hair who is dressed in strange clothes.  He seems to
know that you have come here from 'modern times.' He
knows of another girl,  Kagome, with the same story.
It is time to begin your journey with Inuyasha and
Kagome,  to find  a way  back to  the  present day."
*My version:
In InuYasha:  The Secret of the Cursed Mask you play
a Japanese  school boy/girl who  is  transported  to
the  time  of  Feudal   Japan.   After  meeting  the
half-demon, Inuyasha, you team up with him  and  his
group to try  and  find  away  home.  But  is  there
actually a reason you were brought to Feudal  Japan?
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IYWT    III.{{{{-----Walkthrough------}}}}
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!*!This walkthrough is for the boy character.  Because
from what I've seen  the two are exactly the same.  I
will go through the game as both  characters  to  get
the scripts so if  there are any major differences  I
will post them.*
!*!If you just want to progress through the game
without jumping to every demonic aura (purple
clouds) and without getting all the items, I
will mark things you can skip with a "-*-" at the
beggining and end of the paragraph. But it you
want to get all the items and etc. Then read
everything if you want, as I will point out
every item I have found and all the Demonic
Auras.*
!*!Special notes will be marked with a "!*!."
When you start out the game there will be
an anime cut scene starting with your
character being clued in on all the
recent happenings at school. Its pretty
much the same scene for both characters
maybe with some different dialogue.
When your character gets off the bus
they will be asked to go to a storehouse
on the family shrine to get some
supplies for a festival. The floor will
break and your character will try to get
up causing them to fall into a time slip.
This is where the game starts.
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IWTK   ---1. Beginning (To Kaede's Village---
and battle tutorial)
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Enemies: Canis Demon, Bad Luck Bat, Ghost
Bosses: None
Items: Medicinal Herb x2
Key Items: None
Party Status: Inuyasha joins.
Objective: Meet Inuyasha, get to know battle mechanics, get to
Kaede's Village
After Kururugi comes to he will begin
to call for help to no avail. Once hes
finished. You have to move to the next
place to progress. Right or left? They
both go to the same place so it doesnt
matter.
After that painful decision Kururugi
will try calling home with no luck
either. Head left to the next place.
Some people! Yay!! They can help!...
Nope they seem to have mistaken you
for a demon... Kururugi will run to
the next area.
Just when you think it's safe to go back
in the forests.A demon, who looks something
like my ex, attacks you and threatens to eat
you. Right when he attacks Kururugiglows and
a blinding light appears.
When he comes to, Inuyasha the half-demon. Will
be standing over Kururugi. After confusing him
with talk of 'the present', he will mention that
Kaede's village is nearby and that Kagome should
be there and can explain things. He says to
follow him and the two move to the next area.
!*!Two things you need to know to survive in this
game.
1. Purple Clouds are Demonic Auras which have
demons ready to fight. Demonic Auras are
randomized!!! I did not know this before.
2.White glowing orbs are items!
3.Throughout the course of the game, after
battles sometimes you'll get a message from Myoga
the Flea. He mentions your fortunes and things
like that. Your fortune is basically your chance
of getting a preemptive attack and dealing
critical damage. If your luck is "like heaven on
earth" then expect to deal many critical blows
and be the first to attack. If it means "much
chaos is ahead" then expect to be ambushed alot...
and don't expect alot of critical attacks.
About halfway down the path in the next area.
Inuyasha will stop in front of purple cloud.
He mentions that the smell of demons is coming
from it. Then suggests they face them. Walk
towards it to start your first battle!
!*!If you want to skip past this battle tutorial,
scroll down to the ---Back to Walkthrough---
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IWBT          *---(Battle Tutorial)---
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-*-Since this game doesn't really have an in game
battle tutorial I'll have to aquaint you with
the battle system you'll come to know very well.
-*-When the battle starts either the enemy or your
party will attack first. You can some times tell
who will attack first by what your party says at
the begginging of the battle. For example, if
someone says; "Looks like the enemy hasn't caught
on yet.", It means you get to attack first with
your entire party. If they say; "Watch out, a
surprise attack!", then the enemy party attacks
first.
-*-When it is your turn the side menu will pop up.
You can choose; Battle, Tech, Items, Defend, or
Run Away. You only get one action per turn so
choose wisely.
Battle: This is just using your characters basic
attack. It does a pretty good amount of damage.
