The lone wolf running through the heavens, Ryuga of Sirius, is out to kill Kenshiro.

Ryuga: Forgive me, Yuria. I will fight the man you loved. But I must do this... it is the destiny of the star of Sirius. Forgive your brother...

An Iron Fist for the Roaring Wolf.
Toki is in Danger!!

Raoh and his army are marching through the desert. Raoh looks up and sees a red star in the sky. He knows it is the star of Sirius, and wonders if it's red because Ryuga is out for blood.

At a village, a gang has taken the place over, and are watching the villagers work on a well. They want the villagers to hurry up, and whip anyone who they think is slacking off. They tell the others to get back to work.

The gang think this is a great village, as the people here are such hard workers. Suddenly, one of the gang has a spear thrown through him. The others turn around to see Ryuga and his army standing there.

Ryuga introduces himself, and says that this village now belongs to Lord Fist King. Any who oppose them will die, and he proves his point by throwing a spear at the gang leader, killing him. Ryuga says he is the star of Sirius, and if the others don't want to end up like their leader, they should leave at once.

The rest of the gang decide to attack him, but he quickly starts ripping them apart.

His army deal with any others, and kill the ones who try to surrender. The villagers watch as the entire gang is slaughtered.

They decide they don't want to be salves to the Fist King, and try to run. But Ryuga's army quickly capture most of them. One of the villagers manages to get away on a bike.

Ryuga tells Garou that he'll leave things to him. He then looks at the blood which hit him, before riding out of the village.

The biker who escaped crashes in the desert, where he is found be Kenshiro. Kenshiro tells him not to worry.

Back at the village, the villagers are told that this place now belongs to Lord Fist King. They will become his subjects, and when one of them complains they don't want that, he is killed. Another villager says nothing changes -they'll be suffering until they die, no matter who comes.

The villager leads Kenshiro back to the village. Inside it, the villagers are being led away, and are told not to even think of trying to escape. Kenshiro then walks over, and asks where Ryuga is.

He grabs one of the guards by his face and asks him where Ryuga is again. Another guard tries to attack, so Kenshiro kills both of them. The others realize that was the North Star divine fist, which means this guy is Kenshiro! Kenshiro tells them to leave this village, as it belongs to the people who dug its well.

An archer tells him to shut up, and then fires an arrow at him. Kenshiro catches the arrow, and throws it back. It hits the archer in his arm.

Another guard says that they are Ryuga's troops, the elites in the Fist King's forces -they won't go down without a fight! But before they can start, Garou tells them to stop. He says that Kenshiro is out of their league. Kenshiro asks him where Ryuga is.

Garou pulls out a sword, and says that if Kenshiro defeats him, he'll tell him. Garou says that his style is Taizan ryu zanjin battojutsu (Taishan man-slicing sword drawing technique), and he begins his attack. Kenshiro avoids his strikes...

...and Garou ends up slicing one of his own men in two. Garou says here's the second blade, and he resumes his attack. He pushes Kenshiro back up to a wall, but his strike is avoided when Kenshiro ducks under it.

Garou then tries a third strike, only for Kenshiro to jump up over it. He comes back down and collides with Garou, who manages to block.

Garou's helmet is damaged and his head cut, whilst Kenshiro's face has been cut. The wall Garou struck breaks apart. Garou removes his broken helmet, and tosses it to the floor.

He thinks that Kenshiro is strong, and it's no wonder Lord Ryuga recognized him. He tells Kenshiro that he must die this time, and charges towards him. He tries to strike Kenshiro, only to have his hand shattered.

Despite this, Garou is able to pull out a knife, and stab into Kenshiro's arm with it. But Kenshiro doesn't seemed harmed by this -instead, he starts rapidly punching Garou.

He does one last punch, which shatters Garou's armor. The others want to avenge Garou, but Garou tells them to stop -they can't defeat Kenshiro. Garou then tells Kenshiro that Ryuga is heading to Toki's village.

He says that Toki will die at the hands of Ryuga. He had hoped to defeat Kenshiro himself, all for Ryuga, but acknowledges that he has failed. He says this world needs a great tree, and says that tree is Kenshiro. He then explodes and dies, but Kenshiro is worried about Toki.

Toki now lives in a building which is inside a canyon, where many have camped out outside. He now heals anyone he can, but when he starts suddenly coughing, Lin thinks he should stop for today.

Toki says he can keep going, as he won't last much longer. He wants to use his remaining life to do all he can for the sick. Bat calls for the next person to come in. Outside, Ryuga has arrived.

He looks at his picture of Yuria, and asks her what she saw in Kenshiro. He asks her to forgive him, but he is going to defeat Kenshiro... even if he has to wear the guise of an evil wolf.

Later on, an old man comes back to visit Toki. He shows that his leg, that Toki healed, is doing fine -he might even be able to run soon! Whilst Lin thinks she's glad everyone is so happy, she worries that Toki will pass away soon.

Toki tells the man not to push himself too hard, but then has to shove him out of the way -just as an arrow flies past his head, almost killing him.

Ryuga enters the room, and Toki knows who he is. Ryuga says he's been here for a while, but now has to give his farewell. He takes aim at Toki...

...and shoots him with an arrow. Bat tries to fight Ryuga, but gets swatted aside. Ryuga sees that Toki has gotten so weak that he can't even dodge an arrow now.

Lin gets between them, and says that Toki can't fight anymore. Ryuga says he must defeat Toki, and goes to strike her. But Toki gets in the way, and takes the hit.

Toki asks him why is he doing this. Ryuga says he has heard that the North Star's essence is rage -you can't release its full force without it. He strikes Toki again.

He asks Toki what's wrong -he's not going to finish him off yet. Toki says he knows Ryuga has been with Raoh until now, so what does he see in this chaotic world? Ryuga says he sees two powerful, great trees. Toki knows he must mean Raoh and Kenshiro. Ryuga says this era will not be settled without a great tree. If Kenshiro can't defeat him, there's no place for him in this world.

Toki starts to get up, and says that the blood splattered over him looks like his tears. Ryuga thinks Toki understands him, but he then strikes him again.

He says that he will plunge Kenshiro into the depths of sadness. And to do that, Toki must die. He feels that Kenshiro has yet to understand the true feeling of sadness, but if Toki dies, Kenshiro will begin to change this era. He is about to strike Toki again, but stops himself when he hears Toki says that he understands. Toki then says to kill him -take what's left of his life. Ryuga can then carefully witness this era with his own eyes.

Ryuga says he won't bow to him, and says that Sirius must bear infamy as an evil wolf. He lands one final strike on Toki.

Lin screams out Ken's name. Kenshiro suddenly turns around.

He looks up at the Big Dipper, and sees a shooting star fly over it. He wonders if that star was Toki. Elsewhere, Raoh wonders of his little brother has finally fallen.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Two fiery souls driven by destiny! Let the light shine beyond this world! Next time, on Fist of the North Star: "Conclusion of Chapter 3: Let the New Age Awaken! The Wolf's Howl Moves the Heavens!!"

Kenshiro: The rage of the tempest is calling me.