Ginga Densetsu Weed EP26 - Makoto Ginga Densetsu

Weed wakes up from his unconsciousness, surrounded by Kyoshiro, Tesshin, GB, Ken and Kagetora, who are huddling close to him to keep him warm. He questions where Jerome is and when he doesn't get a proper answer, he jumps away from them and see Ryu and Ro and question where Jerome is again. Ryo tearfully tells him that Jerome is nowhere to be found and probably deceased and Weed starts to mourn over the loss of one of his closest friends. Meanwhile, the older Ohu comrades, along with Hiro, Mel and Rocket, who have gone back to the battlefield, defeat the remainder of Hougen's army and Akame and Kurotora defeats the last dogs guarding ht Gajou and take over it. However, Hougen arrives to launch a surprise attack. As Weed and the others rush back to Gajou, they see the damage the forest fire and the war has caused to their army. They arrive to see Hougen standing the middle of the Ohu army, having killed many dogs who challenged him, including many of Tesshin's ninja dogs. Ryo and Ryu angrily attack at him but he kills Ryu with one strike of his fangs and holds Ryo hostage. He challenges Weed into a fight and Weed accepts it and Hougen lets Ryo go and prepares for the fight. Weed swiftly comes down and fakes a Battouga to trick Hougen and then begins to use multiple jumps to cut him all over. Finally, he uses a Battouga on Hougen to seemingly kill the Great Dane. However, Hougen gets up, still alive after taking a Battouga and everyone tries to protect Weed, but Gin arrives to stop them and tells Weed to show the strength and spirit he is supposed to have. Weed tries to launch another Battouga on Hougen, but the strong wind pushes him down and Hougen grabs his legs, beating him continuously on the ground. However, Weed manages to bite Hougen over and over right on the head as Hougen continues to give him the beating, getting more violent and furious with each bite to the head. After the final bite to the head, Hougen beats him ruthlessly and throws him away, burying him in the snow. Everyone again tries interfering to save Weed, but Gin stops them, saying that this was only between the leaders. Hougen laughs at him mockingly and gives Weed a last death blow to kill him. Weed lies seemingly dead as everyone rushes to him to check whether his really dead or not and Hougen laughs in victory at Gin. However, the wind begins to blow heavily and they hear howling sounds form the mountains and Weed soon gains back his strength with the help of the spirits of the past dead Ohu comrades and they begin to appear around Weed and Hougen, visible only to them, scaring Hougen witless, especially when he sees John among the spirits. Weed launches a Battouga at Hougen, who is too terrified to fight him anymore, and the Great Dane manages to dodge it. However, strong wind blows out on them suddenly and Weed comes back at Hougen with his Battouga and sinks his fangs right onto Hougen's head. Hougen finally falls down, finally defeated. Everyone praises Weed for defeating him, but Reika points out that Hougen is still alive and Gin tells Weed to kill him to end the war, but Weed says he can't do it, so Gin tries to do it on his own. However, Weed stops him, saying that this kind of merciless killing will only lead to more wars and kindness is the only thing that could affect one to change. Gin, seeing that Weed has surpassed him, declares Weed the leader and the Ohu army bows down before him to acknowledge him as the leader. However, they soon find that Hougen is missing from his place and finds him at the top of Gajou, furious about his defeat and screaming at them. However, as he starts to laugh and declare that it was still his reign, he struck by a bolt of lightning and dies. Soon, the spring of Ohu comes and a funeral is held for all the soldiers who had died in the battle and Hougen is buried among the soldiers. Weed has a vision of Jerome standing in the beautiful field but it vanishes in seconds. Soon after, Mel, Kyoshiro and GB come to call him, addressing him as the leader and saying that everyone is waiting for him. Weed soon gets up to go with them.