Kaioh: North Star lapis lazuli fist: shikanhaku! When this destructive point is struck, you'll lose all love along with the light in your eyes! Run whenever you will, then awaken! And love the first man you set eyes upon!

Lin: Ken!

Kaioh's History of Shame!
The Heavens Change Lin's Life!!

Kaioh says people call him a devil, and tells Kenshiro to hate him more -it just makes him stronger. Kenshiro tells him he won't forgive that distorted heart of his, and goes to punch him. Kaioh manages to stop his fist, and says that now the seal is gone, he wants Kenshiro to show him how much stronger he's gotten.

He tosses Kenshiro over, and then starts choking him. He tells him to die, and wants his blood and bones to dissolve into this land.

Kenshiro prizes Kaioh's hands off his throat, and then kicks him away. Kaioh lands himself on top of a rock, and says this place is a holy site for him. But for Kenshiro, it will be a burial ground.

He says that he's indestructible in this land, and lunges forward. As he and Kenshiro punch each other, Kenshiro's protector is destroyed.

Elsewhere, Tao sees to Hyoh's wounds. Hyoh thinks he couldn't do anything for Kenshiro after all, and couldn't even save Kaioh's heart. Black Yaksha then appears, and says that Kenshiro and Kaioh's battle has begun. Hyoh thinks that he may have been the one who caused Kaioh to become a Demon. Black Yaksha asks him if he's talking about that day, and Hyoh says he knows he himself was the one who first ever humiliated Kaioh...

At the training grounds, a blindfolded Kaioh is sparring with several opponents at once. He defeats them all with ease, despite them all being much older than him.

The other children watching are in awe of Kaioh. Jukei says that Kaioh is strong. The guy with Jukei says that ever since Kaioh lost his mother, he's become incredibly strong. Jukei says Kaioh's art is steeped in hatred, but the guy says the other children look up to Kaioh. They may fear him, but they still look up to his strength. If Kaioh puts a wristband on his right arm, they all do the same. To them, Kaioh is a hero, and they'll follow him anywhere.

That night, Jukei speaks to Kaioh alone. He tells him that tomorrow, he must not win his match against Hyoh. He is not to even injure him. Kaioh asks why, and Jukei tells him it's because he is strong. Kaioh asks why that's an issue, is it wrong for someone strong to win? Jukei tells him that right now, nobody must surpass the North Star clan. Kaioh asks why that is, and Jukei explains that they're planets of the North Star -training Hyoh is their first duty.

Jukei tells him to burn this into his mind. As he leaves, he tells Kaioh that if he fights at full strength tomorrow morning, Raoh and Toki will both die. Kaioh falls to his knees.

The next morning, the match between Hyoh and Kaioh is to take place on a narrow bridge. Kaioh confidently walks forward, whilst Hyoh nervously takes things step by step.

Nearby, Jukei waits on a platform, along with Raoh and Toki. As Kaioh continues to watch Hyoh, he knows he could defeat Hyoh. But he then looks over.

He sees Raoh and Toki, with Jukei stood behind them. He thinks that losing a fight is a warrior's greatest humiliation, and his mother was fated to suffer such a cruel death... must he also accept this fate? He runs towards Hyoh.

But he then causes part of the bridge to break, and almost falls. He then starts yelling that he's lost, and asks for forgiveness, as he can't fight in a place like this! He starts whining that he doesn't want to die, and begs for someone to help pull him up.

The other children think Kaioh is a weakling, and throw off their wristbands. Jukei thinks this is for the best, and hopes Kaioh can forgive him. If their had been a strong warrior within the clan, this humiliation never would have happened. It's too much for Hyoh to bear, making him wonder of the true successor to the North Star will be Kenshiro.

Back in the present, Hyoh says that he was barely 10 years old when that incident happened. Hyoh wishes he had been blessed with the same rare talent Kaioh had. Everyone then ducks as an axe is thrown at them. Hyoh destroys it...

