Fist of the North Star

'All the warnings were true,

'all the predictions fulfilled.

'Chaos ruled.

'But that was not the worst.

'Once the honourable banner of a school of martial arts...

'..the flag of the Southern Cross

'is now the fearful symbol of a new order.

'The sign of the North Star, symbol of the last opposing school,

'is freedom's only hope.'

'Oh, Kenshiro, my son.

'l know your anguish.

'l feel your conflict.

'How can you wander in the wasteland

'while the world awaits for you to fight the oppressor?

'How can you deny your destiny?'

'l remember the death of my body.'

Shin?

Shin, don't insult me. At least let me see your face.

ls my mission as clear to you as my identity, old man?

Yes. Crystal clear.

And inevitable. You mean to kill me.

Yes. l mean to kill you.

My work is done, Shin. l am ready to die.

But l am Fist of the North Star. And you are Master of Southern Cross.

l am THE Master of Southern Cross.

Yes. And the teachings say North Star and Southern Cross must never fight.

This is not a fight.

lt's an execution.

'Within a year, the city of Southern Cross

'is the most powerful force in the new world.

'This new order is enforced by a harsh militia,

'the Crossmen.'

'High in his throne room, Lord Shin gazes past the city

'to his dreams of empire.'

Hey, easy on the gas! Feel the wheels. Come on!

l'm trying!

50 miles and we get stuck in our own back yard. Let's go!

Come on, baby! Yeah!

'200 miles north, the brave citizens of Paradise Valley

'mine the ruins of the dead world for food

'and protect their most precious asset...water.'

# ..so far away now

# Once there were sweet rivers

# Not rainfall that stings

# The roads go not by there And ships may not sail

# But still we may fly there on memory's wings #

- Well? - Some tuna, charcoal.

- Small explosion in the new mine. - Anybody hurt?

Uh-uh. But don't expect any canned meat before Spring.

OK! Quick, food!

Over here. Come on!

OK. Check this out.

Wah! Whoa! Seriously, you guys have got to be on guard at all times.

Like this.

- Now you try. - Bug off, kid.

Really, anyone can do it.

That's good. That's better.

Here. They really love your music.

ls it peaches? Sounds like peaches.

- No. Wait. Sounds like... - (Engines)

..motorcycles.

Who gets it today? Ha! Ha!

- There you go! - (Screaming)

Die, you dog!

- (Gunshot) - What's happening?

- Crossmen attack! - Yee-hah!

Where are you going? Ooh, baby!

Ha ha!

What you gonna do? (Laughs)

- (Whimpering) - The truck! No!

Hee-yah!

Rah-zar!

- l'm not gonna hurt you. - (Piercing steel)

l almost hurt myself!

Uh!

Bat! Bat!

- (Laughs) - Bat! Bat!

Bye-bye!

The cross survive!

- Uh! - (Woman) My baby!

No! Let's run!

Bat! Bat!

l fought him off. l'm invincible.

- (Thunderclap) - Bad rain. Bad rain, Bat!

The rain's come! Hurry!

Come on!

Where's the cover?

Cover the water! Cover the water!

Cover the water! Bad rain! Bad rain!

- Cover the water! - Let's go!

Cover the water!

'The wasteland, an endless expanse

'of baked earth and freezing winds.

'The tomb of civilisation.

'Dwellings are rare.

'Travellers rarer still.'

l need shelter.

'This is Radio Southern Cross.

'The liberation of the wasteland has begun.

- 'The recreation...' - The broadcast is from the south.

'The flag of the Southern Cross will wave over a new order.'

- l know. - 'We shall construct a new world.'

Aghh!

Urrh!

Julia!

- Kenshiro! - Aghh!

Leave me alone! Take your hands off me!

- (Crossman) You people alone out here? - What do you want?

We don't want. We take.

Let her go. We'll give you anything.

Give? (Laughs) You don't give!

- We take! - (Men laugh)

What are you gonna do now, huh?

- We want your wife! - Stop it, please!

- Bring her in. Put her on the bed. - (Man laughs)

- Put her in there! - No!

- You boys are first! - (Woman screams)

- lt's like Christmas time! - Party time now. Yeah!

- (Laughs) - (Yells)

- (Crossman) Cry all you want! - Let's go, baby!

- (Yells) - (Crunching bones)

Aggh!

Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.

Oo-oo-oo-oo.

Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo...yaah!

Are you trying to tickle me to death?

Don't turn your back on me!

You're already dead.

Oh, no! No! Aghh!

- (Squelching and cracking) - Aghh, no!

Savour it. lt is food too fine for angels.

Yet come. Take.

Eat thy fill.

You must eat, my friend.

You deserve it.

My kindred. My brother.

Your secret soul was unveiled to me in a vision.

Nanto Seiken.

The Master of the Southern Cross.

Holy Fist.

That was a very, very long time ago, Lord Shin.

ln the past.

l am no longer a threat to you.

l do not practise the arts.

And l don't like the sight of blood.

Yet it's in my veins.

Well, then, please allow me to leave your city.

No.

Before the Fall, my brother,

there was room for 108 schools.

And 108 masters of Southern Cross.

l respect...and love you.

But there is no place for you here.

Please, Master, l beg of you...

l could've had you killed at any time.

But l honour us both too much.

This is the way things are. This is the way things must be.

Help me.

- Hit me. - No.

You don't have the choice.

Again.

- (Yells) - Again.

- Again. - (Yells)

- Again. - Yah!

Again.

You were very good. You gave yourself much honour.

Careful. We're almost home. The Crossmen won't attack in the rain.

Next time, l'm ready.

- Greetings. - What?

Hey! What are you doing here?

Breathing.

lf you wanna keep breathing, get out.

This is our home.

You're blind?

How?

She saw our parents get killed by the Crossmen. She hasn't seen since.

What are you doing?

Something my father taught me.

He can't go out in the rain!

- The rain's not hurting him! - How do you...