"Yuda... it's time to settle this."



You're Going to Die, Rei!
A Man Has Never Been More Beautiful Now!!

Rei thinks about how his body should have fallen apart some time ago. But he now has a last glimmer of life that's been granted to him, he has no further regrets of hesitations. This time, he will surely defeat Yuda. Kenshiro asks him if he's ready, and Rei says this will be his last battle.

Rei thinks about the pain he's been through, and what Toki did -to counter the shinkesshu pressure point Raoh had struck, Toki hit the pressure point known as shinreidai. This put Rei into even more pain, but he was able to pull through.

Back in the present, Bat tells Rei he can do it -he can get that Yuda guy! Rei tells Airi that he has no more regrets. In this age, he's met a man he could call a friend, and he also met Mamiya as well. All that's left for him to do now is for him to defeat Yuda. Bat wonders where Mamiya is.

Toki says she was heading towards the graveyard, and asks if he should go and get her. Rei says no -it'll just make things harder. However Bat and Lin want to get her, and run off. Meanwhile, outside the village...

...Yuda and his forces come to a stop at the edge of a cliff. Yuda asks Komaku if Rei has really survived, and Komaku confirms that he saw Rei in that village. Yuda thinks Rei is a persistant bastard, for him to still be alive after being hit by the Fist King's attack. Komaku asks Yuda why he is doing this now, as he had been avoiding fighting Rei before. Yuda says he never feared Rei's power, as there's no way he's lose to him. But he'd rather deliver the final blow with his own hands. He thinks he'll be the one who'll dig Rei's grave.

Back in the village, Mamiya kneels before the graves of her parents. She says she has never forgotten the pain of that day, and recalls what Yuda did to her mother and father. She says that, from that day, she abandoned her emotions as a woman... or, she thought she did. Now, she has someone devoting the last moment of his life to fight and protect her.

She admits she doesn't know what she should do. She then sees that Bat and Lin have arrived, and Lin tells her to come quicly -Rei's about to leave. She tells them to go on ahead, so they leave.

Mamiya looks at the graves one more time, then starts to leave. But as she does, she suddenly reazlies that she has been surrounded by a group of men. And the men are led by Yuda!

Yuda tells her it has been a while, and he's sure the scar in her shoulder is still intact. He's heard that she can see the death omen star, and he holds they key to her death. Just like how the fate of her family rested in his hands. He thinks that her blood will surely make him even more beautiful, but for now, he would like her to guide him to where Rei is.

Everyone is shocked to see that Yuda and his gang have entered the village, and have got Mamiya with them. Rei appraoches Yuda.

Rei says he's impressed that Yuda came here. Yuda claims he just came here to see Rei's anaemic style first hand, and to extinguish the star of justice with the star of enchantment. He thinks Rei is a sad and pathetic fool, for devoting his final moments to one worthless woman. A woman whom he'd branded, who has no tomorrow to speak of. Rei asks him if that's all he has to say.

Rei says that even if Mamiya is destined to die, his feelings will not change. For Mamiya's sad life, he wants there to be at least one man willing to die just for her. Yuda can't believe he's crying over a woman -how spineless! Rei tells Yuda to settle this.

Yuda tells him that first, he wants to see if he has earned the right to fight with him. He summons two of his men, and says it has been a while since he's seen Rei's South Star waterfowl fist. The two men charge forward, but Rei makes a couple of swipes...

...and goes between the two. They get sliced apart, and Yuda says that Rei's form is sharper than ever.

Rei tells Yuda that he's next. Yuda removes his cape, and says that the star of justice is only a star of clowns -mere space dust in the shadow of the star of deception. He tells Rei to die like an insect, and leaps up. As he drops down...

...Rei jumps up, and the two clash in the air. Yuda's face is cut, whilst Rei's chest has been sliced.

Yuda drops to his knees in despair, outraged that Rei put a scratch on his beautiful face. Rei tells him that the star of enchanment will never shine again.

