The Last Tide

1:25 SPEAKER_01: Previously, on Tiny Ninja the Hidden Lineage, Abyssal Prime has fallen, but his death awakens something far worse. Deep beneath the tide sanctuary, the ancient sovereign of the abyss rose from its throne, the Leviathan, a creature born from dominion corruption, ancient power in the darkest depths of the ocean. The heroes fought. Euriaki stood against the impossible. Akari refused to leave his side. Cairo led the battle with wisdom of a lifetime. Ashara held the line where everything began to collapse, and the keeper of the tide revealed the terrible truth.

2:13 SPEAKER_01: The Leviathan could not simply be defeated. It had to be destroyed. And the cost of doing so would change the tide sanctuary forever. Now the final battle begins. This is Tiny Ninja the Hidden Lineage. The ocean was dying, not literally and not yet, but something had changed within it. The waters surrounding the tide sanctuary no longer moved with the natural rhythm of the deep. The currents had become violent and unpredictable. Great spirals of water twisted through the darkness. The ancient ruins shook.

2:55 SPEAKER_01: Stone cracked, and far below something screamed. The sound did not travel through the water like ordinary sound. It entered the mind. Yuriaki opened his eyes. For several seconds he could not move. His body was pressed against the shattered remains of an ancient wall. Broken stone surrounded him. His lungs burned. The ember within him flickered weakly. Then a hand grabbed his shoulder. Akari. Yuriaki. His eyes focused. Akari was kneeling beside him. Her pink scarf drifted slowly through the water behind her.

3:35 SPEAKER_01: There was blood across one side of her face. Uyaki immediately pushed himself upward. Are you hurt? Akari almost laughed. You wake up after being thrown through half a sanctuary, and that's your first question? Uriaki looked at her. Even exhausted, he smiled. Only slightly. Answer the question. Akari's expression softened. I'll live. Uriaki nodded. Then he looked around. His smile disappeared. The battlefield had become unrecognizable. The central chamber of the Tide Sanctuary had been destroyed.

4:14 SPEAKER_01: Massive pillars lay broken across the floor. Entire sections of the ancient temple had collapsed into the abyss surrounding it. Blue energy still flickered from damaged structures, and in the distance Cairo stood alone. His cloak moved slowly in the underwater current. His sword was drawn. He was staring into the darkness. Uriaki stood. His legs almost gave out beneath him. Akari caught his arm. Easy. Iraiki shook his head. We don't have time. A voice came from behind them. For once I agree with Akari.

4:54 SPEAKER_01: They turned. Ashara emerged from behind a fallen section of stone. Her armor was damaged. One of her arms was bleeding, but she was still standing, still armed, still ready.

5:13 SPEAKER_01: Where is the keeper? Ashara's expression changed. She looked toward the far side of the chamber. The keeper of the tide was standing beside an ancient circular platform. Her white robes drifted around her. The crystalline blue markings across them pulsed faintly. Her trident was planted into the stone, but something was wrong. The light surrounding her had weakened.

5:43 SPEAKER_01: The keeper looked at him as he approached. For the first time since they had met her, she looked afraid. Not frightened for herself, afraid of what was coming. Tell me, the keeper looked toward the abyss. It survived. Ashara stepped closer. We know that. The keeper slowly turned toward her. No. Her voice became quieter. The keeper. You do not. The chamber trembled. Everyone froze. A deep impact echoed through the sanctuary, once, then again. A distant section of stone exploded.

6:31 SPEAKER_01: A wave of black water rushed through the ruins. Yuraiki immediately moved in front of Akari. Cairo stood and turned toward them. His face was grim. Cairo, the creature is wounded. The keeper looked at him. Yes. And that is the problem. The keeper walked toward the edge of the wounded platform. Below them the abyss stretched endlessly. Blue light disappeared into blackness. The keeper looked down. The Leviathan was never meant to live in this world. Euriaki watched her. It was created beneath it.

7:23 SPEAKER_01: She raised one hand. The waters before them began to move. A vision appeared. The heroes watched as ancient images formed from water. They saw the dominion, not the dominion of the present, something older, far older. Great machines descended into the ocean. Ancient towers were built beneath the waves. Creatures were captured, experimented upon, changed. Then they saw it, a massive shape, growing, changing, becoming something beyond nature. A keeper. The Dominion could not conquer the oceans. The vision showed great waves destroying Dominion fleets.

8:10 SPEAKER_01: Entire armies disappeared beneath storms. So they created something capable of commanding them. The image of the Leviathan appeared, smaller than it was now, but already terrifying. They gave it intelligence. The image changed. The Leviathan's central blue core began to glow. They gave it dominion technology. More machinery grew across its body. And eventually the keeper lowered her hand. The vision disappeared. It stopped obeying. Cairo looked toward the abyss. So they buried it? The keeper nodded.

9:00 SPEAKER_01: They imprisoned it beneath the tide sanctuary. Uriaki's eyes narrowed. A sanctuary was built over its prison? Yes, the keeper said. Akari looked around the ruined chamber. And a vessel prime? The keeper's expression hardened. His purpose was never simply to command the dominion forces beneath the ocean. She looked toward the darkness. He was the Leviathan's keeper. Ashara gave a bitter laugh. Well, he's not doing a very good job anymore. No one laughed. Ashara looked around and sighed. Worth trying, she said.

