The Clouds Remain!
The Masked General is Finally Revealed!!

Two of the Fist King's soldiers arrive at a city, and shout that the Fist King is passing through -open the gates! The massive gates open up, and all of the villagers mode aside as the Fist King and his forces charge through.

Raoh notices someone: Juza. Juza just stands there watching, and Raoh thinks nobody will stop his conquest. Juza is the only one who could stand in his way now, but he knows that he won't fight. Juza is a man who abandoned his own soul. He wonders why the five chariot stars are so desperate to get in his way.

As Raoh and his army charge out of the village, Juza leaves without saying a word. Raoh thinks that all of this just makes him want to meet with the last general of the South Star. He swears to defeat him.

Later on, at Juza's place, Rihaku's men tells Juza he is the only one who can stop the Fist King's advance. Juza says it doesn't matter how many times they ask him. He only lives for himself, and takes orders from nobody. One of Rihaku's men says that if they fail, they're prepared to die.

He pulls a knife out and points it over his heart, but Juza asks him if he's serious. The guy says that he can't return to Rihaku without a positive answer from Juza. Juza tells him to suit himself, he can do as he wishes. He'll even light a stick of incense as his funeral, but he still won't fight. He walks away, as Rihaku's men finally realize it's no use.

Elsewhere, Kenshiro's group have found an oasis, and are drinking from it. But two villagers come over and say it's theirs. Fudou offers to do some hard labor to pay them back.

One of the villagers says to forget it, but tells them to leave quickly. He explains that the Fist King's forces now rule their village, and this water now belongs to them. The villagers are now only allowed to drink a limited amount per day. If it's found out outsiders drank from it... he again tells Kenshiro's group to hurry and leave. But someone then grabs them, as the Fist King's forces arrive. They are angry that Kenshiro's group have drank the water. The two villagers try to explain Kenshiro's group were unaware this water belonged to the Fist King, but the soldiers tell them not to talk back.

One of them is about to strike a villager, but Kenshiro stop him, and throws him to the floor. The others surround him, but he says dealing with them is a waste of time, he wants to see their captain. The guy on the ground thinks he has guts, and says to follow him.

At the village, the villagers are being forced to work, and any who are seen as slacking off are killed. The village elder says that one of the men is too sick to work, but the Fist King's forces don't care.

One of them whips the elder, and is about to strike again, but he is told to stop. A man called Dolphy appears, who says that the Fist King ordered him to guard this land. He says no more violence, as these villagers are precious assets to them. He wants his soldiers to show them some respect.

As two soldiers help the whipped villagers up, Dolphy tells everyone that he's not like the previous rulers. He wants to build this village together with them, and will listen to their opinions. The village elder thinks if this is true, their lives will become easier. Dolphy asks them if they have any complaints with their current situation, and tells them to speak up about them. The village elder is about to say something...

...but before he can, a guy called Zenda suddenly appears behind him. Zenda asks the elder if he really has any complaints, and puts a claw to his neck. He warns him if he does say anything, he'll be stabbed. The elder says they have no complaints. Dolphy laughs and says they couldn't possible have any complaints with the way the Fist King's forces do things. Kenshiro's group are then led into the village, and Dolphy finds out they've been drinking their water without permission.

Whilst his soldiers want to kill them, Dolphy says they'll hold a trial. He tells the villagers what happened, and asks them what they should do about it. They say nothing, so Zenda suggests the group are executed. The villagers think that's too much, but Dolphy thinks that's a good idea, and asks the villagers to raise their hands if they agree.

Zenda quickly threatens everyone with death, and the villagers soon have all of their arms held up. Dolphy sees that everyone is in agreement.

However, he and Zenda then see that the village elder hasn't got his arm raised. Zenda threatens him, but he says he opposes this. He doesn't think it's a problem is some travelers drank a little water. The water is for everyone, and they used to share it freely. Dolphy thinks his opinion is dangerous, and fears the elder will rebel against him someday. He wants this dangerous seed removed, and has Zenda strike him down.

As Lin runs over to him, she finds he's still barely alive. He says this is fine, as he'd rather die than help a murderer. As he dies, Dolphy laughs and says that it looks the only opposition is gone now. To him, it just means everyone agrees to the execution.

