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A battle for Angel's soul involved Jasmine with Connor against Willow Rosenberg and the remainder of Angel Investigations: Wesley, Fred, and Gunn.
History[]
Background[]
As part of her plan to manifest physically on Earth and rule mankind, Jasmine intended to have Angelus unleashed to keep Angel Investigations and her other enemies in disarray. The ex-Power That Be, while possessing Cordelia, found an opportunity to convince Angel Investigations to remove Angel's soul during an attempt to defeat the Beast, a powerful demon that served Jasmine herself.
After several dangerous encounters with Angelus, Angel Investigations intended to restore his soul. They recruited Faith, who successfully subdued Angelus with the drug Orpheus. However, they were unable to restore Angel's soul as it was stolen. After several hours of fruitless planning, Fred finally called Willow to help return Angel.
Although attempting to help Angel Investigations, Connor was earlier successfully manipulated by "Cordelia" to prevent others from visiting her room, thus allowing Cordelia to cast spells she needed to keep Angel's soul imprisoned in the Muo-Ping. Connor's participation was also heavily influenced by his desire to seek vengeance against his father Angel.
The battle[]
Willow came up with the solution to use the Delothrian's arrow to free Angel's soul after "Cordelia"'s discouraging phrase "tough nut to crack." After realizing her mistake, Jasmine attempted to stall and kill Willow with a knife.
While Wesley discussed the procedure and the basis of Willow's plan, Fred and Gunn helped set up the instruments they needed in the lobby of the Hyperion Hotel. Gunn then later volunteered to go down the basement in case Angelus woke up. Before Willow could begin, she was thrown off her feet by a powerful blasting spell cast by Jasmine. Immediately after, Jasmine infiltrated Willow's mind. They tried to overpower each other, although the witch finally succeeded in banishing Jasmine from her mind.
Willow eventually managed to cast the Delothrian's arrow. "Cordelia" tried to dissuade Willow once more, this time by casting an illusion of a demonic head. Willow continued her spell and fired the marble towards the Muo-Ping. As Jasmine was deciding on her next move, she saw the marble darting towards the Muo-Ping and caught it mid-air. Using powerful telekinesis, she kept the marble a few inches away from the magical jar.
Down at the lobby, Willow was concentrating on her spell. Fred noticed Connor was missing. Connor was, in fact, running towards "Cordelia"'s room to alert her of Willow's progress. Cordelia was distracted, and, during the second she lost focus, the Delothrian's arrow cast shattered the Muo-Ping.
Aftermath[]
The destroyed Muo-Ping released Angel's soul into the ether, which Willow retrieved and restored into him.