Tao takes Kenshiro through the city and the two go down a manhole. There is a secret place underneath the ground and the boy takes Kenshiro inside. A woman is teaching to some children about love, as they have no idea what it is. Tao explains to Kenshiro that the woman is his sister, Leia, and that the children have been saved from becoming Shuras. They no nothing about the likes of love as it is something that young Shuras are ever told about.



The small guy who let Ken and the boy in doesn't agree with Leia's words and says that whoever preaches about love here would be killed if the Shura ever found them. As Leia's class ends, her brother introduces him to Kenshiro. Ken asks if Shachi was here and finds out that he was, but recently, he has changed for the worse. It is all to do with a terrible martial arts style known as Hokuto Ryuken. Shachi was Leia's boyfriend, but now she asks Kenshiro to kill him! Meanwhile, back at the battle between Kaiser and Shachi...


KOHAI YOUGA TOU

(Bear Claw Pilfer of the Tiger Back)



Kaiser says that Shachi will not be able to follow the movement of his fist. He wants to see what Hokuto Ryuuken can do and charges forward, and his first strike scrapes across Shachi's chest.



Shachi decides to try and hit his opponent's legs and does a slide kick, but before it hits, Kaiser blasts him. He gets one of his legs wounded as Kaiser tells him that he needs at least 100 years more training before being good enough to take him on.



Kaiser taunts him some more by asking what he would like him to rip out -his heart? Lungs maybe? Kaiser decides on his rib cage and goes to strike, but Shachi lets him. Kaiser uses his fighting style to snap off part of one of Shachi's ribs.



But this was what Shachi wanted him to do -he let Kaiser hit him, just so he would be able to grab his arm. He gets it in a lock and applies so much pressure that his arm snaps off! Shachi says that he's seen through all of Kaiser's movements.



With Shachi distracted, Lin starts to run away, but stops when Shachi throws a knife at her. It hits her shoulder as Shachi tells her to listen, as he'll only say this once: don't run. He has no problems with killing her, even if she is a woman.



Kenshiro asks Leia why she wants Shachi dead, especially as she tells other to love. She explains that Shachi is no longer human -he has become a demon, all because of Hokuto Ryuuken. She then ignores her brother as she knows he went out earlier to try and get captured by the Shura to become one of them, so he could be a powerful warrior like Shachi. He tells her that was true, but then after he was told to kill his friends he refused and realised that what his sister taught him was right -and she welcomes him back.



Shachi is now the one taunting, as he tells Kaiser that he has paid a big price -for him to take a rib, he has lost an arm. Kaiser says one arm is enough to deal with scum like him, and as Shachi does another strike, Kaiser avoids it, with only one of his tusks taking any damage.



Even with one arm Kaiser is still dangerous, as he blasts Shachi to the ground. He says that he can still read any move he makes. Shachi says he can see why Kaiser has beaten so many opponents.


MOKOU RYU YOUKIN SHOU: BADDARA

(Ancient Style Bewitching Bird Palm: Striking Mandala)



As Kaiser attacks, Shachi leans back and does a kick. Kaiser stops his own strike to try and block it, but Shachi changes his move from a mid kick to a high kick at the last moment, and Kaiser cannot block it in time. He gets kicked in the head, and with him being temporarily stunned, Shachi immediately follows it up with another technique:


HAMA TOKUSHI

(Destructive Scraping Solitary Finger)



Shachi has won and with that move, parts of Kaiser's head explodes. As Kaiser dies he asks what Shachi wants, does he intend to become a God of the Shura? Shachi explains that he will become so powerful that he will make God his servant! Kaiser laughs and calls him an idiot -defeating him means nothing! He tells him that there are three "Rasho" (Demon-like Warrior) in the land of Shura who are the most powerful.



