Raging Flame Reverse Flow Punch!
There Are Too Many Who Must Die!!

Kenshiro went up against the Patra gang, a group who controlled a lake and abused the local villagers. In exchange for water, the gang demanded outrageous amounts of tribute from the villagers. And finally, one of the village girls, Mika, and her love, Sam, have been taken as well.

Jiro: This is all of my seed rice. Take this, and save my sister!

Kenshiro repelled Patra's gang. However, for some reason the lake the villagers depend on for life has disappeared!

The next morning, everybody returns to the lake. The villagers can't believe that it's all dried up, and wonder what to do. Mika and Jiro's father questions why he sent his daughter to Patra, when she did this to them. Jiro says Patra was fooling them. Bat whispers as they can't make any money out of this village, they should leave, and then says this turned out to be a big freebie job.

Kenshiro starts walking forward. He tells everyone to stay where they are, but the villagers warn him not to enter the lake -if he does, the monster from Mt. Ryujin will come out and eat him! Kenshiro continues on, nd comes across a large crack in the ground.

He looks down, and sees a broken pipe -as he thought, it was a trick. He continues to make his way through the drained lake, and notices that the river that fed it has all been dammed up. He then hears something in the distance, and things start shaking: a load of water is heading right at him!

He jumps up to avoid it, and the water smashes through a forest. Kenshiro enters the forest, and can hear the sounds of someone screaming. He wonders if this is some sort of trap, but then has to dodge out of the way when someone throws some shuriken at him.

A bearded ninja swings down, and throws some grenades at him. As Kenshiro leaps back, they explode, but fail to hit him. However the ninja swings his rope whip, and wraps it around Ken's neck.

The nina tries to choke him, but Kenshiro destroys the rope with his aura. The ninja falls out of the tree, and pulls out two knives.

Kenshiro strikes pressure points on his arms before he can attack, and says he's hit his kyoh-sei pressure point, which means he can't use his arms any more. The ninja finds he can't raise his arms, and Kenshiro asks him to lead the way.

The ninja leads Kenshiro up a cliff, but as he rounds a corner, he suddenly screams out. As he steps back, Kenshiro sees that he is on fire, and falls off the cliff. Another man, who is surrounded by a blue aura of flames, appears.

The man calls the ninja idiot for showing Kenshiro the way, and says he doesn't need a loser like him. The man suddenly dashes off, so Kenshiro runs after him. But as he rounds the corner, there's nobody around. However, he does find a large castle that's not that far away. He thinks that this is where they must control the water for the lake.

Kenshiro makes his way to the castle, and climbs up one of its walls. He finds it strange that there are no guards, and then enters the castle through a window. As he makes his way around, he feels someone is watching him. He continues on, and comes across a picture of Yuria on one of the walls. He then tells whoever's there to not hide, and come out.

A man called Dragon appears at the door, and tells him it seems he did notice him. He says Kenshiro seems to like the woman in that picture a great deal. Kenshiro asks him if Yuria is here, but Dragon explains she isn't, she only stayed here for about 10 days. She and Lord Shin were resting while on their journey. It was Lord Shin who painted this picture, but there is a sadness in Lady Yuria's eyes. He says she's a beautiful woman, and that makes him feel even more pity for her. Kenshiro asks where Shin is, and Dragon says Southern Cross -the legendary capital in the land to the far south. He says he understands the hatred Kenshiro feels for Lord Shin, but then says he's been waiting for him.

He takes Kenshiro into another room, where some women dance, and a banquet has been prepared. As Dragon drinks and eats, he tells Kenshiro the food and drink aren't poisoned, so he can relax. Kenshiro says and does nothing.

Dragon asks him if he'd like to join forces. He could have wealth and women to do with as he pleases. And with his skills, he can take back his beloved Yuria. He says this isn't a bad offer, but Kenshiro asks him if he's saying he'd betray Shin. Dragon claims he is, and says if he and Kenshiro joined forces, they could rule the world. Kenshiro picks up his wine glass... and crushes it. As the wine drips down, he says it represents the blood of the villagers. He tells Dragon he knows he steals the children of the villagers. Dragon says the strong rule in these times, and get the women. He laughs, and then disappears, along with two of the women.

The other women are revealed to just be illusions, who also disappear. Kenshiro can now only hear Dragon, who says he's sorry, as he really thought they could be friends. He then bids him farewell, as several spikes appear in the ceiling. The ceiling then starts to move downwards.

Kenshiro checks the doors and windows, only to find they've somehow been covered up with bricks. He starts feeling at the walls and floors.

Back at the village, Lin is praying. She can see the seven bright stars of the Big Dipper in the night sky. Bat tells her to go to bed, as there's no way Ken's going to die. He's sure he'll be back soon.