Especially with Inuyasha.
Tech: This can get complicated. I will seperate
this into three parts.
Norm Tech:
Using no energy whatsoever, attack enemies with
various attacks with different effects.
SP Tech:
This is where energy comes into play. These
attacks range from uber strong. To incredibly
useful.
*Always remember when using these attacks to pay
attention to the turn order in the top right hand
corner.
Co-op Tech:
Combinign the strength of two party members,
unleash devastating attacks on opponents.
These can be pretty complicated, but only if
you let them be. EX. If you want to attack
with Kagome and Sango. Say the attack order
goes like this: Kagome; Inuyasha, Sango, enemy.
On Kagome's turn choose your co-op attack with
Sango. Kagome will pass her turn and it will be
Inuyasha's.   Inuyasha attacks like he would
normally adn it is now Sango's turn. Sango will
say something to Kagome and Kagome will
acknowledge her. Then an anime scene plays and
the two attack. But if the turn order goes
something like: Kagome, Inuyasha, Kururugi,
Shippo, Enemy, Miroku, Enemy, Enemy, Sango;
then don't even bother trying to do the
attack. It's just not worth wasting the turn.
Items
Items are used in battleto temporarialy rise
stats or to recover health and energy. In the
course of the game you will come to rely on
items, so don't take them for granted.
Defend:
Give up taking action to raise you defense till
your next turn.
Run Away:
You wuss!!! Naw just kidding I do it too. If you
just don't want to battle then try running. It
doesn't always work through.
!*! Warning: This may trigger a glitch! See the
glitches section for details.
-*-If you need a more detailed guide for battling
contact me using the info given in the Contact
Info section.
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!*!There are random battles in this game so
don't think that by avoiding the clouds you
won't have to battle!
The first battle will be against a "Canis Demon"
and a "Bad Luck Bat". Both are pretty weak demons
even at this point in the game. The Bad Luck Bats
can poison though so watch out. One attack from
Inuyasha should take care of the "Canis Demon",
same goes for the Bad Luck Bat. EASY WIN! EASY
WIN! Once the battle is over, the last person
to attack will comment and you wil gain your
experience. Inuyasha should level up to level 2
and learn Iron Reaver S. S. (Iron Reaver Soul
Stealer). Your first Technique! You also should
find a "Medicinal Herb" one of the items that
replenishes health in and out of battle.
After the battle Inuyasha will ask why Kururugi
didn't use the power from earlier. Myoga will
show up and try to explain the whole thing which
only confuses Kururugi. All that can be done is
to go to Kaede's Village and find out. Head left
to the next area.
There are two demonic auras in the next area.
-*-Head south in order to find a "Medicinal
Herb". Its at the bottom edge of the
clearing in the middle. Looks for a sparkly
white orb.
Head North to continue.
The next area is a hooked narrow path that can
be hard to see at times. Because it will go
through the trees. There is one Aura and one item.
-*-There is "Medicinal Herb near the tree on
the right side of the path.
Travel along the path curving to the right at
the top of the screen. Even though you can't
see Kururugi, keep heading right to the next
area.
The next stretch of path doesn't contain any
clouds or items to just move along to the map.
Once you see the map you should be at Kaede's
Village. Here are some things you need to know
about the map.
1.Exclamation Marks: Mark places where an event
that is needed to progress the story is waiting.
2.Question Marks: Mark places where a sub-event
is waiting. These events are not needed to
progress the story, but they may have rare items
or are just entertaining and fun. If there is
more than one sub-event on hte map at a time
then all sub-events will dissapear after you
have completed one of the ones on the map.
3. You can only visit a place on the map if there
is a white dotted line connecting you to it.
Since Kaede's village is the only place activated
at the start you do not need the dotted line you
can just go there.
4.Pressing Triangle on the map will bring you to
the log records screen there you can save your
game.
At this point press triangle to save your game
and press X to enter Kaede's Village.
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IWKV        ---2. Kaede's Village---
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Enemies: None
Bosses: None
Items: None
Key Items: None
Party Status: Kagome joins, Shippo joins.
Objectives: Add Kagome to party, try to go back home through
the well, add Shippo to party, visit Kaede, look for info
in village, stop by well again, get to know the shop system,
leave to Akebi Village.
Upon entering the village, You will meet Kagome!