9:52 SPEAKER_01: The keeper stepped closer to Uriake. Abyssal Prime's death removed the final restraint. Uriaki felt the ember pulse inside his chest. He understood. The Leviathan had not simply awakened, it was free.

10:12 SPEAKER_01: Suddenly, the entire sanctuary shook. A massive shadow moved beneath the ruins. Everyone turned. Yuriaki drew his weapon. Akari unsheathed hers. Ashara moved beside Cairo. The keeper lifted her trident. The water around them became unnaturally still. Then something rose far away. At first it appeared to be a mountain, a dark shape emerging from the abyss. Then the heroes realized it was moving. A massive armored limb emerged from the darkness. Its surface was damaged. Several sections of Dominion armor had been torn away during the previous battle.

11:01 SPEAKER_01: Blue energy leaked from wounds across its body. The Leviathan was hurt, but it was alive. And now it was angry. Its enormous blue eye opened. The entire sanctuary illuminated. Akari whispered. That's impossible. The Leviathan moved closer. Yuraiki felt pressure building around him. The water itself was changing. The creature was controlling it. Cairo stepped forward. Positions. Everyone moved, no hesitation. Yuraiki and Akari separated to opposite sides of the platform. Ashara moved toward the central ruins.

11:46 SPEAKER_01: Cairo positioned himself near the keeper. The Leviathan's massive tentacles began moving through the water. Each one was large enough to destroy an entire building. The keeper closed her eyes.

12:07 SPEAKER_01: Why? Her eyes opened. Because if it absorbs the core, the ground trembled. It will no longer be trapped beneath the ocean. Akari looked toward the surface, miles above them. It can leave? The keeper nodded. Urayaki understood the implication. The Dominion had created a weapon to control the ocean, but the Leviathan had become something greater. Something independent. If it reached the surface, there would be nowhere safe. Cairo looked at Uriaki. For a moment the old master said nothing. Then.

12:50 SPEAKER_01: We end this here, Cairo said. Uriaki nodded. The ember inside him began to burn brighter. But the keeper grabbed his arm. Uriaki turned. Wait, she said. He looked at her. Her expression was solemn, almost sad. There is something you need to understand. The Leviathan roared. The sound shook the ancient ruins. The keeper tightened her grip on her trident. You cannot kill it alone, she said. Uriaki nodded. Then we fight together. The keeper looked at him. Her blue eyes filled with something Uraiki could not immediately understand.

13:39 SPEAKER_01: Regret. Acceptance. And sorrow. Yes, she replied. But not all of us will leave this place. Erayaki stared at her. Before he could respond, the Leviathan attacked. A colossal tentacle erupted from the abyss. Cairo shouted, Move! The sanctuary exploded. Stone shattered and flung across. Water erupted through the chamber. The heroes were thrown in different directions. Yuriaki reached for Akari, but the current ripped them apart. He saw her disappear into the darkness. Akari! Yuriaki shouted. Another impact.

14:31 SPEAKER_01: The Leviathan's massive body crashed through the remains of the ancient chamber. Yurayaki barely managed to land on a broken platform. He stood alone. The darkness moved around him. The amber began burning brighter and brighter. Then a massive blue eye appeared directly in front of him. The Leviathan had found him. Yuray slowly raised his weapon. His breathing steadied. His fear remained, but it no longer controlled him. The Leviathan opened its enormous straws, and Uriaki whispered, Come on then.

15:17 SPEAKER_01: Tiny Ninja stood alone on the broken platform. The amber burning along his blade. The creature's blue eye filled his entire field of vision. Tiny Ninja tightened his grip. Come on then. The Leviathan attacked. Tiny Ninja jumped. The platform beneath him vanished as the Leviathan's jaws crashed through ancient stone. Tiny Ninja twisted through the water and landed against the creature's armored head. The impact nearly knocked the weapon from his hand. He held on. The Leviathan thrashed. Tiny Ninja drove his blade between two enormous armor plates.

16:01 SPEAKER_01: The ember erupted. Orange fire burned impossibly beneath the water. The Leviathan roared. Tiny Ninja was thrown away. He struck a pillar. Pain exploded through his shoulder. But before the Leviathan could attack again, a blade cut across one of its smaller tendrils. Akari. She moved through the water and landed beside Tiny Ninja. Tiny Ninja looked at her. You're alive. Akari raised an eyebrow. You sound surprised. I watched a building fall on you. It missed. Tiny ninja looked toward the enormous pile of rubble behind her.

16:39 SPEAKER_01: Barely. Akari glanced at his shoulder. And you? I'm fine. You're holding your arm. Tiny ninja immediately lowered it. No, I'm not. Despite everything, Akari smiled. Then Leviathan moved. The smile disappeared. Later. Tiny ninja nodded. Later. They separated. A tentacle swept between them. Akari went high. Tiny ninja went low. They moved almost instinctively now. Months of fighting together had changed them. They no longer needed to explain every movement. Tiny Ninja attacked. Akari followed. When Akari drew Leviathan's attention, Tiny Ninja struck.

