Institute of New York- two years after the Dark War:
-This is not fair! - said Alissa. - I can already fight like you, why can't I go on a mission with you? I'll end up dying of boredom here.
-Liss, we know you can fight, but Maryse said you need more training before returning to participate in the missions. - Clary tried to calm her friend at all costs, but it was hard trying to control a 17 year old girl more stubborn than the entire universe together.
-But I already have training! And Maryse knows it! By the angel, I can even beat Jace who is two years older and like three times stronger. - insisted the girl throwing herself on bed frustrated, she knew everyone treated her like that because she had grown up in the mundane world. Her friend Clary was one of the only people who treated her normally, and she loved, though they had met just over two years, Clary knew how it was to be treated as a total useless. When she came to live in the institute, Alissa knew nothing about the shadow world or the downworld, but it turned out she was a shadowhunter who grew up in an orphanage in the mundane world.
A short time passed and Alissa befriended Clary almost instantly, and over time their friendship grew even stronger, with the others was a bit more difficult, because they were very suspicious at first, except Simon, but ended up just giving in.
The only secret that the girl hid from her friends were her strange powers, she could control the heavenly fire, as if it were one of those fire benders of the anime Avatar, the difference is that the heavenly fire was more powerful than any other fire. She never told anyone anything, because she knew that the Clave would take advantage of that, or even kill the girl because they would consider her a threat to the shadow world, so she said nothing about it. Another secret Alissa was ashamed of is that she have never revealed the natural color of her hair, which was a blond so clear that it seemed white, she had always dyed it black, because her hair was a matter of constant jokes in the orphanage she lived, then she continued to dye her hair, even after leaving the orphanage to live at the institute.
-Earth calling Alissa ... - Clary shook her hand in front of Alissa's face taking her off of her thoughts. - You paid attention to what I said?
-Ahhh ... Not much. - Alissa said ashamed.
-What do I do with you huh? Come, Maryse is calling you to the library, it seems that emerged a mission for you. - Said the redhead already leaving the room with a bouncing Alissa behind.
-Finally a mission!
Alissa and Clary went to the library to hear about this mission that Maryse had.
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-WHAT?! Maryse ... you must be kidding me!
-I'm absolutely serious Miss. Alissa, you have been chosen to move to Tokyo's Institute. - Maryse spoke checking some documents that the Clave had sent, she thought the idea of sending Alissa alone to the other side of the world absurd, but they were orders from the Clave, orders that can't be unenforced.
-But why do I have to go alone?- questioned the younger girl.
-Because the Clave wanted it that way, and because Japan is one of the countries with lower reports demon attacks, then it will not be a very big problem for you to take care by yourself and for what I was told, you are going to a reconnaissance mission, apparently, there has a new species of vampires there and want you to keep the Clave informed. - Maryse said without taking her eyes off the documents, knowing that the Clave only chose the girl because it was such a trivial task that even a child could do it, but the details would be on behalf of residents of the Tokyo Institute.
-Ok, but there are shadowhunters living there right? - Alissa was anxious because she had never met other shadowhunters beyond the Lightwoods, Jace and Clary.
-Of course yes, every institute has shadowhunters, some more, some less, in the case of the Institute of Tokyo, well ... I think the number of shadowhunters there is reasonable. - To tell the truth, Maryse had no idea of how many shadowhunters lived there, all she could say is that there were not many. - Anyway, you will not get at the institute for a long time, since you will be the informant, you're going to live somewhere else.
Alissa huffed and left the library to pack her things and to get some extra weapons, after all she did not know how the arsenal of this new institute was and by the tone that Maryse spoke to her about the number of shadowhunters, she was sure that this number was low, and if the number is low, the arsenal is not the best.
The New York Institute doesn't have many shadowhunters, but the arsenal was great, and the explanation for it is that in the past, this institute was one of the most populated in the world, that was the golden age of the institute, but Alissa preferred that way, so many people around always made her nervous and afraid of losing control of her powers and hurt someone, for the heavenly fire is as powerful as unpredictable.
An hour later, everything was ready, she had several suitcases, one with clothes, others with guns and others with books and a notebook with the runes that Clary invented. Alissa kept a strict record of the new runes created because they were always fascinating and useful.
-Liss, Ready to go? - Clary stood in the doorway of Alissa's room with tears in her eyes, and when Alissa saw her friend, her eyes also filled with tears, she had been very attached to Clary.
-Yup. - Before drawing a portal on the wall, Alissa gave her friend a long and tight hug . - I'm gonna miss you Clary.
-I also will Liss ... - the redhead now had tears streaming down her cheeks.
-Hey, did you think you would leave without saying goodbye? - Simon said appearing behind Clary, he was with Izzy, Alec and Jace.
-Of course not! - Liss said opening a big bright smile to her friends.
-Damn ... who will talk with me about conspiracy theories now that you're gone? - Simon gave her a tight hug, over the time she was here, Liss developed a nerd/geek friendship with Simon, and she really I liked him.
-Don't worry, Jace is here to take my place. - Liss said laughing at the reaction of the two boys, though Simon and Jace didn't get along that well, but at least they were not trying to stab each other.
-I think I'll pass on that, thanks. - said Simon and Jace rolled his eyes.
Alissa said goodbye to all of her friends one by one before turning to pick up her bags and before jumping on the portal, a voice she recognized to be Jace, called.
-Be careful there, if anything happens, do not hesitate to send a fire message, we will get you running if necessary. - Said the golden boy. On the beginning of her time here Jace did not like the idea of having Alissa around, they ended up understanding at some point, and it was as if the blonde had turned her brother, they got so close that no one would tell they just met two years ago, the same thing with Clary.
Before jumping into the portal already with her suitcases in hand, Alissa gave a last look to her friends and jumped towards her new and intriguing mission.
Unfortunately to the girl, the Clave knew very well what this mission's for, and she would for sure hate it.