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At Southern Cross, Shin tells Yuria that this shining city belongs to her -every blade of grass and tree in it is hers. Yuria tells him he doesn't understand anything. What she wants is gentleness like the sea, eyes that shin like a green meadow, a heart that's warm like the sun.

She runs off, and Shin wonders why she won't open her heart to him. Joker then appears, and says that Kenshiro still lives. Shin is irritated by Kenshiro's persistence, but says he will never make it to Southern Cross. With just a single word, he can have thousands of men attack him.

Elsewhere, Kenshiro, Bat and Lin are driving through a desert. Bat sees a city in the distance, so they head to it. They enter the city, and are surprised by how such a small city is so lively. Ken says it's an oasis -they must have a source of water here.

They start walking past all the market stalls, and think in a place like this, people can act civilized again. But a villager then shouts out that they're here, which causes everyone to flee in panic. Kenshiro grabs a guy and asks him what's going on. The villager says that God's Army are here.

God's Army drive through the city on bikes or in jeeps. One woman runs out but trips, and drops her food everywhere. But God's Army don't care, and are about to run her over...

...when Kenshiro saves her. God's Army stop, and watch as Kenshiro takes the woman out of the way, then picks up all of her food, bags it back up, and returns it to her.

She thanks him for his help. God's Army move out without saying a word. As Bat asks who those guys were, a villager explains that those guys claim to be the army of God. They said they'd protect their town...

...but in reality all they do is steal food, attack their women and take anything they want. Lin asks why they don't stand up to them, but the villager says they can't. Anyone who opposes God's Army won't survive. Lin realizes it's force that rules in this town, too.

Ken's group start walking through the town, and Bat is convinced there's got to be lots of ways to get food in a town like this. He says just leave it to him -from now on, he'll be Ken's manager. Just then a guy gets thrown through a window. A couple of seconds later, a massive guy crashes out of a door.

The large guy tells the bartender he just chucked out, Johnny, that he should let him eat here for free. Bat sees this as a business opportunity, and tells Johnny they can get rid of that man mountain for him... for just three day's worth of food. Johnny initially thinks that's a joke and says he doesn't have that much extra food, but Bat tells him this giant is going to eat way more than three day's worth of food. Johnny makes a deal: he'll give him two day's worth. Bat thinks he's driving a hard bargain, but decides to take it.

Bat tells the colossus that if he doesn't want to get beaten up, he'd better get lost right now. The giant tells Bat to show what he's got, and then crushes a car with just one hand. Bat hides behind Kenshiro, and tells him this is the guy he'll be fighting. Bat tells Ken this is their first job, so he should take this guy out fast. The giant tells Kenshiro to stay out of this, unless he wants to end up pounded flat.

Kenshiro asks him if that's any way for a guy who wants a free meal to talk. The man says that with the way things are now, with arms like his, food just comes to him naturally. He can smash a guy like him away with one punch! He goes to attack Kenshiro...

...but Ken stops his hand with just a single finger. Ken asks him if that's all he has, so he attempts to hit him with his other hand...

...only for Ken to stop him with one finger again. He asks him if that's all the brute strength he has, and then kicks each of his arms, hitting pressure points:

HOKUTO GOUKIN BUNDAN KYAKU

(North Star Muscle Cutting Kick)

The guy says that didn't hurt, but then his arms drop down and he realizes something is wrong. Kenshiro tells him that he'll have to work honestly for a living now, as he's left him just enough strength for that. The guy walks off humiliated.

Bat asks Johnny for their two day's worth of food. Johnny takes them back into his bar, which has a giant vault in it. He says he has to keep his supplies in here, he couldn't leave them out in the open like in the old days. He brings out their food.

Bat can't believe that's it, but Johnny assures them it's too much as it is. Bat bets he probably stole this from somewhere, but Johnny tells him so what if he did -stolen or not, food is still food. He even has booze. Just then, three members of God's Army enter the bar.

Johnny thanks them for patrolling today, and the Captain tells him he seems to be doing as well as ever. Johnny says he really isn't, but the Captain tells him he's here for this month's share. Johnny goes into the vault, and picks up a huge bag. He puts it on the counter, but the Captain says it's not enough. Johnny starts saying it's all he has, but the Captain warns that they could smash this place up anytime they wanted to.

Johnny appeases him by giving him a bottle of whiskey, which he says is the best in the world. The Captain is happy with it, and tells him to call if he ever has any trouble. He then notices Pel licking his boot, and kicks him away. As Lin checks on Pel, she tells the Captain he's horrible. The Captain says they're strangers, and asks where they wandered in from.

Kenshiro then gets in the way, and the Captain recognizes him as the guy who saved the old woman earlier. He asks him if he wants to stand against God's Army, and pulls out a weapon. Johnny asks them to take it outside.

The Captain and his men rush outside, as Kenshiro casually walks after them. The Captain tells him they'll teach him to fear God's Army, but Kenshiro says it's useless -hyenas like them could never stand against the North Star divine fist. This enrages the Captain, who attacks. But Kenshiro evades his strikes, and then hits pressure points on his head...