Congratulations a new party member. Through talking
to Kagome, Kururugi learns that he is in the Feudal
era. Also that there is a well that can take him back
to his time. Time to investigate!!!
Opposite of where you first entered the village is a
shop keeper. Remember that. Because you don't really
need to shop until a few minutes from now when you're
practically forced to. From here on in I will post the
items and prices of all the shops in the game. WEEE!!!
Once you've finished shopping head east from this point.
You will be in the path around a crop feild. Talk to the
old man closest to you. He is a Farmer who gaurds the
"Mysterious Feild". From here on when you find a seed or
fertilizer, return to Kaede's Village and plant it with
the farmer. After a while an item will grow. In the
future I will have the recipes for seeds.
Now head east and north at the corner.
!*! It's a good idea to talk to the villagers in each
village. Some of them provide information on rare
hidden items nearby or have something witty to say.
In the next area head straight north....obviously.
The well is in the next section. Here Kururugi tries
jumping in to get home but to no avail. Kagome mentions
that Kaede helped her when she was first teleported to
Feudal Japan. So.. off to see the priestess!! The
wonderful Priestess of... er....forget it.
Head back to the village entrance. YOu'll know its the
entrance when you see the name of the location at the
top left hand corner of the screen.
!*! From here on in I'd recomend exiting to the map and
saving each time you regain control of your character.
Head west from here. Up and west. Kururugi will stop in
front of the hut and... Another Kagome pops out!! Ahh!!
Attack of the clones!!! Wait....... TWINS!!! Oh boy! Er
Don't mind me. Anyways it turns out to be Shippo who is
now in your party. Into Kaede's house!
After meeting Kaede and telling her your story. You'll
find out she's no help whatsoever. Kaede says to stay
with Inuyasha just incase. Kagome says that maybe a
villager will have a clue. Time to go check it out.
When you leave Kaede's house. Talk to the woman who is
sweeping and the man next to her. Then go into the
house west Of Kaedes house. Talk to the people in there.
Exit the house and go north around the corner from
Kaede's house. Talk to the stupid chicken, then the
Salesman, and pretty much everyone else in the area.
Also talk to the people in the house. Then move east from
the Chicken area and there will be a tree with a guy in
front of it. Talk to him then the lady in the house. She
says something about her kids being gone. Incase you were
wondering they're goofing off by the Bone-Eater's Well...
Now return to the area with Kaede's House. Inuyasha pretty
much gives up and the gang try to get information from
Kururugi on anything distinctive in the area where he awoke.
Kururugi doesn't really say anything though. Head to the
well again to continue.
Inuyasha again questions Kururugi about his coming to.
Kururugi mentions the villagers that were after him. Maybe
they know something... Let's check it out!
You are now on your way to Akebi Village; the nearest village
from here. However in order to continue you have to visit the
shop. Kagome and the others aquaint you with the shops in the
game. It may be a good I dea to buy some Medicinal Herbs. Just
incase.
!*! One thing about this game is you can't sell your items. So
if you need cash you'll have to go battle some demons. Also
be careful when buying things and don't buy something you
don't want because there are no refunds!
Kaede's Village Shopkeeper
Medicinal Herb     70
Antidote           160
Silver Bell        130
Sacred Tree Dew    700
Bracken            25
You should have about 500 Moneys. But then again. I went
through all the Demonic Auras... If you want to be
prepared I recommend getting some Silver Bells and
Antidotes... maybe some Medicinal Herbs too.
Now, exit to the map. Now would be a very good time to save.
Afterwards head North to "Road to Akebi". You will need to
pass through many roads and passes to get to most areas. So
get used to this...
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IWRA          ---3. Road to Akebi---
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Enemies: Canis Demon, Bad Luck Bat, Ghost
Bosses: None
Items: Sacred Tree Dew, Protection Gem
Key Items: None
Party Status: Complete
Objectives: Get to Akebi Village.
Upon entering the Road to Akebi there is a sign right ahead
of you that reads; "Watch out for demons on the road to
Akebi Village!" I think this is an attempt to scare you.
Don't be scurred. Continue ahead around the bend curving
North.
In the next area there are two Demonic Auras and no items.
Skip the path that leads to the right because it leads to a
dead end with no items. Just go straight to the next area.
This next area has one Aura which you'll have to walk
through. Of course sometimes you get lucky and won't get
attacked. No items.
Head right to the next area. Which is a curved path again
heading North. There are two Demonic auras.
