It’s Too Late to Beg for Mercy!
Go to Hell, Fang King!!

The Fang clan stand on one side, whilst Kenshiro's group stand on the other. Kenshiro tells the Fangs that too many have suffered and died because of their actions -they don't deserve to live!

The Fang King tells him how dare he say that -he has killed so many of his sons! He tells Kenshiro and his friends that they won't leave this place alive, and tells his sons to get them. One of the Fangs sets off some explosives, which detonate around Kenshiro's group.

The explosives cause the ground to crack open, separating the group. And then lots of lava pours out everywhere.

Once everything has settled down, Kenshiro is with one group of the Fangs, Rei is by himself, and Mamiya and Airi are next to another load of Fangs. The Fang King says their graveyard is now ready, whilst Gojiba says the women are their hostages again. Mamiya yells out that she'll protect Airi, and tells Ken not to listen to the Fangs.

Rei starts making his way to Airi and Mamiya. Kenshiro reminds the Fangs that he was hired to kill all of them, but Gojiba thinks he's bluffing. As they've got the women as hostages, he doesn't think Kenshiro can do anything. He walks towards him, and tells the Fang King to kill the women if Kenshiro moves even one finger. They'll soon know if he's bluffing or not.

The Fang King tells him he really is the sharpest of his sons, and tells Kenshiro that if he tries anything, he'll have the women impaled. He points out that there are lots of Fangs above Mamiya and Airi. Gojiba goes up to Kenshiro and spits on him. He tells Kenshiro to take shot at him, but Kenshiro remains silent. He keeps taunting him ...

...and eventually Kenshiro tells him to keep his dirty face away from him. This really sets Gojiba off, and he tries to attack, only for Kenshiro to pummel him with punches.

He continues battering Gojiba, and hits pressure points that make his head explode. King Fang tells his sons to kill the women, so the Fangs start jumping down.

However, Mamiya uses her yoyos to slice up some of their faces, and then leads Airi away. As they head over a bridge, Mamiya realizes that there are lots of Fangs waiting for them over on the other side.

And there are also lots of them blocking off the way they came. One of the Fangs tells Mamiya there's nowhere left for them to run, and she can now pay for cutting up his handsome face. He runs towards her, but Mamiya also charges.

She slices up his face again, and he stumbles and falls off the bridge. Another Fang says how dare she do that to his brother.

But before the Fangs can attack, Rei jumps down. He immediately starts slicing up the Fangs, and tells the others that their opponent is him. Meanwhile, Kenshiro confronts the Fang King. The Fang King tells him to watch his secret technique.

His body starts to glow, and the color of his skin then changes:

KAZAN KOUGAI KOHOU

(Huashan Steel Armor)

The Fang King gloats that his body has been transformed into steel armor, so he can't even be scratched now. Kenshiro wonders if that's really the case, and pulls a large steel beam out of the ground. He decides to try out the Fang King's body against this beam.

The Fang King screams if he really thinks that will work against him, and charges. But as he does, Kenshiro smashes him in the face with the beam... to no effect. The Fang King says the beam has been bent, and nothing can break his head open.

Kenshiro goes into a stance, and tells him that it looks like he's eager to taste his fists. The Fang King goes to punch him, but Kenshiro avoids him. Kenshiro then strikes the Fang King with two punches...

...and an elbow strike. The Fang King tells him he already said it was useless, but Kenshiro ignores him, and picks up another beam. He says they'll try this again.

The Fang King says he's fine with that, and tells him to go ahead. Kenshiro swings the beam, only this time it works! He smashes it into the Fang King 's body, and his skin color returns to normal. The Fang King says this is impossible!

Kenshiro explains that he his a pressure point known as dai kyou, which has made his muscles as soft as fat. He then smashes the beam onto the Fang King's shoulder, then starts battering him around with it.

The Fang King gets knocked down, and the Fangs are all concerned. They ask their father if he's ok, but he just tells them to go and get Kenshiro. The Fangs point out that if he can't beat Kenshiro, there's no way they can!The Fang King throws one of his sons at Kenshiro, but Kenshiro sticks the beam in the way, causing the Fang to smash into it. The Fang King tells all of the other Fangs to go and attack.

Nearby, Rei slices up some of the remaining Fangs, whilst Mamiya...

...also takes a few out. With the Fangs threatening them all dead, Rei is finally reunited with his sister. He thanks Mamiya for her help.

A desperate Fang King keeps telling his sons to go and fight, but they don't want to. One of them says that they're the same blood, and the same clan, but the Fang King doesn't care about that. He wants them to go and buy him some time, so he can run away! He thought his sons would do anything for him, but they tell him they thought he loved them. He calls them fools -he can always have more sons, so long as he lives! He tells them to get Kenshiro, but after they see Kenshiro glaring at them...

