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Monsters And Myths
Story 1
Monsters & Myths Verse
(Verse 3)
Summery
In a world were vicious monsters hide in plain sight hunters are the last line of defense between the unknowing humans and the terrifying hidden evils of their world.
Angelus Sanguis- the decedents of Angels- believe it is their born, sworn duty to keep the monsters at bay, that they alone are the only thing safeguarding the world from total chaos and anarchy.
This is how it has always been; few even think to question it…
Least of all brave and righteous Alexander Lightwood.
His family has an exalted reputation. Admired- in some cases nearly to the point of worship- by hunters and utterly feared by the monsters for centuries. It's a long, very proud tradition he is expected to and has every intention of carrying on…
But when an unexpected twist leads to one of the 'monsters' inexplicably saving Alec's life, he is confused…
And intrigued…
Why would an evil, soulless monster risk their life to save someone who is their sworn enemy?
Alec is determined to find out the truth… but the 'truth' is far more complicated and confusing than he could have ever imagined…
Notes:
***Blanket Note For All Verses 3-9***
Kay, so here's the thing, originally I was planning on starting these kinda in shifts, but I'm impatient and I really want to get this stuff going…
So over the next three weeks I am going to be starting universes
3-9
**(10 won't start till the others are well underway for a very specific reason)**
So some of them may take a bit to update but I will have the 1st half of chapter 1 up for all of them by May 10th (I'm setting me a deadline damnit)
The SEM Verse is still my main focus right now and will still be updated at least once a week…the others updates will be a bit more sporadic depending on which one my mind is running with at that moment
I know it seems like a lot and not gonna lie that's cause it IS but my mind has been running with these for over a year now, I think it'll work out just fine…
All the universes I will most likely just update half a chapter at a time. The 1st stories of them will mainly just be introducing our characters and getting a feel for the world so- with the exception of the 40's with a twist- the 1st stories will only be 8 chapters,
Kay think that's everything
Onto our regularly scheduled program
Okay here we go with another one…This one kinda came out of nowhere but I'm really excited about it. Many of the others are loosely based around another show or the like but this one basically just came about from me messing around on Photoshop and really liking how Magnus looked with green skin and violet eyes…
He reminded me of Loren from Angel and at first I was planning on doing a kind of AU of that but the more my mind ran the further away it went…
I don't actually know where the heck half of this came from but I'm really excited about it.
Also this is the only verse in which I have anything close to nephilim (I didn't call them that for a specific reason but that won't come up for a while)…
Alright- enough talking, let's see where we end up here…
Chapter 1:
Something Shimmering In The Dark
*~********~*~********~* Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec *~********~*~********~*Alec sighed, eyes trailing slowly over the city from his perch, peering around the heavy stone gargoyle statue, being sure to keep out of view of the oblivious humans milling about the busy streets of Brooklyn below.
He shook his head,
They had no idea of the threats hidden in plain sight…
Everywhere he looked he caught sight of another. A hulking bat like creature, gesturing wildly, chatting and carrying on with some of the other officers leaving the police precinct. a flash of glimmering Magic as a pale, Fae girl with near white hair and electric blue eyes laughed, resting her hand on another girls shoulder, nails lengthening, the sharp, deadly claws catching, reflecting the streetlight above. An abnormally tall, thin being with sharp claws and sharper fangs, holding the door to a little burger joint for a woman and her young children, giving a friendly smile and nod, blood orange eyes glowing bright.
The woman smiled back brightly, a faint blush tingeing her cheeks.
Alec sighed, shaking his head again,
They had no clue…
The monsters were everywhere, always hovering around the humans, hiding in plain sight, just waiting for their chance, the humans totally oblivious to the threat standing right next to them.
They saw the beings, but they didn't really 'see' them. They saw a glamour- a false image. They did not see the wings, or claws, or fangs…
They did not see the powers, sparks, flames, and electric arcs…
They just saw a normal-usually invitingly attractive- human.
It would be so much easier if they could actually see it; see the horrifying nightmare creatures surrounding them. At least then hunters wouldn't have to work in the shadows to protect them.
As it was they had to keep their work secret, only engaging the monsters the rare times they found them a safe distance from their prey-
It really didn't reflect well when a hunter got hulled in by the human authorities; saw as nothing but lowlife thugs, attacking innocent, law abiding citizens.
Couldn't very well tell them 'No officer, I know he looks like a mild-mannered librarian, but don't let the glasses fool you, he's actually a vicious nightmare demon in disguise.'
Well, unless you actually WANT to spend the night in the drunk tank.
