Kenshiro, the successor to the North Star divine fist, and Rei, of the South Star waterfowl fist school, who seeks a man with seven scars, who had kidnapped his sister. Both became protectors of Mamiya's village. To finally destroy the evil bandits known as the Fang clan, they have traveled to the mountains where the bandits dwell. But it is there they find Airi, the sister Rei has sworn his life to find, being held captive!

Rei! I'll Stop Your
Tears with My Fist!!

The Fang King curses Kenshiro's group for killing his beloved sons. He wants them to know very well the pain he feels, and scratches Airi's chest with his sword. As Rei screams out his sister's name, the Fang King tells him he knows how he feels, and how much it hurts. That why it makes him feel so much better!

Rei starts to run forward, but immediately stops when the Fang King tells him to. The Fang King then tells him that if he tries to make a move, his sister is dead. The only thing he can do is just stand there and cry. However, Kenshiro then steps forward, and tells him to stop. The Fang King asks him if he cares if this woman lives or dies.

Kenshiro bluntly states that he was hired to kill them all. If they kill that girl, he'll pay them back a thousand times over. His words worry the Fangs, but King Fang says if Kenshiro had anyone close to him, he would have seen them wound up the same way as Airi.

Gojiba thinks they should make Airi suffer more, and the Fang King thinks that's a good idea. He places his sword against Airi's throat, but Mamiya suddenly shouts out that Ken does have people close to him. Kenshiro thinks she's going to tell him about Lin and Bat.

The Fang King questions what she's talking about, and she unexpectedly says that she is Ken's fiancee! Gojiba says she'd better not be trying to trick them, and wants proof of their relationship. Mamiya says she'll show them proof. She turns around, runs up to Kenshiro...

...and kisses him. Kenshiro quietly asks her what she is doing, but she says to leave it to her. Mamiya calls up to the Fangs, and asks them if they think she could do that with anyone but her fiance. The Fang King tells her to come up here -if she'll take Airi's place, he'll release her. Mamiya walks towards the cliff, but Kenshiro thinks she's trying to get herself killed.

Rei asks Ken to stop, as for now, they have to bet on Mamiya. He says that if Mamiya can save Airi, then he'll give his own life for her. Mamiya starts to climb up the cliff, thinking this is the only way: if she can kill the Fang's leader. The Fangs watch her climb up.

She makes it to the top, and two of the Fangs think she's a nice looking woman. They decide they'd like to take her, so they charge. But Mamiya instantly takes them both out with her yoyos.

mamiya asks King Fang to release Airi, like he promised. The Fang King does so, but as soon as he does, Mamiya says she'll now take his life.

She throws out her yoyos, but they simply bounce off his head. He says he thought she'd try something like that, and then grabs her.

Mamiya pulls out her spikes, spins them around in her hands, and then stabs them into the Fang King's chest. He screams out, and she tells him it's his fault for underestimating her just because she's a woman. The Fang King laughs, and tells her to look at her weapons.

Mamiya pulls them out, and sees the spikes are bent -they did no damage. The Fang King says those won't work on him, as he can use a secret technique of his Kazan kakuteigi (Huashan horn wrestling) that instantly makes his skin as hard as steel. He tells Kenshiro and Rei that now he has a hostage for each of them. He wonders what to do with them, when Gojiba has an idea: how about they have a little knife throwing practice? The Fang King thinks that sounds like fun.

Mamiya and Airi and tied up, and left stood next to the edge of a cliff. Gojiba says he only recently learned this, so he may miss the target. He throws a batch of knives at Mamiya and Airi, and they all hit around the two.

One of the Fangs tells Gojiba to try it blindfolded now. He puts the blindfold on, and throws a knife at Mamiya. It seems to stab into her head...

...but fortunately only hits her hair. One of the Fangs tells Gojiba to try it with the other girl, so he takes aim at her.

Before he can throw it, Rei breaks down and begs them to stop. He falls to his knees and begs them not to do this to Airi. The Fang King thinks he's a decent man, and asks the North Star man what he thinks. Kenshiro just stares at him, so he asks him what that kind of look is for -doesn't he have any thought for his woman when she's in danger?

Kenshiro cracks his knuckles and says it's like he told him before: he was hired to kill them. The Fang King says he'll kill both women, but Rei yells for him to wait. He says he'll do anything he wants, just don't kill Airi. King Fang tells him in that case, he is to kill the North Star man.

Kenshiro tells Rei to calm down. The Fangs are just trying to get one of them killed first, so he mustn't let them get to him. He warns him to think of what would happen if the South Star and North Star schools fought each other. The Fang King asks the South Star man what he's going to do, and places his sword under Airi's chin. Rei takes a stance, and tells Ken to get ready.

