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But as long as I have my power, and breath in my body, I'm going to protect you.
You probably don't remember it now, but you said that to me once.
It was another time, another victory (not ours). Another tragedy.
We'd lost the others, all four and Wu. Presumed dead.
I still had you.
You're gone now.
Not dead.
But you’re different.
Like my father was, then. Still is, I presume.
And absolutely not.
I know it's not the same. You meant to change. It was a choice. You left us to save us.
And what you've become isn't cruel like what he did.
The sea's a little kinder now.
But it doesn't remember me.
And that still hurts. It always does. Every time.
I don't want to feel it again.
That ghost was a fool. This gi brings nothing but pain.
And the most beautiful, wonderful family you could ever imagine.
And it takes them from you, because you don't deserve them.
Never have. Never will.
I can't stand losing any of them any more.
I quit.
I'm done.
I give up.
...Because what else is there for us to do? Give up? I don't give up.
Then maybe you should have led the ninja.
Maybe you did, in a way. You kept us together, even when we weren't, and now you're gone.
We're falling apart for real now.
I'm falling apart.
There's something lingering under the surface. Something angry. Something bitter.
Destructive.
Purple flickers, where there should have been green.
A lot like his.
I'm afraid of it, to be honest.
I'm afraid that if I lose anyone else, I'm going to lose myself.
I'd rather die than change like that. Like him.
But don't worry about me—if you would, any more.
I'll be safe. Not that it matters.
I'm leaving. Cutting ties with sharp scissors before they can be ripped apart.
Sorry, Ninjago, but you're on your own now.
The only thing that made you worth saving is gone. Changed with the tides of the sea.
But as long as I have my power, and breath in my body, I'm going to protect you.
You have oceans of power now, but there's not a single breath in your body.
Your promise is over. You've been released from your vows.
You don't have to protect me any more.
Goodbye, Nya.
Once my sister.
Now the sea.