Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead (2026)

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The world we knew is gone.

Three hundred years ago,

the great flood swallowed

the land,

leaving nothing

but scattered islands

and an ocean without end.

Above us the sky churns

with a storm that never fades.

Below, the Old World,

its cities,

its knowledge, lost to time.

But not all was lost.

From the ruins,

Argos was built,

a city of towering walls,

shimmering lights

and secrets buried deeper

than the sea itself.

Argos is ruled

by the Founders, Titans,

believed to be as old

as the world they built.

They rule from their citadel,

preaching safety,

but their safety

comes with a price.

To live in Argos,

you must earn it.

Storm riding, a death race

of speed and survival,

where only the most relentless

can claim victory.

You win and your people

are granted entry.

You lose and your island

is stripped bare,

its people cast

into the open sea.

That is the law of the Founders.

That is the price of survival.

For generations,

the Islanders were told

that racing for Argos

is the only way.

But some of them believe

in more,

a legend that speaks of the one

who will set them free,

the promised one.

But this isn't the story

of the promised one.

This is a story of a promise,

a promise of love.

A promise to fight.

A promise to rise.

Three, two, one.

Hammerhead.

- The Founders

declared him a criminal,

a wanted outlaw,

but to some of us,

he was a path to follow.

- Where will

you be when the storm hits?

Are you afraid

it will destroy your island?

Do not despair, Islanders.

You can secure

your island's safety

behind the walls of Argos.

Simply put up your island

as collateral,

and one

of our generous Founders

may sponsor your selected riders

to join the league,

to win a race and win a place

for those living on your island

behind the walls of Argos.

Your safety is one race away.

-Neb.

Give me a nine.

-Neb, you gotta see this.

Torpedo's on.

Come on, come on.

-Wicked, right?

All systems are go.

-They call him Hammerhead.

Legend has it

he was struck by lightning

and sacrificed himself

to the storm.

They say

he saved his whole island

and never lost a single ride.

Some believe he actually broke

through the storm

and came out the other side.

Others believed

that he still crashes the race

from time to time

so he can win a place

for all Islanders.

That could be us one day.

-Who needs legends?

You don't have Hammerhead.

You have me.

You kids watch.

If anyone's gonna

catch lightning,

it's gonna be me.

Let's go, kids!

-Come on, kids.

Gotta go.

-Come on.

-Once you get to Neptune's Rock,

you'll have 10 seconds

to break away.

-Okay.

I will go through it.

The Storm Horizon will fall.

-Just be aware

of the bombheads, all right?

-Okay.

Let's go.

- The Legend Of Hammerhead

was more than just a story.

It meant hope.

A reason to believe there was

something beyond the storm.

-Stay with the truth, kids.

- Among those who believed

was Lazar, Ana's father.

While others

raced for victory,

he didn't care about winning.

His mission

was to breach the storm

and see what lies beyond.

Broadcasting live

from the walls of Argos,

this is the final race

of the season

as our contesting Storm Riders

eagerly await the countdown.

This is a drag race

from starting point

to Neptune's Rock

and back again.

Winners win a place on Argos.

Losers are cast out

to the open sea.

Here are the islands competing:

Avalon, Cios, Malia

and this year's clear underdog,

Fig Island has come forth

with their selected champion.

Who would have thought?

As always,

the race will be policed

by the Argos riders,

or as some, including myself,

like to call them,

the bombheads.

And they're off to the races.

A great start for Avalon riders,

who jump out in front

with Argos riders

right behind them,

and Fig Island, Cios and Malia

fighting for position.

-They should be coming

around here soon.

Wicked, right?

Fig island's rider gets closer

and closer to Avalon riders,

who slows down,

bumps into him and cuts him off.

And the rider

from Cios catches lightning,

giving him a boost.

He takes over first position.

Another race full

of mayhem and destruction.

-Steer back.

We gotta get back

to the tunnel.

Oh, and the second Cios rider

crashes on the rocks.

The island of Cios

is now officially declared lost.

But the race

for the winner continues.

Malia, Avalon, Argos riders

circling Neptune's Rock.

The front runner from Avalon

comes way out ahead.

If he crosses the finish line,

the island of Avalon

will be heading to Argos.

