On the mainland, Lui, Bat, Myuu and Rihaku look out over the sea. Rihaku says that not even Kenshiro and Falco may be able to survive in the land of Shura. Lui wants to know why her sister had to be taken to such a terrible place, but Bat tells her not to worry. Lin has always been very brave.



Meanwhile, at the land of Shura, Falco watches as Kenshiro confronts the man who defeated him. Ken asks the man what his name is, only to find out that he doesn't even have one. Apparently to even have a namehere you must earn it first, something this man hasn't done yet. He simply tells Ken that is is one of the Shura and that he has killed many other men in this land. And now he intends to take Kenshiro's life.


SENJU MAHA

(Thousand Hand Demon Destruction)



As the nameless Shura throws his shuriken at Ken, they vanish. He turns around and starts to walk away, saying that Kenshiro is finished. The shuriken burst out of the ground, and go straight towards Ken's head. The Shura has heard his weapons and turns around, only for one of his shuriken to come back and strike his face.



Kenshiro has caught all of the weapons, and drops them. The Shura tells Kenshiro he is weak -he should have killed him when he had the chance, not just injure him. In the land of Shura, a loss means death, something Falco knows all too well! A few hours a go, Falco was making his way into the land when the nameless Shura found him and said he will not be able to go any further. Falco wanted to know where Lin was, but the Shura attacked him.


NINKON YOUHA JIN

(Ninja Staff Bewitching Destruction Formation)



The staffs the Shura has could extend, and he used these to his advantage, landing several hits on Falco.



Falco tried a jump kick, but the Shura avoided it and struck his fake leg, making it fall off. Unable to fight, the Shura wasted no time battering him, even when he had fallen.



Back in the present, the Shura explains to Kenshiro that here, you either fight and win, or you die. Ken tells him the only reason he beat Falco was because his leg fell off. The Shura reveals some more weapons and throws them at Ken, but a hand grabs them.



Falco is back up and he's repaired his leg, but he stumbles again after dropping the shuriken. He tells Kenshiro that he knows Hokuto Shinken has a pressure point that, when hit, will unlock a secret power known as "Sekkatsukou". Ken is wary if using it on Falco as whilst it will revive him, the effects are limited and he could die from it. However Falco says that he is going to die from his injuries anyway and as Gento Kouken's successor, he would rather go out fighting. Granting him this wish, Ken hits the pressure points on his back.



Falco rips his jacket apart and then fight resumes. He unleashes a blast of energy, but the Shura ducks to avoid it before jumping high up in the air and landing a kick on Falco.



The two clash in the air again, but as the Shura lands, his staffs fall to pieces. And he then realises that Falco has hit him, as part of his head has been cut open.



The Shura says that his blood is boiling and after muttering some meditation chants, he drops down and starts spinning on the ground. As the dust clears, the Shura has gone, but Falco has an idea on how to get him to come out. No matter where he hides, the Shura cannot defeat him without getting close to him.


GENTO KOUKEN METTOU KOUSEI JIN

(Source Star Imperial Fist Destruction Freezing Yellow Threatening Formation)



This freezing technique lets Falco freeze a large amount of the ground around him. He can tell where the Shura will try and jump out of, and near his right, part of the ice begins to crack. Falco immediately heads over to it and strikes the ground.



His punch starts to burn up the ground around him, and he tells the sand spider to come out from there, or he'll burn to death. After a few more seconds, the Shura leaps up from the ground, but then dives back towards Falco, using another technique:


DOKUGUMO SHUTOU, MEPPA YOUGA

(Poison Spider Hand Blade, Destroy Grasp Bewitching Fang)


GENTO MOUTEN SHOU

(Source Star Wind Heaven Palm)



The Shura's hand strikes through Falco's, and he tells him to die. Falco just tells Kenshiro to watch -this is his final secret technique:


OUKOU SETSUZAN

(Yellow Light Temple Slash)



The Shura lands on his feet as Falco stumbles, but the battle is over, Falco's technique has sliced the Shura in two! As he dies the Shura tells them to go on into Shura itself -there are many warriors for them to face, almost all of them far stronger than he is. He then completely splits into two pieces.



Meanwhile Lin is still alive and is being held in a cell by herself. She wakes up and hears someone coming. The door opens and in steps a small man who says that he wants her to leave this place, but before she can go she has to wipe her face and comb her hair. He gives no explanation to why that is important.



The small man is actually a "Boro" -Boros are former Shura who no longer fight. He takes Lin to something called the Gate of Shura, and opens it up. Outside is a large arena, a place where the Shura can battle.



Two of the warriors fighting are both men who have killed over 100 people. And whoever wins between them gets to marry Lin! The Boro explains that Lin is a Shura bride. He then takes her up to take her to the man in charge of this arena: Kaiser. Kaiser beckons Lin up to where he is.



He feels her neck and some of Lin's blood trickles out into his drink. Lin checks her neck, but is surprised to find that there is not cut. Kaiser tells her not to worry -he could take out her vital organs and not leave any scars. Whoever wins this fight will drink from this cup mixed with her blood, and she will become his wife, bearing his child.



As the fight continues, one of the warriors, Alf, strikes a jumping lunge punch on his opponent, Arashoukon, defeating him. Arashoukon tells him to strike him down and take his blood, and Alf wastes no time in doing this.



Alf says that Arashoukon's blood is now one with him. Alf goes up to Kaiser and asks to be handed the cup, but Kaiser doesn't give it to him. He says that there is an intruder in their land, a man with seven scars. If Alf can kill him, then he can take Lin. Alf immediately goes out on this new task.



Falco and Kenshiro are watching the sun set. Falco says that when the light vanishes, Gento Kouken will also go out. He is upset that he failed to rescue Lin, but Kenshiro tells him he will rescue her. Just then a carrier pigeon arrives on Shura and they notice that it has the Gento symbol on it.



They open up the message it was carrying and find some wonderful news -Myuu is pregnant with Falco's child! They both realise that this isn't the end for Gento Kouken as the child can become the successor. Falco takes off one of his buttons and tells Ken to send the pigeon back with it.



Soon the pigeon leaves, but it is the last thing Falco sees as he passes away. Back on the mainland, Lui and the others are out watching the sea.



Myuu starts to cry -somehow, she knows Falco has died. Back on Shura, the sun has almost set. Kenshiro says that Falco's spirit is within him and that now, he will save Lin!


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