Continue to the next section. This one has a Sacred Tree
Dew that is placed very obviousy in the center of the path.
Continue North-west to the next area.
This next area is a right angle. It has one Item and 2 Auras.
-*- The Item in the corner is a Protection Gem.
Move on to the next area where there is a Traveling Salesman.
Only thing different from the Village shop that he's selling
is Eyedrops but I'll put his inventory anyway.
Road to Akebi Travelling Salesman
Medicinal Herb     70
Antidote           160
Silver Bell        130
Eyedrops           140
Sacred Tree Dew    700
Bracken            25
There is one aura in here but no items.
There are two ways to go here. North leads to an Item, and the
eastern path just leads to a battle. Both go to the same place
though.
-*- Head north to the next area, where there is a Power Ring
in the center of the path. Move all the way up to get to it.
If you went North just grab the in hte next area item and head
east to the area after.
If you went East then move to the next area which has nothing
in it. Head east to a curved path with an aura.
In this next area just head up North to exit to the map.
SAVE YOUR GAME!!!!!!! Because next is Akebi Village!
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IWAV          ---4. Akebi Village---
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Enemies: None
Bosses: None
Items: Blossom Branch, Wild Plants
Key Items: None
Party Status: Complete
Objectives: Aquire info on Spider demon, meet Grandma Kakuju,
awaken Shikigami Power, offer to rescue the villagers daughter,
head to old temple.
When you enter the vilage, to the left will be a Traveling
Salesman. He has a few new items... so you may want
to take a look.
Akebi Village Travelling Salesman
Medicinal Herb     70
Antidote           160
Silver Bell        130
Eyedrops           140
Sacred Tree Dew    700
Butterbur          25
Akebia             30
Protection Gem     560
It would maybe be wise to try and get some Protection Gems...
though the first two times I beat this game I didn't really
pay much attention to the equipment....
The sign a little further ahead reads "Akebi Village starts
here." Whatever that means...
In the next area if you talk to the man next to the little
Shrine he mentions something about demons in the old temple.
Hmmm...
If you head to the right in the next area, the man in the
middle of the square entions how a giant spider has been
scaring people form leaving the village. ..... You do know
where this is going right?
-*-From here head up the path to the next area. To your left
half behind a tree is a Blossom Branch. On the opposite side
far behind the bush are some Wild Plants.
If you go back to the place with the shrine and head North
there will be a weird guy... um... well he's not as weird
as the last guy... But he does mention more about the spider.
Head up to the right where a strange woman awaits. Her name is
Grandma Kakuju, she is a mysterious old woman who holds the key
to unlocking the bright light from the beginning of the game.
She explains that this power is called Shikigami and helps
Kururugi awaken it. Now he can actually attack with something
cool! She then explaings that a sparkly rock called "Serpentine"
reacts to this power. Test it on the sparkly rock on the right
side of the screen. Go up to it and press X. KABLOOEY!!! Wow...
I wish I could do that to my Geometry teacher's head!!! Once
Kururugi feels confident, Kagome will suggest to find a villager
with information. Let's check this out.
!*! Note that When sealed in battle, Kururugi will resort to
using his bare hands in combat again, making him relatively
weaker.
Head out of the village and save. Because now is a pretty good
time to. Go back into the village and talk to the man on the
right. He accuses Kururugi of kidnapping his daughter. But later
comes to his senses... seems that the spider demon has his
daughter, Sachi, captive at the old temple. Let's get it on!
Save now because you'll need it. Also you may want to stock up
on items.... especially Medicinal Herbs.
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IWRT        ---5. Road to Old Temple---
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Enemies: None
Bosses: None
Items: Tonic, Silver Bell, Sacred Tree Dew
Key Items: None
Objectives: Get to the temple.
Don't worry this "Road to" is really short.... But what comes
afterward isn't....
Upon entering head straight right to the next area. At the fork
in the road is a Salesman. He isn't selling anything... but he
does mention that there is a mysterious cat under the stairs in
the temple that can save your game. But I'll explain more on that
when we get there.
-*- Head left at the fork in the road to the next area. There are
two items, side-by-side, in the middle of the clearing. The Item
on the left is a Tonic. The one on the right is a Silver Bell.
-*- Back at the fork in the road, start to head right. There is a
Sacred Tree Dew tucked behind a rock on the left side on this
path.
