Kenshiro heads towards the gate of Asura. Some Asuras try to attack him, but he kills any that get in his way. The remaining ones back off, as Kenshiro tells them to let him through the gate.

In search of Lin, Kenshiro crossed the Sea of Death, and finally reached the gate of Asura. But the Asura's hand reaches out for Lin!

Good or Evil?
The Mysterious North Star Lapis Lazuli Fist Appears!!

Kenshiro kills two more Asuras, leaving only one left. But the Asura says he can't fight a monster like this, and starts to run. However he has to stop when Alf suddenly appears, asking him why he's running. He does a swipe across the Asura's face, and tells him his actions are shameful -it's why he can't remove his mask.

The Asura's head splits apart. Alf introduces himself to Kenshiro, and says he's here to kill him. Kenshiro asks where the woman named Lin is, but Alf says he must be talking about the woman who is going to bear his child. If he wants to take her, he'll have to defeat him in battle! Alf then asks him what his style and name is.

Kenshiro states his style is the North Star divine fist, and his name is Kenshiro. Alf says he's never heard of that style, and then takes an hourglass from the rag with him. He stabs it into the ground, saying that every opponent he's fought so far has fallen within two minutes.

He tells Kenshiro that once this sand runs out, so will his life. Kenshiro asks him who he's going to fight. Alf asks who does he think, so Kenshiro says he was thinking perhaps he's meant to take on that little guy over there?

Alf realizes he's talking about the rag behind him, which greatly offends him. He goes on the attack:

YUTOU SEKIEN BU

(Red Circle Dance)

Alf's first strike destroys Kenshiro's sunglasses, and he then follows it up with many more strikes, which Kenshiro avoids. Kenshiro punches back, hitting Alf's cape, but Alf laughs and throws the cape aside.

He tells Kenshiro that he's already fallen for his tricks -he's just touched his poison-soaked cape. Kenshiro suddenly feels funny, as many Alfs seem to appear before him.

The rag decides to leave. He goes into Lin's cell, and asks her if she knows about the North Star divine fist. When Lin gasps, he thinks she must be Lin. He then says he's worn this mask and waited for this day to come...

...for this great opportunity, her, to fall into his hands! Lin thinks he's not like the others and doesn't think he's from this land. She thinks he has the scent of a normal person, slight as it may be. He laughs and tells her she's a sharp one, and he's been searching for someone like her. Meanwhile, back at the fight, Alf tells Kenshiro that the sand in the hourglass will run out soon, and once it does, he will die.

He goes to strike Kenshiro, but Kenshiro avoids every move he makes. He then hits back, hitting all of the Alfs.

The real Alf's armor shatters, just as the sand runs out. As Kenshiro walks away, Alf thinks it's impossible Kenshiro's style could be this strong, and wonders how he was able to hit him. But he then dies when his body ruptures and explodes.

Kenshiro heads inside, as the Asuras left outside let him pass. Inside, some Asuras try to run, believing that Kenshiro is a Rakshasa, but they are killed by him. Kenshiro leaves one Asura alive, who gladly takes him to Lin's cell. He opens the door...

...but they find that Lin is gone. The Asura swears she was here, and begs not to be killed. Kenshiro says he's sorry to have bothered him, and walks off.

Meanwhile, the rag leads Lin out across the wastelands. Lin asks where they're going, but the rag tells her to just come along. Lin wants to know what he plans to do with her, but he tells her to just watch. They then see something in the distance, as an Asura on a bike pulls up. The Asura asks the rag what he thinks he's doing -that woman is meant to bear an Asura's child. The rag asks him if he could just let them go.

The Asura says he's ready to beat him to a pulp right here. The rag sees he's not going to let him go, so decides to ask him a quick question: is he patrolling alone? The Asura says he is, so the rag says that must mean they're all alone here.

The Asura says so what, so the rag, who's voice suddenly changes, tells him to get lost. He then bluntly tells him he's not good enough, which really angers the Asura -how dare a rag address him that way!

The rag tells him to shut up and get lost now, if he wants to live. The Asura tells him to die and tries to attack him, but the rag seems to warp out of the way of his strike. The Asura is confused, as he thought rags were just losers who didn't actually die in battles. So how can he move like that? The rag says he hasn't lost to anyone yet.

He takes his mask off, and then removes his cloak, revealing that he has been kneeling down on stilts. He's not a rag at all, and he stands up, towering over the Asura.

This man, Shachi, says he warned the Asura that he wasn't good enough. The Asura asks him who he is, so Shachi says he must have heard about the man everyone's been talking about. The Asura realizes he's the Rakshasa, but Shachi then strikes pressure points on his head:

HOKUTO RYUUKEN:
KATSU HAGAN

(North Star Lapis Lazuli Fist:
Scold Grasp)

Shachi says that lapis lazuli is a shining gem, which means that the North Star lapis lazuli fist shines the brightest of all the fighting styles -it's the unparalleled and ultimate martial art! The Asura then shrivels up, before exploding.

