"I don't need to say it," she said, going with the easiest answer. There was a level of expression on Lightning's features, a level of agitation that had never quite brewed before. She felt it so strongly now, and with the two memories in comparison, she couldn't help but be caught up in the realization. While she knew what had been taken from her by Bhunivelze, there was a whole different level of recognition at play now.

She remained silent because of it, knowing her own disappointment over this not being that new world. Lightning had thought it could be, but it was just another place that needed saving in the end.

At the end of it all, she had been up for the task, even if it came with a ridiculous branding to notate her willingness. Of course, that was branding that she was willing to shed that brand, to take on other terms to describe herself, if it meant helping everyone. Simply put: Lightning was still figuring things out here.

"But you do have to know that this isn't that world. It isn't a world without gods. They still have a hand in things, and I'm prepared to stop them." Her declaration was different from how she had been before, coaxed into doing only what she had intellectually knew she should be aiming for. Lumina had pointed it out numerous times, but without the drive and passion, it was that voice in her ear, so to speak, that ensured she followed the right path.