I can't believe

what I'm seeing right now.

The Fig Island rider

is breaking off.

It seems we have a rebel rider

in our midst.

This is the fifth incident

this season

of such suicidal behavior.

What are these people thinking?

Lazar from Fig Island

seems to be heading

for the storm.

When will these pagans learn,

no one survives the storm.

Four riders dead

on the water today.

The island of Cios

has come in last place.

Their people will be evacuated

and the stones from their island

will become forever part

of our wall.

May the mercy of the deep

be upon them.

As far as Fig Island,

they will be banned from racing

for the next ten years

because of their treachery.

- After her father died,

Ana locked her pain inside.

But she swore that one day,

she would avenge him.

-Here.

An island with Titans.

-There are no islands

past the Storm Horizon, Neb.

-Blastheads.

-Shut up, you little punk!

-Ana! please.

Class, what do we know

about the Storm Horizon?

-We're lucky to be protected

by the Storm Horizon.

-Very good, Tom.

-The storm is a lie

created by the Founders.

-Quiet!

-He has quite

the imagination.

But we simply cannot accept him

disrespecting our Founders,

our benefactors.

He's talking

about mythical islands,

rebel riders...

- Legend has it

he was struck by lightning

and sacrificed himself

to the storm.

-Neb, you have to get down!

Come down!

Neb, come on!

Neb, you have to get down!

Neb!

Argh!

- Legend says

that the Hammerhead

was struck by lightning.

So I figured it was my turn

to stand for Ana,

to face the storm,

to be tested.

Because only those

who survived the storm

gained the power

to break through it.

- The rider

from Fig Island was k*lled

while attempting

to breach the storm.

As a consequence of this

criminal behavior,

Fig Island will face

a ten year suspension

from any future racing.

But the real tragedy befalls

the people of Cios,

whose two selected riders

crashed mid-race,

never making it

to the finish line,

resulting in their island

facing eviction.

May the mercy of the deep

be upon them.

-Pagans of Cios,

your attempt

to join Argos has failed.

The rider you chose

has failed you.

Your worship

of Gaya has failed you.

Cios is now property

of Lord Tarus.

Open sea is your new home.

May the mercy of the traitor--

-That's enough.

- Stop resisting!

- The Founders

aren't just taking islands,

they're tearing them apart

while searching

for something ancient.

The nucleus of life itself,

nature's final bid for rebirth.

A substance very few know about,

whispered to defy death itself:

the element.

I felt death crawling

through my veins,

my eyes ablaze with fire.

But then my grandfather

did something

he swore

he would never do again.

Then the visions came.

A flash of lightning,

a tear in time.

And there he was,

the Hammerhead.

-Our excavations

revealed no new source.

Nothing.

-How many islands remain?

-For plundering?

-How many?

-Just over 2,000.

-How much element

do we have left, Tarus?

-A decade in reserve,

maybe less.

-Then we take the islands

by force.

-You cross that line

and you remind the islanders

that even

with our combined forces,

they outnumber us,

a thousand to one.

You'll die

before that well runs dry.

It's time for us

to accept our fate.

-I make my fate, Baroness.

-Amor fati.

-I've heard those words before.

-It's just a saying

from the old world, Tarus.

No, that was his saying.

The traitor, the thief,

Sykeus.

We cannot take the islands

by force.

So instead, the heathens

will give them to us.

We'll increase the races.

The more pagans

bleed out in the water,

the closer we'll be to finding

a new source of the element.

Besides, those suicidal riders

are getting too frequent

to ignore.

Oh, and Baroness...

Do not say his words

to me again.

The island of Cios

has been evacuated

by decree of Argos,

its inhabitants...

-Maybe one day,

you'll be able to make fig jam

as good as your old grandfather.

Just maybe.

As far as the recent conduct

by the Fig Island's rider,

our lord Founders

have shown leniency.

- No, it's.

a temporary ban for a chance

of winning

a place on Argos.

- Look at this, huh?

... that any future attempts

to breach the storm will result

in permanent disqualification,

as such actions pose

a great risk to our...

Visions come suddenly.

Unexpectedly.

Like the flash of lightning

that made me see.

