In pursuit of Lin, Kenshiro has faced the first supreme leader, Kaioh. Now, the deadly battle over the North Star styles has begun between the Demon Kaioh of the North Star lapis lazuli fist, and Kenshiro, the successor to the North Star divine fist.

Brother Ken is in Danger!
Hyoh, Open up your Kind Soul!!

Kenshiro gets thrown through a wall. Kaioh then jumps over, and stomps on him.

He calls Kenshiro weak, and thinks Raoh must feel so much regret for being defeated by a man like him. He goes to finish him off, but as he does, Kenshiro disappears.

Kaioh's attack only strikes the ground, and as he stands up, one of his armor's tusks breaks off. Kaioh sees multiple Kenshiros.

He says that Kenshiro is using the North Star divine fist's nil-through rebirth. He says it's impressive, and that Kenshiro must have realized he couldn't defeat him without an ultimate secret technique. Kenshiro says no one can perceive his actual existence. He revolves from nothing, and transforms into life. This is the North Star divine fist's ultimate secret technique:

MUSOU TENSEI

(Nil-Thought Rebirth)

Kaioh says he'll destroy that nothingness, and uses the same technique as before. Kenshiro can't position himself, and Kaioh tells him that he's lost his nothingness, and can't grasp his existence. Now his spirit shows.

He easily picks out where Kenshiro is, and hits him with a punch that sends him flying back. Nearby, Shachi is watching, and says this is the fearsome art of Demon Kaioh. Whoever wins this fight, the land here will change.

Kaioh asks Kenshiro if this is all he has as the successor to the North Star divine fist. He picks Kenshiro up and starts to crush him, and says that there are those of this land who believe in Raoh's legend, and still wait for the savior of the North Star divine fist. But as long as he's here, there will be no savior! The North Star lapis lazuli fist will not lose.

He throws Kenshiro into a wall. As Kenshiro starts to stand back up, Shachi is amazed Kenshiro is still able to move.

Kaioh is also surprised Kenshiro can stand back up. But he says he won't be able to defeat him, the only way for that to happen is if the North Star seal is broken. Kenshiro doesn't know what that means, and neither does Shachi. But Kaioh says he won't let him break it. It's a calamity, which has been sealed up.

Outside Hyoh's palace, Tao and Leia wonder what has happened to Jukei. Inside, Hyoh asks Jukei why he is doing this. Jukei calls Hyoh too kind, but he will bring back his lost memory of the hidden technique of the North Star clan. He tells Hyoh he's suffering now, as he did back then, in the days of his childhood...

Jukei stands before Hyoh, and sees that Hyoh intends to never tell him where the hidden technique is. Hyoh nods, so Jukei says he has no choice but to do this. For the future of this land, he must obtain the hidden technique of the North Star clan. He uses a technique which strikes Hyoh's forehead.

He tells Hyoh to reveal where the hidden technique of the North Star clan is. He also tells him it's useless to resist, the more he does will just make him suffer more. Hyoh still doesn't say anything.

Instead, he strikes pressure points on himself. Jukei asks him what he's doing -is he trying to die? The points he's struck on himself can kill, even if it was a child who pressed them. Jukei thinks that Hyoh has chosen death over saying where the hidden technique is. Hyoh weakly says that the technique is only for Kenshiro.

He can't tell anyone until Kenshiro comes home, which is why he refuses to tell anyone else. As he passes out, Jukei asks him to forgive him. He had not understood the deep feelings Hyoh had for his little brother.

Back in the present, Jukei calls Hyoh a man who is too compassionate, and in time, that compassion will cause a calamity. This is why he took his memory. But now is the time for him to go to Kenshiro, his little brother. He will hit his keisei pressure point upon his forehead, and it will restore his memory. Hyoh curses him, and says that for betraying the North Star lapis lazuli fist, he won't forgive him. He stabs into Jukei's chest.

Jukei thinks this is the way it should be. He strikes the pressure point on Hyoh's forehead, causing him to scream out.

