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**BlackWhiteRose** · 12-22-2016, 09:17 AM

The visions continued to take a toll on Cordelia, but she felt like they had
become a part of her and had given her the purpose and reason she never had
before. Even when they were on the verge of killing her, Cordelia refused to
give them up – opting to become part demon instead. The effects were
unpredictable, she levitated and glowed white light – but she never feared
the change, she knew that she had to do whatever it took to fight evil at
Angel’s side.

When Groo came from Pylea to be with Cordelia, she jumped into a
relationship with him without a second thought – completely oblivious to Angel’s
growing feelings for her. After everything they had been through over the years,
Cordelia and Angel had come to share a mutual respect, trust and deep love –
a love that Cordelia hadn’t yet realized could be the romantic kind.

Ky-rump-tion
When two warriors meet on the field of battle and recognize their mutual fate.

The bond they shared became increasingly obvious to everyone but Cordelia,
and soon Groo explained it all to her as he accepted that her heart belonged
to another, and left town. Cordelia realized that she was in love with Angel
and immediately called him to come meet her.

Cordelia and Angel never met that night. Skip, Cordelia’s guide when she
had agreed to become part demon, intercepted Cordelia to tell her that she
had done more good with the power he had given her than anyone could have
known and she had become a higher being. Cordelia, heartbroken to never
get the chance to tell Angel how she felt, truly proved just how selfless and
courageous she had become as she accepted her fate and ascended to the
higher level where she thought she could do more good.

After a few months on the higher plain, Cordelia was suddenly dropped back
on Earth – but without her memories. She was confused and scared as she
learned about what her life had been like and became desperate for answers.
With a little magic, Cordelia’s memories were restored,
but things were not what they seemed…

After months of chaos for Angel and his friends, they soon realized that Cordelia
had been at the centre of all the devastation all along. The put together
all the pieces and stumbled upon the horrible truth, that since seemingly
getting her memories back, Cordelia had been possessed. They also had
to accept that there was nothing they could do to save her, and as the
demon’s plan unfolded, Cordelia was left in a vegetative state after
being used for so long.

When Angel seemed to need her the most, Cordelia got a vision that woke
her from her coma. She was shocked to find out that Angel had made a deal
with Wolfram & Hart and desperately tried to save Angel from himself as well
as the evil in her vision.

Cordelia reminded Angel of the champion he’s always been and the mission
that he has – but she also told him that she wouldn’t be there to see him
complete it. Having got him back on track, Cordelia tried to make
Angel understand that she had done her part and it was time
for her to move on.

Angel didn’t and couldn’t understand at first, but when he got the call telling
him that Cordelia had passed away and never had woken up from her coma,
he finally grasped what had happened. After what she had been put through
since descending from the higher plain, not to mention the years of suffering
before that, the Powers That Be knew it wasn’t Cordelia’s time quite yet –
and she was given one last chance to help the helpless, which, this time,
was Angel. She saved Angel, put him back on the path that she knew would
help a lot of people, but his was just one of the many lives she had had
an impact on. She had taken on every challenge ever thrown at her, had
suffered through the torturous visions and used them to save people
and grow into a hero. And she had done it all with a fierce style, witty
sense of humour and sharp tongue. She was a true champion.