[narrator] There was a boy who was born to have his organs harvested.
-Setsuna Kiryu. -[whip cracks]
[narrator] Every moment he drew breath was a living hell.
He was rescued from the pits of his suffering
by a feral god.
[eerie music playing]
Setsuna put an end to his father…
he sliced open his lover,
then made his way back inside the illegally occupied zone,
all in the hopes of being reunited with that deity.
TOKITA WARD
[whimsical music playing]
[narrator] However, the god that Setsuna had been searching for,
that version of Ohma no longer existed.
Setsuna fell into despair and became obsessed with power,
so that he might slay Niko Tokita,
the demon who was responsible for ruining the image of his divine.
[Kiryu] I won't ever let you hold me back again!
[whimsical music continues]
[laughs maniacally]
[mysterious music playing]
[rock music playing]
♪ Mic check, one, two, hey ♪
♪ Now you listen to the sound of a rebel ♪
♪ Of rats running through Under cities and ghettos ♪
♪ A treasure box Always be found at the lower level ♪
♪ And I'm the rat That made a deal with the devil ♪
♪ Call a therapist, he's a bit crazy ♪
♪ No, I'm not pissed Feel free to hate me ♪
♪ But you gotta stop Forcing your opinion on me ♪
♪ I'm here for myself Not to make your day complete ♪
♪ Oh, why ♪
♪ Tell me why, tell me why Do you divide everything into pieces? ♪
♪ Tell me why, tell me why Should I treat you like a princess? ♪
♪ Don't try to judge me I'm not a suspect ♪
♪ It's too much, I refuse to accept it ♪
♪ Imagine why, imagine why ♪
♪ We all bleed the same red ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
[music stops]
HELL
[yells]
[rock music playing]
[Shion] Why isn't it working?
TOMOKO MATSUDA SHION SORYUIN
He destroyed Nikaido's shoulder in the first match just by twisting it.
SEN HATSUMI, KAEDE AKIYAMA, LIHITO
He's off by a hair.
[Hatsumi] Setsuna's attack just needs to land a few millimeters deeper.
That's when Kuroki will start looking like Nikaido.
Wait, seriously?
Yup. Just watch.
Whoa! Kuroki's onto him. His little tricks aren't gonna work.
I think I'm putting my money on Kuroki now.
I certainly hope you're right. But who knows how everything will go down?
[grunting]
[Kuroki] Huh? I recognize that.
His feet attacked using Rakshasa's Palm!
[exhales]
[Kiryu grunts]
[Kuroki] He adapted Rakshasa's Palm to be used with his feet,
and then distracted me with it to use Blink.
All in a fighting stance that's similar to Niko Style.
He's even more intuitive than Genzan was.
[Kiryu grunts]
[Kiryu chuckles]
I can feel that I'm starting to hit deeper.
Niko Tokita,
I'm going to kill you.
I'm going to get my god back from you!
[Kuroki] This young man…
[Kiryu snarls]
-[Kiryu yelps] -[Kuroki grunts]
-[Kuroki] He's good. -[Kiryu yells]
[Kuroki] But what this young man gained in proficiency
all came at the cost of his sanity.
He can never allow himself to be human again.
[Kiryu yells]
[Kuroki grunts]
[Kiryu laughs]
[Kuroki] I pity you, poor, crazy bastard.
I'll put you out of your misery.
[rock music playing]
[narrator] Kuroki had renewed vigor to avenge his friend,
and Setsuna had completed his barbarous transformation.
Our ending crawls ever closer.
The Devil Lance
versus Rakshasa's Palm!
Will the lance pierce?
Or the palm break?
[rock music continues]
[narrator] Setsuna shifts positions at high speed
by performing Rakshasa's Palm with his feet.
This match is the first time Setsuna has attempted this technique.
He's taken a lot of time to perfect his movements.
[grunting]
[narrator] However…
Kuroki is the fighter with a clear lead.
The spear has finally penetrated through the spiral.
[Kiryu] He stabbed me before I was able to twist my palm!