Lin thinks this man is also using the North Star divine fist, but it's different from what Ken uses. Shachi says that the man named Kenshiro is strong, and will taken down countless Asuras. His existence here will seriously shake up this land, but he's a red hurricane, with blood swirling all around him. He'll one day perish along with the Asuras, and on that day, his own style, the other North Star, will shine! Lin asks him who he is, but he tells her she'll learn soon enough. He grabs her and says to come with him.

However, more Asuras have arrived, who are led by Kaiser. Kaiser says that it seems something has happened in his absence. He's impressed Shachi defeated an Asura, and says that the North Star lapis lazuli fist is a fearsome art indeed. He asks Shachi where he studied it.

Kaiser believes that if Shachi lived here, he would have heard about it by now. Shachi says that when the Big Dipper shines in the sky, and Kaiser realizes that he must be the Rakshasa that some Asuras fear. Shachi says he is, and that the Asura village leaders who have disappeared are because he's eradicated them. Kaiser tells him it's impressive that he's been able to keep himself hidden for so long. But he wonders why he's tried to take this woman, at the risk of revealing his true identity.

Shachi tells him it's because he wants this woman. Kaiser tells him that in this land, might is right, so he's done nothing wrong -he can have the woman. He's also earned his own name, so he can pick whatever he pleases. Shachi says he already has a name, and reveals it to everyone. But he then says there's one more thing he wants.

Kaiser thinks he's a greedy one, but tells him to name it. Shachi tells him that he wants his head, as he can't be allowed to live now that he knows his identity. Kaiser laughs loudly, and says he's intrigued -does he really think he can defeat him?

He summons two Asuras, Sha and Zhan, forward. They quickly surround Shachi and Lin, as Kaiser says that they aren't like the Asura Shachi defeated. He tells him to defeat them. Shachi tells Lin to stand back, as this will make a great warm-up.

As Shachi watches Sha and Zhan slowly move around, he thinks that they're standing on opposite sides so they can attack at the same time. He thinks the difference of their speed will decide the distance. Sha and Zhan then leap towards him.

He waits until the last moment, and then punches Zhan. Sha tries to attack him, but he avoids his strike.

He then tries to punch Sha, but Sha manages to jump back. Kaiser thinks that Shachi had realized he couldn't take them both down simultaneously, so he spotted a single opening and turned his back on the other. Zhan drops his weapons, before shriveling up and exploding.

Sha gets cautious and starts to back off, but Kaiser tells him there's no turning back for an Asura. He calls him a fool, and then strikes him. His punch seems to enter Sha's body, but there is no blood when he pulls it back out. However, he has removed several of Sha's ribs.

Sha's stomach starts to cave in on itself. Kaiser says he can tear out an enemy's bones and organs in an instant, without a single drop of blood being shed.

He asks Shachi if he want to taste it himself -this is his moko-ryuu yokin sho (ancient style bewitching bird palm). Shachi says he won't taste it, he'll devour it, along with his existence. Kaiser thinks this will be the first good workout he's had in a long time.

Before they begin, Kaiser asks Shachi why he took the woman. Shachi says that his real target is the man who is pursuing this woman. Kaiser is surprised some man would come here just to save a woman, but Shachi says this is something the natives of this land wouldn't understand -not all men live and die only for themselves.

Elsewhere, two Asuras stop a young Asura who was trying to run away. They ask him why he's run away from the training ground, as if he's a man on this land, he must know the law: once you turn 12, you must become an Asura! The boy, Tao, says there's no way he's ever coming back here. The Asura tells him not to worry if he's got cold feet, it happens to everyone. Tao says he doesn't want to fight for no reason, his first opponent was his best friend -how could he fight him?

The Asuras think he's been raised with the wrong teachings, and warn him that if he rejects the ways of the Asura, they'll erase his entire family. Tao says he'll beat them both, he can fight for that. He tries to attack, but gets kicked down, and then stomped on. They decide to kill him quickly, so they can get back. They've heard that "he" is supposed to come out on nights like this.

One of them says it's an eerie night, and the stars seem to be much brighter than usual. He then senses someone behind him and tries to attack, only to find there's nobody there. They both feel there's someone here, and worry that it could be Rakshasa.

However, it's Kenshiro who appears before them. They asks him if he's a Rakshasa, but he says he's not. They tell him not to scare them like that! But they realize that he's not from their land. Kenshiro tells them that that's not going to change the fact they they're going to die. They immediately attack him, but Kenshiro punches one...

...and kicks the other. The two Asuras explode seconds later. Tao immediately recognizes Kenshiro's technique as the North Star, and asks him if he knows the North Star lapis lazuli fist.

Kenshiro asks him if there's a North Star divine fist practitioner here. Tao says it's the North Star lapis lazuli fist, he doesn't know of the North Star divine fist. Kenshiro asks him if he knows who uses it, and Tao says it's a man called Shachi -the man that his sister loved. Kenshiro realizes that it must be Akashachi's son, and also wonders about that fact that there's another North Star. What is the North Star lapis lazuli fist?

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Shachi roars in the wastelands of Asura! There is a woman who once loved that wild man! Next time, on Fist of the North Star 2: "Love is Preached in the Century's End! Her Name is Leia!!"