Head right to continue to the next area. Head along the path and
into the temple.
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IWOT             ---6. Old Temple---
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Enemies: Bad Luck Bat, Crow, Death Mask, Dokugan Demon, Ghost
Bosses: Giant Spider
Items: Antidote x2, Blessing Stone, Crystal Hair Gem, Eyedrops x2,
Medicinal Herb x2, Ointment x2, Saint Remedy, Silver Bell, Silver
Bracelet
Key Items: "Old Temple Key"
Party Status: Complete
Objective: Find key, get to lower floor, find and defeat Spider.
----Floor 1---
Upon entering this temple the game switches to full 3D. There are
a few places in the game like this... These places tend to be the
hardest, and possibly most frustrating, parts of the game too.
-*- Through the door ahead of you is the Grand Room. In the center
of it on the mat is an Antidote. There is an Aura by the door to
the West wing. Do not go through that door or the one to the East
wing. In the back left corner of the room is a Medicinal Herb.
The East wing of the Temple is Optional... so I'll put it all in
this next paragraph.
-*- Head out of the Grand room and back to the start of the temple.
Head right. All the way right and through the door with the aura
in front of it. You will be in a Boardwalk looking thing that turns
to the right. There are two Demonic auras on the way up. Once you
follow the corner headed up you will be turned North again... There
are two more Aura's in the hall. In the door on the left side of the
hall there is an aura on the northern part. There is also some
Eyedrops on the bottom part of the room. Directly left of the aura
behind the changing cover is a Silver Bracelet. Head back to the
entrance of the Temple.
Ignore the door ahead of you and head left. All the way left and
go through the door so you're in the hall headed North. There are
two Auras in the hall. Some have new monsters. You can ignore
the doors on the left and right unless you want items and stuff.
-*- The first door on the right contains one demonic aura. If you
go behind the zig-zagged folding changing cover and head left
behind the two pots in the top left corner you will find a Crystal
Hair Gem. Ignore the door on the right side of the room for now.
In the door on the left side of the hall is on aura. Down form
the aura is a sort of balcony with an Ointment on the right side of
it.
Head North to the end of the hall and go through the door. You are
now in the Back of the temple. Head through the door directly to
your left to get the key item "Old Temple Key". You will need this
in a sec.
Don't worry about the rooms along the North part of the
wall. They're empty. They do have little desks with Cryptic messages
on them though... The hall has 5 auras.
While following the hall you'll come across two auras next to each
other. Both have under in them. The Left one has an Antidote under it.
The right one has an Ointment. Between the two auras head towards the
south wall. See that white door? Thats where you use the key. Alot of
people seem to miss that. Use the key to continue.
Before going down the stairs go around them and talk to the cat in the
Upper right Corner. It says Meow. SAVE YOUR GAME!!! If you don't you
may be sorry!!
---Floor 2---
Okay now go down the stairs. There is an aura in this room along the
west wall. To progress go around the stairs to the north wall where
there is a doorway.
You are now in a hall almost exactly like the other on from the last
floor.
-*-Starting from the east side of the hall skip the door on the
western wall. Nothing in that one. GO into the first room along the
north wall and go through the door on the east wall where there is a
Medicinal Herb lying on the ground. Go back out the way you came
because the door is blocked. Through the third door on the notrh wall
is another cryptic message and no items. The fourth door doesnt have
any items and The fifth only has a Cryptic message.
The eastern hall is blocked off so you will have to go through the west
one. There are three auras in the main hall.
-*-The first room on the left wall has an aura as soon as you walk in.
There is an Eyedrops in the back left corner. And also near the near
left corner is a Silver Bell. In the room on the right side of the hall,
go to the right side of the room and around the changing board. In the
back right corner is a Blessing Stone. In the second door on the left
side of the wall head towards the south part of the wall. Around the
chest on the ground is a Saint Remedy. One of the better in-battle
healing items in the game.
Before moving through this last door, make sure you completely heal
everyone and are stocked well with HP restoratives. Also you may want to
make sure Inuyasha has all his energy.Through the last door on the right
side of the hall Inuyasha will split with the group. He smells blood and
goes to check it out. Kagome and Shippo decide to follow after sensing
that Jewel Shards are involved. Kururugi is told to stay behind but after
a while Kagome screams. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON IN THERE?! ARE THEY
OKAY?! WHEN WILL THE REUNION SPECIAL BE?! WILL THIS BE THE LAST QUESTION
I EVER ASK?! Let's go find out.