...and follows it up with a knee to the face. This causes the Captain's face to blow apart, killing him.

KOSHU HAGAN KEN

(Neck Twisting Face Breaking Fist)

The other two soldiers pick their Captain up, and leave. Bat and Lin come out and celebrate, and then the group go back into Johnny's bar. Johnny can't believe Kenshiro was able to beat members of God's Army, but Bat tells him Ken did it without even breaking a sweat.

Johnny thinks they're fools, do they not know who God's Army are? He explains that they're former Red Berets, survivors of the army special forces. It has been said that just one Red Beret could kill 500 regular soldiers single handed, and each of them was trained with special killing techniques. Kill one, and they'll kill ten in retaliation. And they all believe that they've been chosen by God.

At God Army's fortress, the soldiers are enduring harsh training regimes, under the surveillance of Sergeant Mad, their drill instructor. The moment Mad notices anyone failing...

...he kills them. He tells them they must risk their lives, to bring down their opponent. Once they have brought their opponent down, kill them without mercy! Nearby, one man defeats another. Major, another man watching, tells him to kill him. The man says his opponent is his younger brother.

The Major says that doesn't matter -God only chooses the strong. Mad forces the guy to plunge a knife into his own brother, killing him.

Meanwhile, Johnny says that the leader of God's Army is meant to be superhuman, and uses a weird martial art, some South Star technique. When Kenshiro hears that, he immediately thinks of Shin, and remembers him saying that the North Star divine fist cannot defeat his South Star holy fist. Bat thinks the God's Army leader must be Shin, but Kenshiro says it can't be. The North Star divine fist can only be passed onto one successor, but the South Star holy fist has many different schools.

Back at the fortress, the Major is informed that the Captain of the guard has been killed. He asks the two men who were with the Captain what happened, and they say some martial artist did this. Just them, a wanted poster gets thrown down, and then a knife stabs it to a wall.

The leader of God's Army, Colonel, then appears and asks if the man on the poster was the one who killed the Captain. When he finds out it was, he says this is a search order from God. He tells them this man is Kenshiro, the man with seven scars on his chest, and the successor to the North Star divine fist. As Colonel disappears, he tells them to kill Kenshiro. The Major says to leave this to him, and later on, he and a few other soldiers head out. He says that Kenshiro will know the terror of God's Army.

As Major's group head towards a town, some villagers use some signals, which are relayed to another group. The villagers have had enough of God's Army "protection", and don't want them to rule their town any more. They know they're up against professional soldiers, but if they combine their strength, they can defeat them. The start firing arrows...

...but the soldiers use their whips to swat them away. The Major tells them they may have weapons, but they don't know how to use them. This terrifies the villagers, as the Major tells his troops to show them how to really use weapons. They raise their arms...

...and start throwing out knives, killing many of the villagers. Back at the bar, one guy tells Johnny about the attack, but Johnny thinks they're idiots -they're going up against professional killers! Bat thinks the pile of bodies is only going to get bigger.

Kenshiro suddenly gets up, and and runs off. Meanwhile, the majority of the villagers have been killed, as the Major asks the remaining ones what's wrong -they should take their best shot!

Some villagers flee, but two stay and fight. However, the Major chokes them both to death. He then calls out for the North Star man to appear. Kenshiro tells the soldiers of a false God that he's here. The Major sees him on a cliff above, and says he admires his courage -he came out just to be killed.

Kenshiro rips his jacket and shirt off, and tells them they are the ones who will die. He jumps down, and the soldiers immediately start throwing knives at him.

Kenshiro reveals his secret weapon: nunchaku. He uses these to deflect the knives and send them back in the direction they came from, and soon nearly all of the unit are killed, except for the Major. The Major says it has been a while since he's fought a man with spirit.

Kenshiro tells him he's the last men he'll ever meet before he goes to hell. The Major says his whip is no ordinary one -its cut is far shaper than a knife's. He tells Kenshiro to come at him, the moment he charges, he'll slice him in two. Kenshiro suddenly runs forward at great speed...

...and dodges the Major's attack. He then strikes the Major with two kicks:

HOKUTO SOUKIN JIZAI KYAKU

(North Star Muscle Control Spin Kick)

The Major thinks it's impossible, how could he be so fast? He then realizes he can't move. Kenshiro asks him how it feels as he approaches his execution, and says the muscle control spin kick is one of the secret techniques of the North Star divine fist. It upsets the body workings of the opponent, and now he can make him do what he wants. He rips off half of his moustache, and then places his whip around his neck. He then hits the meiken pressure points on his hands, and tells him his arms will keep moving apart until he strangles himself.

He tells the Major he belongs in hell, and then starts to walk away. The Major says he doesn't want to die and begs for help, but Kenshiro walks off. He stops and turns around, just in time to see the Major fall down dead. He says that these are terrible times...

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

The evil agents of God's Army know no bounds. Sergeant Mad attacks Kenshiro with his blood-knives. Next time, on Fist of the North Star: Villains! Shall We Have a Countdown to Death.

Kenshiro: You are already dead.