There he was again,

haunting me,

staring back at me.

- By decree

of Argos, its inhabitants

now join the growing number

of displaced people

taking refuge at deep sea.

Islanders are urged to halt

this reckless behavior

for the safety of all.

-Is this the one

the legends speak of?

-Thought he was still seeing

storm riding.

-Still no sign of Sykeus,

my lord.

But we have found

his wreckage.

-Where?

-The Bay of Gaya, my lord.

As the Islanders call it.

-So Sykeus is near.

Send every spy

to each and every island

around the wreckage.

-That's hundreds of islands.

-So take the Baroness

and her troops and find him!

-I have seen her flag

on the coast.

She is coming for him.

- Argos wants

Hammerhead found,

so word of his hideout

spread fast.

Ana was taking me to see

where his legendary boat

sank long ago,

but I had a feeling

we were rowing into a trap.

-Grandfather said never go

past the shoulder of Gaya.

-I wonder why.

-Whoa.

-What is this place?

-Hey, you gotta see this.

You saw it, right?

-Yeah.

-What do you think

they were doing?

-I don't know.

You think that was his boat?

-Someone's here.

Quick, grab the paddles.

-What are you doing in my bay?

-Our boat ran dry.

-We'll leave.

Come on.

-Is this torpedo yours?

It's a hydrocat.

-What do you know

about hydrocats?

-My dad was in the league.

-Mm.

Who's his sponsor?

-Can you help us get home?

-Where's home?

-We shouldn't take

a ride from her.

-Why not?

What's wrong with me?

-I know who you are.

My grandfather

warned me about you.

Fig.

-Fig Island.

The island of rebel riders

who tried to break through

the storm.

-What are you doing out here?

-I'm looking for a boy

who's been touched by the storm.

-What's it like

inside the walls?

-I wish I could say life

on the islands was no different,

but I wouldn't lie to you.

There's a reason why Argos

is under population control,

a reason

why every place must be won.

Storm Horizon will not hold back

the wave forever.

-Well, the storm isn't real,

ma'am.

-Is that what your grandfather

told you?

-They say those touched

by the storm

can see

through the cracks of time

and the destinies

are revealed to them.

-He's just scared of the storm.

-Yes, well, his fear...

...is too beautiful

for you to understand,

too powerful to tame.

But if he confronts it,

it will make all the difference.

-Still nothing.

In the Bay of Gaya,

all the Baroness found there

was a couple of kids.

-Do you trust her?

-From now on,

my spies follow her too.

-She said,

when the day comes

and we need a sponsor,

she can help.

-He's a Storm Rider,

not a farm boy.

-Is it true?

That the Founders

came from beyond the storm?

-Is that what she told you?

-That's what Neb said.

-I wonder

where he got that from.

-So you don't believe

that Hammerhead will save us?

-Um-hmm.

Well, I choose my myths wisely.

-Then what is beyond

the Storm Horizon?

-The truth.

The Founders' greatest trick

was to convince the Islanders,

their land was worthless.

-What good is your land

if its days are numbered?

Well, it's like saying,

"What good is your life

if your days are numbered?"

-Neb keeps saying

there's a Titan

living in this tree.

-Yes.

The last Titan, Sykeus.

I planted this tree

the day Neb was born.

So they have a special bond.

-Its soul healed my eyes.

-You mean

it made you see things.

-Have you finished

replicating the key?

-Yes, Lord Tarus.

-They want the storm?

I will bring the storm to them.

Remote connection activated.

Remote connection lost.

-I'm sorry, my lord.

Please.

-You said it would work,

but it didn't.

So you lied to me.

-Throw yourself from the wall.

- I have seen

a rider enter the storm.

-Is it true?

-Is what true?

-That you can see

into the future?

-I don't really

know what I see.

Sometimes I wake up

in a different place.

- Over the years, I watched

the girl from my island

break and rise again.

My pain for her

became something else.

Love,

the kind worth fighting for,

the kind worth dying for.

-Did you see that coming?

-No.

-What can you really see?

-Images.

Fragments, really.

Like pieces in a puzzle.

-Am I one of those pieces?

-Yeah.

You are.