He couldn't help a faint laugh, remembering the look on Jace's face when he'd
showed up the next day and bailed him out after he tried that one.
That'd been a fun one. It happened two years ago and he and Max still teased Jace about it from time to time.
If anything it'd given them a good laugh.
He couldn't help imagining what Iz would have said if she could have seen him in there-
Oh man…
She had always been relentless, never passing up a chance to tease her brothers (Especially Alec and Jace. Being eight years younger than Jace and over a decade younger than the twins meant Max usually missed the bulk of the sister torment…)
Izzy really had been one of a kind; patrols had been far more fun with her. He sighed, leaning kind of heavily against the Gargoyle statue, lost in thought.
Tragically five years ago they lost Izzy to the fight. A mission went sideways and one of the monsters got the best of her. The leopard came out of nowhere…It was totally unexpected, they hadn't even had reports of Were-creatures anywhere near that area…and a Were attack was always fatal, even a single bite was enough…
The bite of a Were carried some anomalous toxin. No one ever survived them.
They went quick…
Far too quick in fact. she was gone before they could get there, they never even got a chance to say goodbye.
Alec shook his head, trying to clear the morose thoughts.
She wouldn't want him sulking (She'd always said he did that far too much as it was). Besides she would always tell him moping about it can't change the past, so there was no point to it.
He couldn't change what happened; all he could do is try his best not to let it happen again.
Protect his remaining siblings, protect the other hunters, protect the Ancillaries, protect the humans.
That was what he did; what he had done for the last fifteen years.
It was what he knew; it was a lot b-
Hey…what's that?
He sets up a bit, eye catching on a quick flash of bright green and the telltale shimmer and crackle of magic…
VERY powerful magic,
He shifts, creeping along the edging of the building, trying to get a better view…
There it was again!
A quick glimpse of a bright iridescent green. It seemed to almost glow, making the rest of the surrounding area seem nearly faded and dull.
I-it…huh…
The bright, iridescent green was the beings skin…
Well, that's not something you see every day.
He shifted, moving a bit quicker, jumping lightly to the next building, trying to keep the odd supernatural in his sight. The more he looked the more confusing it became.
What was that?
The figure was male, fairly tall and lithe. His movements were odd, almost fluid, graceful. he was dressed like he'd just came from some kind of bar or club- tight black jeans that really accentuated hi…uh-nothing, a deep, violet shirt in some flowey, silky looking fabric, here and there when he passed beneath streetlights Alec caught the glint of jewelry…
A lot of it.
Multiple necklaces and rings and some kind of silver thing on one ear.
He was most definitely a supernatural…but Alec couldn't for the life of him tell what…
The flashes of power threw him even more than the iridescent green skin. There was the iridescent shimmer that was synonymous with Fae magic, which…okay…fair enough. There were a lot of Fae, nothing too odd about that…
But here and there he caught glimpses of what looked like flickers of dancing, violet flames…which were a distinct characteristic of Demonic magic…
What in the hell?
He followed along, jumping from rooftop to rooftop, trailing along after the odd being, distantly realizing they were moving into a more rundown, less populated part of the city, passing more than a few rough looking characters, and as always mixed in with the humans were the usual assortment of hidden monsters.
Alec saw a few of the human toughs eyeing the man with faint surprise and calculating looks –
Which made sense. Alec may not know much about fashion or the like but he was pretty sure the man's belt alone costs more than most of Alec's wardrobe…put together…and multiplied (What? He has better things to spend his money on, like rent…and food-
Hey, safeguarding humanity does not pay well, alright?)
As he watched a couple of the human toughs began to move to intercept the man.
Uh oh…
If they started a fight the shimmery green man would most definitely be able to finish it…
Probably for good…
Alec began to slip down, trying to get closer to intercept, fighting off a slightly aggravated groan.
Yes, it was his duty to protect humanity; but 'protecting' a group of lowlife thugs from a totally deserved beat-down probably wouldn't be one of his proudest moments. Still, can't just allow a bunch of humans to get their asses handed to them by a being they have no hope against- no matter how much they may actually deserve it. They began to move in front of him, to block his path.
The shimmery man stopped, tilting his head, eyes zeroing in on the apparent leader of the group, saying something in a low, quiet tone. The thug froze, blanching, before he and his cronies practically stumbled out of the shimmery green mans way.
A couple demons standing on a stoop of the neighboring building burst out laughing at their reactions. The odd being turned faintly, facing them.
They froze, mouths snapping shut with an audible click, flickering flames appearing along their shoulders- a bit of a nervous reflex. The shimmery man stared at them for a moment before giving a slight shrug, continuing on his way, the demons slumping slightly in clear relief.
