Hourai is a enigmatic isle that surfaces for only a brief span every fifty years. Some claim the land conceals the key to everlasting youth; others say it brings calamity upon those who encounter it. When Inuyasha"s party rescues a half‑demon child from a ferocious beast, they discover her name is Ai and that she escaped from Hourai. Unexpectedly, the girl knows Inuyasha and pleads with him to free her companions, who are captive to cruel demons that call themselves the Four War Gods—an adversary Inuyasha recalls vividly.
Arriving at Hourai, Ai"s allies are shocked to learn that only a few orphaned souls remain on the island and are fated to be sacrifices that amplify the Four War Gods" might. Moreover, each victim bears a cursed sigil from their captors that binds them inescapably. Slaying the four demons is Inuyasha"s only realistic path forward, yet their overwhelming power demands bold tactics that can only be achieved through the united effort of the group.