Chapter 465

Light is the 465th chapter of the InuYasha manga. This chapter marks Kikyo's death.

Synopsis

 * Everybody watch as Kikyo lay in Inuyasha's arms, breathing her last breath.

Summary
Miroku, Sango, Koga and Kagome watch Kikyo's final moments before she was purified. As Kagome still kept quiet over guilt, Miroku tells Sango that he wanted to destroy Naraku by the wind tunnel but was too scared. Sango admits she hated Kikyo for troublinf Kohaku's life but she realized that Kikyo tried to protect Kohaku and his life. Koga, whose shards taken by Naraku, finds out Kikyo is the one who wanted him to live and Kagome blames herself for not saving Kikyo from Naraku, which hurt Inuyasha's feelings. As Inuyasha holds Kikyo and remembers how they met and fell in love and how Inuyasha wanted be human to be with her, until Naraku ruined their lives. He blames himself for not protectecting her 50 years ago. Kikyo smiles and they share a final kiss and her soul catchers come and take her soul away, purifying her, in front of everybody.