Fist of the North Star: HOKUTO NO KEN (北斗の拳 -FIST OF THE NORTH STAR-)

Under the seven stars shining in the sky,

a dreadful assassination art lay hidden for 1,800 long years

in the darkness of history.

Living in history's shadows, concealed in history's darkness,

it's an art that moved through the ages.

And its name is...

THE ULTIMATE ASSASSIN

Listen up!

In God's Land,

only those with superior strength can carry the name of Golan.

If you want to be chosen, kill and survive!

Then, we'll create a nation with only those chosen by God!

Through this war, God has chosen us!

I don't remember choosing you.

What?

Who's there?

A god of death.

I'm impressed you got this far.

But this is the end.

And now to finish you off! Take this!

Those are bloodsucking needle knives used by the Red Beret.

There's no way out now!

You'll spurt blood all over your body and die!

Wha... What?

Oh?

Aren't you something.

What a great opportunity.

I found some nice prey for you boys.

Show me the fruits of your training.

I wouldn't, unless you want to die.

The difference in our strength is too great.

Dumbass. What's one guy gonna do against all of us?

You're the one who's gonna die!

I've always wanted the chance to kill a guy with no holds barred.

We'll shred you into little pieces.

With this many of us against one of you,

there won't be a scrap left when we're done pulverizin' ya!

Looks like you'll have to die before you learn your lesson.

Come on, then.

Tear him apart!

You're up next! Go!

Oh?

What?!

You've got some superhuman strength there, huh?

We don't see much prey of your caliber.

I'll take care of you personally.

What you just saw was the most basic level of Hokuto Shinken.

Hokuto Shinken...

What a load of trash.

In the Red Berets, my knife skills were second to none.

Allow me to demonstrate

my killer act that's soaked in the blood of thousands of guerillas!

You won't be able to dodge forever!

I can average ten stabs per second!

The moment you slip up, I'll skewer you!

You're wide open!

That should have killed you instantly.

I... Impossible!

As far as I can see, the Red Berets are a bunch of red-faced babies.

Y... You'll regret that!

The hell? I can't control my body...

You won't be able to get up on your own.

Tell me where your leader is if you don't want to drown.

He's up there!

The Colonel is in that tower!

But believe me, even if you kill me,

you won't stand a chance against him!

He's the epitome of superhuman!

The Colonel, huh?

He's the one who made this organization.

Wait!

You fool!

You thought you could get away without killing me?

It seems you haven't realized that I already did.

W... What?

What kind of idiotic...

H... Help me...

Did you really expect

that I'd let a sick bastard like you live?

Look, Rin.

That's God's Land.

That's where Ken is?

This should be close enough for you, yeah?

Let's chill out here until Ken comes back.

Hey!

Rin! Even if you go in...

Ahhh! What a pain in the ass!

You have a good eye to spot the guard among the statues.

It's said that the best hunters can detect their prey

just from the shift in the atmosphere.

You seem to have some sense for it.

I've never allowed my prey

to get this close to me before I realized it.

I mastered the art of killing in guerilla warfare.

No man of sound judgement would dare challenge me.

I'll have you answer one question for me before I send you to Hell.

Why do you harbor the mad ambition to create God's Land?

So you're here to fight me.

Very well.

Consider this story a parting gift as you leave this mortal coil.

The Red Berets.

A unit of highly-trained killing machines.

We were noble soldiers.

And we had principles!

We were loyal to our nation above all else!

However... At the General's estate,

I once dared to speak my mind.

And those bastards...

Why all the fuss, Colonel?

In this day and age, you boys are nothing but paper tigers.

It doesn't matter how many of you soldiers there are.

All of you are nothing compared to my finger on the big red button!

The room was full of high-ranking officials and business leaders.