That was incredible.
[Kuroki] My fingers!
-[Kuroki growls] -[Kiryu yells]
[narrator] Setsuna used Rakshasa's Palm to crack the ground.
[Kuroki groans]
[narrator] Causing Kuroki to lose his balance.
He struck back in the chest and solar plexus.
Too shallow.
[Kiryu gasps]
-[Kiryu chuckles] -[Kuroki] Hmm?
[narrator] Kuroki sensed something was amiss, and decided to wait.
His intuition was sharp.
Setsuna was mad. Driven there by a single purpose.
Was it to defeat Kuroki?
No.
Perhaps his vision of Niko?
No.
Setsuna's only desire was to help restore Ohma to his once former glory!
[Sayaka] Kiryu's got a serious injury to his right hand,
and that is gonna affect Rakshasa's Palm!
But on the other side, Kuroki's got a nasty break to even them out.
[Tyson] This fight is reaching its exciting conclusion.
Playtime is over, folks.
The one that can keep those punches rolling is the winner!
[Sayaka] Whoa! There, look at Kiryu go.
He's performing Rakshasa's Palm with his feet in order to confuse his enemy.
FOX SHADOW STYLE X NIKO STYLE
FUSION OF BOTH STYLES
[Kuroki growls]
Impressive, Gensai Kuroki.
AGITO KANOH
You've already seen right through it.
[Kiryu groans]
[Kanoh] He changed up the pattern.
[Kiryu grunts]
[Sayaka] Oh, he connected!
[rock music playing]
[Kiryu roars]
[both grunt]
-[Kiryu groans] -[Kanoh] Hmm.
[all gasp]
[Sayaka] No! It looks like he stabbed him!
[Kanoh] We cannot overestimate Gensai Kuroki's ability to predict his opponent.
Kiryu inflicted severe injury to Kuroki's right hand.
After that, Kuroki started favoring his left hand to attack.
Kiryu started focusing exclusively on Kuroki's right hand.1
Feeling that Kuroki's right hand
was too injured to be of any more use in the match,
Kiryu started to let his guard down,
which left Kuroki with an opening he could take advantage of.
Even though Kuroki's gamble had a high chance of success,
it still was not guaranteed.
Setsuna managed to force a capable fighter like Kuroki into taking a massive risk.
However, Setsuna Kiryu is quite capable in his own right.
I bet you were hoping that I had given up on this right hand.
Very foolish of you.
[Kiryu groans]
[narrator] The power sent through the user's back, shoulders, and upper arms
is amplified by a twisting of the forearm for Rakshasa's Palm.
This attack mutates the momentum into a powerful twisting force.
Using the attack at close range deadens the effect of the blow,
because it limits the user's twist of their wrist.
[Kiryu] Ah, hang on.
If that won't work, then maybe this will.
[gasps]
Hmm.
[narrator] He focused his power into his fingertips.
Setsuna Kiryu, finding himself backed into a tight corner,
creates the true Rakshasa's Palm attack.
[Kiryu yells]
[grunting]
It worked!
He stopped it right away.
♪ Check it out, check it out ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come on… ♪
[Kiryu] Oh, I see.
All of this is just some kind of a test,
isn't it, Ohma Tokita?
[Kuroki grunts]
[Kiryu yells]
[Kiryu] I understand.
I can live through anything.
[Kiryu groans]
-Kiryu! -Setsuna!
Hmm.
[all gasp]
THE DEVIL LANCE
How foolish of you.
You should've known better than to try such superficial attacks on me.
[Kiryu breathes shallowly]
The winner! Kuroki!
-Moving on! -[triumphant music playing]
[gasps]
[yelling and laughter]
[triumphant music continues]
You can apologize to Genzan when you find him in hell.
[machine beeps steadily]
-[Tomoko whimpers] -Kiryu.
How is it that you're still alive?
Hello, Shion.
I must say the Kengan Association is getting pretty sloppy.
I can't believe they made me wait here.
The infirmary's full, so I was stuffed in the morgue?