I saw you standing

on the shoulder of Gaya wearing

this beautiful red dress.

-Now I know you're crazy.

Like I'd ever wear a dress.

Look.

When we're out there,

you have to ride the storm

not for me.

For you.

-I know.

I just want us to be together.

Here, there.

I don't care.

-I have to tell you something.

-You promise?

-I promise.

[wind blowing

-She's gonna do it.

-Do what?

-Win a place.

-So?

-I'm afraid to lose her.

What did you see?

Go on.

Neb.

Neb, what else did you see?

What did you see?

- I saw Ana in the race,

chasing the storm,

trying to fulfill her pledge

and avenge her father.

-Neb!

Neb!

What are you doing?

Come on, boy!

- But in the end, she fell.

-Get inside.

Come on!

- The Baroness came back

like she said she would,

trying to settle

their old score.

She hides a dark secret

behind those glasses.

Grandfather doesn't trust her.

-A quiet life

on a quiet little island.

-And you still have

an attitude problem.

-People have a problem

with my attitude.

-The Founders are searching

for what you have.

But I can see

you're not using it.

-The boy doesn't want to ride.

-But his friend does.

And she took me up on it.

-The wolf has a right

to the sheep.

-I can't change the past.

-And neither can he.

Because what you ask

cannot be done, Baroness.

-Then let's give a chance

for fate to intervene.

-Is this what you want?

To ride for the Founders?

They are not who they seem.

They have been picking off

island after island,

devouring the land,

because they are getting older

faster than they wish.

-My dear old man,

you're missing the point.

It's about the boy

who wants to follow the girl.

I'm just here to help.

Besides, you had your chance

ages ago, old friend.

My sponsorship

is good for a year.

The good people

of Fig Island need a champion.

But I expect much more from you.

- The Landless Sea,

the Founders' death race

has left countless Islanders

without homes.

Condemned to the mercy

of the deep sea,

no land, no shelter.

Generations born on boats,

raised by the waves.

Never knowing the feel

of solid ground.

Their only hope, Hammerhead.

-What are those green

on those rocks?

-Islanders call them trees.

-Why are they doing this?

-Only the Founders know why.

-Lady.

They ask tough questions.

My son is waterborne too.

Let's also note

that the island of

had a close encounter

with a storm earlier this month,

and that their residents

put all faith

in their selected champions

to represent their hope

for their safety

in the upcoming cycle.

In racing news, we are excited

to announce that three islands

have been selected

for the next cycle.

Congratulations to the island

of Crater, Rose

and making a comeback...

-Give me a 10.

...after a ten-year ban,

the tiny Fig Island.

From weather-related news...

-You'll have to watch

for this right flank.

It's not as straight

as it should be,

but don't compromise

your back too much.

Use your knees.

- It's been

ten years since Fig Island

last had competitors

in the race.

One must hope

they've learned their lesson

and that no treachery

will be displayed

this time around.

-The storm took your mother.

It took my father.

How many Islanders

does it take?

I have to find out

the truth, Neb.

I have to.

- I know Ana wants

to break through the storm,

but I also know

it's a suicidal mission.

I'll stay by her side,

protect her,

and take her place in death.

-You all know the rules.

Two riders per island,

two legs in the cycle.

The team with the most points

wins the place inside the walls

for their home island.

You finish last,

and the people from your island

will be cast out to open sea.

The start and finish line

are between the ancient statues

just outside the city gates.

The course runs through

the natural canal

all the way out to the edge

of the Storm Horizon

by Neptune's Rock.

That is your midpoint.

Beyond this point,

your compass will be useless

and you'll be fighting inertia

unlike any you ever felt.

So the last thing you want

is to be dragged into the storm

because no one,

listen carefully,

no one survives the storm.

-You saw that, right?

-It's not about winning,

it's about surviving.

-Kneel.

-What human do you bring?

-He is the most ruthless rider

I ever trained.

-Where are you from, servant?

-Speak.

-The island of Bacchus, my lord.

-The pagans there still hold

faith in Gaya, do they not?

-The pagan chief promised

she would save us.

But still, the storm came and--

-Tell me.

-The storm, the wrath of Gaya,

dragged their souls

to the bottom of the sea.

