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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.

The men who ran the whole country behind the scenes.

The men who controlled and gave orders to us soldiers.

This was their true nature!

We didn't train to lay down our lives

just to serve these disgusting pigs!

Then, those despicable pigs

chose the most shortsighted, idiotic path to guarantee their own profits.

The button that never should have been pressed.

They decided that was the answer to all of their problems.

Everything fell to ruins in a single instant.

The pigs led themselves to their own slaughter,

while us soldiers survived thanks to our battle-hardened bodies.

We were chosen by God!

Do you understand now?

We must not allow the same mistake to happen again.

We, the superior beings,

must create a unified nation that shares a single ideology.

Don't you see that you're already making the same mistake?

What was that?

Do you really think

that you can handle this?

How...

I can read your every action.

I know what you'll do before you even move.

He's the epitome of superhuman!

Let's go!

Hey, if we're gonna head back, this is the time.

We shoulda already--

Ken...

Oh? You evaded my attack.

Unfortunately, I'm not done yet.

Hokuto Shinken's

Extreme Airflow Evasive Dance.

It doesn't matter where you attack from.

Tell me why.

Why are you so determined to kill me?

Why put yourself at such risk?

What is it that drives you?

What is it that you want?

There's nothing left for me to want.

I've already lost everything.

But...

I've seen what gets sacrificed for the sake of extremists like you.

Innocent children who shed tears and live in sorrow to give you power.

They're the ones who brought me here today.

I'll put an end to your mad ambitions!

I see.

I presume you're the one who wields

that legendary assassination art, Hokuto Shinken.

I have studied and mastered all manner of killing methods.

But out of all of them, I consider Chinese martial arts to be my forte.

I'm sure you're familiar with the strongest of all killing arts,

Nanto Muonken!

One of the schools of Nanto Seiken...

I'll shred you to ribbons

before you even lay a single finger on me.

I told you before, I can read your every move!

I'll carve you up nice and slow.

What's that supposed to do?

You're tracking my eyes and the twitching of my muscles to read me.

But if I eliminate every last trace of my aura,

you won't know what's coming.

Then I shall eliminate mine as well.

You'll learn the formidable power of a Red Beret.

How will you fight if you can't see?

Now you're just a powerless doll for me to toy with.

How...

I... Impossible...

How did you land a strike on me?

I won't deny that you have exceptional power.

But your abilities are the result of a mere 20 or 30 years of training.

I am the inheritor of Hokuto Shinken,

a tradition passed down for 1,800 years.

Assassin's blood runs through my veins.

I was already an assassin

the moment I entered this world.

You can't be serious...

Ken!

R... Rin!

I'm gonna fight too!

Dumbass! Whatever happens is on you!

Stay back, Rin!

God has smiled on me once again!

K... Ken!

Ken!

Foolish bastard.

Your compassion is your downfall!

What happened to that terrible power of yours?

You threw it all away for a sniveling brat!

Ken!

It's okay.

You won't be able to fight with an injury like that.

This time I'll finish you off for good!

You think so?

It hurts!!!

My eyes! My eyes!

I've hit your Channeling Point, Domei.

Now it's your turn to cower in darkness.

Wah! Stay back! Stay back!

Give up your futile struggle.

Hokuto Bone Crusher Strike!

W... Why... Tell me why...

For someone with your power, anything is possible...

You could easily build the God's Land that I strove to achieve...

So why... lower yourself to this...?

Don't you have any regrets?!

K... Ken!

I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!

I have nothing to regret.

Hey! Are you two okay?

Jeez, both of you are crazy!

My poor heart is gonna give out!

I mean really...

SUBTITLE TRANSLATION BY LEUCA HACHE