17:23 SPEAKER_01: When Leviathan turned toward him, Akari attacked the exposed armor. Fire and steel moved together. The ember burned, the tide surged, and for several seconds the Leviathan was forced backwards. Then its central core flashed. A pressure wave erupted atward. Tani Ninja and Akari were thrown across the chamber. Before they could recover, Dow! a Cairo appeared. Tani Ninja pulled Akari beneath a broken archway. Cairo landed above them. A massive tentacle struck. Cairo raised his sword. He redirected the blow rather than attempting to stop it.

18:06 SPEAKER_01: A tentacle crashed beside them. Ashara came from opposite direction. She slammed her weapon into the damaged joint. The armor cracked. Ashara shouted. You're right! He understood. Tunny Ninja charged. The ember ignited. He drove his blade directly into the fracture. The Leviathan screamed. Blue energy erupted from the wound. Tunny Ninja was thrown backward. Cairo caught him. For a moment, Master and student looked at one another. Cairo nodded. Better. Tani Ninja looked at the furious Leviathan. Better?

18:48 SPEAKER_01: You didn't get thrown through a wall. Tani Ninja paused. I'll take it. Ashara landed beside them. You two finished. Cairo looked at her. No. Ashara sighed. Of course not. The keeper raised her trident. Blue light spread across the sanctuary floor. Ancient markings appeared beneath the debris. Lines, circles, symbols. All of them converged beneath the central chamber. The keeper stared at them. Then her expression changed. Cairo! He turned. The core. The heroes looked toward her. The keeper pointed downward.

19:32 SPEAKER_01: It's directly beneath us. The Leviathan suddenly stopped attacking. Tananjin noticed immediately. That isn't good. Akari followed the creature's gaze. Leviathan was staring at the floor. It knew. The creature slammed several tentacles into the ruins. The entire chamber split. A crack opened through the sanctuary floor. Blue light poured upward. The keeper shouted, Noo! Leviathan struck again. The crack widened. Ancient stone collapsed into the abyss. And beneath them something appeared. A massive sphere of swirling blue energy.

20:15 SPEAKER_01: It was the tide core. Tiny ninjas stared. It almost looked alive. Currents moved around it like veins. The entire sanctuary seemed connected to it. The keeper moved toward the opening. The core regulates the sanctuary and the waters surrounding it. Cairo looked at Leviathan. And it wants that power. Yes. Tiny Ninja looked at the keeper. What happens if it gets it? She hesitated. Leviathan's connection to the ocean would become nearly absolute.

20:54 SPEAKER_01: The keeper looked at her. It could manipulate currents across enormous distances, storms, tides, and pressure systems. Kari understood. Coastlines. The keeper nodded. And cities.

21:11 SPEAKER_01: Tiny ninja looked at Leviathan. It was no longer simply a monster. It was a weapon capable of turning the ocean against the world. We stop it here. The keeper stared at him. Yes. But again, Tiny Ninja noticed something in her voice. He looked at her. You know how. The keeper said nothing. Tiny Ninja stepped closer. You've known this entire time. Cairo looked between them. Keeper. She lowered her dry end. There is a way. Ashara immediately responded. Good. That's the first good news I've heard today.

22:00 SPEAKER_01: The keeper didn't react. Ashara's expression changed. There's a catch. The keeper looked toward the tide core. The Leviathan was created through a fusion of Dominion Technology and Epysal Light.

22:22 SPEAKER_01: She pointed toward the creature's glowing centralizing. Its consciousness is distributed throughout its body.

22:33 SPEAKER_01: So destroying its head won't kill it. No. And the core?

22:41 SPEAKER_01: No. Kairo understood first. You have to destroy everything simultaneously. The keeper nodded. Every part of Leviathan must lose its connection at the same moment. Akari looked at the enormous creature. How? The keeper turned toward the Tide Corps. Through the sanctuary.

23:12 SPEAKER_01: The tidecore? Yes. The keeper walked toward it. The original keepers discovered that Leviathan could not be destroyed.

23:25 SPEAKER_01: So they created a failsafe. She touched the ancient stone surrounding the core. A final tie. Cairo's expression hardened. What does it do? The sanctuary will draw Leviathan completely inside.

23:47 SPEAKER_01: The keeper looked around them. Then the core will release all of its stored energy at once.

23:55 SPEAKER_01: Ashara stared at her. You were talking about destroying the sanctuary? Yes. Tiny ninja looked around. Centuries of history. Ancient knowledge. One of the last surviving sanctuaries of the hidden lineage. Gone. Akari quietly asked.

24:17 SPEAKER_01: What happens to everything inside it?

24:20 SPEAKER_01: The keeper met her eyes. Everything dies.

24:26 SPEAKER_01: No one spoke. Tananja looked toward the core. Then toward Leviathan. We get out before it happens. The keeper remained silent. Then you turned toward her. We get out before it happens, right? Still nothing.

24:49 SPEAKER_01: No.

24:52 SPEAKER_01: The keeper looked at him. And then just stepped toward her. No.

25:02 SPEAKER_01: And in his voice hard. Tell them. The keeper lowered her eyes. The final tide cannot activate itself.