As Lin goes to bed , Bat is surprised she did, he thought she'd be up until morning. He doesn't understand girls at all. Lin quietly prays to God, asking Him to protect Kenshiro, and let him come back alright.

Back at the castle, the spikes smash through the table, just as Kenshiro finds a hidden exit in the floor. He drops down just before the spikes crash into the floor, and thinks about how he knew Dragon would use something like this.

Elsewhere in the castle, several of the women are preparing themselves. Patra tells Mika she's very pretty, and Mika agrees with her, seemingly in some sort of trance. Outside, lots of people have gathered, as Dragon announces that's it for the male slaves. Next is what they've been waiting for: the lovely ladies. Patra leads out several women.

As the potential buyers get rowdy, Patra says the women are the best of the best. The buyers start shouting out what they'd pay for them, such as 20 crates of ammo, and 100 gallons of gasoline. Nearby, in a group of male slaves, Sam decides he's had enough. He punches down a guard and runs onto the stage.

He shoves Patra down and grabs Mika, leading her away from everyone. However Dragon creates a fire projectile, which morphs into a knife. The knife plunges into Sam's back, causing him to fall.

This breaks Mika out of her trance, as Dragon tells them those who run shall die. Sam pulls the knife out, and says he won't let let them kill the both of them. Dragon says he won't waste his powers of Nanto ryujin ken (South Star dragon god fist) on such a pathetic opponent. He tells two guards to kill Sam, but they don't move. Instead, their heads suddenly explode!

Kenshiro appears, and Dragon is surprised to see that he's still alive. Kenshiro tells vampires like them don't deserve to live, but Dragon orders his guards to attack. Some of them rush forward...

....but before they can do anything, Kenshiro hits pressure points on them. Seconds later, they explode.

The remaining guards run for their lives. Kenshiro tells Sam and Mika to get the others out of the castle, and soon all of the slaves make their escape.

Dragon says he'll use his South Star dragon god fist to finish Kenshiro off. Kenshiro asks if those are his final words -not exactly original, are they? Dragon tells Patra to go, and she steps in front of him. She takes off her pearl necklace, and starts chanting. She and Dragon are surrounded by a blue aura. Kenshiro thinks this is another illusion.

Several fire dragons start attacking Kenshiro, and he realizes they're no illusion. He dodges around, as Dragon tells him this is the true power of the South Star dragon god fist.

Kenshiro thinks he can't follow them with his eyes, so he'll have to feel their presence with his mind instead. As they attack again, Kenshiro senses Patra coming towards him, armed with a sword. The two clash in the air...

...but it's Patra who get hit -Kenshiro has shoved two pearls into her eyes. As she staggers around, she gets hit by one of Dragon's fire blasts, causing her to leap off the castle, and to her death.

Kenshiro rips his jacket and shirt off, and starts hitting pressure points all over Dragon. He then hits him with a final punch.

Dragon is launched into a wall, but is still alive. Kenshiro tells him he struck his zenchou pressure point, which has constricted his throat. The fire inside will race through his body. Dragon starts to beg for help, but Kenshiro tells him Patra will be lonely if she has to travel to hell by herself... so he should accompany her.

REKKA GYAKURYU KEN

(Raging Flame Reverse Flow Punch)

As Dragon explodes, it causes flames to go everywhere. Some of them hit some of the trucks, causing them to also explode, and soon the whole castle is in flames. The remaining guards run away.

Kenshiro also leaves. Nearby, the villagers see what has happened. Sam sees that the devil's castle is burning.

The next day, the water has been returned to the village, and everyone there is happy. Kenshiro, Bat and Lin are watching from a cliff. Bat thinks this was such a waste, as Ken returned Jiro's rice seed. He did get something to eat out of it, but he thinks they should still charge the villagers a commission for doing this. Lin quietly thanks God for answering her prayers.

At Southern Cross, Shin finds out from Joker that Dragon has been killed. He tells Yuria to stop playing her harp, but she says she's not his servant. Today, for some reason, her heart is light.

Shin looks annoyed, but says nothing more, and leaves the room. Yuria thinks her life, and her hopes... she can see it. Ken is drawing closer to her! Meanwhile, Ken's group are driving through another desert.

Kenshiro claims he can hear a harp. Bat asks him what's he talking about -they're in the middle of nowhere! But Lin says she can hear it too.

Bat says it's just the wind. As they drive on, the harp continues to play.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

To draw water from the land, Kenshiro heads to Bat's home. But an evil gang called the Warriors get in their way. Next time, on Fist of the North Star: Villains!! Listen to the Blues of Hell!!

Kenshiro: You are already dead.