"Mangus, do you have-"
"Alec, I can handle myself."
"No, I know that. I just worry for you."
"And I know you do, darling. But please remember, I'm Magnus Bane. Practically invincible." Magnus winked at Alec, smiling seductively, "you of all people should understand that."
Alec rolled his eyes.
"Fine then. Just promise me- when you start to get tired or your magic runs out, or whatever, you tell me. And we go."
He didn't miss the way that Magnus flinched but was unable to comment on it just then the siren blasted. He also didn't miss the way that Magnus was one of the first into it as if he had something to prove.
They were tiring, and demons just kept coming. Jumping from all angles and even Alec was beginning to grow faint. He had lost sight of Magnus a while ago when he heard a voice all too familiar.
"Alec!" Magnuses'voice. He spun around on the spot, knocking two demons out with him on the way round.
He then froze.
Magnus was being held towards a circle members chest, knife to his throat. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed blue magic swirling around Magnus' wrist and was about to shoot the guy when the circle member snapped a bracelet around Magnus' wrist, who then screamed out in pain. The blue sparks instantly disappeared and Alec saw the way his eyes closed shut, squinting with pain. But he couldn't keep them shut, and he struggled through the pain to open his eyes. Magnus' captor grabbed Magnus' jaw and roughly turned it towards his own, and grinned sadistically towards Alec.
It was only now that Alec realized that the battle had stopped and the demons and circle members were crowding around Magnus' captor.
"My, My, Alec. You didn't tell us your pretty little warlock had such beautiful eyes." He smirked, holding the knife closer to Magnus neck, who held back a whimper at it.
Because Alec could see it in his eyes. His Magnus, his 'invincible' little Warlock was scared. He was scared. And if that didn't hit Alec hard, then what did. Because he had always believed Magnus to be invincible, and sometimes it took a little to realize that immortal didn't mean invincible. And now was one of those times.
"Let go of him, you sick bastard." He held his bow up, pointing it at the man's head, who only chuckled in response.
"Now then, Alec. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, shall we? You shoot me, and your boyfriend dies." He waited for Alec's choice.
"Fine. What do you want?" Alec lowered his bow, the fearless act gone. Because that was his boyfriend up there, his boyfriend, and the one he loved.
The man smiled, showing teeth, making Alec cringe. He faintly saw Jace and Clary whispering to each other, worry on their faces. He waved a hand at them, forcing them to shut up. He needed to know what the man wanted. He needed his love to be okay.
"What do I want?" The man tilted his head as if in deep thought. "What do I want?- Oh yes, that's it! I want your boyfriend. But luckily enough for me, I already have him."
Alec gasped at the man, pain riddling his features.
"No no no no no no no no, no. He-he's mine."
The man chuckled demonically, looking down at Magnus, who was squirming, trying to get the man to loosen his grip. And for one moment he did. A fleeting moment where the circle member let the knife fall, leaving room for escape.
But hope was soon cut short.
He grabbed Magnus by his hair this time, and forced him to the ground, smiling as his back arched with pain. He placed the blade of his dagger into Magnus's throat, watching and drops of blood rolled down his neck as the knife pierced his skin.
"No!" Alec surged forward, sword in hand, but even as he was running, he knew it was too late.
A purple portal appeared behind the man, who held a sagging Magnus Bain in his clutches.
"Don't worry Alec, you won't be missing your little boyfriend for long, just after we're finished with him-oh, and don't worry." He winked, "we'll be in touch."
And with those last words, he jumped into the portal, Magnus with him.