Hyoh calms down, and Jukei thinks his memory must be coming back. He tells him to remember his sad past. Hyoh can see something... some children...

He has a memory of them passing him something. And whatever it was, it made him cry. A hand comes out of the object, and he holds it. This warmth he is holding... he's felt it before...

Jukei asks Hyoh to forgive him. To save this land, he had to take away his love, and lead him to the depths of hell. Throwing away his own life is all he can do to make up for that. But suddenly, a strange aura emits from Hyoh. The Big Dipper appears on his back.

Hyoh's eyes glow, and he starts to laugh. Jukei thinks this can't be, and thinks that Kaioh must have done something to Hyoh already. Hyoh stands back up, and says that if he didn't have the carved seal of Kaioh, he would have been the captive of a bloody phantom.

Kaioh tells Kenshiro it would be useless to try and break Hyoh's seal. If it happens, Hyoh will become a real demon himself. Kenshiro suddenly pumps himself up, and says that North Star divine fist knows no despair.

He goes to punch Kaioh, but his fist stops just before Kaioh's face. Kaioh tells him he still doesn't understand. When it comes to controlling fighting spiritual energy, the North Star divine fist is nothing compared to the North Star lapis lazuli fist.

He explains to Kenshiro that his own evil fighting spiritual energy absorbs all of his fighting spiritual energy before his fist can reach him. The North Star divine fist is no match for him! And now, he'll make sure not one drop of Kenshiro's blood will remain on Earth. He uses another technique, which blasts Kenshiro upwards:

HOKUTO RYUUKEN ZETSUGI: ANMA MAKAKYOKU HA

(North Star Lapis Lazuli Fist Last Stance: Dark Demon Great Zenith Destruction)

This technique strikes Kenshiro, causing him to heavily bleed. Kaioh says that the Land of Asura is the ideal place for the North Star lapis lazuli fist, as only the strong survive here. The North Star divine fist has no value in this world. Lin screams for Ken to not die. Kaioh says that the North Star clan cannot revive now.

Jukei thinks Hyoh has the blood of a demon. Hyoh laughs and says he's heard enough of Jukei's nonsense -he can watch the North Star lapis lazuli fist flourish in hell. Jukei thinks the mistakes he's made have turned Hyoh into a demon.

Hyoh says this is the end, and he strikes Jukei. Outside, Lei and Tao hear a lot of shouting, and think the battle must be over. But they don't know who has won it.

Hyoh returns to his normal self, and stands over Jukei, not understanding what just happened. Nagato tells him it was an amazing battle, just as Leia and Tao run in. A barely alive Jukei says he was too late, and it's all over now.

Without the hidden technique of the North Star, Kenshiro can't defeat Kaioh. Kenshiro will be defeated, distorting this era. His own sins couldn't be redeemed, even at this cost of his own life. He asks them to forgive this foolish man.

As Jukei dies, Hyoh tells Leia to see that Jukei is buried with respect. He then bids farewell to his master, and walks away.

Elsewhere, Kaioh levitates Kenshiro up onto a cross that some Asuras have erected. He sends some rocks through Kenshiro's hands, pinning him to the Big Dipper-shaped cross.

Lin is then carried out, and placed down next to Kaioh. Kaioh says the execution will take place after sunset, when the Big Dipper will shine in the heavens. The time for the destruction of the North Star divine fist has come. He call his North Star lapis lazuli fist the ultimate art.

He declares that his evil art has now surpassed the North Star divine fist. As some Asuras cheer, Kaioh tells Lin, the daughter of the celestial emperor, that she shall bear his child.

Lin is terrified, whilst Kenshiro is lifeless. Kaioh starts to laugh.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Evil fighting spiritual energy attacks Kenshiro, and the North Star divine fist is defeated! However, one man stands before Kaioh! Next time, on Fist of the North Star 2: "Kenshiro on the Execution Stand! The Heavens have Unleashed the God of the Sea!!"