▁dev otion ▁to ▁her , ▁as ▁By ak ue i ▁dies . ▁Iz una ▁subsequently ▁van ishes . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁after ▁the ▁m ias ma ▁cle ars ▁and ▁society ▁re build s ▁itself , ▁Y omi , ▁K you ko , ▁K ens u ke , ▁K ag ura , ▁and ▁Iz una , ▁a ▁free - f lo ating ▁g host , ▁continue ▁ex or c ism ▁duties ▁and ▁live ▁together , ▁per ▁K ens u ke ' s ▁suggestion . ▁Mik ado ▁finally ▁propos es ▁to ▁T su ina . ▁ ▁Term in ology ▁▁ ▁S ess h ō se ki ▁ ▁A ▁stone ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁cry st all ization ▁of ▁the ▁N ine - T a iled ▁Fox ' s ▁spiritual ▁power ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁defeated ▁hundreds ▁of ▁years ▁ago . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁spread ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁planet . ▁As ▁the ▁power ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁made ▁from ▁is ▁inher ently ▁evil , ▁they ▁tend ▁to ▁cor rupt ▁their ▁user ' s ▁minds ▁and ▁consume ▁their ▁bodies ▁and ▁minds , ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁limit less ▁spirit ▁power . ▁K ag ura ▁possessed ▁two ▁in ▁her ▁ear r ings , ▁while ▁K ens u ke ▁had ▁one ▁( br ief ly ) ▁buried ▁in ▁his ▁ch est , ▁near ▁his ▁heart . ▁K azu hi ro ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁their ▁" keeper ", ▁as ▁he ▁gave ▁one ▁to ▁Y omi ▁and ▁later ▁took ▁it ▁away . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁Y omi ' s ▁met am orph