On the ancient lands of Japan, spirits and demons and monsters were free to roam about where ever they pleased, reeking havoc and disaster in their trails. This world was unbalanced. Darkness had overpowered the light making the balance of yin and yang tip. This continued for many years until one powerful and just dog demon came to power and led the land to eternal light. However to ensure a peaceful land, he gave up his life fighting the darkness until his very last breath. You see the great dog demon had finally brought this great evil power to one resort, to create one single powerful, evil being. In order to do this, every single creature of darkness had to forge together to create a stable living being of pure malevolence, of sheer power strong enough to take out this great dog demon once and for all. This being was called Naraku. In one last attempt, Naraku attacked the great dog demon unleashing an endless battle that waged for days, months, years on end. Final, one fateful day, the great dog demon had the upper hand, and with all his strength, he locked Naraku inside a powerful jewel called the Shikon No Tama, ending the days of darkness. However, the price to pay was the dog demon's own life.

Before this however, the great dog demon, now known as the great king Inu-Tashio ruler of the Northern lands, married to Lady Izyoi. Within their time of marriage, the couple had two children, both male. Around the same time, the Southern kingdom also had a child, a baby girl. They decided to name her Kagome. One night an evil aura fell upon the castle. The creature known as Naraku had entered the castle and planned to kill this new born child. Unfortunalty for Naraku, he could not harm this child. She was the reincarnation of the powerful Midoriko-sama, the most powerful miko of her time. Unable to kill her, Naraku instead decided to kidnap her, and leave her off in the forests to die. Satisfied with his plans Naraku, set about and quickly took the future princess of the Southern kingdom to die alone in the demon infested woods. As Morining arose in the Southern Kingdom, tragedy fell upon the castle. The Princess was missing and there was no trace of her. After months of desperate searching Princess Kagome was proclaimed dead. Unnoticed by anyone, even Naraku himself, Princess Kagome was still truly alive. But not as a mighty princess, but a simple peasent girl.