Leia and Tao and taking Jukei's body back on a raft, but they run into some Shura. Leia tries to explain that Hyo told them to bury Jukei, but they aren't interested. They are Shura who are part of Kaioh's army, so they don't care what Hyo has to say. The leader of these Shura says he is interested in Leia however and after knocking Tao into the water he grabs her and says that he thinks she would love to live with him.



However help is at hand from an unlikely source -Captain Akashachi and his pirates have entered the land! Akashachi says that he's returned to kill them all and takes on the leader of the bad guys.



He uses his chain spear to kill the leader and the other Shura run away. Akashachi is still on the alert though as he knows first hand on how dangerous the Shura can be -this time he doesn't want his men to die like the other 100 did many years a go. Leia comes over and says that he must be Akashachi, as Shachi told her about him before.



As soon as he hears his son's name Akashachi goes crazy, shaking Leia and wanting to know where he is, if he's alright and what he's been doing here. He calms down and finds out that his son is still alive, but Leia can't bring herself to tell him about Hokuto Ryuuken and how it has effected Shachi. Meanwhile, the stars of the big dipper can clearly be seen in the sky, which can only mean one thing -it is time for Kenshiro's execution!



Kaioh blasts Kenshiro awake and gives another speech on how the fools on the land of Shura believe in the Hokuto Shinken savior. However, he believes that he is the savior of the entire world and that in this new century, he will be the one who controls everything. Up above, Shachi watches and sees that his plan of using Kenshiro has failed -Kaioh has badly beaten him up.



Kaioh begins to blast Kenshiro repeatedly and as Shachi continues to watch, he thinks about how bad the situation is. If Kenshiro dies now, then his plan to rule Shura will also fail. Part of the rock he is holding crumbles and Kaioh hears the noise. He blasts the cliff Shachi is on, forcing him to jump down.



Shachi says that he is hear to collect his reward, but Kaioh asks why he gave him Lin so easily in the first place. Shachi tells him that he didn't mean to. And with that, Kaioh tells his men to kill him. They aren't good enough to face Shachi though, who starts to take them all out.



Kaioh watches on of his own troops shrivel up and implode and he realises that Shachi must be the fourth man who Jukei taught Hokuto Ryuuken to. He decides to step in and fight Shachi himself, but his first move doesn't go that well as he ends up frying a bunch of his own guys by mistake when Shachi leaps out the way of his blast. Kaioh taunts Shachi by telling him that he won't be able to land even one successful hit on him.



Shachi says that there is only one way to find that out and he attacks, but quickly ends up getting blasted. Shachi realises that he is no match for his opponent and Kaioh further taunts him by saying that he is too weak. If the successor to Hokuto Shinken didn't have a chance against him, then how well did he really think he would do?



Shachi rips up some rock and uses it to defend himself, but it soon crumbles. Kaioh points out how the terribly wounded Kenshiro is now on the brink of death, and that anyone who opposes him will end up the same way. And that includes Shachi! Kaioh is about to kill him when...



...Akashachi and his pirates have arrived! They stop Kaioh from being able to deliver the strike and Akashachi sees that they have made it just in time. Kaioh demands to know who they all are, but Akashachi just says that he'll never forget the last time he was here where 100 of his men died. He then throws the large canister he has at Kaioh.



Kaioh breaks free from the ropes and then blasts the canister, destroying it. However this proves to be a mistake as the canister was full of acid, which completely drenches him!



Even Kaioh gets injured by this, as his armor is damaged and his skin burns. Akashachi says that can finish him off now and they all charge down, but Kaioh decides to retreat for now and blasts the ground around him.



Kaioh falls, Lin falls, Kenshiro falls and some Shura fall. Ken lands on some rock but he is unconscious again. Kaioh stays afloat but doesn't move, whilst Lin is swept away by the powerful current.



Whilst the pirates are happy at Kaioh's demise, Akashachi finally sees his son after all these years. Shachi asks if it really is his father standing in front of him and Akashachi says that he is. He has come to Shura for him and he has also heard from Leia what he has been up to. Leia is also present, now meaning it's one big happy reunion all round. Akashachi then says that he and his men are going to finish Kaioh off but as he runs off to join them Shachi tells him not to -Kaioh is no ordinary man!



But Akashachi says that he never lets his pray escape and he and the others spear Kaioh. Kaioh sinks and with him out of the way Akashachi goes down to get Kenshiro, so they can then all leave this place. Kenshiro helped to look for his son, so it was the least he could do. As he heads back up with Ken, Kaioh resurfaces and whilst he has been injured, he still wants to take Kenshiro's life. He aims a small arrow at Kenshiro.



As Akashachi reaches the top, he turns around and sees Kaioh has come back! Kaioh fires the arrow, but it ends up hitting Akashachi instead of Kenshiro. Kaioh allows himself to sink, saying that he is a demon and that nobody will leave Shura alive.



Meanwhile everyone crowds around the fallen Akashachi. He sees that his son has become strong and asks him how he managed to survive in this terrible land for so long. Shachi explains about how becoming the strongest is the most important factor in Shura. Many people were scared of the Shura and Rashos, so they pinned all of their hopes on the savior, Raoh.



However, he was taught the Hokuto Ryuuken style by Jukei, and set about killing as many Shura as he could, becoming known as the man eating beast, Rasetsu.



But he also reveals that he only acted evil for Leia's sake -he wanted to change the horrible land she lived on for her and make a difference with his life. He remembers a time when Leia told him that fighting accomplishes nothing and he should come back to the village with her, but he refused. He told her that he would conquer this land and defeat the Rashos. And he didn't want to see her ever again! As Leia left, Shachi thought that this was the best way, as if he died, Leia wouldn't be heartbroken.



Back in the present, Leia says she knew that Shachi was fighting for her, and she also knew that it was him who saved her earlier when he was disguised as a boro. Akashachi tells his son to continue trying to make a difference, but to get Kenshiro to help and fight alongside him. He also says he made a good choice with Leia and that he must protect her. He then says that the spirits of the 100 men he lost years a go have come for him, but he'll cause quite a stir in heaven as he still wants to be a pirate there. He is glad he got to see his son again, but he then succumbs to his injury and dies in Shachi's arms.



There is then a completely out of nowhere sequence which can be summed up as: Heaven. Akashachi. FLYING GHOST PIRATE SPIRIT SHIP. Enough said?



Farewell, Akashachi.


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