
Ep. 8
Hurry! The Road to Tenkuuju
📅 May 25, 1989🕐 24 min
Synopsis
Having finally made it out of the Moonlight Cavern, Shurato and the others reach the foot of the Heavenly Tree. But to open the path that climbs the Tree, they must pour Soma into the four temples floating on the islands of the lake and light the holy light in them. Meanwhile, to buy time until the Mahaba can catch up, Gai dispatches the Rasetsuten Nirihari. Attacked while crossing the lake, Shurato and the others see Lakshu taken hostage. Keeping her captive, Nirihari resorts to cowardly attacks to torment them. But at the last moment, thanks to Saras's help, the tide turns, and Shurato and the others strike Nirihari down with a furious blow. Yet immediately after, the colossal shadow of the Mahaba was bearing down overhead...