The Land of Asura, a hell filled with battles, holds the hidden destiny of the North Star! And the Demon Kaioh closes in on Lin.

Kaioh: You have the eyes of one that's destined to bear everything in this world on her shoulders. Very well, I shall take on that destiny.

Lin: Ah!

Kenshiro pounds his fists of fury against his own destiny!

The Seal of the Devil! The
2000-Year-Old Tragedy of the North Star Clan Is Told!!

Hyoh does not understand what Jukei means -the key to destroying to the North Star lapis lazuli fist is sealed within his memories? Jukei says it's time for the spell he's placed to release its power. Hyoh wants to know why Jukei intends to destroy the North Star lapis lazuli fist, but Jukei does not answer him.

Hyoh attempts to strike Jukei, only to get blasted back. Jukei then strikes a pressure point, and tells Hyoh that his memories will soon come back to him.

Hyoh manages to push Jukei away, and sees that Jukei has hit a pressure point on his chest. Hyoh says Jukei may be his master, but he can't allow this. He asks him if he really believes in the legend of the savior of the North Star divine fist, and if he believes that style is greater than the North Star lapis lazuli fist. Jukei says he does, and says that the North Star lapis lazuli fist can't be allowed to exist. The karma of that fist is too heavy...

Jukei enters the North Star divine fist training grounds, and kills anyone he comes across. He demands to know where Ryuken is, but someone tells him Ryuken is not here. He also tells Jukei that the North Star divine fist forbids contact with other styles, especially the evil North Star lapis lazuli fist. He tells Jukei to leave, but Jukei tells him to try and stop his fist himself.

Jukei does a projectile blast, and his opponent sees that the ground seems to have somehow vanished. Jukei's face appears to have changed to that of a demon's. He says he has seen the dark world.

He throws out another energy blast, which completely destroys his opponent, and causes a big explosion.

Ryuken returns, and sees what's going on. He finds Jukei, and sees that this must be the aura of someone who has mastered the North Star lapis lazuli fist. He'd heard that entering the dark world transforms the face to that of a devil.

Jukei sees that Ryuken is here. Ryuken thinks he only has one chance to beat Jukei, before he fully grasps the power of the dark world. He leaps towards him, and uses the Hokuto senki raidan (North Star spirit lightning bolt).

He strikes Jukei with several kicks, and then does one last kick that sends him up into the air. As Jukei drops back down, Ryuken then strikes a pressure point on the back of his neck.

This causes another large explosion. Later on, Jukei doesn't know where he is, or what he's done. Ryuken sees he's finally returned to his senses, and he had let his heart be deceived by the evil power of the North Star lapis lazuli fist. Jukei asks what he has done, and Ryuken says he was too late. He pulls out a pearl necklace, and Jukei says that it's something that belonged to his wife. Ryuken tells him that when he left his home, evil had stolen his heart.

Jukei's wife and child were engulfed by Jukei's fighting spiritual energy, and killed.

Jukei realizes that in mastering his style, it has taken the lives of his loved ones -how heavy can the karma of this style be?! He says that the North Star lapis lazuli fist is a double-edged sword, whether it falls to the left or right depends on the heart of the man using it.

Back in the present, Jukei asks Hyoh if he understands now. Their style only creates demons, and now Kaioh, the supreme leader, has become a demon who descends upon the dark world. Kaioh's armor is not meant to defeat him, it's to seal away his evil fighting spiritual energy. When his armor breaks, horrible things will happen.

At Kaioh's castle, Lin can sense Ken is nearby. An Asura shouts that Kenshiro is heading towards the castle.

Kaioh stands, and says he has waited long for this. Lin thinks Ken should not come here -something inexplicable has a hold on Kaioh. She can see something horrible. Outside, Kenshiro approaches the castle, and wonders if Lin is here. He heads inside.

As he walks in, several Asuras burst out of the ground. They stack up on top of each other, and one of them says that they are Kaioh's royal guards. They are an impenetrable defense.