Yuda tells him how dare he do that to his face -for that, he'll slice him into pieces! He's been waiting to spray his blood in hell, ever since that humiliating day... when they trained together in the South Star holy fist...

At the South Star holy fist training grounds, Rei was stands at the top of a pole, going through different stances. Yuda, along with several other men, are watching. As Rei continues to move, a dove flies up to him.

This dove attracts the attention of an eagle, which starts to dive down. As it does, Rei leaps up, and passes right by the eagle. He uses a technique:

NANTO SUICHO KEN: HIEN RYUBU

(South Star Waterfowl Fist: Flying Swallow Flowing Dance)

Rei lands back on the pole, and seconds later, the eagle is split apart into several pieces. The other men comment on how beautiful Re's style is, and Yuda is in awe.

Rei turns around, and sees Yuda. Yuda suddenly runs off back inside, and pants infront of a mirror.

He punches the mirror, cracking it. He has realized that, just for a moment, Rei's style moved his own soul. He has never before ever seen beauty in others, and he can't stand what's just happened. He says he'll never forget this humilation, and declares that, one day, he'll give Rei a humiliating death.

Back in the present, Yuda says that the star of justice can't shine more brightly than the star of enchantment -something he'll teach Rei today. Rei tells Yuda that he'll be the one to die, and tells him to come on. Yuda goes to attack, but Rei leaps up, and uses another technique:

NANTO SUICHO KEN: SUZAKU TENSHOU

(South Star Waterfowl Fist: Vermillion Sparrow Unfolding Flight)

Yuda's face is cut again, and he gets knocked down. As he gets up, he wonders why this is happened -Rei should have fallen apart, both physically and mentally. He doesn't understand why Rei's technique is sharper than ever before.

One of Yuda's men is in awe of the South Star waterfowl fist style, and calls it beautiful. Yuda grabs him by the face, and asks him who is the most beautiful in this world? Isn't it Lord Yuda, the star of enchantment? The guy says that he is, but that doesn't stop Yuda from killing him.

Yuda says there's on one more beautiful than himself. He tells Rei to die and attacks him again, using several rapid strikes. Rei avoids every attack, and then hits back.

He elbows Yuda in the face, knocking him down again. Yuda wonders what has given Rei so much power. Rei says that what drives him is his love for Mamiya... it burns his soul. He doesn't think Yuda would understand a thing about love, and now this is the end. Today, the star of enchantment will fall into hell!

Yuda gets up and asks if Rei thinks he's really defeated him. Toki says Yuda is up to something, as Yuda says that his star shines with beauty and wisdom. He came here with a plan, and says he can hear it now -soon Rei will be in hell.

The village then starts to rumble. At a nearby dam, Komaku has caused an explosion, which has caused lots of water to head right towards the village. Komaku thinks Yuda is quite the smart man, as he's taken into the account the terrain and the geography of the village, and used the adundance of water to his advantage.

The water hits the village, causing some of the walls to crack open. Kenshiro grabs Lin and Bat and moves them to safety. Some of Yuda's men get washed away, whilst Toki is able to help Airi.

As the water surrounds Yuda and Rei, Rei asks him what he's trying to do -did he destroy the dam? Yuda says that's right, and now this sandy ground will turn to quicksand, which will suck people in. He knows that the South Star waterfowl fist's secret techniques lie in intricate footwork.

Now that Rei's lower body is stuck in place, he's like a waterfowl with no wings. He'll die an ugly death! Yuda then laughs, and says that the star of enchantment shines more beautifully in red -whilst the pathetic star of justice will fall in this ugly mud!

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

South Star waterfowl fist versus South Star crimson crane fist! The battle draws to an end! Next time, on Fist of the North Star: "Beautiful Fighters, Rei vs. Yuda! No Tears Are Shed in a Man's Exit!!"

Kenshiro: Rei only has a moment left in his life. Begone, death omen star!