When you regain control of Kururugi just head right. Follow along the
North wall and go through the door. Once through Kururugi sees Inuyasha
and co trapped in the spiders web. (Yeah right.... like that would ever
happen to Inuyasha.) Kururugi notices a Serpentine rock and uses it with
his Shikigami to free his friends. Then the Spider makes a fuss. (As well
as shouting Stewie's catch phrase from Family Guy.) And Inuyasha and co
use this oppurtunity to attack it.
BOSS STRATEGY
Boss: Giant Spider
HP: Estimated 700-750 (No way to check)
Recommended Level: 8
Useful Techniques: Wind Scar
EXP Pts: 200
Treat the Giant Spider like any other demon you've encountered. You can
use your normal attacks with pretty much everyone. But when you get the
chance, use Inuyasha's Wind Scar if you have it. (Which you should.)
The Spider takes off about a quarter of your health gauge everytime he
attacks. He can also attack all party emembers at once. Don't heal unless
your at less than a quarter of your health. He will die after about 3 or
4 attacks from everyone. (If you are at recommended Level.)
After defeating the Spider, Kururugi will notice a Spider egg. Inuyasha
slices it open and Sachi, the Gosuke's daughter, comes out. Oh yeah... we
were supposed to save that little girl... I forgot all about that! You will
automatically be returned to Akebi Village afterwards.
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IWRV        ---7. Return to Akebi Village---
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Enemies: None
Bosses: None
Items: 1000 Moneys
Key Items: None
Party Status: Complete
Objectives: See Sachi home, collect reward from her parents, thank Kakuju,
learn Shikigami combat, technique tutorial, learn "Raging Flame"
Upon returning to the village, Sachi will thank the group and return home.
But don't leave just yet. Go after her. to the next area, all the way to the
right side of the screen and in the next area go into the house on the right.
Sachi's parents will thank Kururugi by giving you 1000 Moneys. YEAHAH!
WOOHOO!! Now let's go!! Head toward the entrance of the village and try to
leave. Kagome will stop you and mention that Kururugishould thank Kakuju.
Meh... I wouldn't have gone out of my way to do that... but Kagome is so....
politically correct...
Head back to that little pond where Kakuju was. She will listen to the story
of the demon spider, and teach Kururugi how to use Shikigami in combat. A
little tutorial will run, and it basically teaches you about Techniques. Is
that Miroku and Sango I see in the battlefeild?
"To use Shikigami, there are 3 commands: Normal, Special, and Co-operative.
(Insert Name Here) will learn how to use the different forms of Shikigami
as you complete each level. In order to use 'SP Tech' and 'Co-op Tech' you
need 'Energy.' You will gain 'Energy' if you receive damage, damage the
enemy, or destroy the enemy. If you have 100 'Energy', one Energy Gauge
will light up. You use more Energy whenever you use a stronger technique.
When your friendships become stronger, you can use the 'Co-op Tech' command.
Using the 'Co-op Tech' command uses 2x Energy. But this is more powerful
than the 'SP Tech' command. You have to wait until the other person's turn
to be able to use the 'Co-op Tech' command. Be aware of the enemy and ally
turns."
After the tutorial Kakuju will mention that Kururugi will soon learn more
Shikigami powers. Then Kururugi learns how to use the Technique "Raging Flame"
Well... that's all to do here. Let's go back to Kaede's village and rest.
NOW IS DEFINITELY A GOOD TIME TO SAVE!!!!!!!!!!!
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IWKR        ---8. Kaede's Village Reloaded---
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Enemies: None
Bosses: None
Items: None
Key Items: None
Party Status: Complete
Objectives: Catch up with Kaede
Go straight to Kaede's house when you enter the village. Kaede will ask
about the events at Akebi Village and suggest you all get some rest.
In the morning Kagome suggest to take the day off. This is called an
Interval event. There are about 8 or 9 in the entire game. The deal with
these things is you choose a member of your party to spend the day with.
Then you get to watch a 2 minute scene of the happenings in their day.
Most of these are funny... some are weird.... but the person you spend
the most time with in the Interval Events is the one you will get an
ending of when you complete the game. Choose a character and watch what
happens.
