Episode 134

The Woman Who Loved Sesshōmaru, Part 2 (犬夜叉スペシャル　殺生丸を愛した女) is the one hundred thirty-fourth episode of the InuYasha anime.

Synopsis

 * 1) Sara steals the Tessaiga from Inuyasha and presents it to Sesshōmaru, though he doesn't accept it.
 * 2) Sara confronts Sesshōmaru again and reveals when she was dying, she offered her soul to demons so she might see Sesshōmaru again, making her a hanyō.
 * 3) Sesshōmaru slays the demons coming from Sara with the Tessaiga, freeing her soul.

Summary
Sesshōmaru remembers the day he lost his arm when he fought Inuyasha for Tessaiga and cursed his brother's name in front of Princess Sara, the daughter of a Lord. Sara watched Sesshōmaru and began to fall in love with him. The flashback ends when Sara approached Sesshōmaru holding the Tessaigia. She remembers the same day as well and recalls how handsome she thought he was, and watched him for a long time, being filled with happiness. She began to play her flute and pick flowers for him at a nearby pasture, but her father found out that his daughter had fallen in love with Sesshōmaru, and, refusing to allow his daughter to be stolen by a demon he set out with his troops to slay him. Sara tried to reason with her father, telling him "He is our savior" but he was unaffected by his daughter's words.

Meanwhile, both Miroku and Sango had recovered from Sara's spell. Kagome and Shippō catch up with them and tell them they need to go after Inuyasha. Sara starts to play her flute for Sesshōmaru again as another flashback occurs. Sara's father arrives at the tree with his warriors preparing to kill Sesshōmaru, and has them attack him. Sesshōmaru defeats the warriors easily, making Lord Asano retreat. However, his encounter with Sesshōmaru terrified Sara's father so much that he committed suicide by burning Asano Castle to the ground. Sara became a nun but fell terminally ill shortly after. On her death bed she sees Inuyasha, and wishes to live just a little while longer. She then sees some demons who claim they can fulfill her wish if she gives them her body, to which she agrees. Sesshōmaru asked if Sara's true form was a demon, saying he's seen enough of her wretched form. Sesshōmaru slashes Sara in half, which reveals her true form, which is in fact a demon. The demon admits that they were never actually after Inuyasha nor the Tessaiga, but Sesshōmaru himself; he sees the real Sara within the demon, and she asks Sesshōmaru to destroy the demon and save her. Inuyasha arrives on the scene to retrieve his stolen Tessaiga, but he's quickly restrained by a host of demons. Sesshōmaru battles with the demon but his Tōkijin has no effect on it.

Sesshōmaru then picks up the Tessaiga and cuts off the demon's arm, then uses the Wind Scar to destroy the rest of the demons (though his hand is left badly burned). Sara's body turns to ashes and she thanks for Sesshōmaru for saving her; after her death, Sesshōmaru sees her flute and sticks it in the pile of ashes.

The episode ends with Rin humming a song as she waits with Jaken and A-Un for Sesshōmaru's return, when he arrives they continue on their way, but not before Sesshōmaru smacks Jaken on the head for irritating him.

Music

 * Opening Theme — One Day, One Dream — Best of Inuyasha II
 * Sara offers the Tessaiga but he rejects it — Sign of Unrest (Fuon na Kehai) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sesshōmaru remembers his arm being cut off by Inuyasha and fleeing — Demon Brother Sesshōmaru (Yōkei Sesshōmaru) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sesshōmaru rests at tree after his arm, Sara sees him — Trap (Wana) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Sara calls Sesshōmaru handsome and gets flowers — Dead Soul (Shinidama) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Castle lord wants to kill Sesshōmaru since his daughter loves him — Sign of Unrest (Fuon na Kehai) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sara plays flute under tree, flashback to Sesshōmaru deflecting bullets — Dead Soul (Shinidama) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * The castle men flee, the lord burned his own castle down — Demon Brother Sesshōmaru (Yōkei Sesshōmaru) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sara recalls seeing Inuyasha on her deathbed — The Two-Faced Suikotsu (Futatsu no Kao Suikotsu) — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Demons promise Sara they can help her live longer to help Sesshōmaru — Tsubaki the Dark Miko (Kuromiko Tsubaki) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Sesshōmaru cuts Sara in half and demons fly out — Hell Insects, Saimyōshō (Jigoku Mushi Saimyōshō) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Kagome points out that the flute is the source of the demons, Sara is still alive — Evil Hearted Renkotsu (Jashin Renkotsu) — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Sesshōmaru uses the Tessaiga — Ryūkotsusei Resurrected (Yomigaeru Ryūkotsusei) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Sara is free and has no regrets — To the End of Sorrow (Kanashimi no Hate ni) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sesshōmaru returns to Rin and Jaken — Rin and Sesshōmaru — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Ending Theme — Come — Best of Inuyasha II