[Shion] You were stabbed directly through the heart,
so this seemed like the logical place to put you.
-[thudding] -[Kiryu] Hmm?
[Shion sighs] Matsuda, do you have to pass out every time?
[Kiryu] That's certainly an interesting pose she's in.
That girl's something else.
[exhales] Time to get up, Tomoko.
Come on now.
[Shion] Kiryu, tell me,
what exactly are you trying to do here?
[Kiryu grunts softly]
[Shion] Kiryu--
[Kiryu] I'm so sorry, Shion.
I… I didn't mean to lose.
I just…
When it comes to the two of you,
I love you very much.
I wanted to have a family.
An older and a younger sister.
I always imagined they would be like you.
[Kiryu] The man who took me as a lover so long ago,
and my master…
You two are the only people in my life to show me kindness aside from them.
[gasps]
Unfortunately, they don't exist anymore.
Make sure you take care of Tomoko for me.
And don't stop me.
I don't want to remind myself how it feels to lose anyone else I love.
[door closes]
[Shion] No!
What have I done to deserve this?
[man] Oh, man, that was such an amazing match, wasn't it?
I can still feel myself shaking. Holy cow!
Looks like the audience is fired up from the match.
RYO HIMURO NAOYA OHKUBO
Well, I mean it makes sense, doesn't it?
[Himuro] They just saw a guy get stabbed in the heart
and then sit up like nothing happened.
Kuroki landed The Devil Lance perfectly,
and yet, he's not dead?
Hmm. And now this guy's gotta go get involved.
Freakin' idiot.
Watching you out there was so amazing!
I don't think I've ever been so impressed by anyone before.
-I'm kinda surprised at myself. -[Kuroki] Hmm?
[chuckles]
[Lihito] So, how did you get so good? Is it the way that you train?
How long did it take?
'Cause, uh, your style is totally different from the type of karate I know.
-[Takakaze] Kuroki. -Huh?
I can't say I understand this at all.
KIRIMI TAKAKAZE
How in the hell did that kid survive the hit you just landed, huh?
[Kuroki] Hmm.
-Ichiro… -Huh?
-Do you know why? -[Lihito] Of course!
[Lihito] The moment he knew he was going to get stabbed by The Demon Lance,
Setsuna used Rakshasa's Palm on his own heart.
He held back so it would only shift the position of his heart
instead of destroying it.
That's what let him barely avoid getting hit by the lance.
So, am I close, Master?
[Kuroki] Look, I'm not taking on students.
But you're right, more or less.
Nice goin'. You're way more observant than you look, Ichiro.
Sure is a mighty shame, Kuroki.
You were aiming to avenge your friend's death in that fight, weren't you?
I'm relieved, to be honest.
Genzan cared so much about his students.
More than I did.
It's complicated.
Setsuna may have had a part in Genzan's death,
but I didn't want to kill his student.
Hmm. I see.
So, hey, Master, how are you holdin' up with your injuries?
I told you, I'm not your master.
Don't interrupt me again.
Kaiwan style leaves no room for weakness.
Even if our limbs were missing,
we would have to find a way to train through that pain.
Breaking my fingers was not the handicap he planned on.
Okay. How about your shoulder?
-You aren't observant enough. -Huh?
[Kuroki] I used The Demon Lance to stab through his right hand.
Since the surface of his palm was compromised,
his power was reduced.
I didn't get away unscathed,
but I'm not in bad enough shape to step down.
[Lihito] How the hell did he see all that coming?
[chuckles] Well, how about that, Ichiro?
Your master's one hell of a guy, isn't he?
-Yeah! -I told you. I won't be your master.
Ichiro,
you do not have the experience that you need.
If you want to keep getting better,
then just focus on watching for now.
[grunts]
I don't take students.
But I suggest that you stay here and watch every match that you can.
Sweet!
[Nogi] Ohma Tokita still has yet to regain consciousness.
We don't want to count on him waking up.
HIDEKI NOGI
Especially when there's not much chance.
You're the only hope we have left if we want to try and win.
