What is Shikon no Tama?
'''The Shikon no Tama''' ([[english language|English]]:'''The Jewel of Four Souls''') is the [[fiction]]al [[magic]] [[jewel]] in [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s [[manga]] and [[anime]] series ''[[InuYasha]]''. It contains four types of [[soul]]s, [[Courage]], [[Friend]]ship, [[Wisdom]] and [[Love]]. The souls can make a person powerful. Before [[Midoriko]] sacrificed herself, she joined four souls within her heart, with the demonic one making it good and pure. This created the Shikon Jewel, where Midoriko and the demon are trapped within. The battle depends to any demon who kept the jewel. If the jewel is purified, Midoriko survives. If the demon binds the jewel, it becomes defiled. [[Naraku]] defiles the jewel, while collecting all pieces. Shako (Sango's grandfather) found the impured jewel from one of the demons. When [[Kikyo]] dies, the jewel survives and Naraku plans to retrieve it. Kagome Higurashi ends up travelling to the past while keeping the jewel. After Kagome destroys the raven, the jewel is shattered into pieces. Izumo is a [[philosopher]] half–demon who made the fake jewel with small power, by copying the real one. However, Inuyasha defeats him. [[Category:InuYasha]] [[pt:Jóia de Quatro almas]]