Original subtitles

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...

FLAMES OF OBSESSION

Kenshiro.

Long time no see.

Shin!

I returned from the depths of hell

to see you again!

Dammit, just how many stairs are there?

Oh, crap.

I found you.

You came all this way so I can kill you?

What's going on between those two?

Huh?

What's your problem?

You're in the way.

Move.

Kill him.

Yesss!

Where's Yuria?

You wanna know?

I'll tell you, if you manage to climb up here.

Did you get a pig as a pet?

Looks like you've sharpened your senses, Kenshiro.

It's for you, since you're no match for me.

Are you the one who uses Hokuto Shinken or whatever?

You've got some nerve, calling me a pig.

I was spot on. It's a pig.

Go back to the pen where you belong.

I haven't had such lively prey in a while.

I'll enjoy killing you.

Kenshiro.

Your fist won't work against this guy.

He will show you Hokuto Shinken's greatest weakness.

What did you say?

I'm telling you

Hokuto Shinken isn't as invincible as you may think.

I'll let you make the first move.

Th... This is...

His body's of a unique constitution.

It can gently wrap around any external impact that comes its way.

Basically, any attacks from your fist

will get absorbed by his flesh before hitting his Channeling Points.

This body of mine has slaughtered

every martial art I've ever seen.

K... Ken!

You're kidding.

Hokuto Shinken's not working?!

You don't know when to quit, do you?

Hokuto Shinken...

is invincible.

Here I come!

Do you still not understand?

Your martial art won't work on me.

Ken!

The only martial art that can defeat me

is King's martial art, Nanto Seiken!

Nanto Seiken...

Two polar stars reside in the sky,

Hokuto and Nanto.

All creations come in pairs.

Men and women.

Yin and yang.

The Nio guardians, A and Un.

As for the assassination arts,

there's Hokuto Shinken and Nanto Seiken.

You could say Hokuto Shinken is yin,

attacking Hidden Channeling Points to destroy from the inside.

Nanto Seiken would be yang, destroying everything thrust from the outside.

And due to Heart's special constitution,

you can only win by striking through his flesh, bone, and organs all at once.

It... It's no use.

Without Hokuto Shinken, Ken's just a regular guy.

They'll kill him.

Yuria...

I wanted her to get a good look

as her old fiancé gets murdered.

F... Fiancé?

You're alive...?

Yuria.

It's me.

It's Kenshiro.

Yuria!

Yuria...

She doesn't remember you anymore.

That was her price to pay in exchange for your life.

Thanks to her, you got away with just those seven scars.

K... Ken...

It's okay to forget me.

As long as you're alive.

Either way,

even if I give you all eternity, you'll never make it up here.

B... Blood?

When that guy sees blood, he flies into a rage.

He's a manic killer who won't rest until someone dies at his hands.

That hurts!

It hurts!

He's so damn strong!

Watch closely.

The man you once loved will suffer a painful death.

What's he gonna do?!

Die!

W... What?

This can't be...

You bastard!

I'll say this one more time.

Hokuto Shinken is invincible!

You think that's gonna work?

My flesh!

Hokuto Softness Defeating Slash!

Against Hokuto Shinken,

you're nothing more than a lump of fat.

Die.

What did you do...?

Looks like you're not the same Kenshiro you were before.

Yuria...

Father,

rest easy.

Don't worry about me.

I have Hokuto Shinken.

And most of all,

I have Yuria.

We're setting off today.

These are dark times.

And that's precisely why

you and I should live on as a team.

Yeah.

Let's go

in search of a peaceful land.

Shin?

Power defines justice.

These are great times we live in.

The strong are free to take what they desire.

What are you trying to say?

Outta my way!

W... What are you doing?!

I've always had a thing for Yuria.

W... What?

Just hearing that about you makes me want to die.

I'm falling even harder for you now.

Strong, beautiful women like you are just my type.

Stop this.

Have you forgotten my father's teachings about avoiding conflict?

Nanto Seiken and Hokuto Shinken are two sides of the same coin.

You mustn't fight.

Combine your strength

and pass down your martial arts.

I forgot that senile old man's drivel long ago.

Shin, are you out of your mind?

I'm taking Yuria. - You bastard!

Shin, stop it!

You need to stop!

You're no match for me!

Shin!

Nanto Infernal Slaughtering Fist!

K... Ken!

Ken!

The likes of you will never be able to beat me.

Between you and me, there's one fundamental difference.

And that's...

Desire.

It's obsession!

Desire leads to strength.

That's what you're missing.

Ken!

Yuria.

Say that you love me.

I would never!

Kill Ken, and I'll die too.

Oh?

You feel that strongly about this, huh?

How many fingers until he dies?

Ken!

You're the only one who can stop this.

Just one simple sentence is enough.

I won't force you.

You have to say it on your own.

Shin...

Stop dragging it out. Just kill me.

Yuria.

Don't die.

Live on.

For me.

Fine by me.

I'll kill you.

I've always hated your very existence.

Die!

Wait!

Hmm?

Don't, Yuria!

I... I love you.

What's that?

I couldn't hear you.

Do you really think

that's enough to convince me?!

I... I love you!

I'll go anywhere with you, for the rest of my life!

Hear that, Kenshiro?

I can't believe she used to hate me so much she'd rather die.

Isn't it scary how fickle women can be?

Let's go.

Yuria...

Ken!

Yuria!

Yuria...

Yuria...

Yuria!

Kenshiro.

I'll push you right back into hell.

Take this!

What's the matter?

There!

What's wrong?

Getting scared, since I'm reminding you of the past?

Alright, it's time for you to show me what you've really got.

But, for as long as you live,

you'll never see through my techniques.

I knew it. You're not the same Kenshiro as before.

How?

Obsession.

I was changed

by the obsession I learned from you.

SUBTITLE TRANSLATION BY CHUL KIM