-Now you know Gaya never saves.

She only punishes.

-I shall drown

the pagan believers

like that storm did

to my family.

- Bombheads,

Tarus's watchdogs and assassins.

-Rise.

You will start

with Baroness's riders

on Fig Island.

And everyone who serves me

above all must always...

-Always protect the storm.

-No, I'm not listening, Ana.

-Look, we do this now.

We--we break through the storm

and no Islander

will ever have to race again.

-You...

I can't protect you out there.

-I don't need your protection.

The visions that plague you...

do not guarantee an outcome.

-That's what I hope.

-So, will you come with me

or are you gonna be no fun?

Like I'd have a chance.

-Promise?

-I promise.

-There are no guarantees.

Not in life, not in love.

And I wouldn't want it

any other way.

- Promises were made.

Promises must be kept.

- Five,

four, three, two, one.

And they're off.

It is an aggressive start

for Fig Island riders

as they immediately

take the lead.

They seem quite aware

that this is their last chance

to control their future

and make amends

for their island's

controversial past.

From the outside,

Viking riders

picks up speed

to overtake the position.

The rider from Crater cuts

in from the outside,

fighting inertia as they

approach the Neptune's Rock

and prepare to the final stretch

with Fig Island

still in the lead.

She's on tail!

The power of lightning

slashes Crater rider in half,

blowing pieces

of the shot

barely missed

the riders from Fig.

Oh, no, the front runner

from Fig Island breaks off.

She is on the loose.

As we witness history repeating,

the Fig Island rider is heading

towards certain death.

Argos rider is hot on her tail.

This behavior

will not be tolerated.

All rebel riders

must be stopped.

These insolent provocations

must be punished!

Swift punishment

for the rebel rider of Fig,

by the protectors of the storm.

Per decree of Argos,

no one survives the storm.

The second Storm Rider

from Crater wins this one

for his home island,

raising hopes

for their Argos residents

in the second leg of the cycle.

But the real story

of the day is Fig Island,

who will most likely

in a week's time,

be heading for the open sea.

- Guilt.

An internal prison cell.

Visions blur with memories.

Nothing feels real anymore.

Per decree of Argos,

no one survives the storm.

-I knew a boy like you once.

An islander who'd do anything

to save his land.

Push himself to win,

no matter what the cost,

even if that meant

that no one else would ever win.

I wore that helmet, kid.

I rode for Tarus once.

-What about all the people

from the island?

The people you saved.

-They never needed saving.

The Baroness wants to see you.

-How is your back?

-It'll get better.

-Yes, it will.

-I won't let you

take our island.

You still think this

is about your island?

Well, let me save you

the suspense;

it's not.

You see, Neb,

many years ago,

after our world was drowned,

the members of Operation Titan

voyaged to this anomaly

that we call our world.

Our mission

was to explore the oceans

and find hope for life.

We discovered an archipelago

with hundreds of islands

that had somehow escaped

that global destruction.

The Islanders we found there

believed they were protected

by the goddess they called Gaya.

And the Islanders had protected

what they believed

to be Gaya's own blood.

We called it the element.

None of us could resist

the call of eternal life.

And so we founded Argos.

Tarus took the technology

designed to protect

an endangered environment,

but instead turned it

to entrap one so pure.

As our campaign

of terror raged on,

the islands were getting crushed

and drained of their element

until one of us

finally had the strength

to walk away.

We knew him as Sykeus.

He tried to put an end to it.

But alas, he failed.

Exiled himself

where no one could find him

and began to age again.

Now, your grandfather,

he knew all that.

His impulse

to protect you was correct.

Go home,

put the past behind you,

and accept your destiny.

You have a promise to fulfill.

Bolts of lightning

have demolished

the hilltop households

of the island of Kazan

with the exact number

of casualties still unknown.

In racing news,

we've received confirmation

that the surviving rider

from Fig Island

is on the path

to a complete recovery,

and is expected to return

for the upcoming second

and final race of the cycle

with the destiny of his island

now resting squarely

on his shoulders.

-It was just a story,

wasn't it?

The Baroness told me

who you are, Sykeus.

You taught me everything

about this world.

And you lied.

-For protection.

