Cordelia Marcos

"Did I? That must've been pretty cool. Except I was in utter torment during the entire ordeal. Seriously, I felt like I was in actual hell."

- Cordelle and Shizuka on their way to Winter Village

Cordelia Alelia Marcos, known in the story as Cordelle, Cordie, and Delia, is a young adult working for Seer as a mercenary and one of the four main protagonists of the story.

Early Life
Cordelle was born in an unnamed village in a mountainous area in the middle of the Legendary Lands, far away from modern civilization. The village had limited technology from being so isolated, with electricity being a relatively new technology for them. Many of the townspeople were farmers and enjoyed a simple, unidirectional life. Cordelle's father was a farmer while her mother worked at home. She had an unnamed older brother whom she hung out with all the time.

Throughout her life living in the village, she was a pretty normal girl. She played outside with friends and studied at the local school. Internet did not exist in the town so she spent her time reading books and drawing on paper. She helped out with their farm and was taught how to cook. Nobody really left the town because of its isolation, so it was pretty much expected she was to live there until she died.

At some point when she was nine years old, a battalion consisting of rebels surrounded the village and demanded the villagers swear allegiance to them or face certain death. When the villagers refused, the rebels forced them into the town center and opened fire. Cordelle's father picked her up and ran away amongst the chaos, leaving her mother and brother's fate unknown.

The pair headed west escaping the Legendary Lands and into the green luscious Summer Forest, surviving on the abundant resources the jungle contained. Along the way, they encountered one of the villagefolk named Zanan, who reported to them the fate of the village. The rebels retreated east after enshrouding the entire village in flames and slaying every living being who lived in it.

After a very long week of trekking, they had finally reached the vicinity of the Summer Village. Unfortunately, the soldiers who were stationed in the town mistook them for rebels and attacked them. They shot them both, leaving her father and Zanan dead, and Cordelle fighting for her life.

Callie, who was seven then, was playing in the field where they were attacked when she heard Cordelle's cries for help. She rushed to her aid, alongside her two older siblings and a couple of adults. Cordelle recuperated in the town's hospital until she was healthy. The three Marcoses then scorned their father for carrying out such a brutal act on innocent civilians, and after a very lengthy period of thought, the family decided to adopt the orphaned Cordelle.

Teenage Years
Cordelle lived in the house where her new family resided, now as a Marcos. She helped out in her new home by cooking and washing the dishes, and continued her studies together with the others. Over time parts of the family moved out to plan for the future including Cordelle, who moved to Varguba City to attend university. Callie snagged the house for herself afterwards.

Over the course of her high school life, Cordelle had a boyfriend named Rio, which she met through

Appearance
Cordelle is a tall woman; at 5'9, she towers over many of the characters in the story, even being taller than Michael and just falling two centimeters short of Seer. She is around the same height as Skip. She has black wavy hair that reach down to her waist which she leaves hanging freely. She wears a black hoodie on top of her old high school uniform, coupled with knee-long shorts and black boots. During particularly hot days, she wears a black shirt instead. Her Fire Launcher is always slung around her back.

In her apartment at Varguba City, she wears a blue designed T-shirt and short shorts with black slippers. Her hair is noticeably messier when she is at home.

Her hair and eyes glow white in her Moon Goddess form.

According to old story archives (Memexico RP), Cordelle originally wore a white and pink dress and silver metal boots. She also used to wear a pink moon hair clip on the left side of her head.

Personality
Cordelle is depicted as a smug, arrogant entity, sneering at practically everything. She makes sure her reactions of disdain are seen by those talking to her. She ridicules other mercenaries about simple bounties and tasks that they find difficult. She also holds herself above all others, scorning her underlings while refusing to listen to her mentors. Despite her unlikable personality, she is surprisingly calm and collected, choosing to fight her enemies with brains over brawn. She is also very protective of her friends and teammates.

To her sister Callie, she acts very differently, completely shedding her prideful personality and replacing it with a motherlike one. She makes no hesitation to teach and help her and is also surprisingly patient with her. She talks to the rest of her family much like how she talks in public, albeit in a more joking manner, such as criticizing Cassie for liking anime and Bongbong for his perverted behavior.

Shizuka Sakura
Cordelle enjoys hanging out with Shizuka, bringing out some of her hidden characteristics not seen when she talks with anyone else, such as making flirtatious jokes. She

Trivia

 * Cordelle's present design and character were inspired by Mako Reizei from the Girls und Panzer series, while her legacy character was based on Phoebe, the Titan goddess of radiance.
 * Like Cassie, she knows kung fu, which she demonstrated while defending herself from Jacket in her apartment.
 * Cassie claims that Cordelle's cooking was "one of the best she had ever tasted".
 * Cordelle took physics as her college course before she dropped out, according to the textbooks in her room in Callie's house.
 * Cordelle's favorite beverage is soju. She always orders a shot with her dinner while at Seer's Cafe.
 * Cordelle once stated that the reason why she wears her school uniform outside all the time is because she finds it "very comfortable".