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Miroku is a fellow who has earned where he is now... by cheating, lying, and stealing. His trick is to lure folks into believing that a dark spirit is stalking them, and then "helping" them out while getting to spend the night and eat a hearty supper. The next day he finds another poor sucker to set up and he leaches from them for a night or two, and so on.
He comes into contact with InuYasha and Kagome early on and Kagome senses Shards of the Shikon Jewel and the fight is on. During the battle, Miroku unleashes his trump card, and his curse. His great grandfather was cursed to have a black hole in his hand, called the Wind Tunnel, which sucks up anything in it's path. Miroku inherited that curse. He unleashes it, nearly taking in InuYasha, but he closes it when Kagome jumps in the way as he didn't want to kill her.
He joins the quest for Shards of the Shikon afterwards. Miroku becomes even more involved in the quest for the Shikon Jewel when he learns that Naraku had been the one who had stolen the Jewel. Naraku had also been the demon who had cursed his grandfather (and now him) with the Wind Tunnel (Kazaana). Now he has to take care of his own Wind Tunnel in order to prolong his life.
The Wind Tunnel is normally sealed by prayer beads wrapped around his hand. It will slowly grow over time and can be aggravated if treated badly. Unless Naraku is defeated and the curse lifted, the Wind Tunnel will eventually grow beyond his hand and become uncontrollable, engulfing Miroku himself before disappearing. That had been the fate of his father and grandfather.
Miroku introduces InuYasha and company to his friend, the raccoon demon Hachi. Also, Miroku has feelings for Sango. |