-Protect me from what?

-The Founders.

-Why didn't you just tell me

the truth instead?

-It doesn't matter

where we come from.

In the end,

we are Islanders,

forged by the sea.

That is all

we ever need to know.

Till the end

of the world and back.

- Dida tried

to stand in my way,

but his eyes weren't stern.

They were afraid.

But it wasn't just fear,

it was something more.

Something he wouldn't say,

something he knew.

Yet I couldn't turn back.

Not now.

Not when the storm

was calling my name.

-Neb keeps saying

there's a Titan

living in this tree.

-Yes, the last Titan.

Sykeus.

I planted this tree

the day Neb was born.

So they have a special bond.

-I'm sorry, son.

I know how much you loved her.

The day your mother died,

part of me died.

-Did you know about

Dida's stories?

-Which one?

Your grandfather

has many stories,

and it's all about the man

who's unable

to let go of his past.

-So you don't believe him?

-I never wanted

to be part of his w*r.

When I was young,

when storms came,

he used to disappear

into the night.

I never knew why.

When I got older,

he taught me

how to embrace lightning,

how to become part of the storm.

-Part of the storm?

-Yes.

Dida used to say

that the storm itself

could transport you

to the other side.

In the center of the storm

is what you kids call

the dancing bolt.

He trained me to catch it,

but I could never do it.

Hammerhead did.

And it dragged him

through the storm.

I saw him, Dad.

-Radio never mentioned

he was in the race.

-There's a lot of things

about the race

that the radio doesn't mention.

That w*r Dida talked about,

it was never his w*r.

This is our w*r.

-It's time.

He's ready.

-We have to let go

of the life you planned

in order to accept

the life that awaits.

In the old world,

they had a saying,

"Amor fati."

If your destiny

lays beyond the storm,

you will need

a certain equipment

to help you break through.

It is kept hidden

in the Temple of Founders,

and so is the truth

of who you are.

- For years,

Dida carried the key,

hid it, feared it.

Now, he passed it on to me.

Not as a burden, not as a curse.

As a choice.

He's done hiding,

and so am I.

-What were you doing

on the island of Rosehips?

-Congratulations, Lord Tarus.

I had no idea your spies

reached that far.

Crop production

on the Red Island

has been declining

three years in a row.

Your spies

didn't tell you that?

It's my duty to ensure

our subjects are well fed.

Hunger incites revolution.

-We wouldn't want that.

What actions were taken?

-I told them

either they increase production

or they become part of our wall.

-Do not take me for a fool.

Every whispered word

always finds its way back to me.

- This isn't just a key,

it's a compass.

A relic from the Old world

guiding me to the one place

the Founders never wanted

anyone to find.

The answer is hidden

in their temple.

Heavily guarded, sealed away.

But now the path is clear,

and I'm going in.

-He hath made everything

beautiful in this world.

He hath set eternity

in the hearts of men,

yet they cannot fathom

what God has done

from beginning to end.

Are you afraid of me?

-I...

I... I do not fear you, lord.

-Good.

You have nothing to fear here.

I knew your father well.

He served me loyally

for decades,

hunting down my greatest enemy.

-So it was out there

that my father died for you.

-Oh, no, no, no.

He sacrificed himself for you...

to bring you to Argos,

to a better life.

To me.

Are you ready

to prove your loyalty?

Keep a close eye

on that Fig rider.

-I need to go through

the Storm Horizon.

-You should be resting, kid.

-Hammerhead did it,

I can too.

-He's not who you think he is.

-I saw him, Larry.

I saw the Hammerhead go

through the storm.

-Nobody goes through the storm.

-He did.

Who is he, huh?

-He's a ghost

from a time long past.

A seed planted

in people's minds.

Now, I don't know

who you think you saw.

What I do know is you need

to learn to catch lightning.

Come on.

-You're holding back too much.

More speed!

-You're circling too wide!

Speed!

More speed!

Speed!

Speed!

More speed!

-Your mind races too much.

That's just fear

playing tricks on you.

You have to tame your fear.

You have to trust it,

to let it take you.

And the only brake

you have to pull

is the one

in your imagination.

We're done for the day.

Now, get your back fixed.

