Lin: Don't come any closer!

Kaioh: What?

Lin: If you come any closer, I'll kill myself!

Kaioh: Heh heh... I don't care if you don't want to bear my child. Die! If I had any love or compassion in me, my heart might hurt a bit. But all I am is evil! Even if I did, there won't be even a slight surge in my heart. Now, go ahead and die. I'll bear witness to it here. Ha ha ha...

Shachi's Battle Of Love!
Kaioh Will Ridicule With Laughter!!

An Asura runs into the room, and reports that Kenshiro and Hyoh's battle hasn't come to an end -both of them are alive. Hyoh's memory has returned, and the two have reconciled. Lin thinks that if Ken is safe, then she can't kill herself. Kaioh gets up, and asks how this happened. The Asura says that right when the two were about to land their final strikes, Shachi stepped in.

Kaioh is infuriated -not only did Akashachi get in his way, but now, so has his son. He says he won't forgive him, and grabs Lin. He tells her she is to see this with her own eyes: even if fools band together, they can't defeat him! He tells the Asura to spread the word -whoever finds Shachi first will be rewarded.

Soon, Asuras are out searching villages, looking for Shachi. They find one guy, but it's not who they want. As they continue running around, Leia becomes aware of what's going on.

Elsewhere, Kenshiro's group have setup camp. Shachi says he's sorry, but Hyoh says it's alright. He knows Shachi didn't strike him fatally because of his compassion. He says he won't die yet, not until he breaks the seal of the secret technique he must pass on to Kenshiro. He thinks it's coming back to him now -he knows where the ultimate technique is. It's in the western desert, at a place known as Taiseiden -there is a key there that breaks the seal. He says Taiseiden is the holy temple of the North Star clan, and was where he and Kenshiro were born and raised. But he doesn't know where the key to break the seal is -you'd have to go to it and search. He knows Kenshiro is strong, and could fight Kaioh, but if he acquires the hidden technique, he'll inherit all of the North Star clan, and will become the true successor.

Kenshiro says he'll get to that once Hyoh's wounds have healed, but they won't move until then. Shachi thinks they can't relax -Kaioh is a Demon, they don't know what he'll do next. He thinks they should get the hidden technique as soon as possible. Since he knows Kenshiro and Hyoh don't want to move now, he decides to go and try to find some clues. Later on, Shachi heads off by himself.

He sees Leia lying down nearby, and goes to her. Leia wakes up and asks him if he's alright, but he asks her what's wrong, why is she here? She tells him Kaioh is looking for him, and intends to kill him. She tells him to be careful.

Shachi asks if she wandered the wasteland looking for him, just to tell him that. She nods, so he tells her the situation with Kenshiro and Hyoh, and thinks it might be better if Kaioh is after him now. He says he has a job to finish, and tells her to go back to the village. But she grabs his arm and says no. She doesn't want to wait by herself anymore, she already knows how hard it is to anxiously wait for him.

She is worried that he keeps going to these dangerous places, if he can't stop doing that, he must take her with him. She just wants to be close to him now. Shachi tells her he understands, and vows to protect her, no matter what happens. The next morning, the two arrive at Taiseiden.

They start to look around, and Shachi says that somewhere here is the hidden technique that must be passed on to Kenshiro. But nobody knows where it was sealed. Suddenly, the entire place begins to shake. Shachi and Leia look in horror as...

...Kaioh appears, along with Lin. Kaioh tells Shachi that it's time for him to die. A man who drowns in a woman's love has no value. The North Star clan's Kenshiro and Hyoh are both people who live bound by love, and are fools.

He gets down from his horse and wonders how he could have been trifled by a maggot like him. He lets Lin run off, and then tells Shachi he's never felt this much anger over a mere insect -he'll crush his body!

Shachi tells Leia to run, and then charges towards Kaioh. He thinks he must let Leia get away, even if he has to die. He uses a technique to circle around Kaioh...

...but Kaioh calls him pathetic, and kicks him in the back. He lands next to the horse, who stomps on his arm, breaking it.

As Shachi rolls away, he bumps into Kaioh, who stomps on his leg, breaking it. Kaioh asks him if it hurts, and tells him he'll learn his place.

He goes to punch him in the head, but Shachi is just about able to avoid it. Kaioh says for him to be able to dodge that, he's certainly a practitioner of the North Star lapis lazuli fist. But he won't be able to avoid his next attack, as he prepares to punch him again.

However, Leia grabs onto his arm, screaming for him to stop. Lin then grabs onto his other arm, and they both scream for him to stop.

As they do this, a bright light shoots out of part of the floor. Kaioh finds the noise unbearable, as Shachi walks towards the light. Kaioh has no idea what the light or sound is.

Shachi enters the light, and finds a ring on the floor. He pulls at it, which causes part of the floor to collapse. He, Kaioh, Leia and Lin all fall down.

Elsewhere, Tao finds Kenshiro and Hyoh, and asks them where his sister is. Kenshiro asks if something happened to her, and Tao says he thought she was heading towards Shachi. But they've got big trouble -Kaioh is going after Shachi! Meanwhile, as Shachi falls, he feels a soft, warm light, like he's being held in his mother's arms. As he lands, he immediately collapses.

He sees Kaioh right next to him, but Kaioh is transfixed on something. Shachi looks over and sees a statue nearby.

Shachi wonders if this chamber could hold the hidden technique. Kaioh gets up, and goes to the statue. He wonders what it has to do with anything, but he can feel a strong sprit surrounding it. He tries to touch it.

But when he does, the statue makes a noise he can't stand. It blows his gauntlets to pieces, and makes him fall to his knees. Shachi tells Leia that this is her chance to run, but she tells him they'll go together.

Kaioh thinks this statue is rejecting the North Star lapis lazuli fist, and himself. He fires an energy blast at it, which blows apart one of its arms. Shachi tells Leia to run, but Kaioh walks over and says he won't let them escape. He's seen the root of the North Star clan, and its symbol is a statue of a woman -which is absolutely absurd. If the woman is a symbol, then he'll destroy the women first.

Shachi tells him to wait, and asks that if he's a warrior, why would he kill a woman? If he's going to kill someone, he should kill him. Kaioh laughs and says he doesn't care, anyone who defies him will be destroyed. Shachi says he won't let him, but Kaioh punches him.

Shachi smashes into a wall, and as Leia goes up to him, Kaioh says he'll destroy them both.

Nearby, Kenshiro defeats an army of Asuras. He thinks that Kaioh is a coward for going after Shachi instead of him. He starts to run, and tells Shachi not to rush -he must live for Leia.

Kaioh lands a powerful punch on Shachi. Lin asks Kaioh to stop, as Shachi can't fight anymore. Kaioh tells her the more menacing an insect, the more it must suffer.

Shachi stands back up, as Kaioh asks how a man who learned the North Star lapis lazuli fist could throw away his life for a woman. He punches Shachi in the head, causing him to fall before the statue.

Kaioh can then hear that noise again, and the statue seems to be crying. Shachi says farewell to Leia, and realizes he couldn't even protect her life.

Kaioh sees that the statue is crying, and thinks this must be some kind of illusion. The statue then emits a bright light, as its aura surrounds Shachi. Shachi starts to rise again.

As Shachi gets up, Kaioh can't understand why he has been revived. Shachi floats in front of the statue.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Shachi's power finally expires! Just at his demise, the power of love calls for a miracle! Next time, on Fist of the North Star 2: "The Fighter of Love, Shachi, Dies! My Friend, Love Is Everything!!"