Hyo has become a majin. He is now Kaioh's second in command and is destroying anyone who dares to go against his master. Hyo is seen invading villagers and destroying them -nothing can stand in his way. Some of his troops see the destruction of a village down below.



Nagato is with them. He serves as Hyo's Lieutenant, but he and the other Shura under his command have seen how Hyo has changed. They have no idea what he's thinking and he seems so different to how he used to be. Nagato thinks back to when he was just a low ranking Shura and when he met Hyo. We see that a few years a go one Shura and his family had had enough, and attempted to leave the land of Shura on a boat, wanting to live a peaceful life. But before they could go, Kaioh found them.



Kaioh said everything in Shura was his and nobody was allowed to leave. The Shura offered his own life as long as his family was spared, but Kaioh wasn't interested in his words and was about to smash him, when Hyo appeared and got Kaioh to stop.



Hyo saw the small boat and told Kaioh that he should let them go, they'll most likely die at sea anyway. So he should let them be. Hyo put himself between Kaioh and the family and stood there. Nagato watched and saw a sadness in Hyo's eyes which he'd never seen in Kaioh's. It seems that Hyo was very different from him.



Back in the present Nagato explains to his men that he thought Hyo would be Shura's savior and that he would one day defeat Kaioh. That was why he decided to follow him. But now it seems like he's made a mistake, as Hyo now follows Kaioh. No longer wishing to server his master, Nagato snaps the pole that has Hyo's flag into two pieces and declares that he follows Hyo no longer. The next morning, in a desert...



...Kenshiro and Shachi are walking through a sandstorm, but Shachi seems tired. Suddenly, a couple of unpleasant things happen to him as part of his arm bulges and explodes, as does one of his knees. They aren't fatal injuries, but they are enough to make him drop. It seems that the wounds he got from Kaioh were quite serious, and are still effecting him now.



Nagato is riding through the area and happens to see two people in the distance. He goes to investigate and is surprised to see Kenshiro and Shachi, two wanted men! Ken asks what he is going to do: either fight or run. However Nagato does neither and takes them back to his home village.



He takes them to his home and Kenshiro is introduced to Nagato's two sons, Tetsu and Yomu, and his father, Petero. His father happens to be a doctor, so it means that Shachi is in the very best of care. Later on Nagato goes outside and his father follows him, asking why he brought Kenshiro and Shachi, two people who went against Kaioh, here. Nagato says that he saw a sadness in Kenshiro's eyes that he once saw in Hyo's. He wanted to help Kenshiro, as maybe he will be able to change the land of Shura for the better. But he then tells his father that he has to go now. He wants to tell Hyo how he feels and how he is unhappy with how he has changed. He may never come back, so he asks for his father to look after the family if he is killed.



The next morning, Hyo's green aura can be seen around him as he rides through another village. He comes across Nagato and four of his other best Shura kneeling before him, but he also sees his flag torn up on the ground. Nagato and the others have come to say farewell, as they no longer which to serve under Hyo.



They thought he would try and save Shura by defeating Kaioh, but now he's joined forces with him and become a majin. There is no hope for them or this land now. Hyo asks if that is all they have to say and then throws out some blades...



...and kills all four of them in an instant. Only Nagato is left standing. Hyo tells Nagato that death awaits anyone who disobeys Kaioh, and that includes him. Nagato reveals his weapon of choice.



He has also started to cry, as he doesn't want to have to fight his former friend, but he has no choice. Hyo just laughs at his tears and tells him to get on with it. Nagato jumps up at him, but Hyo swings one of his arms across and slices into Nagato's torso.



Hyo slices him into two pieces and then just laughs again, saying that no-one will find any tears from him. Not far away, Kaioh has seen everything and is happy that Hyo seems to have completely lost his human side, he's just become a complete demon now.



Later on Hyo and his army head to Nagato's village and promptly destroy it. Buildings are set on fire or blown up, and the villagers are killed. Some Shura find Nagato's home and set it on fire. As it starts to burn, some go inside and find Nagato's sons and father. Nagato's father wants to know why they are doing this, so they explain about his son's fate.



They then stab him and tell the kids that they are next. As one Shura runs up to spear them, he suddenly goes off course and hits one of his buddies before he explodes. A figure is seen outside a wall of fire...



...and in steps Kenshiro, who kills all of the Shura. A recovered Shachi also appears and helps take Nagato's father out as they all head into the forest nearby. It turns out that the old man is going to be O.K. and he tells them that Hyo was the one who did all this, just because his son went against him.



Ken gets up and starts to walk away. Shachi asks if he is going to go and find Hyo and finds out that he is. Shachi knows something Kenshiro doesn't -that Hyo is Ken's real brother. He thinks on whether or not he should tell Ken this, as if he told him, would he really be able to defeat his own brother? Or is this part of Hokuto Soukei's fate?



There is only one way to find out and Shachi tells Kenshiro that he cannot fight Hyo, because Hyo is his brother! Kenshiro is stunned at this revelation, but isn't fazed by it for long. After getting over it he continues on. He tells Shachi that if this is the case, then it is even more the reason for him to defeat Hyo!


NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Kenshiro Vs. Hyo! Next time on Hokuto no Ken 2: "A Match Between Brothers of Flesh and Blood! There Are No More Tears in Hyo's Eyes!!"

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