You look rough, kid.

- Is it true that

you can see destinies?

Relax.

You can express

your pain honestly.

So you ride

for the Founders?

-I ride for my island,

and to find out the truth.

-What truth?

-The truth

that I promised someone.

A woman?

-Um-hmm.

-You want to win her place

and bring her here?

-Well, she's already here.

She's in a fake tree

in my room.

-Excuse me.

I'll take you to a specialist

who might be able to help.

-What brings you

to the sanctum of Tarus?

-Neb's a Storm Rider.

He's badly injured

and needs your help.

-He doesn't need our help.

He is the one

I warned Lord Tarus about.

He is the one

that will breach the storm.

-Who do you ride for, boy?

-Baroness.

-Does she know

that you are here?

-This was a mistake.

Come on, let's go.

-Let them go.

- Bombheads never roam.

Hey.

They stay in the temple.

Someone sent him.

It was you.

-Could have just as easily

been you in her place.

-Why?!

-Do you want vengeance?

Do it out there on the water.

Not here.

Not like this.

She brought her death

upon herself.

-Hey!

What did you tell her?!

-Lord Tarus.

I made a vow to Lord Tarus

to always protect the storm.

Always protect the storm.

-I'll see you out on the water.

-What did you find out?

Tell me about him.

-He's just...

...a Gaya-worshiping heathen.

-Insolent girl.

You know that word

is forbidden here.

-She speaks the truth

even if we don't want

to hear it.

Tell me what the Storm Rider

said about Gaya.

-He spoke of an ancient ritual.

He's badly injured.

-Ancient ritual.

What sort of ancient ritual?

-Well, these pagans plant trees

when someone is born

or when someone dies.

He's no threat

to you, Lord Tarus.

He believes his lost love

lives in a tree,

and that a Titan hides

on the island.

-A Titan?

-He makes no sense

when he speaks.

-What Titan?

Tell me.

-Sykeus.

Your father would be so,

so proud.

- Is it true?

That you can see destinies?

- If what the Baroness

told me is true,

then I must make good

on my promise.

Amor fati.

-Larry.

I've got a plan,

and I need your help.

Broadcasting live

from the walls of Argos,

this is the second

and final race of the cycle.

The first one

went tragically bad

for one of the Baroness' riders,

making Fig Island

last hope for Argos residents

on their remaining Storm Rider.

Choppy seas

as the surface wind blows

around Neptune's Rock

currently at 15 miles per hour

as the Storm Riders align

in close proximity,

awaiting for the countdown.

This is a drag race

from starting point

to Neptune's Rock

and back again.

Winners win a place on Argos.

Losers are cast out

to the open sea.

Five, four, three, two, one.

And they're off.

Bombhead bumps

into Fig Island's rider

almost taunting him,

sending a clear message

and one

that seems to be personal.

The Storm Riders

are approaching Neptune's Rock.

Fig Island rider,

in second place,

cuts in on the inside,

hugging the rail

right behind him

as the rider from

Rose fighting for position

while Argos' rider

remains in the lead

as he powers through

toward the finish line.

We all know the rules, folks.

If Argos' rider wins,

then all other islands lose.

And the Fig Island's rider

catches the lightning bolt,

giving him the boost.

He passes the Argos rider

and gets in the lead.

What a move!

The Fig Island's rider advances

toward the finish line.

He rides

with the power of thunder.

And he wins, the Fig win.

Oh my goodness.

Who would have thought?

Argos' rider comes in second.

What an amazing finish

for the rider of Fig

as his home island

rejoices in redemption.

But the Fig rider

doesn't seem to be stopping.

He appears to be turning around.

What is the Storm Rider up to?

He's getting

on the collision course

with the Argos rider.

Folks, I've never seen

anything like this.

This will not sit well

with our lord Founders.

This blood feud

is about to get settled.

An awful expl*si*n signals

the end of Fig Island's rider

and his pagan island's hope

for Argos residence.

In all my years reporting

for the wall,

I've never seen

such reckless behavior

displayed by a Storm Rider.

The gates of Argos

will remain closed

to the Island of Fig,

as they should.

-Baroness, when were you last

on Fig Island?

-About six months ago.