25:18 SPEAKER_01: Ashara slowly lowered her weapon. Akari stared at the keeper. You have to stay? The keeper nodded. Tiny ninja immediately shook his head. No, find another way. She said, There is no other way. There is always another way. Tiny ninja said with a saddened heart. Tiny ninja. No. His voice echoed through the chamber. The keeper looked at him calmly. Tiny ninja pointed toward the core. We didn't come here to save a sanctuary by killing its keeper. You came here to protect the tide.

26:02 SPEAKER_01: Then help us protect it. That is exactly what I am doing, she said. Tiny ninja stepped closer. You're talking about dying. The keeper's expression remained gentle. I am talking about fulfilling the purpose I accepted long before you arrived. Tiny ninja stared at her. The ember flickered across his armor. He was angry. Not with her, with the choice, with the situation. With the idea that victory always seemed to demand something from them. Cairo placed a hand on Tiny Ninja's shoulder. Tiny Ninja looked at him.

26:45 SPEAKER_01: Cairo shook his head, not dismissively, but sadly. The keeper looked toward Tiny Ninja. The ember teaches you to move forward. She touched the blue crystal at the center of her trident. The tide teaches something different.

27:04 SPEAKER_01: Tiny Ninja waited. When the moment comes, she looked toward the core. You must know what to release. Tiny Ninja's eyes lowered. Akari moved beside him. Her hand found his. Tiny Ninja didn't pull away. A violent impact shook the sanctuary. The Leviathan had reached the opening. One enormous tentacle wrapped around the edge of the chamber, then another. The keeper raised her trident. We are out of time. Cairo drew his sword. What do you need? The keeper pointed toward the three ancient structures surrounding the tide core.

27:50 SPEAKER_01: Three conduits regulate the failsafe. Ashara looked at them. Let me guess. The keeper nodded. Leviathan destroyed two of them. Ashara sighed. Of course it did.

28:04 SPEAKER_01: The conduits must be restored before the final tide can activate. Taninja looked at the battlefield. One conduit stood near the western ruins. Another had collapsed near the abyss. The third was almost completely buried. We split up. Kairo immediately nodded. Asharo, with me. Asharo followed him toward the collapsed conduit. Tiny Ninja looked toward Akari. She nodded before he could speak. Together. The keeper raised her trident. I will keep Leviathan away from the core. Tan Ninja looked at her.

28:43 SPEAKER_01: Don't activate anything until we're back. The keeper didn't answer. Tiny Ninja stared at her. Promise me. For the first time the keeper smiled. I promise I will wait as long as I can. Tiny Ninja was satisfied with that answer. But there was no time. The Leviathan crashed into the chamber. The battle resumed. Tiny Ninja and Akari moved through the ruins. Behind them the keeper unleashed a massive wave. The water itself became a weapon. It struck Leviathan and forced the creature away from the core.

29:20 SPEAKER_01: Cairo and Ashara disappeared toward the opposite side. Tiny Ninja reached the first conduit. It was buried beneath stone. Akari grabbed one side. Tiny Ninja grabbed the other. Three. Ankari looked at him. You always start at three. It's faster. That's not how counting works. Three. Akari sighed. Fine. Two. The Leviathan roared behind them. One. They pulled. The stone shifted. Again, together. The rubble rolled aside. The ancient conduit was exposed. Its internal mechanism was shattered. Akari looked at it.

30:01 SPEAKER_01: Do you know how to fix that? Tiny ninja stared. No. Akari blinked. Tanininja looked around. Uh do you? No. They stared at the ancient machinery. Then Akari pointed toward the ember. Could that restart it? Taninja looked at his hand. Maybe. Maybe. Tiny ninja shrugged. That's better than no. Akari stepped backward. Very reassuring. Tiny ninja placed his hand against the conduit. The ember responded. Orange energy flowed into the ancient blue machinery. For a moment nothing happened. Then the conduit ignited.

30:39 SPEAKER_01: Blue and orange energy intertwined. Tiny ninja stared. The tide accepted the ember. Kairi smiled. One. Across the chamber. Another conduit activated. Cairo and Ashara had succeeded. Two. The keeper looked towards the final conduit. Her expression changed. Tiny ninja followed her gaze. The third conduit was beneath Leviathan. The creature had positioned itself directly over it. Ashara joined them. You have got to be kidding me. Cairo arrived beside her. No. He raised his sword. It knows. Tiny Ninja looked toward the creature.

31:24 SPEAKER_01: Leviathan's enormous blue eyes focused on them. It wasn't simply defending itself, it understood the failsafe. Tiny Ninja slowly raised his blade. So we move it. Keru stood beside him. Ashara joined the line. Akari took Tiny Ninja's other side. Behind them, the keeper raised her trident. Four warriors, one keeper, one final conduit. And between them and it, a creature large enough to destroy kingdoms. Tiny Ninja looked at his friends. No speech, no grand declaration. He didn't need one. They knew.

32:06 SPEAKER_01: Kairo nodded. Ashara tightened her grip. Akari looked at Tiny Ninja. He looked back. Then Tiny Ninja faced Leviathan. The ember burned. The tide surged. And together they charged.