Rei starts to fight, but Kenshiro avoids his strikes. Rei uses a technique where he swipes rapidly, but Kenshiro avoids everything, and then grabs Rei's wrists. The rock behind him has been sliced up.

The Fangs think the South Star man is incredible, but the Fang King says that their strengths are evenly matched. He thinks that when the two of them both fight each other with all of their powers, both will die. And once that's happened, he and his clan can take Mamiya's village at their leisure. Rei yells at Kenshiro -why isn't he taking a stance, why isn't he fighting?

Kenshiro says he is the same... he also once lived only for the sake of a woman. But a man once took his fiancee, Yuria, from him. After that, he lived only to have Yuria back. Eventually, he found that man, and defeated him.

But he also found out that Yuria had taken her own life. What he felt at the end of his battle was an indescribable emptiness. Rei asks why he's telling him this now, and Ken says he just doesn't want to fight with him. Rei says with him here, he can remember how it all used to be... the feelings of peace. But he has to kill him! He takes a stance again.

He attacks, and it looks like he's stabbed into Kenshiro, but actually Kenshiro has stopped his attack. Kenshiro tells him his strike was slow, but Rei asks him if he thinks a South Star holy fist master like himself could kill a man who won't fight back. King Fang asks him what he's doing -doesn't he care if his sister dies? He tells him to kill Kenshiro now.

Rei is about to attack, but Mamiya screams out for them to stop. She thinks she can't let Ken and Rei die, as they have to destroy the Fang clan, and save her village. She thinks she will have to kill herself, but then the Fangs notice something wrong with Airi: blood is trickling out of her mouth. She's bitten her own tongue.

The Fangs gag her, whilst she screams to just let her die. Mamiya realizes she was thinking the same thing as her. Mamiya looks at the Fangs, and sees some of them are holding spears. She jumps up, and looks like she's going to pierce herself...

...but the Fang King grabs her at the last moment, and asks if she really thought he'd let her choose when she could die. She says to kill her now -she let her own little brother be killed to protect the village. She's not going on living as their hostage, and tells Ken and Rei to save the village. Kenshiro suddenly takes a stance, and says that unless Rei uses all of his secret techniques, he won't be able to kill him. Rei immediately recognizes the stance:

HOKUTO SEIKYOKURIN

(North Star Holy Ring)

As Rei also goes into a stance, the Fangs wonder what's going on -they're not moving at all. The Fang King says they don't understand how intense this battle is. The two are both guarding themselves so carefully that neither one of them can attack. He says he'll prove it, and throws his sword towards them.

Kenshiro and Rei both strike the sword at the same moment, causing it to shatter. The two take new stances, as King Fang thinks this is it.

NANTO KO HA RYU

(South Star Tiger Destroys Dragon)


HOKUTO RYU GEKI HO

(North Star Dragon Attacks Tiger)

The Fang King tells Mamiya to watch carefully, as the stances the two have taken show they're betting their lives on this -the winner will be decided in the next instant. Rei suddenly lunges at Kenshiro, but his attack is dodged. Kenshiro then strikes Rei in the face with a punch.

However, Rei recovers and quickly attacks again, and stabs into Kenshiro's chest. Kenshiro collapses, but moments later, so does Rei. King Fang says they're both dead.

Gojiba and another Fang go down and confirm it: both men are definitely dead, as their hearts aren't beating. The Fang King laughs, and tells his sons to all go down there and take out the grief of their clan on them. The Fangs go down, with their swords at the ready.

The Fang King closes his eyes and thinks about his Kemada and Gibara. Whilst Mamiya can't watch any more, the Fang King says his dead sons have been avenged. He then tells the others that they're leaving now -but first, the women can die.

Mamiya put herself in front of Airi and tells them to stay back. The Fangs go to attack them, but before they can get close, they explode.

The Fang King wonders what's going on, and then sees that Rei and Kenshiro are both back up. He sees that they've been tricked.

Rei says that deceiving your enemies to escape is also a technique of their fighting styles. The holy ring stance was a signal to attack each other's pressure points to simulate death. The Fang King says that's not fair, but Kenshiro tells him villains like himself don't deserve fair play... he was in death's grip from the very start.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

The Fang King finally stands before Kenshiro! How can the North Star divine fist fight a man who's flesh is as hard as steel? Next time, on Fist of the North Star: "It’s Too Late to Beg for Mercy! Go to Hell, Fang King!!"

Kenshiro: Fang clan... I can't forgive you.