Nobunaga the Fool - ep18

Now as the invasion begins it heralds then end for the east. That the first member of the rounds that is laying waste to Oda's forces is Chandra Gupta. Although as strong as he might think he is he ultimately is nothing before the might of Uesugi Kenshin. This leads to a show down between Kenshin and Alexander the great. Which ends in Kenshin defeat but Alexander lets him live to fight another day because of his promise to make Alexander feel the fear of death, that in which he has never felt once in his life and Kenshin pitys him for it. That in this battle there was a spectator to this battle the returning Mitsuhide, as he was searching for Ichihime. It turns out that from witnessing this battle he feels he must warn Nobunaga of this approaching threat.

Then in continuing the emphases on Alexander they define his objective on the eastern star. It is to drive in the five pillars into the earth, supposedly when the last one is drive in it will reveal the holy grail. Also what seem to be implied is that the eastern star will be sacrificed for King Arthur's will. It some way it make sense if the western star is dying then to only way to save is by consuming the life of the eastern star. That means that failure will not lead to subjugation of the east but total annihilation. Then to further emphases Alexanders importance Nobunaga draws the emperor card, which leads to Da Vinci to talk about if one man of the rounds was fit to be emperor than it would be Alexander.

This leads to Alexander appearance on the battlefield, and in Nobunaga's recklessness go to face him alone even-though he knows that Kenshin has already lost to him. That even before the cross swords Nobunaga it terrified of his presence alone, but he force himself to attack despite his fears. However everything proves futile, even the borrowing of the wind and earth Shinki. Although once his is possession of the four shinki he does achieve results but it drove him mad. That he only came back to his sense once Alexander's hammer was destroyed, but the aftermath of their battle destroyed the land. This result in them retreating and Alexander allowing them to do this because Nobunaga was able to achieve some result against him, but this small victory cost them Hideyoshi's wargiant. The question is how will they defeat someone that has never lost, that without beating Alexander there is no hope to in saving their star.