32:29 SPEAKER_01: Tiny Ninja charged first. The others followed. Cairo, Akari, and Ashara. Behind them the keeper raised her crystalline trident as the tide sanctuary shook around them. The Leviathan towered over the final conduit. Its immense biomechanical body filled the shattered chamber. Blue light pulsed through crack cracks in its armor. You knew exactly what they were doing. And it would not move. Tiny Ninja tightened his grip on his blade. Then we make it. The ember erupted. Leviathan struck first. Three enormous tentacles tore through the water.

33:16 SPEAKER_01: Break! Cairo's command came instantly. The four separated. Tiny ninja dropped beneath the first tentacle. Akari twisted between two others. Ashara drove herself directly toward the creature. Cairo followed. The keeper thrust her trident forward. A current slammed into Leviathan's body. The creature shifted barely, but it moved. Tiny ninja saw it. Again! The keeper attacked. Another wall of water crashed against Leviathan. Ashara struck its armored flank. She struck once, twice, and again. The armor cracked.

33:54 SPEAKER_01: Leviathan swung toward her. Cairo intercepted. His sword met one of the creature's mechanical claws. The impact sent a shock through the chamber. Cairo was thrown backward. Cairo! Ashara turned. That moment of distraction was enough. A tentacle wrapped around her waist. Ashara's eyes widened. Then she disappeared. Ashara! Cairo recovered immediately. He launched himself after her. Tiny Ninja started to follow. Akari grabbed him. The conduit! Tiny Ninja looked toward the others, then toward the mechanism beneath Leviathan.

35:30 SPEAKER_01: She was right. They couldn't save everyone by abandoning the plan. Tiny Ninja hated that, but he nodded. Go. Akari moved. Tiny Ninja followed. The two disappeared beneath Leviathan's enormous body. Darkness surrounded them. Above, machinery and living tissue moved together. Tiny Ninja could hear the creature. Not its roar, something deeper. A mechanical pulse, a heartbeat. Akari heard it too. Tiny ninja. I know. The rhythm intensified. The Leviathan knew they were beneath it. Akari pointed, there, the final conduit.

36:11 SPEAKER_01: Almost completely buried beneath the creature. Tiny Ninja reached it. A mechanical limb slammed onto the stone beside him. Akari intercepted another.

36:21 SPEAKER_00: Do it!

36:22 SPEAKER_01: Tiny ninja placed his hand against the conduit. Nothing. He tried again. The ember spread from his palm. Still nothing. Come on. Akari blocked another strike. Tiny ninja! I know! The ember intensified. Orange light moved through the ancient machinery. For one second the conduit responded, then died. Tiny ninja stared at it. No. Akari landed beside him. What happened? It's too damaged. Another tremor. A keeper's voice carried through the chamber. The conduit has lost its connection to the core. Tiny Linch looked toward her.

37:03 SPEAKER_01: Can we reconnect it? The keeper stared at the ancient pathways running beneath the floor. Yes. How? She pointed toward a fractured channel. The energy pathway must be restored manually. Ashara's voice suddenly came from above, and stopped talking about it. A massive tentacle crashed away from them. Ashara landed hard beside the conduit. Cairo followed. Ashara looked bruised, furious, and very much alive. Tiny Ninja looked at her. I thought later. Ukari smiled. That's becoming popular today. Cairo examined the fractured channel.

37:46 SPEAKER_01: Then he looked at Tiny Ninja. The ember? Tiny Ninja understood. He knelt, placed both hands against the broken mechanism, and closed his eyes. The ember burned. At first the energy resisted, fire and tide, two opposing forces. Tiny Ninja could feel the sanctuary pushing against him. He remembered the keeper's words. The tide teaches something different. You must know what to release. Tinyja stopped forcing the ember. He allowed it to flow. Not domination, not conquest, harmony. The orange fire softened.

38:28 SPEAKER_01: Blue energy rose from the conduit. The two met. Tiny ninja opened his eyes. The entire chamber illuminated. The third conduit activated. The keeper stared. All three are connected. Tani Ninja stood. Then do it. The keeper didn't move. Tani Ninja looked at her. Keeper. Her expression changed. The Leviathan is not fully within the containment field. Cairo looked upward. Most of the creature remained beyond the central chamber. If you activate it now, only part of it will be destroyed. Ashara tightened her grip on her weapon.

39:13 SPEAKER_01: And the rest? The keeper answered quietly. Regenerates. Tiny Ninja stared at Leviathan. Of course. One final problem. Akari looked at him. We have to bring the whole thing inside? Tiny Ninja nodded. Ashara looked at the creature, then at Tani Ninja. And exactly how do you propose we convince that thing to follow us? Tani Ninja looked at the amber burning around his hand. Leviathan's eyes immediately tracked it. Tiny Ninja smiled beneath his mask. I have something it wants. Akari immediately understood.

