In the City Without Light, a Lone Fist Burns!
The Furious Death by the Five Exploding Fingers

At a fortress, located in the middle of a desert, a man known as King says anyone can appreciate good music. But only a few people can appreciate the pleasure that evil can give you. Nearby, a woman is playing a harp, and continues to listen to King. King says that only he, the man who possesses both the will to destroy God, as well as the most beautiful woman who lives, shall be the true ruler of the paradise to come. He then says that Spade has fallen, but he still has three jacks left to play...

The next morning, Bat is walking through a desert. He complains about how hungry he is, and thinks what's the point of Ken being such a great martial artist, if he can't use his abilities to get them some food -what a waste! He then strikes it lucky when he sees a refrigerator in front of him. He manages to prize it open, only to find it's empty.

He then hears some noise nearby and sees a vulture fighting a snake. The vulture kills the snake and starts to fly off with it, but Bat grabs it and says he'll have roast bird tonight. However he ends up tearing a load of the bird's feathers out.

The vulture chases after him for a bit, before flying off. As Bat gets up, he thinks that bird had some nerve to pick on an innocent kid. He then hears the sound of a vehicle nearby, and hides.

As the truck passes him, he sees that Lin sis on it! Nearby, Kenshiro is meditating.

He is interrupted by a butterfly, which lands on him, then flies away. As Kenshiro watches it, he thinks about Yuria. Bat then runs over and says this is bad -Lin has been kidnapped! He tells him that he saw her on a truck. Kenshiro thinks that's impossible, why would Lin be here? He asks where the truck was going, and Bat says it was heading to the city of Dorado. He knows that some guys go around and capture villagers, using them as slaves in Dorado.

Bat knows that Dorado is one of King's towns, and he's heard it's a terrible place. Nobody who's gone in has ever come out alive! Without saying a word, Kenshiro gets into Bat's car. Bat quickly gets in, as Ken drives towards Dorado.

In Dorado, the captured villagers are being put to work. Kenshiro and Bat are able to sneak in easily, but Ken notices something: a flag which has the crest of the Bloody Cross on it. He wonders what it's doing here.

Nearby, the village's leader, Diamond, has had a kid tied to a post. The kid's father is being forced to shoot an arrow at a tin placed on top of his head. Diamond and his underlings watch, and think this guy is pathetic, as he's shaking like a leaf. They tell him to aim carefully, or he'll punch a hole in the kid. The villagers think this is too much, and realize they're just toys for Diamond and his men.

The man breaks down and says he can't do it. Diamond sees he needs some help, and tells one of his men to go and assist. The man walks over and picks him up, and gets him to take aim again. He tells him he'll show him how to use this bow, and tells him to aim carefully.

He fires, and the arrow is clearly going to hit his son. But Kenshiro leaps in and catches it at the last moment. Bat frees the kid, and Ken throws the arrow back at the punk. It hits him in the arm.

As he rolls around, Diamond shuts him up by hitting him in the head with his staff. Diamond says he hates seeing whining fools, and then asks Kenshiro who he is. Kenshiro says he has no name to give to an animal like him. Diamond thinks he's got guts, so he can die in place of the boy. Kenshiro tells him to go sleep in a barn with the other animals. Everyone else clears out, as Diamond and two other guys confront Kenshiro.

Diamond swings his staff, but Kenshiro dodges it by moving back. Diamond doesn't stop swinging, and ends up taking his own underlings out. He swings again, and this time manages to destroy part of Kenshiro's shirt.

He sees the scars on his chest, and realizes this guy must be the man with seven scars -the guy who killed Spade. Kenshiro tells him he is, and says he'll suffer the same fate as Spade. Diamond calls Kenshiro an idiot, as he's the one who'll be going to hell. He starts swinging his staff above his head, and manages to slice Kenshiro.

He goes to finish him off, but Kenshiro stops his attack with just the palm of his hand. He tells Diamond he's boring him, and then lifts him high up into the air. He then throws the staff, causing Diamond to fall.

As he does, Kenshiro jump up and hits several power points on Diamond's neck, followed by kneeing him in the face. The two then fall back down.

KOUSHU HAGAN KEN!!

(Neck Twisting Face Breaking Fist!!)

Bat thinks Ken's done it, but Diamond starts to get back up. He says that Kenshiro hardly did anything to him, but Kenshiro tells him that he's already dead.

Diamond tells him not to make him laugh -this fight's just begun... but his skull then explodes, killing him. As he falls down, the villagers are amazed by what's just happened. Later on, a search is started for the man with seven scars.

