Kenshiro on the Execution Stand!
The Heavens have Unleashed the God of the Sea!!

Leia and Tao are on a raft, taking Jukei's body with them. But they are stopped by a group of Asuras. The leader of the Asuras asks Leia if she's trying to sneak through his territory. Leia explains that they are just coming through here to give Jukei a sendoff.

The leader says he never gave permission for such a thing. Leia says that Hyoh told them to do this, but the leader says that his group are Asuras of Kaioh, so they don't care what Hyoh says. He jumps down onto the raft and calls Leia pretty. He asks her if she wants to live at her manor. Tao tries to get him off of her, but he gets kicked into the water.

The leader tells Leia to settle down, but then some of his men are killed by some spears. Another group arrive, and the Asuras want to know who they are.

Akashachi appears, and says he's here to beat them up. The leader thinks they must be invaders, and goes to attack Akashachi. The two fight, but the Asura manages to land several punches on Akashachi's gut.

Akashachi fires some needles from his eye patch, which hit the Asura's face. Akashachi then uses his claw to strike the Asura down dead.

The other Asuras run away, so Akashachi's men start to chase after them. But Akashachi tells them to wait, as the Asuras are dangerous, and he doesn't want to repeat past mistakes. In the old days, it lost him 100 men, and his son. Leia tells him he must be Akashachi, as she has heard of him from Shachi.

Akashachi gets excited, and asks how Shachi is, and where he is. Leia says that Shachi is doing well, but right now...

Elsewhere, Kaioh continues to torture Kenshiro, wanting the North Star to cry and scream. He says the history of the North Star divine fist is about to end, and the North Star lapis lazuli fist will become the ultimate style. He hits Kenshiro with another blast.

This wakes Kenshiro up. Kaioh says that the fools of this land believed in Raoh's legend, and awaited a savior of the North Star divine fist. But their savior is already here: himself. Up above, Shachi is listening to everything.

Kaioh says he is the true savior of this world, and will become the creator of the new century. He hits Kenshiro again, causing him to cough up more blood.

Lin begs Kaioh to stop this. Kaioh tells her that not a single drop of blood of the North Star divine fist will remain, and once the last drop is spilled, its bloodline will end. He hits Kenshiro again.

Shachi thinks this is no good, as if Kenshiro dies, it'll ruin his plans. He breaks up some rock, which Kaioh hears. Kaioh immediately turns around and fires an energy blast, telling whoever is there to show themselves. Shachi has no choice but to leap down.

Kaioh asks Shachi what he wants. Shachi claims he's here for the reward Kaioh promised him. Kaioh asks why he gave him Lin, and Shachi says it was for the hell of it. Kaioh decides to give him his reward, and tells his men to attack. One of the Asuras approaches Shachi, and says he's got his reward right here.

Shachi kicks him back over to where Kaioh is. The rest of the Asuras attack, but Shachi quickly starts taking them down. The Asura Shachi kicked gets up, but the explodes right before Kaioh.

Kaioh realizes that this Shachi must be the fourth boy who learned the North Star lapis lazuli fist from Jukei. He fires an energy blast at him, which Shachi jumps over. But it ends up hitting and killing several Asuras instead. Kaioh thinks Shachi is fairly skilled. Shachi says he is a Rakshasa, a demon who devours Asuras. Kaioh thinks it's cute that he's trying to act tough, but he won't be able to even scratch his armor. Shachi says they'll find out.

Shachi goes to attack, so Kaioh tells him to learn his place. He fires out an energy blast that Shachi leaps over. Shachi unleashes a barrage of projectiles, but Kaioh does another energy blast that destroys them all, and then hits Shachi.

Shachi falls down, but manages to get back up. Kaioh fires off another energy blast, so Shachi gets behind a rock, and uses it as cover.

However, the rock gets destroyed, and Shachi is knocked down again. Shachi knows Kaioh is too much for him. Kaioh asks him if he really thought that an art that lurks around the entrance to the dark world could have any effect on himself. He tells Shachi that he can't be truly evil, which is why he can't carry the evil fighting spiritual energy. He says that even the successor to the North Star divine fist ended up falling to him.

