Yuda of the South Star Six Holy Fists!
I Am the Most Beautiful of All!!

At his fortress, Yuda looks at his city. Dagar appears, and Yuda asks him if he is beautiful.

Dagar tells him he is the most beautiful. Yuda then asks if the Fist King still hasn't returned to his throne, and Dagar says that he hasn't -the Fist King remains in hiding. Dagar thinks they shouldn't let this chance slip by, but Yuda says they shouldn't underestimate the Fist King.

As he walks past his ladies, he says a false move could put them in their graves. He suddenly stops, and looks at one of the women. He grabs her and asks what's going on with her hair. The woman says she thought he'd like her new style, but he says no excuses -she isn't allowed to change her hair without his approval. He's the most beautiful, and most powerful man that God has ever created.

Only those with perfect beauty deserve his love. She begs for forgiveness, but Yuda says the more she weeps, the uglier she becomes. He tells her to get out this palace, and throws her down to where some of his men are. They quickly surround her.

Yuda tells her she's ugly, and ugly women should go and live in the desert. He tells his men to get rid of her. The woman says she won't survive in the wasteland by herself, but the men quickly grab her, and take her away. Yuda laughs.

At Mamiya's village, Bat is feeding Pel. He tells Pel to eat up, as he won't make it in this world unless you get strong. Bat then looks up at a building, and wonders where everyone went. At the top of the building, Kenshiro, Toki Rei and Airi ask the village elder about what happened between Yuda and Mamiya.

The elder asks if they have to ask about that. He says that what happened was like a nightmare... it was during Mamiya's 20th birthday...

The village was having a party, and everyone was sure that Mamiya would have a happy future ahead of her. But some men then attack -Yuda's forces have entered the village. They quickly find Mamiya, and grab her. They'd been looking for her specifically, and call out to Lord Yuda.

Yuda comes over, and takes a good look at her. He says she's gorgeous, even more so that the rumors said she'd be. She's a women worthy of receiving his love. He decides he'll be taking her.

Mamiya's parents rush over, asking what he's doing with their daughter. Yuda sees that these are her parents, and raises his hand. He uses a South Star technique, which slices Mamiya's mother and father apart instantly, killing them both.

Yuda and his men leave the village. Yuda tells Mamiya that this way, she has no reason to come back here. Back in the present, the elder says that they could do nothing but stand there and watch them leave. But then, several days later...

...Mamiya returned to the village.

The elder says that on that day, Mamiya abandoned her womanhood. Elsewhere, Mamiya nd Lin are washing some clothes. Mamiya tells Lin to look at her arms -they've gotten so rough, almost like a man's arm.

She then says that no matter how much she washes them, she can't get these scars to come off. And even if she managed to get that UD mark off, the scars in her heart won't go. Rei then walks in, and tells Mamiya that she is a woman.

He promises that he will defeat Yuda. But she tells him to stop, as she doesn't think she deserves his love. He tries to approach her, but she tells him to stay back -she doesn't want him to make her suffer anymore.

She runs off, and bumps into Kenshiro on the way. She continues running past him, as Kenshiro heads down to where Rei and Lin are. Rei has suddenly dropped down in pain again.

Rei tells Ken that it looks like the medicine they got from Medicine City isn't working too well. Kenshiro guesses that Rei must want to defeat Yuda, and Rei says he does. He also says he knows Yuda, as they're both men of the South Star. Yuda is one of the South Star six holy fists. In addition to himself, and Kenshiro's friend Shin, there are four other masters of the South Star six holy fists.

There are six men stand atop the 108 styles of the South Star, and they are known as the South Star six holy fists. Yuda is also one of them.

Rei says that he now has two days left to live, and he won't seek Mamiya's love. He only wants to die for her, and live on in her heart. In the times they live in, the lives of men are short. But woman will have children and pass on their tales... the tales of brave men and their battles.

Rei says that Yuda will be a worthy trophy for his final moments. He will defeat him, no matter what! Kenshiro tells Rei they'll go to Yuda's city.