39:57 SPEAKER_01: No. Tiny Ninja looked at her. He said that very quickly. Because I know that look. What look? The one you get immediately before doing something incredibly stupid. Ashara glanced at Kairo. He does have a look. Kairo nodded. He does. Tinyja stared at them. This feels unnecessary. Akari stepped closer. You're not doing it alone. Akari. No. Tiny Ninja looked at her. She wasn't asking. He knew better than to argue. Fine. Makari nodded. Good. Ashara stepped forward. We'll clear the path. Kaira looked toward the keeper, and when they're inside, the keeper tightened her grip on the trinad.

40:44 SPEAKER_01: I begin the final tide. Tiny ninja looked at her. And then you leave. The keeper said nothing. Tiny Ninja's expression hardened. We're not having this argument again. For the briefest moment the keeper smiled. Then survive long enough to have it.

41:08 SPEAKER_01: Tiny ninja stepped into the open. The ember burned brighter. Immediately Leviathan turned toward him. Tiny Ninja raised his blade. You want this? The creature's central eye brightened. Tinyja felt something enter his mind, a voice. Not words after just pressure. Cold. Hunger. Then the Leviathan. Ember. Tiny Ninja froze. Crowley looked at him. What? Tinyja stared at the creature. It spoke. Leviathan moved closer. The Leviathan. Ancient fire. The ember flared. Tiny Ninja clenched his teeth. The creature could feel it, maybe even recognize it.

41:57 SPEAKER_01: Leviathan spoke in his mind. Tiny Ninja raised his blade. No. The Leviathan roared. No. Tiny Ninja and Akari turned and moved. Leviathan followed. Exactly as planned. Cairo and Ashara attacked from opposite sides. They weren't trying to hurt it anymore, they were steering it, forcing the creature toward the center of the sanctuary. Tiny Ninja moved backward through the ruins. Leviathan pursued. One tentacle entered the containment fields, then another. The keeper watched the ancient symbols illuminate.

42:34 SPEAKER_01: More. Tiny Ninja kept moving. The Viathan's enormous head crossed the threshold.

43:20 SPEAKER_01: More. Akari landed beside Tiny Ninja. A tentacle crashed behind them. The exit disappeared beneath rubble. Akari looked back. That could be a problem. Tiny Ninja kept moving. We'll deal with it later. You say that a lot. It keeps working. Debatable. Another section of Leviathan crossed the threshold. The containment symbols burned brighter. Cairo shouted Almost The creature suddenly stopped. Tiny Ninja's expression changed. Leviathan looked downward. It had noticed the symbols. No. The creature began retreating.

43:57 SPEAKER_01: The keeper's eyes widened. It knows. Ashara attacked immediately. Then don't let it leave. She struck one of the tentacles. Cairo joined her. Tani Ninja and Akari attacked from the front, but Leviathan was too strong. It pulled backward. One massive limb crossed outside the field. The keeper shouted, We're losing it. Tani Ninja looked around. There had to be something, anything. Then he saw the tide core, and he understood. The Leviathan didn't truly want the ember, not as much as it wanted the sanctuary.

44:32 SPEAKER_01: Tani Ninja turned toward the keeper. Open the core. Her eyes widened. What? Let it see the core. Tunny ninja. If it reaches trust me. The keeper hesitated, then slammed her trident into the platform. The chamber changed. Protective barriers surrounding the tide core disappeared. Pure blue energy flooded the ruins. Leviathan stopped. Its enormous eye shifted away from Tiny Ninja. Toward the core. The creature moved forward. Fast. Too fast. Tiny Ninja's eyes widened. Move! Everyone scattered. Leviathan surged into the chamber.

45:22 SPEAKER_01: Its entire colossal body crossed the threshold. The ancient symbols erupted with light. The keeper raised her trident. Now blue barriers exploded around the chamber. Leviathan stopped. It tried to retreat. The barriers held. For the first time the creature panicked. Tentacles struck the containment field. Again, again and again. Nothing. Ashara stared. We actually did it. Cairo didn't celebrate. Not yet. The keeper looked toward the Kore. Everyone to the passage. Tiny Ninja grabbed Akari's hand.

46:04 SPEAKER_01: They ran. Kairo and Asharo followed. Behind them the keeper remained beside the Kore. Tiny Ninja looked back. Keeper. She raised her trident. The tied gore began charging. Tiny Ninja stopped. Akari nearly collided with him. What are you doing? Tiny Ninja turned around. The keeper looked at him from across the chamber. Go Tiny Ninja shook his head. You promised. The keeper's eyes softened. I promised to wait as long as I could. Tiny Ninja started toward her. Cairo grabbed him. No! Tiny Ninja fought against him.

46:49 SPEAKER_01: Let me go. Cairo held him.

46:53 unknown: Yes.

46:53 SPEAKER_01: If you go back her sacrifice means nothing. Tiny Ninja looked at the keeper. No. The Leviathan smashed against the containment barrier. Cracks appeared. The keeper looked toward it, then toward Tiny Ninja. Her expression became peaceful. She placed one hand over her heart and bowed her head. Not as a servant, not as a soldier, but as an equal. Tiny Ninja stopped struggling. The keeper raised her eyes. Tiny Ninja, he stared at her.