He tells Shachi to die, and goes to finish him off. But then several ropes wrap around him, as Akashachi and his pirates appear.

Akashachi says they made it just in time. He tells Kaioh to this day he's not forgotten about the 100 men he lost here. He'll now show him how a pirate fights, and throws a barrel at him.

Kaioh rips the ropes apart, and fires an energy blast at the barrel. It explodes, but the contents of it pour all over him.

He realizes it's acid, and Akashachi tells him if he doesn't wash it off, it'll burn him to the bone.

Akashachi orders everyone to attack, so they charge down. Kaioh blasts the ground, causing part of it to break up.

Several Asuras fall, as does Kenshiro. The ground beneath Lin also breaks up, and she also falls.

Kaioh lands in the water, whilst the now unconscious Kenshiro lands on solid ground. Lin falls into the water, but the powerful current takes her away. Akashachi sees his son, and says he's come here for him. He's heard everything from Leia.

He shows that Leia is also here. The pirates says that Kaioh has fled into the water, and they've got a shot at him. Akashachi tells Shachi to wait here, as they're going to finish Kaioh off. Shachi tells him to wait -Kaioh is no ordinary man!

Akashachi says he's a pirate, so he never lets his prey get away. He joins his crew, and they all throw spears down at Kaioh.

Kaioh sinks, so Akashachi says they'll save Kenshiro, then get out of here. He heads down and picks Kenshiro up, and thanks him -it was because of him that he could finally meet his son. He heads back up, but someone takes aim at him with an arrow.

Kaioh is back, and thinks he won't let Kenshiro escape. He fires the arrow, but Akashachi senses something. He turns around, and the arrow ends up hitting him.

Kaioh sinks back down, cursing Akashachi. But he says he's a demon, and won't allow any of them to return alive. Shachi checks on his father, but Akashachi says he screwed up at the last moment. But he did save Kenshiro, at least. He tells Shachi that he's grown up, and become so strong. He asks his son how he manages to live his life in this land. Shachi says that in this land, might means everything, it's the cruel law of this land.

The people quietly believed in Raoh's legend, and awaited the arrival of their savior. But he couldn't wait, and he learnt the forbidden art from Jukei: the North Star lapis lazuli fist. He began his own rebellion, and started confronting Asuras himself.

Referring to himself as a Rakshasa, he killed many Asuras. His battle had begun, and there was no going back.

Back in the present, he says he had one thing that worried him: Leia. Leia has told him that fighting didn't accomplish anything, and asked him to come back to her village. He thought her words were ridiculous, and no matter how many lives he must sacrifice, he would defeat the supreme leaders of Asura himself, and conquer this land.

Leia asked him why he must go this far. Shachi didn't answer, and instead walked off. He told her to stay away, he doesn't want to see her any more.

Leia ran off. Shachi thought this was fine, and was for the best. This way, even if he dies, it'll just be the downfall of one man consumed with ambition, and Leia wouldn't be heartbroken.

Back in the present, Shachi says he wanted to change the land where Leia lives, if just by a little. Akashachi says he knew that, he is his father after all. The moment he saw his face, he could tell. If his eyes were wicked, he wouldn't have saved him, even if he was his own son. Leia says she knew it, too. His ambition was just a front, and she knew that he was that rag who saved her before.

Akashachi tells his son he found a fine woman, he must take good care of her. He tells him to carry out his battle, and fight alongside Kenshiro. He tells his son not to cry, as his name means the Tiger of the Sea. He's dying for him, and that makes him happy, and besides, it's tragic for a parent to live longer than their child.

He thinks the men he lost have come for him, but even in the afterlife, he'll be a pirate, and will raise some hell! He says it's nice being held by his own son, but those are his final words.

Shachi says they'd just been reunited, and yet... he screams out for his father. Nearby, Kenshiro sheds a single tear.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

The evil fighting spiritual energy draws close to the wounded Kenshiro! Even if you fall, keep fighting with your soul, Kenshiro! Next time, on Fist of the North Star 2: "Kaioh's Declaration of Victory! The Ghost of the North Star Attacks!!"