Brief History
Cortelia was assigned as a navigator to Way-Opener, where Gabriel Lan decided to spend his post-service years on an old exploration ship. She is an exception among the crews, who were all either too old or injured for combat duty except Gabriel and Pyreus, since she was posted on the ship for decking out an admiral. As the Way-Opener’s journey crossed into remote and often dangerous areas, she struggled along with her fellow crew, one of them being Pyreus Kril who she fell in love with. Things soon changed when Gabriel Lan was abducted by Galactus for a new herald that caused Pyreus to go rogue as the new Captain in order to find his mentor. It was soon revealed that Cortelia’s father was the admiral, whose poses a speculation if her supposed claim of assignment on the Way-Opener was exaggerated. Eventually, the entire ship was caught in Galactus’ harvesting operation in the edges of Xandarian Empire. Pyreus then ordered an evacuation, including Cortelia whom he had to force her to escape just before sharing a last kiss. It was that last time Cortelia saw Pyreus as she cried his title in grief when the Way-Opener exploded as the escape pod flew away.