Oookay…
That's probably not a good sign.
Who the hell IS this guy?
Alec picked up the pace, following the man around a few more turns, pausing when he peers into the alley below in confusion.
What?
T-this is where he turned…
It's a dead end, no back way out…where could he have possi-
"What are we looking at?"
"Ahh!" Alec startles at the soft voice right by his ear, whirling around, arms wind milling, trying to reclaim his balance, beginning to tumble backwards off the roof, before he's caught, pulled back from the edge by a very strong grip…
"Whoa, now! Last I checked 'Angel blood' does not mean you have the ability to fly…I really don't think we should test that theory."
Alec shook his head,
"Yeah, that wa-" he trailed off, eyes landing on his apparent savior.
Oh…crap…
Alec gulped, blinking in surprise,
The odd, iridescent man was standing less than a foot away, head tilted curiously, watching him with a faintly amused smile,
Woah…
SO not expecting that…
How the hell can someone make sparkly green skin work like that?!
That should NOT be that attractive!
And…I-is he wearing makeup?
He has to be…
I mean, no one's just THAT pretty…
He did not just think that.
The man was flat out gorgeous. Tall, still a few inches shorter than Alec, but tall nonetheless. From far away he'd looked lithe and slender, but this close-and going by the strong grip halting Alec's fall- it was clear that the man was far stronger than he at first appeared. His features were truly striking. Alec had thought the odd, iridescent green tone would seem weird or cartoonish, but hell if it didn't totally suit the man, setting off his features perfectly.
Sharp cheekbones, highlighted with a faint iridescent shimmer, full, unbelievably soft looking, brilliant pinkish red lips that were far too distracting. But the most striking of all his features was his eyes, made all the more prominent with a dramatic, perfectly sharp outline of black kohl. They were a deep, intense violet, flickering and flashing, perfectly echoing the flame like magic he's seen on the man earlier.
Alec gulped again, feeling rooted to the spot.
The man's eyes flickered, head tilting the other way, the move odd, and not entirely human. It's enough to snap Alec out of whatever that was, quickly stepping away from the man, tensing for an attack.
The man quirked his eyebrow, giving a slight chuckle, eyes sparking bright,
"So dramatic…do take a breath, dear. Or at the very least move a safe distance away from the edge. I stopped you from falling once, but if you pass out I don't know that I'd be able to pull you up if you are just dead weight." He paused, eyes flickering, slipping over him, before moving back up, meeting Alec's eyes,
"I am rather strong, but there is quite a lot of you…though must admit, it does make for a hell of a view."
Alec blinked in confusion,
Huh?
Alec shook his head,
"W-what are you doing?"
The Man shrugged, tilting his head,
"I really should be asking you that…you have been following me for the last hour and a half."
Alec startled,
"I have n-"
He rolled his eyes, giving a sarcastic look,
"Sweetheart, let's not play that game. You began to follow me on 45th street; you were on the 5th story of the Sunville apartment building, behind the gargoyle statue on the far right hand side."
"I w-"
"Yes you were, don't try that. Hell, twice I had to slow down and circle back so you could find me again…"
A sudden cold feeling trailed up Alec's spine.
"Y-you, why would you purposefully let me follow you?"
The man smirked,
"Why would you be following me?"
"I-I asked you first." Alec tried,
The man gave a surprised laugh, shrugging,
"Fair enough…I lost you over on 38th, then I got a look at you." He paused, quirking his eyebrow, giving a careless wave,
"You were hot, and I was bored, so I figured I'd play along a while."
Alec startled at that (mindfully ignoring the 'hot' comment- he was probably just messing with him anyways)
Still,
Alec shook his head faintly,
"Got a look at me? W-"
The man smirked,
"Just FYI, for future reference or surveillance or what have you; the Claussan high-rise has a perfect view of the rooftop of the Rosewood hotel."
Alec blinked
"I lost you for less than five minutes! No way you could have got up there!"
The man chuckled, eyes doing that flickering, flashy thing again,
"Oh sweetheart, I am full of surprises…You'd be amazed by what all I can do…"
Alec glared,
"So, what? You decided to lead me on a wild goose chase just for the hell of it?"
"Pretty much, yeah…"
Alec gave a disbelieving noise,
"I don't buy it, you're up to something. You're just trying to distract me because I caught you."
The man gave a faint laugh, quirking his eyebrow,
"You 'caught' me? Gorgeous, I'm not the one who nearly toppled off the roof. If memory serves I caught you. Saved your life as it were."
