Angel's Ascension: Requiem's Edge (Book Five)

Epilogue: On The Way

"So Lucy and the others might be in trouble?" Az asked while smacking on meat. "You sure about that?"

"I'm pretty sure, Az. The note was in blood and Ignis sounded desperate." Bane replied.

Az shrugged at him and threw a bone into his mouth. "Well, if you say so! Are we going to go after them?"

"We may but I'm not sure." Bane tapped his finger on the table. "Spades talked to Reine an hour ago."

"Hmm, we should go ask him!" Az stood from his seat. "I'm full so let's go!"

Bane stood from his seat and stretched his legs out. Soon Wall approached them from the kitchen.

"You two talking about the others? I thought I heard them discussing it earlier." Wall crossed his arms. "They're looking for Verum as we speak."

Bane's eyes widened. "Verum!? Why would we need to find her?"

"Because she's the one who told Lucy where to find Percy." Ruby chimed in. "So if we find her, then we'll find them." She smirked at them.

Az scratched at his ears. "Huh, so we're looking for that crazy chick? I wonder where she even is?" He snorted. "I'm still ticked she didn't let me participate!"

Ruby let out a laugh. "She just didn't like how messy and dumb you were!" She laughed harder.

"Hmph, I'm still pissed about it too." Wall kicked at the floor. "But we may be able to get some action once we find Lucy."

Luna loudly yawned when she met them with Sai. "Hey, what's going on? The citadel's been moving fast."

"Apparently we're out of our universe again." Sai added.

"Oh, you know. Looking for Verum so we can rescue Lucy again." Bane grinned at them.

Luna tilted her head. "Mmm, I want to ask if Yuno's nearby if we meet her!" She smiled to herself. "Think we will, Sai?"

Sai patted her back and nodded. "Oh, I'm sure we will, sweetie."

The citadel slowed to a stop when Spades entered the kitchen. All of them bowed to him before he raised his hand. They stood up as he faced them.

"We have found Verum and I want you to come with me." Spades spoke to them.

Soon the group left the kitchen and arrived at a hanger. Reine greeted them with a wave before she flipped a switch. A door slid open when a platform extended toward a dome. Menternus and Visperi gazed over to them when a hatch opened.

"Head down this way." Visperi said.

Spades headed down first when they wandered through a hallway. He spotted Jinta and Alister in front of an entrance. Soon Verum stood in between them and stared up at them.

"Hello, what can I help you with?" She asked. "If you're wondering about the next tournament, then-"

"We're not here for that, Verum. It's about Lucy and the others. Where did they go?" Spades questioned.

Verum grew quiet before she cracked a grin. "So you're wanting to explore Cinder Horizon's too?"