47:36 SPEAKER_01: Tiny Ninja's breathing shook. The keeper smiled. And when you find the next sanctuary, the tide core grew brighter. Tell its keeper that the tide endured. The containment field cracked. Akari grabbed Tiny Ninja's arm. We have to go. Tunny Ninja couldn't move. The keeper looked at her trident. Go! Cairo pulled him away. The heroes ran. Behind them, the Leviathan broke through the first containment barrier. The keeper turned toward the monster, alone. Her robes moved through the violent current. Her crystalline trident burned with blue light.

48:20 SPEAKER_01: The Leviathan roared. The keeper stood between it and the escaping heroes. She whispered.

48:31 SPEAKER_01: The Leviathan charged. The keeper raised her trident. I am. The core erupted. Taninja turned as brilliant blue light consumed the chamber. Keeper! The shockwave hit. Akari reached for him. Kairo shouted. Ashara disappeared behind the light, and the tide sanctuary began to collapse.

49:08 SPEAKER_01: Tiny Ninja hit the ground. For several seconds there was nothing. No Leviathan, no sanctuary, no keeper, only darkness. Then Tiny Ninja heard a voice. Tiny ninja. His eyes opened. Akari was leaning over him. Reiki he coughed. I'm here. Akari exhaled, then immediately grabbed him. Not gently, she pulled him against her. Tiny ninja froze. For a moment neither spoke. Then Akari released him. You scared me. Tani Ninja looked at her. You okay? Akari laughed weakly. You really need another question? Tiny Ninja smiled beneath his mask.

50:04 SPEAKER_01: Probably. Kairo's voice came through the darkness. Over here. Tiny ninja and Akari stood. The corridor around them had partially collapsed. Blue light flickered through cracks in the ancient stone. Ashara was helping Kairo move a massive piece of debris. Tiny Ninja rushed over. Everyone alive? Ashari Ashara nodded. Somehow. Kairo looked toward the chamber behind them. But we need to move. Tiny Ninja followed his gaze. The corridor was flooding. Fast. Akari looked toward the destroyed passage. Where's the keeper?

50:52 SPEAKER_01: Nobody answered. Tiny ninja looked at Kairo. Kairo? The old master remained silent. Tiny ninja tore turned toward Ashara. Ashara? She lowered her eyes. Tiny ninja stared back toward the collapsed chamber. No. Akari gently touched his arm. Tiny ninja? No. He stepped toward the ruins. Kairo moved in front of him. We have to leave. She's still in there. Tiny ninja. She could be alive. Cairo looked directly at him. You saw what happened. Tiny ninja's voice hardened. Move. Cairo didn't. Move. No. Tinyja clenched his fists.

51:48 SPEAKER_01: The ember reacted. Orange light spread across his arms. Cairo remained perfectly still. You can be angry with me. Tani Ninja stared at him. You can hate me for stopping you. The water continued rising around them, but it will not allow you to throw away the life she just saved. Tani Ninja's ember burned brighter. Then Akari took his hand. Taniinja looked at her. She didn't tell him everything was alright. She didn't tell him to calm down. She simply stood beside him. Taniinja looked back toward the ruins.

52:31 SPEAKER_01: The ember slowly faded. His shoulders lowered. She shouldn't have had to die. Cairo's expression softened. No. Then Tiny Ninja looked at him. Then why? Cairo answered quietly. Because sometimes protecting something costs more than we believe anyone should have to give. Tiny Ninja looked toward the darkness. And we're supposed to just accept that? No. Cairo shook his head. We remember it. And we honor it.

53:15 SPEAKER_01: The sanctuary shook again. Ashara looked upward. Can you guys emotionally reflect later? She pointed toward the rapidly rising water. You know, drowning now. Tiny Ninja nodded. Right. They moved. The four heroes ran through the collapsing passage. Behind them centuries of Tide Sanctuary history disappeared beneath falling stone. Ancient murals shattered. Libraries flooded. Temples collapsed. The civilization the keeper had protected for generations was dying around them. Akari stopped. Tiny ninja, he turned.

53:54 SPEAKER_01: Several Tide Sanctuary inhabitants were trapped behind fallen stone. Tiny ninja immediately changed direction. Cairo followed. Ashora grabbed one side of the debris.

54:07 SPEAKER_00: Lift.

54:08 SPEAKER_01: Together they pushed. The stone moved. Akari helped the survivors through. Go! Follow the blue markings. A frightened young woman looked toward them. The keeper? Okari hesitated. Tiny ninja answered. She gave us time. The woman understood. Her eyes filled with tears. Tiny Ninja continued. Don't waste it. She nodded. The survivors ran. More people emerged from the sanctuary. Guardians, families, scholars, those who had spent their entire lives beneath the protection of the tide. Now they were leaving it behind.

54:52 SPEAKER_01: Tiny Ninja watched them. The keeper hadn't died for a building. She had died for them. He finally understood. Tiny Ninja. Akari was farther ahead. He followed. They reached the outer passage. Water rushed behind them. The final escape route was closing. Ashara looked toward the distant opening. We're not going to make it. Tani Ninja looked at the ember. Then at the survivors. Yes, we are. Kairo recognized the look. What are you thinking? Tanija raised both hands. Something stupid, Akari sighed. Of course.

