Count to 3!
You're the One Who'll Die!!

Kenshiro's group are driving through some fog. Bat complains that he's so hungry, he thinks he's going to die. Pel suddenly stars growling, but Bat then yells out he can see a city nearby. In the distance, they see the city, which has a large cathedral in the middle of it. They can also hear a bell ringing.

They drive in, and Bat immediately notices a couple of tractors pulling some trailers, which are full of food. But he then notices a lot of skeletons scattered around the ground. He and the others then hear a woman screaming, and see her being chased by a group of bikers. The bikers knock over one of the food trailers.

Bat sees this as his big chance to get some food, and starts collecting some of it. But a villager stops him and asks him what he's doing -all of this food is tribute for Lord Zaria! The woman then screams again, as the bikers have surrounded her. They want to have some fun with her, since she's all done serving Lord Zaria.

She begs them to stop, but they tell her just to play with them for a little bit, then they'll let her go. Kenshiro suddenly appears, and says he'll play with them. He tells the woman to get out of here, and some of the guys go after her, but Kenshiro stops them by hitting some pressure points.

The remaining punks what to know who this guy is, but Kenshiro says he has no name to give to the likes of them. They don't think he should act so high and mighty when he doesn't even have a name, and run towards him. Kenshiro throws two of the other guys at them, and they smash into each other. They decide to retreat.

Before they go, they start threatening Kenshiro, but then hear the sound of a bell. The punks immediately fear that they've angered Lord Zaria, and ask for forgiveness. The bell continues to ring.

Suddenly all of the punks get sliced up, straight down the middle.

NANTO ASHOU KEN

(South Star Dark Bell Fist)

Later on, the woman Kenshiro saved, Karen, takes Kenshiro's group to her home. She gives the kids food and asks them to enjoy it, even though it's not much. Bat sees it really isn't much, but Karen says that's all the food and water they can get here. Bat says he saw those tractors earlier, but she says all of that food was for Lord Zaria.

Karen says that Zaria rules this city. Bat says if he ate everything on this table, it still wouldn't be enough. He says he and Lin need to grow up, but Lin says she doesn't want any food, and she feels ill. She tells Bat he can have her share, whilst Karen tells Lin she can rest in the next room. She leads Lin away.

At the cathedral, Zaria stands on the roof. He says he has been waiting for the man with seven scars, as he has received orders from his god to kill him. And now Kenshiro is here, his fate is sealed. Meanwhile, Karen tells Lin to sleep well.

She says that it almost feels like Lin is her little sister, something she's always wanted. Back at the cathedral, Zaria tells his servants to awaken, and kill the man with seven scars. The bell starts ringing again, whilst he starts chanting. As this happens, all of the villagers change into zombies, who pick up weapons and head towards where Kenshiro is.

Zaria's spell starts to effect Karen, who asks Zaria to spare Lin and the others. But she is soon turned, and Lin wakes up to see her holding a lantern. In the next room, Bat wonders if Lin is alright. He decides to give her this apple that he managed to take earlier.

Kenshiro notices something outside, and Bat goes over to look. They see that an army of villagers are heading their way. Meanwhile, Karen keeps swinging the lantern from left to right, putting Lin into a trance. She tells Lin to go to Lord Zaria.

Kenshiro tells Bat to go and protect Lin and Karen. Bat goes into the next room, but Karen appears to be missing. He goes to wake Lin up, but as soon as he does, Karen suddenly lunges out of the bed. She tries to stab Bat, just as the villager zombies break into the house.

Kenshiro starts throwing them back out. He goes to check on the others, only to find Karen attacking Bat. He knocks her out, causing her to drop the knife.

Kenshiro catches it just in time, and tells Bat that was close. He shuts the door and Bat asks what is going on. Kenshiro says it's mass hypnosis, but Bat wonders where Lin is. Kenshiro thinks Karen will know, but for now they're getting out of here.

The zombies break down the door, just as Kenshiro bursts out of the roof. He lands with Karen safely, whilst Bat and Pel go splat.

In the streets, Lin walks towards the cathedral, whilst the zombies completely ignore her. Bat asks Kenshiro if Karen is going to live, as Kenshiro hits pressure points on her head.

Karen wakes up, and is back to normal. Kenshiro says he's cleared the spell, but she tells him that Lin is in danger. She is at Lord Zaria's cathedral. Ken tells Bat to stay here and protect Karen, and then starts jumping from roof to roof.

However Karen also starts making her way towards the cathedral. Bat decides he'll also go, but the zombies get to where he is, and he has to scramble up a chimney to escape them. They surround him, leaving him unable to make any moves. Meanwhile, Kenshiro arrives at the cathedral, and goes inside.

He soon comes across a group of men, who are all armed with swords. He tells them he doesn't have time to fight them, and asks them to move out of the way. They respond by charging towards him, so he starts hitting pressure points.

He takes down several men, and then follows it up with a spinning kick, which hits the remaining ones.

HOKUTO KYAPUU ZAN

(North Star Hundred Way Slash)

Kenshiro soon finds Zaria. Zaria welcomes him to his cathedral. Kenshiro wants to know where Lin is, and Zaria points upwards. Lin is standing at the edge of a platform, and Kenshiro calls out to her. But she doesn't respond.

Zaria says Lin can only hear his voice now. He tells Kenshiro not to move, otherwise Lin will fall. Lin starts to wobble forwards and backwards, as Zaria asks Kenshiro what will he do now. As this is going on, Karen arrives, and heads up some stairs to get to Lin.

Zaria emits a green light from his hands, and tells Kenshiro his fate was sealed the moment he entered the cathedral. His fate will be death, and he can fall into its sweet slumber now. He says Kenshiro can now not move, and then tells the ones who were killed by the man with seven scars to revive. The bodies of the slain men start to get back up, even the ones who no longer have their heads. Up above, Lin watches as the men approach Kenshiro.

Zaria wonders about using his South Star dark bell fist to rip Kenshiro in half, and starts walking towards him. As Lin continues to watch, her eyes tear up, and she screams out Ken's name. She then falls backwards, but Karen catches her.

Some of Lin's tears hits Kenshiro's face. Zaria tells the man with seven scars to die, and lunges towards him. But Kenshiro suddenly kicks one of his hands.

Kenshiro then hits pressure points on the revived men, whilst Zaria can't understand how he broke free of his South Star dark bell fist. The bodies of the revived men then tear apart.

MEIDATSU HOKAI KEN

(Life Snatching Decaying Fist)

Kenshiro thinks that robbing the dead of their peace is unforgivable. Zaria says if he dies, he won't die alone, and runs up to where Lin and Karen are. He tells them he'll kill them, but before they can, Kenshiro leaps up, and kicks his other hand.

As Zaria stumbles back, Kenshiro rips his jacket and shirt off, and then rapidly hits some of Zaria's pressure points.

He hits him so hard his glasses and wig fall off, and then kicks him into the ceiling. The ceiling cracks open and Zaria falls, but Kenshiro kicks him again.

Zaria collides into a cross, and Kenshiro tells him to count to three... then die. Zaria is split in half, and his body breaks up into nothing. The entire cathedral then starts to collapse.

Outside, the villagers return to normal. They and Bat watch as the cathedral falls apart. The next morning, Karen and Lin see Kenshiro.

Lin hugs Kenshiro, and says she knew he'd come and save her, but she really thought he was going to die. She then calls out to Karen.

Karen thanks Lin, whilst Kenshiro wipes away Lin's tears. As the sun rises, it shines over the entire city.

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