Sen, will you represent the Nogi Group as our fighter?
Well, I suppose I can do it if you need.
But I doubt that's the only reason that you wanted to talk to me.
You know it's not the only reason.
I thought it might be an excuse for you to visit your employer.
I don't believe you're taking the Life-or-Death Tournament seriously.
Do you have any idea how much trouble we had to go through
just to get the opportunity to be here in the first place?
[laughs] Yeah, I do know.
But you realize a person can't win just by taking it seriously?
[sighs]
So? Who is it then? The person that I'm gonna be fighting against.
Juoh Communications has a reserve fighter.
But they haven't been revealed yet.
[Hatsumi] Huh?
Their original fighter was Yohei Bando.
He did everything that he needed to do
to assure that he was the winner in that match.
But it cost him his life.
[somber music playing]
I wonder if they wanna try surprising us.
Like they did with Marvelous Seki.
As long as the reserve rule still exists,
I don't think Juoh Communications is going to forfeit their right to use it.
So with that in mind, we don't know who you're going to be going up against.
And because of that, we're not able to think of a way to counter him either.
Well, that kinda sucks.
[Nogi] Hmm.
Hey, what do you think the Yamashita Corp is gonna do about a reserve fighter?
[Nogi grunts]
Their guy uses Niko Style, right?
Meaning he's from the inside.
Well, if he was just gonna quit anyway,
I wish he would've showed us a few more of his little tricks in the ring.
[Nogi] I'm sure none of this is easy for Mr. Yamashita,
but the time has come for him to make up his mind.
Hey now, don't play dumb.
Yamashita's in just as much of a tight spot.
Weren't you the one who had him take out that loan? You dragged him into this.
[Nogi] Hmm.
Yeah. Well,
I guess only one thing really matters anyway.
And you know what that is.
The next head of the association is gonna be this guy.
[Nogi] Perhaps. But only if everything goes well.
All of this is now resting on you.
And that's the part that still has me quite worried.
Someone here needs to relax a little.
[exhales] Don't worry, I won't lose.
At least until I face him.
You mean the Fang of Metsudo?
Hmm.
[monitor beeping steadily]
[Kazuo] Ohma is supposed to make his appearance in the first match tomorrow.
KAZUO YAMASHITA
I don't have much longer until I have to make a decision.
Why am I so reluctant to do this?
He's still young.
He's got so much future ahead of him, and I don't.
I can't let this man possibly risk his life.
It's not an option.
So, why am I still so hesitant about it?
[somber music playing]
[Kazuo] We still accomplish our goal
as long as we make sure that Director Komi wins.
We need to do everything we can to support Hatsumi.
But still…
SAYAKA KATAHARA
Round 7. Okay, fighters, enter the arena!
Here's a breakdown of his previous losses.
MATCH SEVEN
Oversleeping nine times, not showing up four other times,
and forgetting twice!
This man is the most irresponsible lump In the history of the Kengan Association.
But do not judge this messy book by its cover.
His Hatsumi Style Aikido is powerful and second to none!
Standing 178 cm. and weighing 84 kg.,
he has 40 wins and 15 losses in the Kengan Tournament.
He's won one 1,440,182,800,000 yen.
Sponsored by the Nogi Group,
it's The Floating Cloud,
Sen Hatsumi!
[rock music playing]
Hatsumi, yes!
We still don't know who he's up against.
I wonder who Juoh Communications ended up approaching.
[gasps]
[ominous rock music playing]
[man 1] Hey! What is this?
[man 2] I might have an idea.
[gasps]
[rock music continues]
[gasps]
-[grunts] -[growls]
You're late, bud.
[rock music continues]
[all] Whoa!
[Sayaka] Yohei Bando lives!
YOHEI BANDO JUOH COMMUNICATIONS REP. FIGHTER
[rock music playing]
[music stops]
[narrator] How are you here? I thought you were dead.
A death row convict comes back to life!
Can't hold him down. Can't get close.
Can't dodge.
What to do, Floating Cloud?
Next episode, "Resurrection."