Kaiser says that the scars he has on his face were caused by the third Rasho, Han. He couldn't even see Han's fist when it struck, it was that fast. He says Shachi will never be able to beat him, let alone the other two Rashos. Shachi has other ideas though and says the reason he wants Lin is to use her to lure Kenshiro into fighting Han. Han will kill Kenshiro, but Shachi will observe all of Han's techniques and then challenge him immediately afterwards. Meanwhile, Leia and Tao take Kenshiro to a cave, which they say was where Shachi's madness began.



One day, a Shura went to take shelter from the rain in a cave. The cave was actually a hideaway for another much larger Shura who had a lot of stolen treasure there. The larger Shura wanted to kill the intruder when Shachi arrived and saw all of the stolen items.



Shachi decided that the Shura would make the perfect test dummy for one of his techniques. Leia and Tao had followed Shachi and Leia yelled to Shachi to stop, but he didn't. He dashed forward and struck his opponents "keirakuhaku" pressure point.



Shachi said that he had done it -he had finally mastered one of the most destructive pressure points, capable of completely destroying a man. Seconds after this, the Shura exploded, his body being torn in two.



As Shachi stared at the two bloody chunks of his opponent, he was smiling. Leia realised in horror that her boyfriend had just enjoyed ripping somebody apart! And Shachi said that even the Gods are afraid of Hokuto Ryuuken. With his two fists, there is now nothing he cannot destroy.



And now Shachi has become a demon. The little guy appears and says that Shachi has been spotted fighting Kaiser, and that he was with a woman called Lin. Ken tells them that Lin is the one who he is searching for, and asks where Shachi may have taken her. Leia suggests that they will have gone to the palace of Rasho Han, another man of great evil who is also a master of Hokuto Ryuuken. Kenshiro knows where he must go.



At Han's palace, we see Han being shaved by an extremely nervous Shura whilst surrounded by girls. Han says that if the Shura thinks he is unguarded, he should go ahead and cut his throat. The Shura doesn't dare, but then they are interrupted when a boro enters the room. He tells Han that another powerful Shura has come here and wants to see Han. Han gets up and goes to meet him.



Han meets the Shura, who is a master of a style that involves using a spear. The Shura wants to serve Han for the rest of his life and doesn't want anything else. Han asks him if he has any ambition, and is not pleased when he says that he does not.



Han says that the Shura's life is pointless, and the Shura is suddenly hit by a gust of wind. Without saying anything, Han gets up and walks away. The Shura believes he will be killed if he stays here and decides to try and end Han's life. He grabs his spear and attempts to split Han in half.



But before he can do this, he is hit by another, more powerful gust of wind, only this time it completely rips him apart!


HOKUTO RYUUKEN OUGI: MABU KOUSOU

(North Star Lapis Lazuli Fist Secret Technique: Crimson Scrape Dance)



"My fist is a gale. It moves so fast that none have ever seen its shadow."



Meanwhile, Shachi is resting on a beach when Lin walks up and says that she doesn't think he originally came from this land, he has sad eyes which the other Shura she has seen have never had. Shachi tells her to be silent, as he is simply a demon here to destroy all of the Shura, whilst she is just bait. Lin knocks his hand away and says that no matter what he plans, it is pointless as Kenshiro would come here anyway. She then tells him that they should go and meet this Rasho Han now, and starts to walk off. Shachi follows her, but wonders why she seems to have no fear. He thinks that it must be because of Kenshiro.



Elsewhere Leia is thinking about how she used to love Shachi, and he used to love her, but the Shachi she knew is dead. She looks at a pendant he gave to her a few years a go, from a time when they were still together.



She removes the pendant he gave her and drops it to the floor, as Kenshiro appears and asks if she really wants Shachi to die. She says yes, but Tao believes she doesn't really want Shachi to die -she wants Hokuto Ryuuken to die. Kenshiro picks up the pendant and tells her not to give up on Shachi yet.


NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Shachi makes his first move into defeating Han by offering Lin as a sacrifice. But it is up to Kenshiro to fight against the third Rasho. Next time on Hokuto no Ken 2: "Rasho Han! The Man Who Stains White Snow Into Blood Red!!"