No, Cora does not become the Dark One, though she desperately tries to by killing Rumplestiltskin to take the power for herself in Once Upon a Time; however, Snow White uses a cursed candle to curse Cora's heart, and Regina places it back in her just as she's about to succeed, causing Cora to die from the curse before she can claim the title.
Gold leads Mary Margaret to find that he has the magical candle that Cora had given her years earlier, which can save a life by causing another person's death. He asks her to use it to save him, and she agrees once she realizes she can use the candle to kill Cora.
As far as it is known, Cora remains safe and sound somewhere in South America, likely with the pack she lived with in the years after the fire, though the Beacon Hills supernaturals, including Derek and Peter, haven't seemed to receive much, if any, news from her since she resettled there.
After living in Seattle for several years, Cora learns that she has stage four lung cancer, likely a result of her constant smoking. Eventually, Cora's cancer kills her, but before she dies, she gives Leni a signed confession for Ernt's murder and tells her to return to Alaska.
After the darkness within Rumple (Carlyle) was accidentally set free in the season finale, Emma (Jennifer Morrison) decided to sacrifice herself for the town and become the new Dark One, a.k.a. Dark Swan.
Emma is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, older sister to Prince Neal, wife of Killian Jones/Captain Hook and mother to Henry Daniel Mills and Hope Swan-Jones.
When Nimue got the dagger, she turned Merlin into a tree. In Camelot, Zelena takes Mary Margaret into the castle.
Beyond her influence on Rumple and Regina, Cora was a ruthless villain in her own right. She was all about power, doing everything she could to become royalty which eventually she did by taking hearts and killing to gain power in the Enchanted Forest and in Wonderland as the Queen of Hearts.
I worried so desperately that this book was not going to have a happy ending, and once I realized that it did, I felt whole again. Everything was resolved so well in the end, even though a lot of it wasn't the way I had originally projected. I'm so glad she didn't leave a bunch of loose ends.
Instead, Cora rips out her own heart so she can stop loving Rumplestiltskin, saying that any child she has won't be his. Henry and Cora have a child who they call Regina, because one day she will be queen.
Erica. Her final speech about the lunar eclipse was heartbreaking. The absolute hopelessness of Erica's death hit me hard on the first watch. We knew she died but seeing just how futile her escape attempt was hit me hard.
Derek and Paige were each other's first love, just like Allison and Scott. Both Paige and Allison died in their respective loves' arms, and both were killed by supernatural creatures; Paige by Werewolves Ennis (indirectly) and Derek (directly), and Allison (by an Oni).
In Season 3, it was revealed that he is actually a Druid and was the former Emissary to the Hale Pack when it was still led by Talia Hale.
When Cinderella signs a contract, Rumplestiltskin casts a spell on her with the wand, replacing her rags with a beautiful dress with glass slippers. Cinderella attends the ball, and falls in love with Prince Thomas. They eventually get married, and Cinderella is revealed to be pregnant.
Though he wants to be with Regina, Robin and his family leave town in an effort to save Marian's life from a magical illness and then reside in New York. Regina later discovers Marian was killed in the past by her half-sister Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West who has been posing as Marian ever since.
Colleen Hoover's saddest books often center on heavy themes like abuse, loss, and difficult choices, with It Ends with Us, Ugly Love, and Hopeless frequently cited for their emotional impact, though Too Late is considered her darkest and most disturbing, dealing with intense domestic violence, while Regretting You and November 9 are also very emotional reads.
Kristin Hannah's best books, frequently praised across reader communities, include historical fiction epics like The Nightingale, The Four Winds, and The Great Alone, known for their emotional depth, strong sense of place, and historical research, alongside contemporary stories like Firefly Lane, The Women, and The Winter Garden, often highlighting female friendships and resilience, though opinions vary, with some readers finding certain titles "miserable" while others find them profoundly moving and impactful.
However, on the way down from the mountains, Leni falls into a ravine, and while trying to rescue her, Matthew badly hurts himself. For many years, Matthew is unable to speak, and he lives out the rest of his life partially paralyzed.
Regina tries to fight her off, but Cora possesses Snow, revealing her memories to her and allowing Snow to realize what Zelena wants: to change the past so Leopold never learns of the deception, Cora marries Leopold and Zelena becomes their daughter.
The unnamed son of Robert and Cora Crawley was miscarried after Cora slipped on soap left by her maid, Sarah O'Brien. This event in "Downton Abbey" had major emotional impacts on the Crawley family and underscored the complex dynamics between the family and their staff.
In Geoffrey, Arthur passes his crown to his relative Constantine after being mortally wounded by the traitor Mordred in the Battle of Camlann. Geoffrey identifies Gildas' "royal youths" as Mordred's two sons, who, along with their Saxon allies, continue their father's insurrection after his death.
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As Emma looked into the dagger, its display rolls back the names of the previous Dark Ones, until they saw Nimue, who appeared to them, as she was the original Dark One.