After the event when you regain control of Kururugi, go to the entrance
of the village, there is a fat guy. After rubbing his fat gut in his
face, the group talks to him and find that he knows you from a place
called Kasasagi Town. Hmmmmmm.... Better see Kaede about this.
Kaede seems to know this fat guy pretty well... Scary neh? Anyways...
she suggests you go investigate at Kasasagi Town. Why not? I've got time.
Let us save....
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IWRK         ---9. Road to Kasasagi---
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Enemies: Bad Luck Bat, Death Mask, Dokugan Demon, Ghost, One-eyed Demon,*
Scare Crow
Bosses: None
Items: Antidote, Demon Bone, Heat Charm, Ointment, Sacred Tree Leaf,
Silver Bell, Snake Skin, Swallow Wing
Key Items: None
Party Status: Complete
Objectives: Shimmy on down to Kasasagi Town! Hey that rhymed!!
At the map screen you will see a new area opened South of Kaede's
Village. Go there, upon entering you will be at the top of the screen
with a path curving down and right. No items or aura's here so continue
to the next area.The next area will curve down and left. There are two
auras on the stretch of path. No items to be seen. Travel towards the
bottom left corner of the screen to continue.
-*-In the next area, which appears to be a path headed straight down the
screen, head straight down. In the next area, follow the curved path,
there is a little nook with a Sacred Tree Leaf lying in it. Head right,
along the path, to the next area.
The next screen is a flowery dead end with two items. The first one is
in the background to the right of the closest tree.(The trees in the
foreground okay?) Just look for something moving. You may have to go
farther than you think you should to the back of the screen. It is an
Ointment. The next item is to the left of the middle tree. It's an
Antidote. Now return to the area with the vertical-like path.
Upon entering the area, which is just a path going straight down the
screen. OR IS IT?!?!?! Immediately hug the righ side of the path as you
head down. Nearly halfway down the screen you should start heading
right, through the trees into a hidden path. If you are having trouble
finding this path branching off, keep exiting and reentering the area.
Eventually, upon entering the area, you will see a rabbit run across the
screen, through that hidden path. Keep heading right till you get to the
next area.
The next area is an "s" shaped path with one item and one aura.
-*- Following the path, when you turn so you are heading North, pay
attention to the left side of the path. To the left of the aura, in the
little nook is a Heat Charm.
Follow the path along the curves. Go through the trees at the top right
of the screen and head right to the next area.
The next area is a path that is shaped like an upside-down letter T. It
has two auras and no items.
-*- Head North to the next area. Though it may not seem to be, the area
is a dead end. But in the middle of the clearing is a Swallow Wing.
Head directly east to continue along.
In the next area you are on top of a hill, just head East to continue.
There is also a Demon Bone along the way east.
When you enter the next area, you and your companion will be hidden in
the trees in the upper left hand corner of the screen. Head right then
down, where there is one demon aura and an Item.
-*- When heading down towards the bottom of the screen, look to the left
of the path. By a tree, on the ground is a Snake Skin.
In the next area there is a fork, West and South. There is nothing but
an Aura south so just go West!
In the area to the West there are two auras and no items. Just go around
the curve to continue.
Head downhill upon entering the next area. There is an Item on the left
side of the path. You're pretty dumb if you miss it. Lol jk. It's a
Silver Bell. Continues along down the screen. YAY!! We made it to
Kasasagi Town! You might want to save now... Just a tip. ^^
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IWKT          ---10. Kasasagi Town---
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Enemies: Ookubi, Salamander Monk, Skelebird
Bosses: Kagura
Items: Cicada Skin, 3000 Moneys, Sky Blue Seed, Yellow Seed
Key Items: None
Party Status: Split (By yourself), complete.
Objectives: Check out the city, Look at the sign, Break out of Jail,
meet back up with the group, return to the Headman's house, save
the Headman, Defeat Kagura, Meet Utsugi, collect reward from Headman
When you enter the town, the group will split up. Look around the city
and see what's goin' down in the hood. Head east to the next area. In
this area there are some options. North, or South? Before we move on,
stock up on items just incase. Head directly east to the right side of
the screen to enter the shop. Talk to the man to the right of the door
as you enter.
