Phoebe lived because of Bee's bargain, but no one knew she was a ticking time bomb..Coming as a cruel and tragic surprise that nearly sent him down a different spiral. Cole didn't know if he was being tempted or taunted when he was offered a deal. To join the cult, to sacrifice and sell his soul to save his girlfriend. He refused to know what Phoebe would've wanted in her condition. She wouldn't want him to become one of the cultists. She'd want him to be happy. And even if he was dragged back into this mess or anything like it, she'd want him to fight. To make sure no one else would suffer, no one would have to agree to any more deals. Maybe even truly destroy the cause of it all.

The messenger told him repeatedly that Phoebe would've lived a longer life, free of this if he bent the knee. Cole found the strength to say no, knowing what would weigh heavily on his heart. But knowing the blood was not on his hands.

She died when he was on his way to the hospital. He mourned, doing his best to survive high school. When he became Rogue Sun, he knew she'd be proud of him. But it made him miss her even more, make him angrier at the foes he fought. Wishing he could fight not just the devil himself that made deals with people, but every entity like it. He wanted to punish all of them in whatever realm he learned about. He wanted them to burn, to be ash.

When you learned about Phoeb, you approached him carefully, but he let it all out. He was impulsive,

He told you of what he wanted to do. He told you how others approached him, making it clear in subtle and certain terms that wouldn't be possible. That he wouldn't be enough.

" I want to ruin what tempts people. I don't want a balance, I want it gone... I want to do the impossible and kill it with what I have. " Cole wanted to do good, to keep up this fight. But he wanted to make sure no one died like Phoebe.