They are led by Club, who says he shall avenge Spade and Diamond. Bat and Ken have hidden in a building, and Bat watches the numerous vehicles driving around outside. Bat asks Ken what they should do now -how should they look for Lin? Ken says they'll wait until nightfall, so Bat says he'll scout the town in the meantime. Ken tells him not to, as it's too dangerous.

Bat tells him to leave it to him, as sneaking around is his specialty. Bat enters the city, and sneaks past any guards by pretending to do some work. He starts looking around the place, but there are no signs of Lin.

He wonders where she could be, as he comes across a giant, empty cage. Nearby, Lin has been put to work polishing boots. A guy comes in and calls her a little slacker, as she hasn't even got half of them done. If she doesn't get them all finished by nightfall, she's dead.

The guy sees Pel, and says you hardly see things like puppies anymore. He goes to grab him, but Pel bites his finger. Before he can attack Pel, Lin stops him by grabbing his leg. She tells Pel to hurry and run away.

Pel runs off. Outside the city, Bat sits on a rock. He thinks about Lin and remembers back when she heard him play his harmonica. He starts playing it, and Pel hears him. Pel runs up to him, and Bat recognizes him as being Lin's puppy. Pel heads back into the city, so Bat follows him.

Later on, Lin sees Pel has returned, but tells him he must leave. However she then sees that Bat is here. She asks him what he's doing here, but he asks her what that's supposed to mean -he's here to save her! He also says that Ken is here, and she'll get to see him soon. He wants to go, but then sees that Lin has a chain locked around her ankle. He tries to break it, but he can't do it.

They then hear some men nearby. Lin tells Bat to leave, but he tells her he'll be back, and promises to get her out of here. A bit later on, Bat returns with Kenshiro. The two see the place Lin is in is guarded by one man. Kenshiro leaps over him...

...and strikes the zusetsu pressure point. He tells Bat this guy won't remember them once he wakes up. The two then hear someone screaming nearby.

Kenshiro tells Bat to go and save Lin, and then runs towards the source of the scream. Club is waiting inside a cage, and killing villagers who are forced to fight him. He has his next challenger thrown in, and tells him to come and get him.

Bat frees Lin by cutting her chain with an axe. Meanwhile, Club taunts his challenger and avoids all of his strikes. He then slices his back, killing him.

He asks who's next, but the two at the door suddenly collapse. Kenshiro walks into the cage. Club says this is a change -a man who's in a hurry to go to hell.

Kenshiro powers up, as Club realizes his opponent is the man with seven scars. Ken tells him he doesn't deserve to live in this world, but Club tells him to shut up. The two prepare to fight.

Club lunges at Kenshiro with his claws, making several swipes. Kenshiro dodges them all, as Club then leaps up and drops down towards him. As he does, Kenshiro moves in and strikes pressure points on his hands:

GOSHI RETSU DAN!!

(Five Fingered Explosive Bullet!!)

Club looks at his hands, which then shatter and explode from within. As he staggers backwards, Kenshiro asks him what's wrong -is that it?

Club makes one more desperate effort to attack, but Kenshiro strikes him in the face, and then hits him in the back. He says he pressed the meimon pressure point, which will kill him in 30 seconds.

He calmly explains to Club that his own muscles will snap his spine in half. Club asks for help, and Kenshiro tells him those villagers must have asked him for help too. Club says he doesn't want to die, but Kenshiro just tells him to fall into the endless sleep, one without dreams. As Kenshiro walks off, Club continues pleading, but his time is up.

As Kenshiro walks out, Bat, Lin and Pel see him. Lin is pleased to see Ken, but Bat isn't happy -he was the one who save her!

Back at the fortress, two men report to King, and tell him that Diamond and Club have been defeated. They tell him that the man was someone who used a martial art called the North Star divine fist, and had seven scars on his chest. When King hears this, he thinks it could be Kenshiro. When the woman playing the harp hears this, she says Kenshiro's name, and reveals that she is Yuria.

King then tells the two men that they are telling him that they ran away from Kenshiro. They beg for mercy, but King tells them that those who forget to fight... die! He stabs into their chests, killing them both.

King says that Kenshiro is a still a man he's already beaten once. He then calls out to Heart. Heart appears, and King tells him that they call him the martial artist killer. King wants him to go and give Kenshiro a painful death. Heart says to leave it to him.

"Kenshiro... I'll give you another taste of hell! Hahahahaha..."


NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Kenshiro and his friends about about to be ambushed by the devil himself! Will even the North Star divine fist fail before Heart, the martial artist killer? Next time, on Fist of the North Star: Attack the Bloody Cross!! Secret Technique, Ju Hazan.

Kenshiro: You are already dead.