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"Angel, please think about this," Lorne said, "Quor-toth is a dark, dark world. Getting there in nigh impossible. It's not a dimension, it's a tear in reality"

"I don't care, Lorne," Angel replied darkly, "But my son is there and I'm gonna do whatever I can to get him back"

Angel opened the door, revealing Linwood Murrow tied to a chair, bruises forming on his face. Angel strode in, seating himself before Linwood, before rummaging through a series of sharp instruments

"The infamous torture techniques of the legendary Angelus?" Linwood said

"You're just getting a small taste. This isn't the full magic bag," Angel replied stonily, "Now, what can you tell me about Sahjahn?"

"Who's Sahjahn?"

Linwood cried out in pain, a knife sticking out of his thigh. Angel then grabbed another sharp object and held it centimetres from Linwood's eye

"Start talking," he growled

"Grab my phone and speed dial one"

Angel did that and held the phone to Linwood's ear

"Hello, Lilah? Yes, I need you to take Angel to the White Room"

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Angel and Lilah were standing inside the White Room, which really lived up to its name. It was simply white everywhere. And apart from Angel and Lilah, there was another occupant in the room. A little girl in a red dress

"You want the big bad nasty Sahjahn, do you?" the girl asked, "Does poor little Angel miss his little bubsy-wubsy boy?"

Angel growled and started for the girl, but Lilah held him back

"I can see it in your eyes, the hatred and need for revenge. I can give it to you. Kill her"

Angel instantly grabbed Lilah by the throat, ready to break her neck

"That'll do," the girl giggled, "If you want Sahjahn, you need to make him whole. I made him intangible. But you can give him form so you can kill him"

The girl held out a little scroll with a list of instructions. Angel took in and a minute later, found himself back in Wolfram and Hart

"You're coming with me," he growled to Lilah

Within an hour, Angel and Lilah had painted a large pentagram on the lobby floor at the Hyperion. Linwood was in another chair, simply because Angel purposely broke the other one while dropping him down the stairs, just for dark giggles

"Need blood of a human," Angel said, "Who's offering?"

Lilah grabbed a knife and went for Linwood, as he tried to shrink back from her. But she smirked darkly at him and cut her palm, dripping her blood onto the pentagram. Angel stepped forth and read the incantation, as a glow of light washed over the Hyperion for a few seconds. However, there was no Sahjahn in sight

"Did it work?" Lilah asked

Angel ignored her as he left the hotel. Lilah shrugged and got out her phone

"Get some guys here to take Linwood back to the office. He's in a rough shape"

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Out on the streets, Angel came across evidence of the success of his spell: a two-tonne car was flipped up onto its side, the driver sitting on the walkway, head in hands, while cars were piled up around his car, following a major disturbance. After speaking with the driver and sniffing some blood, Angel was on his way. Meanwhile, Fred and Gunn had come across Holtz's old hideout that he had with Sahjahn…who had just arrived back home

"I don't like intruders in my home," Sahjahn growled

"Sorry, we were just leaving," Fred said

"No, stay. Just long enough so I can kill you"

Sahjahn flexed his corporeal fingers, as Gunn stood protectively before Fred

"Why waste your energy on them, when you can use it on me?"

Sahjahn whirled around to face Angel, who was glaring at him with hatred

"Oh, it's you. So sorry about your son and all"

"Fred, Gunn, get the hell out of here, now," Angel demanded, "Why did you want to get rid of my son so badly?"

"How would you feel if you came across a prophecy that said you were gonna die? And that they had named your killer? 'The child of the vampire will grow to manhood and kill Sahjahn'. I was saving my own ass"

"You changed the prophecy?" Fred asked, "Angel was never gonna kill Connor, you just changed it and made everyone believe he would"

"A nice little trick and look at what happened. It turned out for the best"

"Connor had been around for nearly two years before you did anything," Angel said

"Yeah, well, I needed help and I was waiting for Holtz to wake up"

"You're gonna tell me how to get to Quor-toth"

"Hmph, yeah right"

Fred jumped in fear when she heard the loud roar. It almost sounded like a lion. Then she saw that it had come from Angel, his game face on, golden eyes blazing. He leapt at Sahjahn, punching him in the face, followed by a punch to the sternum. Sahjahn grabbed Angel's wrist and twisted it aside, but Angel slammed his leg into the demon's waist, then punched him in the jaw. Sahjahn uppercutted Angel, throwing him against the wall. He slammed against a wall and landed on his feet, growling. Sahjahn charged, as Angel jumped off the wall and spun around, kicking him in the face, then dropping and sweeping his legs out from underneath him

Sahjahn got to his feet, as Angel's fist slammed into his face again. He caught Angel's next blow in his hand, then struck Angel, before booting him in the chest. Angel flipped onto his feet, performing a roundhouse kick that Sahjahn ducked under. Whirling around, Angel did a jumping kick, but Sahjahn dodged it, before moving in with a crushing blow to Angel's face. Reeling back, Angel found himself being thrown against the wall, as Gunn and Fred came in. Sahjahn smacked Gunn aside, as Fred thrusted a burning bracket into his face

"Do I look like I need more skin problems?" Sahjahn asked

He batted Fred aside, then picked Angel up and slammed him against one pillar, before slamming him against another pillar. Angel growled and punched Sahjahn in the face, as he slammed Angel onto the table. Angel gasped, his features returning to normal, as Sahjahn grabbed a makeshift stake and raised it over Angel's heart

"It was worthwhile"

Sahjahn brought the stake down, but Justine had entered the room, carrying a large urn. She opened it and suddenly, Sahjahn was getting sucked into the urn, as Justine quickly capped it. She then left the place, as Angel got up from the table

"You okay, man?" Gunn asked

"I'll live," Angel replied

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Wesley signed out from the hospital and headed back home, alone. He had managed to retrieve some of his belongings from his car and entered his apartment, before collapsing onto the couch, burying his face into his hands, as the tears started to fall and the past days began to catch up on him. He had lost everything, in one single night, in one fell swoop, everything he held dear to him was gone. He was left all alone in his dark apartment. A few hours before he was discharged, Fred had visited him and warned him never to come back to the hotel, otherwise Angel would kill him. Wesley had taken these words to heart, as he poured himself a glass of scotch

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Angel sat in Connor's room at the base of the bed. Ashleigh was lying on a blanket beside him, as Angel stared off into space, thinking about his son. He had just lost his last chance to find Connor. Now, Ashleigh would have to grow up without her brother

"At least I still have Ash," he thought sullenly

He looked down at his baby daughter, a small smile coming to his face. Picking her up, Angel moved to the bed, gently rocking her in his arms. She cooed at him and a small smile came to Angel's face, the first one he had in the last few days since Connor's disappearance. Angel sighed, kissing Ashleigh on her cheek

"Well, looks like it's just you now. Shame really. You'd loved Connor"

Just then, the door slowly opened and Cordelia came into the room. She sat next to Angel and wrapped her arms around him, silent tears tracking down her face

"I'm so sorry," Angel whispered sadly

"I'm sorry too," Cordelia said, "I just got back and Gunn told me"

Together, the couple sat there in each other's comfort, their baby daughter sleeping contently in her father's arms as they mourned the loss of their son

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