Alec flailed slightly
"Only because you purposefully scared me! It doesn't count as 'saving someone's life' when their life was only in jeopardy because of you!"
He gave a dismissive wave,
"Semantics darling. There's nothing wrong with admitting you needed a bit of help every now and again."
"I didn't need help!"
"Really? Because you just randomly followed a clearly powerful- I'm guessing totally unknown- supernatural for nearly two hours into unfamiliar territory…
Seems rather reckless…I would say you could use a bit of help."
Alec tensed,
"Is that a threat?"
The man chuckled, quirking his eyebrow, eyes flickering, shifting to a more pinkish violet, glimmering bright,
"Darling? I don't threaten. I am just stating the facts. What you did was quite risky, and under different circumstances could have had quite an unpleasant outcome…
You really should be more careful sweetheart." He paused, stepping a bit closer, looking him over appreciatively,
"I would not want anything to happen to you, Alexander."
Uh oh…
"H-how do you know my name?" Alec asked, trying to subtly reach for the blade concealed under his jacket, glancing away from the man, feeling along the lining in confusion,
"Did you lose something, dear?"
Alec froze, slowly looking back at the strange man, eyes landing on the oh so familiar weapon in his hand, blade glinting in the moonlight. Alec tensed up, not willing to turn tail and run but not really seeing a way out. The man huffed, rolling his eyes, giving a faint wave with his free hand,
"Oh really now, that is totally uncalled for. I'm not going to keep it; just wanted you to know I could get it...
Here." He said flipping it around, holding it out to Alec,
Alec stood perfectly still,
The man huffed, making a slight, graceful gesture, the knife shimmered violet and disappeared, reappearing in Alec's hand. He startled, completely thrown by the sudden shift, the knife slipping from his grasp, clattering against the roof, tumbling over the edge.
Damnit!
The shimmering green man quirked his eyebrow,
"Well…if you were just going to throw it away…"
Alec swallowed, trying to regain his courage.
This strange shimmering green supernatural being knew who he was- knew him by name…He'd led him on a chase through the city…
He'd been just a hairs breath away, could have got him…
If even half of what he was saying was true could have got him a few times …
Stopped him from falling off the roof…
Disarmed him, just to show he could, then turned right around and promptly returned his weapon…
Alec had no idea what the hell was going on, but he was going to find out. He took a deep breath, squaring his shoulders, locking eyes with the strange, unnervingly prett-Powerful- unnervingly powerful man.
"Enough of these games…what are you up to?"
He shrugged,
"I told you darling; I was bored, you were hot…figured it'd be fun..." he smirked, giving a playful wink,
"So far I've been right on the money there."
Alec shook his head, taking a slight step forward,
"I'm not buying it. You know me by name…How?"
He scoffed,
"Darling, you are a 'Lightwood'- the eldest son of one of the two most prominent hunter families in existence. Who DOESN'T know who you are?"
Alec shook his head,
"If that's the case why would you help me?"
The man laughed, giving a faintly amused smirk,
"Not to seem repetitive but again; I was bored, you were hot. I do not think you'd be nearly as pretty after a four story fall. Really my motivation was purely selfish; I was just preserving the eye candy, wanted to enjoy the view a bit more."
Alec blushed faintly but ignored it, refusing to rise to the bait.
"Sure…but what would that matter to you? Even if you did just think I was 'hot'. Why would you save my life? Really, you'd be far better off if you just let me drop."
The man's eyes flashed again, shimmering bright, shaking his head faintly,
"Maybe I just had a pang of empathy and couldn't set by and let someone plummet to their death… Perhaps I am not the monster you think I am…"
Alec tilted his head,
"Or that is just what you want me to think."
The shimmery green man's eyes flickered again, something strange and confusing passing behind those brilliant violet eyes before shuttering. The man giving another dismissive shrug and slight wave,
"Maybe it is… maybe it's not…" He sighed,
"In any case I am getting rather bored again, so I'll just leave you to your contemplation…" he turned, beginning across the roof,
Alec startled, moving quickly to intercept him,
"Hey we're not done here!"
The man turned to face him, giving a faint chuckle, and a dismissive shrug, continuing walking backwards,
"I am…Have a good night Alexander. Do try to keep your head about you. Other beings might not be as easily swayed by the sexy voice and pretty eyes…
This is a very dangerous city after all."
He turned again, beginning to the door to the roof entrance. In a burst of recklessness Alec rushed forward reaching out, catching the door, pushing it back closed, holding it firm.
"No, you have to answer my questions."