-And who did you see?

-The Storm Riders

I selected for the last cycle.

-Who else?

To think I've been looking

for Sykeus this whole time,

when my general,

the face of Argos,

knew exactly

where he was all this time.

My searchers will arrive

on Fig Island,

and they will find the source

and see how deep it runs,

and then they will find Sykeus

and bring him back to the city

he helped build,

and hang him in the square.

-You'll have to k*ll me first.

-Do you remember

taking the element?

What it felt like

to taste immortality?

Because now, you will go back

to where it all began

and be faced with a choice.

Starve to death or once again,

take the element

and choke on your own hypocrisy!

Take her to the well!

After 50 years,

the wanted criminal Sykeus,

known by the pagans

as Hammerhead

has been located on Fig Island.

All Argos' forces

have been deployed.

- At this

point in the race,

you'll be by the walls.

You'll have to swim

to the shore from there.

You can enter

the Temple of Founders

through the passage

under the water.

But once you reach this point,

the rest is up to you.

You will not be alone,

the sharks will swim with you.

-Neb.

I've waited a long time

for this moment.

The question you fear to ask

holds the answer that you seek.

So go ahead, ask.

-Who's the Hammerhead?

-In the past or the future?

Your grandfather

never told you?

I'm sure he did

in his own way.

Myths and legends.

He told you about Gaya, right?

And the last Titan?

I have seen a rider

enter the storm.

He was of your blood, Sykeus.

-Bring me the Baroness.

-You see, Neb, I too

was told stories growing up.

And I too have seen the truth.

And I have seen

a rider enter the storm.

But the thing with visions,

sometimes you see them

and sometimes you live them.

Was there a question?

- Is it true?

- Is what true?

- That you

can see destinies.

- What can you really see?

- Images. Fragments.

Like pieces in a puzzle.

I saw the Hammerhead

go through the storm.

- Nobody goes

through the storm.

- Who is he, huh?

-What have you seen, Neb?

- He's a ghost

with a long past.

- Sometimes you see them

and sometimes

you live them.

- What did you see?

- Who is he?

- Is it true?

That you can see destinies?

- Who is the Hammerhead.

- In the

past or the future?

-They call him Hammerhead.

Legend has it,

he self-sacrificed to the storm.

And ever since,

he became the Knight of Gaya,

the Son of Storm.

-Why do they call him

Hammerhead?

-Some believe

that hammerhead shark

can see things happen

before they actually do.

-He was named after a shark.

He has a thousand eyes

that can see everywhere--

from the side

and even in the back.

-It is believed that Hammerhead

hides in the storm

and ventures

where no others dare to go.

And one day,

he will lead all of us

to our new home.

-How far must you go, Tarus?

-To the end of the world

and back.

Just as we planned.

No.

No, the plan

was to save our world,

not to destroy another.

-I created this world

because Gaya destroyed ours.

-They were your friends.

-We had a history, yes.

But not a future.

The question is, do you?

When you die,

the past dies with you,

where it began.

The people we were,

all of it just ends.

Like the man I used to be

usurped by the god

that I am becoming.

-So what's stopping you?

- Time is a

twisted illusion,

a force that dares us

to chase it, to outrun it.

The past may cast its shadow

reaching for the future,

but nothing can hold destiny

when its time has come.

-What is that?

What is that?!

You, you are behind this.

-I am where I am fated to be.

-Hammerhead, Hammerhead.

He's back! He's back!

-He'll never make it.

He'll never make it.

Hunt him down!

- That w*r

Dida talked about,

was never his w*r.

This is our w*r.

-Amor fati.

- Dida used to say

that the storm itself

could transport you

to the other side.

-He's gone.

Gone and forgotten by history.

And now, you shall follow.

-You're no god, Tarus.

-It wasn't Sykeus

you should have worried about.

It was his grandson.

-Amor fati.

- When the storm is

down and the seas calm,

maybe I will wear that dress.

-We brought her back, Neb.

She's recovering

on the island of Rosehips.

And she will be waiting

for you on the shoulder of Gaya.

- This wasn't the

story of the promised one,

this was the story

of a promise.

One promise kept in a destiny

till the end

of the world and back.