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Devil Stone ((あく)()(いし)) is the ninth episode of the Genshi Shonen Ryu anime. It originally aired on December 25, 1971.

Plot[]

Ryu, Ran and Don find themselves in the middle of a desert sandstorm. They eventually took refuge in a cave in the middle of the mountains, pondering whether Kiba is alright. The next day, while traversing through a forest they found a trail of blood. Following it to the hills, they come across an injured man. After tending to his wounds, the man introduced himself as Amra, the former chief of the Alara tribe. He was exiled from his tribe because his brother, Goro, who had become a sorcerer had tricked his people into believing that Amra himself was cursed by the gods because he had lost the ritual duel against a Smilodon. Moreover, Goro had Amra's son, Ben, imprisoned for defying him, while his wife, Messa, was forced to serve as the tribe's new chief. Amra's tale affected Ryu, which led him to believe that Messa didn't love Ben because she didn't fight to save him, and came to the conclusion that his own mother might not have loved him either, as she had left him to the Tyranno. Ran tries to dissuade Ryu, to no avail.

The next morning, Ryu sneaks into the Alara tribe's village where he is captured and imprisoned alongside Ben. Ryu reveals to Ben that his father is alive and the two manage to subdue the guard. Ben successfully escapes, while Ryu stays behind to distract the guards and ends up being captured again. As Amra, Ran and Don await for Ryu's return, they hear incoming footsteps, which turns out to be Ben's. Father and son are finally reunited, but their reunion is cut short when Ben warns them that Ryu has been captured and the Tyranno is approaching their village. Ryu exposes Goro's trickery to Messa and the villagers, but his influence over the tribesmen is too strong and Ryu is sent to duel the Smilodon unarmed. Realizing now that she had been deceived, Messa sneaks behind Goro during the duel and snatches Ryu's shiv from him, throwing it to Ryu who uses it to kill the Smilodon. Goro restrains Messa and threaten to have her executed along with Ryu, but are interrupted by the Tyranno's arrival. All the villagers flee in terror, leaving Ryu trapped in the cage. Amidst of the chaos, Ran and the others arrive and spot Ryu in danger. Ben manages to rescue Ryu in time, but are pursued by the Tyranno, cornering them both to a narrow slit. Desperate to save his son, Amra frantically looks for a nearby spear. Before he can pick one up, it was taken by Messa, who proceeded to charge head on against the Tyranno. Drawing all her strength, Messa repeatedly stabbed the Tyranno's tail, urging her son and Ryu to escape while she distracts it. After the boys had fled, Messa was knocked away by the Tyranno's powerful tail, sending her crashing into the ground. Ryu and Ben rushed to Messa's side, relieved to find her still alive. As the Tyranno continues to rampage through the village, Ryu and the others successfully rescued Messa and escape into the jungle, while Goro is crushed by the Tyranno. Taking refuge in the jungle, Ryu and the others gave Amra and Ben privacy to be with Messa. Regaining consciousness, Messa reached out for her son and the two embrace, finally happy that their family was reunited. Messa's courage renewed Ryu's views of a mother's love and convinced him to still look for his mother, vowing to be reunited with her someday.

Characters[]

Cast[]

  • Ryu - Makio Inoue (井上 真樹夫 Inoue Makio)
  • Ran - Michiko Hirai (平井 道子 Hirai Michiko)
  • Don - Yoshiko Ōta (太田 淑子 Ōta Yoshiko)
  • Taka - Ichirō Murakoshi (村越 伊知郎 Murakoshi Ichirō) (credits only)
  • Kiba - Gorō Naya (納谷 悟朗 Naya Gorō) (credits only)

Guests[]

  • Eken Mine (峰 恵研 Mine Eken)
  • Reiko Seno (瀬能 礼子 Seno Reiko)
  • Isao Yatsu (谷津 勲 Yatsu Isao)
  • Ryūji Saikachi (槐 柳二 Saikachi Ryūji)

Trivia[]

  • This is the last episode to air in 1971.
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