Fist of the North Star: HOKUTO NO KEN

I returned from the depths of hell

to take you down.

I'll have to send you back there, then.

Shin!

Your life ends here!

Kenshiro!

In the year 199X,

the world was engulfed in nuclear fire!!

The seas dried up, the earth split open,

and it seemed as if all life had been wiped out...

And yet...

humanity somehow survived!!

Water!

Lots of food too!

Look what else they've got.

Plenty of paper to wipe our asses with!

So begins a new era where violence rules the world.

Zeed!

Something happened to the recon squad!

What?

Damn...

W... Who did this...?

Who the hell did this?!

They don't know who they're messing with!

Zeed!

Huh?

Something's not right here.

An external force wouldn't have done this.

It's almost like they burst open from the inside.

This guy's still breathing!

Hey! Tell me what happened here!

The Great Dipper...

The what?

What just happened?

Was that a time bomb?

No. There's no way anything that complex is still kicking around these days.

What the hell did he mean

by "the Great Dipper"?

A CRY FROM THE HEART

W... Water...

Water...

We'll keep him here until the Elder gets back.

Looks like another dumbass stumbled his way in here.

Rin. Bring him some water.

Th... Thank you...

Grab the keys!

What are you waiting for?!

You're just another thief as far as they see it.

We've gotta get outta here before they kill us!

Huh?

You bastard! What the hell did you do to me?!

Sorry, but could I trouble you for another cup of water?

C'mon! You didn't have to go that far, asshole!

Ooh that smarts. What the hell were you thinking?

What do you think would happen to her if she let you escape?

You picked a fine time to be a bleeding heart, buddy.

I'm surprised you've made it this far.

C'mon. Admit it.

You're only here because you heard the rumors about this village, right?

Take a look outside!

This place has water! It's sitting on an aquifer.

That means they've got tons of food too!

If you wanna survive in this world, you need food and water.

The strong take what they want, and live on.

Violence reigns supreme.

The chumps in this village may have their own self-defense force,

but at the end of the day, they're a bunch of amateurs.

The second they meet a real militia, they're toast.

Hey.

Listen. You wanna team up?

Hmph! Suit yourself.

Hm? Hey, what the hell?

You're bringing him food?

Man, that village was a waste of time.

They didn't have anything worth a damn.

Damn, I'm hungry.

We're gonna run out of fuel.

We'd better hit the jackpot this time!

Thank you. That hit the spot.

Are you sure it was okay to give me all of that?

Now she's turning red. Damn brat.

What's your name?

Call me "Ken."

You're wasting your time. She can hear you, but she can't speak.

Can't speak?

Can't blame her, though.

Her whole family was murdered by bandits right in front of her eyes.

She's got no one left, and the villagers treat her as a burden.

Now they've got her playing prison guard.

No one needs a useless brat around in times like these.

Honestly, she'd have been better off if she was never born.

I'm just sayin'!

You don't gotta look at me like that.

Does it hurt?

I see...

I can't imagine the kinds of hell that those innocent eyes have seen.

It's okay.

Don't move.

Whoa, what the hell was that?

I cast a spell to help her speak again.

You what?

The rest is up to her.

Her heart's cry will help her find her voice.