...but then a chain gets wrapped around him. He realizes who it is who's attacking them: Zebra. Zebra laughs and says how tragic it is that Hyoh is wounded. If he was healthy, he never would have let this chain snare his neck! Zebra then says his life belongs to him now.

Elsewhere, at a village, some Asuras are on the hunt for some women, but they keep finding men. They shout out that a high-class gentleman is looking for a bride, so any women should come out, and not be scared. Unsurprisingly nobody appears, so the Asuras claim that Lord Samoto is strong -he's also mean, but he's nice to women! Samoto then arrives in the village, and asks if there's no women around.

When he finds out there aren't, he tells his men to go out and find a bride who's worthy of him. One of the Asuras then notice something -a woman on a horse, and she's a fine one!

Meanwhile, Zebra slams Hyoh into the ground. He can't believe this is supreme leader Hyoh, and asks him if he wants to go around the land like this. Black Yaksha calls out to Hyoh, but Hyoh says he doesn't need any help. Even if he's injured, he's still a warrior of the North Star clan.

Zebra laughs and says he has a tip for him: a woman called Lin has had her shikanhaku destructive point hit, then she was let loose into the wild. Back in the village, Samoto and his men want Lin to wake up. Samoto says her handsome prince has been waiting for her. One of the men taps her face with a spear, and her eyelids quiver.

One Asura says she's reacting, and Samoto tells her to hurry and wake up. Meanwhile, Zebra tells Hyoh it could be today or years from now when Lin wakes up, who knows. He then leaps towards Hyoh, and tells him to die.

Hyoh breaks the chain, and avoids Zebra's attack. He gets behind Zebra, and then plants him into the ground.

Zebra can't believe he has this much power despite his injuries, but he then explodes. Hyoh thinks there's still something he has to do.

Kaioh stabs into Kenshiro's chest, and asks him why he didn't try to avoid it -is he prepared for death? Kenshiro says he's always prepared for that, and tells him to watch. He tells him to look at the body he got from his mother -along with these wounds, he also bears their hearts. And he'll now slice Kaioh's heart apart!

Kaioh asks him how he'll scar a heart that doesn't exist, and goes to punch him. Kenshiro goes to punch him, and the two graze each other's necks. They both get sent flying back.

They slam into the ground, causing it to crack. As they get up, Kaioh tells Kenshiro he can look for his heart all he wants, but he'll never find it. Kenshiro says he must find it -that was his vow to Raoh, when he became the successor to the North Star divine fist...

Raoh tells Kenshiro that he has a brother that he has long been separated from. Now that Kenshiro has been chosen as the successor, he'll have to back down, but their fists will cross someday. If his quest for supremacy fails, there's something he wants Kenshiro to pass on to his brother: that he knows of his brother's sadness, and he respected him more than any other.

He tells Kenshiro that he and his brother seek a glorious death. If his brother ever becomes twisted, he wants Kenshiro to defeat him with his own hands. He can sense Kenshiro will become a great warrior, so he's counting on him.

Back in the present, Kaioh laughs at Raoh's words, and says that his brother was pitiful. He tells Kenshiro to give Raoh his response in the afterlife: he was defeated by Kenshiro because of his own benevolence! Kenshiro and Raoh's compassion only hastened their deaths. He tells Kenshiro to behold how a Demon fights:

MARYU KARETSU HA

(Dark Dragon Rending Wave)

Kenshiro gets hit by Kaioh's attack, and is blown away by it. As he smashes into the ground, Kaioh says there is no good or evil in this world, there is only strength. Compassion is nothing but nonsense for the weak.

Kenshiro gets up, and says he will fulfil his promise to Raoh. Instead of having his name tainted as a Demon, Kaioh is to perish as a hero. Kaioh tells him to try and defeat him, but he won't fall so easily.

The battle continues...

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

The secret of Kaioh's birth is now revealed! Next time on, Fist of the North Star 2: "3 More Episodes Remain! 2000 Years of the North Star Clan's Harsh History!!"