They huddle together, and spin towards Kenshiro. Kenshiro times his punch...

...to knock them all apart. He quickly defeats them all, but one of them tells him he's only good enough to be a sacrifice for Demon Kaioh.

Kenshiro heads further inside, and sees Kaioh and Lin. Lin tells Kaioh his armor is cracking. He tells her his evil fighting spiritual energy can no longer contain its thirst for blood, and it craves for the blood of the North Star divine fist. He tells her to watch closely as the North Star lapis lazuli fist crushes the North Star divine fist into dust. Outside, Shachi arrives at the castle. He heads in, and sees that Kaioh's royal guards are dead. He thinks regardless of who wins between Kenshiro and Kaioh, it'll be a bloodbath. It'll send a furious shock through the Land of Asura, and then his time will come.

Out at sea, Akashachi looks at the candles, and says that the spirits of his fallen men are restless. He heads back up and says that something is happening in the Land of Asura, the spirits are calling out to him. He wonders what's happening.

Hyoh is flung into a wall. He still doesn't understand how he has the key to releasing the seal of the North Star. Jukei tells him that he and Kenshiro are true brothers, and they share the same blood. But Hyoh thinks he's talking nonsense, and refuses to believe his words. Jukei tells him that he and Kenshiro are both descendants of the North Star clan, which has passed down the North Star's bloodline. The art of the clan of the North Star is the origin of both the divine fist and the lapis lazuli fist.

Jukei says that the man with the most gifted fist within the heavens in the 2,000 history of the North Star clan has been born: Kenshiro! Now that Raoh is gone, only the hidden technique passed down in the clan of the North Star can defeat Kaioh. And the key to reviving that hidden technique...

...has been passed down only to Hyoh. Hyoh still can't believe it, but Jukei tells him to awaken. Hyoh tells him that he controls his memories, he could have already erased it from his memory. Jukei tells him that no hidden technique could defeat his concern for his little brother, or his love for him. Upon hearing this, Hyoh says he doesn't believe in nonsense like that. Jukei tells him that's not it, it's the feeling of love itself that is his mask of lies.

Jukei suddenly stumbles. Hyoh is released, and tells Jukei that it seems that keeping his fighting spiritual energy sealed was too much for his aged body. He's not going to listen to his nonsense any longer. He goes to strike Jukei, but as he goes, he suddenly screams out. The scar on his forehead bursts with blood.

Jukei watches, and thinks Hyoh's memory may have returned. Hyoh sees something... he is on a boat... but who are those children?

Hyoh is passed something, but he doesn't know what it is. It's a person, but... the child suddenly emits a bright light.

Jukei thinks his technique didn't fully work, and wonders if this means the seal of the North Star will remain unbroken. Meanwhile, at Kaioh's castle...

...Kaioh sees that Kenshiro is here. Lin tells Ken not to come, warning him that it's not the time. Kaioh says the seal hasn't been broken, but Kenshiro doesn't understand what he means. Kaioh tells him there's no need for him to know, as he will now die. Lin pleads with Ken to not fight Kaioh, but Kenshiro goes into a stance.

Kaioh says that he, of the North Star lapis lazuli fist, will be the creator of the new century. He hits Kenshiro with his evil fighting spiritual energy, and moves him up into the air. The space around them seems to disappear.

Kenshiro doesn't understand what's going on, and thinks Kaioh must somehow be warping space himself -he can't tells where he is! Kaioh readies a technique:

ANRYU HIHA

(Dark Lapis Lazuli Falling Destruction)

He releases a powerful energy blast, which hits Kenshiro.

Kaioh watches as Kenshiro tumbles helplessly through the warped space...

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

The only hidden technique which can defeat Kaioh lies in lost memories -bring them back, Hyoh! Next time, on Fist of the North Star 2: "Brother Ken is in Danger! Hyoh, Open up your Kind Soul!!"