Is that...?

[Lubbock]

Having Akame at his hind as they reminisced about the people they had been made to leave behind, Lubbock couldn't help but wonder why it was them particularly - no, not just them, Esdeath too - who were brought to the Omniverse? There were thousands upon thousands of other warriors around the world who could have been chosen... so why them? There had to be a reason, and Lubbock would explore all the verses until he found out.

Lubbock's hands loosened around the reigns, but the steed continued surging forwards. "Sh... Sheele..." He gasped, tears beginning to form, but he quickly swiped the back of his hand across them, the wetness rubbing away. "H-how...? I mean... s-sure, she is - was - a giant clutz, or a walking disaster... but killing was her specialty. Sh-she... was honestly one of the best out of us." Lubbock recalled, in complete disbelief that the Extase wielder had been slain on the battlefield. Facing the hard truth was something they were all taught to do, however, and the assassin had to accept that and move on.

This Omniverse... where was it, in relation to their world? Hell, what even was outside their world? The population of the land had never made it much higher than the clouds - partially due to the deadly Danger Beasts that owned the skies, but also due to a lack of technology for such a feat. "Akame... where do you think we are?" He asked, before realising she might take the question at face value. "In relation to our world, I mean. It's really hard to tell, because in each of the verses, the stars, planets and even the sun are all different. I can't tell if it's another world, or a whole different dimension." He wondered, slowly forcing the somber thought of Sheele out of his mind. Finally the gate was coming into view, and Lubbock was washed with a shower of relief. "Finally... nearly there." He groaned, wishing the Nexus was smaller. "This place is too massive."