The man gave a slight scoff, turning back to him, head tilting in that odd, nearly predatory way, eyes flashing bright,
"I do not 'have' to do a damn thing, and you, dear, have no clue who you are dealing with. I. Am. Leaving."
Alec swallowed, shaking his head faintly,
"No. You. Are. Not."
The man's eyes glimmered bright, gaze locking with Alec's.
"You can't stop me."
Alec shrugged,
"I can try."
The man shifted suddenly, catching Alec's arm, dodging quickly, darting around him, Alec caught his arm, spinning him back. The man twisted out of his grasp, slipping down, leg coming around, nearly catching Alec's; he dodged the move on pure instinct.
After that it was a whirl of motion, both darting in, blocking, flipping, deflecting, throwing the other off balance, only for the other to catch their footing, jumping right back in, moving seamlessly into another attack.
It was lightning fast, totally instinctual, and absolutely exhilarating.
Then suddenly Alec saw his opening, reaching forward, catching the man's hand spinning him off balance, right into the side of the stairwell, using his entire body to stop the man's maneuvering. He tightened his grip on the man's hand, turning the grip, pinning his wrist against the wall, a bit above the man's head. Alec caught the other hand, raising it as well, pinning it firm, The man gasped, tugging faintly against the grip, but to no avail, blinking in surprise, breath coming fast and uneven,
Ha! Got him!
Alec pressed in a bit firmer, trying to catch his own breath, closing his eyes, taking a few deep breaths, trying to steady his heart rate. He glanced up, catching the man's eyes, and froze,
Oh…wow…h-he…umm…he may not have thought this through…
He has the guy pinned, he can't get away…
But neither can Alec…
Alec swallowed, eyes flickering from the bright shimmering violet eyes to his unbelievably soft looking pinkish red lips…
Alec felt his heart rate pick up a bit, heard the man's breath hitch. He leaned up, lips brushing against Alec's, just the faintest tease of a touch before pulling back slightly. Alec gasped, leaning down, chasing after his lips, catching them again, nipping lightly at his lower lip before pressing forward into a full, deep, passionate kiss.
The guy gave a soft whimper like sound, responding, pressing closer. His hands shifted faintly, catching Alec's, entangling their fingers, squeezing tight. Alec felt a dizzying, electric buzz clear to his toes. It was unlike anything he'd ever felt.
Damn…that was just incredible…
It was hot and intoxicating…like a living heat…a fire…it was almost lik-
Oh crap!
It was the man's power
His Magic…
THAT was the buzzing, electric, intoxicating feeling…
It was freaking magic!
Magic because he was making out with a shimmery green supernatural man!
What the hell!?
Alec gasped, pulling away as if he were burned, shaking his head, rubbing at his face trying to get his head on straight…
What the hell was he doing? He was making out on a rooftop with a shimmery gre-…
Umm…w-wait?
Alec blinked in confusion,
The man was green…with violet eyes…
He knows he was…
It's kinda hard to miss something like that…
So…why is the man in front of him now a shimmery, iridescent hot pink, with electric green eyes?
Alec gulps, taking a couple steps back, moving towards the edge of the building, keeping a clear line of sight on the now shimmery pink man…
Oookay…h-he's not sure what's going on, but randomly changing colors is probably not a good sign…
'And you, dear, have no clue who you are dealing with.'
The man's words suddenly floated back to him…
That was without a doubt, the truth...
He's most definitely never heard of a supernatural that randomly changed colors…he had no clue who this guy was- what this guy was.
What he was capable of…
He also had no clue what the radical color change thing was about…
But he kinda doubted it was anything good…
And he didn't think it was a good idea to stick around to find out.
He took a few more steps back, putting a bit of distance between him and the color changing man, before turning, taking a few running steps darting over and off the edge of the building, landing on the next rooftop, hitting the grown, running flat out, quickly making his way back home, halfway wondering if this was all some bizarre dream...
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(Angel Blood)
Ancillaries = Hunters assistants
Ancillary: Those that help the hunters with research, tech, all the random stuff that isn't just fighting/killing things…kinda looked down on (Even though they're indispensable) saw basically as sidekicks…
Kay couple things; in this one I kind of decided Alec and Izzy would be twins (fraternal twins), I think the dynamic will work well in this world.
This one is gonna have a bit of a different feel I think, but it's gonna be really unique and interesting. Even though this verse just popped into my head like last week, I have a ton of ideas, twists and turns planned.
I was going to add a second part to this chapter but I actually think this is a good place to stop so we'll pick up with chapter 2
So what do you guys think so far?
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