55:41 SPEAKER_01: The ember ignited. Tanija drove his blade into the floor. Orange energy spread across the ancient passage. The water struck it. Steam exploded around them. For several seconds the ember pushed the floor backward. Tani Ninja shouted Go. The survivors ran. Ashara stayed. Tani Ninja looked at her. What are you doing? Help me. Kairo stood beside her. So am I. Akari moved to Tani Ninja's other side. He looked at them. I said go. Akari smiled. And we've established how good I am at listening. Tiny Ninja laughed despite himself there.

56:24 SPEAKER_01: Together, they held the passage. The last survivors crossed. Cairo looked toward the exit. Now they ran. The ember barrier collapsed. The ocean surged behind them. Tiny Ninja jumped, Akari jumped, Ashara followed, and Cairo came last. The water exploded from the sanctuary entrance, then silence.

56:53 SPEAKER_01: Hours later, the survivors stood upon the cliffs overlooking the oceans. The storm had passed. Morning light stretched across the horizon. For the first time in days the sea was calm. Tiny ninja stood near the edge. Akari approached quietly. She didn't say anything. She simply stood beside him. After a while Tiny Ninja spoke.

57:26 SPEAKER_01: Akari looked toward the ocean. I don't know. Cairo approached from behind them. The keeper believed the final tide could destroy it. Tiny Ninja looked at him. That's not an answer. No. Cairo looked toward the horizon. It isn't.

57:50 SPEAKER_01: Then we wait. Tiny Ninja shook his head. No. Everyone looked at him. We don't wait for monsters anymore. He looked toward the survivors behind them. We rebuild. Akari smiled. Tiny ninja continued. We protect these people. Kairou nodded. And the other sanctuaries? Tiny ninja looked toward the distant mountains. We find them. Ashara smiled. Stone is next. Tiny ninja nodded. The stone sanctuary. The keeper's final words returned to him. Tell its keeper that the tide interred. Tiny ninja looked toward the ocean.

58:37 SPEAKER_01: I'll tell them. Akari looked at him. What? Tiny Ninja's voice softened. That the tide endured. The water below the cliffs suddenly moved. Tiny ninja immediately reached for his sword. Akari drew hers. Cairo and Ashara stepped forward. The survivors fell silent. A blue light appeared beneath the surface. Tiny Ninja stared.

59:05 unknown: Leviathan.

59:07 SPEAKER_01: Cairo raised his weapon. Wait. The light rose, but it wasn't Leviathan. A small sphere of water floated above the ocean. Inside it, a fragment of crystalline blue light. The same light that had once lived within the keeper's trident. Tiny Ninja slowly approached. The sphere floated toward him, then stopped. He held out his hand. The crystal settled in his palm. Tiny Ninja stared at it. Akari whispered, The Keeper? Kairo smiled faintly. Perhaps. Tiny Ninja closed his finger around the crystal. For one brief moment he felt something.

59:52 SPEAKER_01: Warmth. Peace. And a voice. Not spoken aloud. Not carried by the wind, but unmistakable. The tide endures. Tiny Ninja closed his eyes, then smiled. Yeah. He looked toward the ocean. It does. Far beneath them, the remains of the tide sanctuary rested upon the ocean floor. Broken and silent. The final tide had torn through Leviathan. Massive sections of the sovereign's biomechanical body lay scattered among the ruins. Its armor had shattered. Its Dominion machinery has gone dark, its tentacles no longer moved.

1:00:41 SPEAKER_01: At the center of the wreckage, Leviathan's enormous blue eye flickered. Once, then again. A final signal traveled through the dark water. Dominion network connection failed. Abyssal command offline. Sovereign terminated. The blue eye went dark. Leviathan was dead. Above the ocean, tiny ninjas stood with Akari. Cairo stood with Ashara. Behind them stood the surviving people of the Tide Sanctuary and the rebels who protected them while the heroes fought the Leviathan. They had lost their home. They had lost their keeper.

1:01:25 SPEAKER_01: But they had survived, and somewhere ahead another sanctuary waited. Stone, ancient, buried, and unaware that the Dominion was coming. Tiny Ninja placed the keeper's crystal safely beside the ember. Akaria looked toward him. Ready? Tiny Ninja looked toward the mountains. No. Akaria smiled. Good. Tiny Ninja looked at her. Good? You're finally learning. Tiny Ninja laughed. Then he looked back at the ocean one final time. Thank you. The tide moved gently against the shore. Tiny Ninja turned away. And together the hidden lineage continued forward.

1:02:12 SPEAKER_01: Thank you for listening to Tiny Ninja, the Hidden Lineage. The Leviathan is dead. The tide sanctuary has fallen. And its keeper has made the ultimate sacrifices so that Tiny Ninja, Akari, Cairo, Oshara, the rebels, and the surviving people of the tide could live. But her story will not be forgotten. The tide endures. And now the journey toward the stone sanctuary lies ahead. If you're enjoying Tiny Ninja, the Hidden Lineage, please consider supporting the show through the link in the channel description and leave a review.

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1:03:39 SPEAKER_01: Thank you for joining us on this journey. Until next time. Walk in harmony, protect with compassion, stand with courage, lead with humility. Where hope endures, the hidden lineage lives.