Kasasagi Town Shop
Ointment           200
Antidote           160
Eyedrops           140
Silver Bell        130
Tonic              150
Sacred Tree Dew    700
Fern               30
Marsh Herb         50
Silver Bracelet    1500
Crystal Hair Gem   1550
!*! At this point in the game, (if you fight every aura as I do) you
should be able to buy alot of items. I make sure I buy 99 Medicinal
Herbs (or 99 of anything that restores some amount of HP), and 99
Sacred Tree Dews. Those are the essential items for any battle. And
you can never have too many of them. Even if you are limited to 99
of each item.
To Continue you need to go North... but wait! Don't you want to roam
around and see if you can find some rare items or soemething? If you
do read the next few paragraphs under the -*-. If not then skip
ahead past them.
-*- If you head North, there is an inn throught he only open door in
the area. It costs 500 moneys to spend the night, but all it does is
heals and reenergizes the party. Chances are if you have the money
for the night, you can buy healing items for cheaper.
If you head South of the area outside the shop, you will be in an
area with paths heading South and East. To the East is the back
alley; a somewhat confusing network of endless alleyways. But skip
that and head South first.
If you went South you will be in an area on the outskirts of the
town. There is a little Shrine, and glistening brightly in the bottom
right hand corner of the screen is a Sky Blue Seed. Head back to the
previous area.
Now let's take the East path. In the next area head east, through the
alley. In the next area, if you talk to the man he tells you how to
get to the Headman's House. Remember this area, because this is a
landmark that is the key to figuring out these alleys if you get lost.
For those of ou extremely devoted item hunters, there is on item hidden
in the alleys. Keep going through different areas and eventually in one
of the areas with the path going slightly diagonal, there will be a
Yellow Seed inbetween the two houses on the northern part of the path.
It's a complete stroke of luck on how long it takes you to find this
item. As the alleys sem to be a completely randomized patern of the same
three areas. The only thing that remains the same is how you start from
where I started the alleys in this guide.
Return to the area with the shops. To do this, find the area with the
man who told you how to get to the headman's house and go west until you
get back into the town.
At the area outside the shop, head North. In the next area, look at the
north part of the screen where the two men are standing. In between them
is a yellow question mark that is spinning over a sign. Go examine it.
AWWCRAP!! BAD IDEA!
When you examine the sign, one guy mentions how you lok familiar. He then
recognises Kururugi as someone on a wanted poster. OH NO! And then he
calls out for the guards to take Kururugi to the Headman's house. The
headman mentions that Kagura, a messenger from the castle, wants Kururugi
captured. Without giving him a chance to defend himself, he locks Kururugi
in a jail cell.
Damn that Headman... It seems Kururugi is stuck till Kagura gets here....
or wait! Look at the left wall!! It's all sparkly! Could it be Serpentine
rock? Why not examine it and find out?
Kururugi will use his newly learned Shikigami powers to break the wall
apart. Now he is free and outside the headman's house. But we need to get
back to Kagome and the others. Head towards the screen, heading south. If
you try to go East you could be seen! Go down through about four areas,
till you get to the one with the guy who told you how to get to the
headmans house. Now go West through two areas to get back in the main part
of the town. Head north to the next area and west to the next. Back to
where you split with the group.
When you meet up with the others, Kururugi tells them what happened. They
all know who Kagura is. That's right, it IS that Kagura. They explain to
Kururugi the basic story of Naraku and Kagura. And since Kagura's on her
way, Inuyasha suggests to go back to the headman's house. SO LET'S GO!
Return to the area outside the shop. Don't go North or you will be seen.
You'll have to go through the back alley. Go east through till you get to
the area with the man who told you how to get to the headman's house,and
North through about four areas.
The guard at the gates of the house recognises you, there goes that
theory... The group run to hide int he outskirts of the town. After
contemplating how to get in, they decide to have Shippo disguise himself
as Kururugi and the rest of the group pretend to be turning him in.
Kururugi changes into a green Kimono .... which I have no idea how he
got... and its off to see the headman!
The plan works and you are able to enter the courtyard. But upon entering
Kururugi hears a strange noise. It's Naraku's Saimyosho!!! Kagura must
know you're here. But before you can do anything, the group is attacked by
two Salamander Monks. After the battle the group decides to hide inside
the Headman's house just incase they haven't been caught. Before you go in,
go around the fence to your left.
Around the fence, you see the headman beign attacked by some demons. Even
though he doesn't deserve to be helped, Kururugi decides to fight the
demons, since it seems that something's up. After engaging in battle you
will fight a Salamander Monk, an Ookubi, and a Skelebird.