...they decide to run away. They don't get very far though, as Rei suddenly appears, and slices them all up.

Kenshiro tells the Fang King that it looks like this is it. The Fang King asks him to wait, and promises he won't attack that village any more. He asks Kenshiro to just let him go, but as he says this, he discreetly pulls a grenade out from behind his back. Kenshiro refuses, and the Fang King asks him if he doesn't show any pity at all. Kenshiro says he has none to spare for him.

The Fang King reveals the grenade, and pulls the pin out of it, but Kenshiro says he forgot to mention something. He tells the Fang King that his muscles are about to harden up again, so he won't be able to move. King Fang realizes that he can't release his grip on the grenade!

It explodes, destroying most of his arm. But he realizes it doesn't hurt, and wonders why. Kenshiro tells him it's because his body has already begun to die, and by the time he finishes counting to five, he'll be dead. The Fang King decides to make one last attempt at killing him, and charges.

Kenshiro hits him with the mountain split fissure wave technique. The Fang King falls off the cliff, and lands in the lava below, where he melts into nothing.

As the others arrive, Mamiya thinks that her brother's death has been avenged by Ken. The group return to Mamiya's village, and Kenshiro tries to heal Airi's eyes. Rei asks if Ken can really cure her.

Kenshiro uses a technique on Airi, and then tells her that he pressed the pressure point known as ken myou. He then tells her that she'll soon be able to see her brother's face. She asks if she really will be able to see again, and he promises her she will be able to.

Kenshiro gets up and leaves. Later on, he watches the villagers, who are celebrating the Fang clan's demise. Rei then walks up to him, and says he guesses this means that their job is finished. Kenshiro asks him what he plans to do next. Rei says he wants to find a nice, quiet place to live with Airi. He tells Ken it looks like he owes him another big debt. Kenshiro then asks him if he's going to stop looking for the man with seven scars.

Rei asks him what he means, but Kenshiro removes his jacket. Ken tells him that he's killed a lot of people to try and find him. He then removes his shirt, revealing to Rei that he's the man with seven scars!

Rei is dumbfounded, but before he can say anything, Bat and Lin suddenly run out. They are quickly followed by Airi and Mamiya.

As Rei looks at her, Airi can now open her eyes. She says that she can see -things are still a little fuzzy, but she can see his face.

Rei tells Ken that, even if he told him he was the one who took Airi away, he wouldn't believe it. Meanwhile Bat asks Mamiya what's up -what's she doing in a dress? Mamiya lightly hits him on the head. Rei asks Airi if she can remember what the man with seven scars who took her looked like. Airi says she doesn't know, as he always wore a black helmet which hid his face.

Bat thinks this is confusing, but Kenshiro already seems to have an idea... could it be that man? Meanwhile, at another village...

A woman is being chased by a large guy. The woman's brother and his two friends run after them, but they all come to a stop when a guy on a bike pulls up.

This man, Jagi, says nothing, as the woman runs up to him and asks for help. He gets off his bike, as the large guy asks who the hell he is. Jagi calls him a worthless bastard, and asks him something:

ORENO NAO ITTE MIROU

(Say my name)

The man has no idea as to why he should know that, so Jagi hits pressure points on his neck. The man tries to attack him, but then finds that he can't move. Jagi then points a gun at his face, and asks why he can't tell who he is from the scars on his chest.

The man thinks that gun doesn't have and bullets in it. Jagi thinks he really must want to die, and loads the gun with some shells. He tells him that he'll give him once more chance to say his name.

The man thinks he knows it, so Jagi tells him to say it. The man reveals he was lying, and Jagi hates lies. He pulls the trigger, but his shells were duds. He tells the man that he got lucky.

However, he watches the man topple over and die anyway -he's died from shock. Jagi then goes back to the woman, just as her brother and friends arrive. Her brother thanks Jagi for saving his sister.

Jagi smacks him in the face with his gun, and tells him he was mistaken -he's taking this woman now. The other two go to attack Jagi...

...but then notice the seven scars on his chest. They've heard of such a man, a man who uses some martial art called the North Star divine fist! They know he's the guy who killed Jackal, and the Fang clan. Jagi starts laughing, and tells them to say it... say his name!

ORENO NAO ITTE MIROU!

(SAY MY NAME!)


NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

A man who wears a wicked mask, the bogus Kenshiro appears! What motive drives this mystery man with the seven scars? Next time, on Fist of the North Star: "Destiny Draws Near! Jagi, Who are You!!"

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