Later on, Kenshiro and Rei enter Yuda's city. Kenshiro looks at some of the buildings, but then sees that Rei is struggling. Kenshiro checks on him, but he says he's fine -he can withstand any pain now.

Nearby, some of Yuda's men are beating up a villager for fun. One of them wants the villager to polish his boots, so the villager asks if his life will be spared if he complies. He takes out a handkerchief, but gets kicked in the face. One of the men tells him that he has to lick his boots clean.

Kenshiro then appears, and starts crushing the skull of the groups' leader. The villager sees this as his chance to run away, as Kenshiro picks the leader up and asks where Yuda is.

The group all point to the same building. Kenshiro throws the leader into a wall, as he and Rei walk towards the building. The rest of the gang stay out of their way.

At Mamiya's village, Mamiya thinks about how Rei has only two days to live. The elder comes over, and tells her that the scar in her heart will be washed away some day. There's more than just sadness in this era, as there are men like Ken and Rei, even in these horrific times.

Inside Yuda's fortress, Kenshiro and Rei encounter and kill many of Yuda's men.

Outside Yuda's room, two guards discuss Yuda. They think their Lord is a coward, as why does he need to have his room guarded just because of two men? Kenshiro suddenly appears, and asks them if this is Yuda's room. They say it is, then wonder how he even got there. Kenshiro says he's here to see Yuda. The two attack him, but he grabs their weapons.

He then slams them into each other, taking them both out. He and Rei then look at the door, and think it really must be Yuda's room. Rei thinks he can settle this in a day, but the doors then open.

Dagar appears, and says he's been expecting them. He introduces himself, and tells them to come in. They follow him into the room, but they find that Yuda isn't there. Dagar tells them that they've fallen right into a trap.

Lord Yuda isn't here, as he prefers to avoid futile battles. They've heard that Rei only has two days left to live. Rei realizes he'd forgotten about something: out of the six South Stars, Yuda is the star of enchantment.

Shin's star was the star of sacrifice, the star which sacrifices itself for love. Rei's own star was the star of justice -justice is to live for others.

Yuda's star is the star of enchantment, but it's also known as the star of betrayal. Rei's chest suddenly hurts, and he falls to the floor. He knows he only has two days left, and this could be it.

Dagar laughs, and thinks Rei has even lost his last bit of emotional support. Rei will die writhing in agony, and will have regret for his own idiocy. Kenshiro gets annoyed with Dagar, and goes to confront him. Dagar wonders if he intends to fight with him, even though he must have been heavily injured in his battle with the Fist King.

Kenshiro tells him even with his wounded left arm, it's all he needs to deal with the likes of him. Dagar finds what he said amusing, but he won't take bad jokes like that. He decides to teach Kenshiro a lesson, and dashes towards him. But Kenshiro strikes him in the face.

Kenshiro then slaps him around, and he falls down. He tries to get up, but then finds himself in a great deal of pain. Kenshiro tells him that he's struck his secret pressure points, from keichu to kafutotsu. He'll spare his life, but now he'll get try tasting some of the agony himself. Dagar screams out in pain, so Kenshiro tells him that if he wants to be saved, he needs to tell them with Yuda is.

Dagar is initially reluctant, but after experiencing even more pain, he says that Yuda has gone to the town of Buldan. He then begs for help, but Kenshiro tells him not to scream. Compared to the pain Rei is in, what Dagar is experiencing is less than a mosquito bite. He tells him to spend some time chewing on his own idiocy, and walks over to where Rei is.

Rei says he can hear Yuda mocking him. Yuda says his star shines more beautifully than any other, and people call it the star of betrayal, but that's not so. The star of enchantment has beauty and resourcefulness that can even move the heavens. The star will drink Kenshiro and Rei's blood, making it shine with even greater beauty. Rei tells Ken that it looks as if the death omen star is ready to fall on them... they must go to Buldan...

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