Lin tells him he's horrible, who's just a bully. This spurs the other villagers into opposing him, and they say they don't want Kenshiro's group executed. Dolphy is annoyed, as he went through the trouble of hearing them all out.

The villagers say they don't want to go on living if it means they have to help murderers. Dolphy thinks they're ungrateful, and orders his men to kill them all. The soldiers start to run towards the villagers, but Kenshiro calls out to them.

Dolphy thinks Kenshiro must want to be executed, and decides to grant him his wish. He orders his men to attack Kenshiro instead, but they quickly get dealt with by Kenshiro and Fudou.

More of Dolphy's men attack, but Kenshiro blows them apart. Dolphy recognizes Kenshiro's fighting style, and realizes who it is he's up against. He says it's all the more reason to not let Kenshiro live, and orders his men to kill him.

However, they're now too scared to fight, and think Kenshiro is too strong! Dolphy kicks them out of the way, and then decides to take Kenshiro on himself. He pumps up his muscles, using his Taizan kokuei ken (Taishan silhouette fist). He says he's sent a countless amount of men to hell with his art.

Nearby, Zenda waits at the top of a building. He says that there is a secret trick to the Taishan silhouette fist. He reflects the light from the sun off of his claw, and onto Kenshiro's eyes. With Kenshiro distracted, it allows Dolphy to land a hit on him.

Dolphy says he won't hold back next time. Kenshiro says the North Star divine fist is invincible, but he then gets the light shined into his eyes again, putting him off. Bat assures Lin that there's no way Ken could lose. He asks Fudou if he agrees.

But they then realize that Fudou isn't there anymore. Fudou has seen what was happening, and finds Zenda. He starts choking him, but Zenda starts swiping at him with his claw.

Fudou throws him off the building, but he lands behind Kenshiro. Fudou says that Zenda is the one getting in the way.

Zenda says that Dolphy's style makes him one with him. He goes to strike Kenshiro, but Kenshiro leaps over him, and kicks him in the back.

As Zenda falls, Kenshiro tells Dolphy that his partner has already fallen, so this is the end of the line. Dolphy picks up a hammer and tries to smash Kenshiro's head in, but Kenshiro avoids it, and gets Dolphy into a choke hold. He tells him he acts nice on the outside whilst coercing people... he won't be able to grasp their hearts that way. Dolphy wants to know what he's going to do, and Kenshiro reveals he's going to have him executed.

He says that Dolphy loved to hear people's opinions, so he'll do the same. He calls out to Zenda, and asks him to raise his hand if he agrees to having Dolphy executed. Zenda raises his arm, but says he can't stop himself from doing it. Kenshiro says it looks like Zenda agrees, so Dolphy can be executed. He strikes a pressure point on the side of his head.

Dolphy's head starts to distort, but he believes Zenda has betrayed him. He goes up to Zenda and tries to attack him, but before he can land a punch, both he and Zenda explode.

A Juza's place, a party is going on. Juza tells everyone to drink up, and make some noise! He then notices a woman he's not seen before, and asks who she is.

He's told that she was found collapsed near the castle, and she said she has nowhere else to go. Juza goes up to her, and asks for a drink -unaware that the woman is Tou. She discreetly slips a pill into the bottle.

She pours Juza a drink, which he quickly drinks up. He says that his one weakness is beautiful women like her, but he then loses conscious.

When Juza wakes up, he finds himself chained up. Rihaku appears, and says its been a while. He introduces his daughter, Tou. Juza thinks that was a dirty trick, but Rihaku says it was the only way he could bring him in. He reminds Juza that he is one of the five chariot stars, so it is his destiny to guard the last general of the South Star.

Juza says the last general has nothing to do with him. He says he won't do a thing, and says to go and ask someone else. Rihaku asks him if he's sure, as the general enters the room. The general speaks Juza's name.

Juza is surprised that the general is a woman. She asks that Juza gives his life for her, and then asks him if he accepts her request. She then removes her helmet.

When Juza sees who it is, he goes into a rage, and breaks his chains apart. He says that he, Juza of the Clouds, shall give his life to her!

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

With his destiny at stake, the warrior of the Clouds has risen! Fist King, dismount that stallion! "Juza of the Clouds Resurrects! I Have No Fear for Raoh!!"

Kenshiro: The North Star code... I will uphold it.