Kirinmaru

Kirinmaru's History

Kirinmaru had traversed the globe leading the army of the Eastern Demons as the Lord of the Eastern Lands, defeating many enemies while having his daughter Rion watch as he overpowered them without endangering her. He was undefeated until he met Tōga, the Lord of the Western Lands. Despite his best efforts, Tōga bested him in battle as he cut his left horn and right forearm off but spared him. Kirinmaru returned to his ship with Rion, and was infuriated upon suffering his first defeat, Kirinmaru decided to train himself once more for a rematch, his cut-off horn creating Riku.[1][2] Not too long after, Kirinmaru came to the kingdom accompanied by Rion and Zero, as the samurai tried to kill him by the orders of Emperor Daigo, but they were no match for him as he broke the katana, until his daughter is captured by a vengeful hanyō named Sakasa who tried to avenge his master's death, so he beheaded him but was shocked to see his body kill his own daughter and slashes his head. Kirinmaru blamed himself for her death, realizing that Tōga was right not to bring her in the battlefield.[3] Unable to accept it, he used magic to bind her soul to the living world and used the Dream Butterfly to allow them to see each other through dreams, along with placing the barrier on Mount Musubi to keep her safe, even preparing a host body in the form of a doll for her soul should she be revived. In 1005 AD during the Heian period, Kirinmaru alongside Tōga joined forces to repel the Grim Comet and protect their respective lands. Afterward, they came to a truce, leaving one another to rule their respective lands.[4]

In 1297, Kirinmaru was informed by Konton and Kyūki that Tōga had been spotted in the land of Kamakura and gravely injured from his battle with Shishinki and Ryūkotsusei. The two suggested they use this opportunity to kill Tōga, but this angered Kirinmaru, who violently refused his subordinates suggestion and told them such underhanded approach that involved no honor would mean nothing to him, as unless Tōga was in his prime, defeating him is pointless, believing "a true battle must be one with honor and dignity". He then summoned Riku and instructed him to gather medicinal herbs for Tōga to heal his injuries from the battle with Ryūkotsusei.[5]

Alas, Riku did not make it in time and the Great Dog Demon died of his injuries. Kirinmaru was known to have been disappointed with Riku, causing the reincarnation of his severed horn to leave. Zero's grief over his rival's death also resulted in the creation of the Rainbow Pearls. While disdainful of his sister's moment of weakness, Kirinmaru could not allow them to be in the wrong hands and entrusted them to the Four Perils.

Upon being awakened by Zero, his older sister to learn Tōga's sons had taken care of the Grim Comet, he was shocked that Sesshōmaru had married a human girl just like Tōga married Izayoi 208 years ago. Zero also told him that Sesshōmaru had sired daughters as Rin had given birth to twin hanyō daughters. Then the Shikon Jewel is already gone 7 years ago, (which they didn't know that Naraku is what he wanted) and that Inuyasha had also already married a human woman 4 years ago who had given birth to a quarter-yōkai daughter. With the prophecy that he would be defeated by a being neither human nor yōkai, Kirinmaru was about to kill Inuyasha, but Sesshōmaru showed up and offered help. Kirinmaru accepted, and the two confronted Inuyasha and Kagome. This forced Inuyasha's wife, Kagome Higurashi the reincarnation of Kikyō, to send away their newborn daughter for her own safety with Hachiemon while she and Inuyasha faced the two daiyōkai. Before Kirinmaru could fight the married couple, Sesshōmaru removed the Black Pearl from Inuyasha's right eye and used it to seal him and Kagome into their father's grave at the Border of the Afterlife under the reason that Inuyasha's Meidō Zangetsuha would be needed by Jaken. Kirinmaru accepted this reasoning and left.[6]

The Sacred Tree of Ages itself deems Kirinmaru a grave threat for wishing to warp time itself, which it fully controls and manipulates as the unsurpassed entity sees fit.[7]