Chapter 2:

"What was that?" Jace asked as soon as Karma's face was back.

Karma had a pretty face. She had unusual electric blue eyes that had various colors of blue, and blue hair. She looked to be about sixteen. "What do you mean?" she asked.

"I mean why did everything go black?" Jace asked.

"Go black?" Karma asked.

"Yeah, everything went black for a few several seconds," Jace explained. "Clary did you notice everything going black?"

"Yes, I did. It was weird," Clary answered.

"Maybe because I closed my Kindle?" Karma guessed.

"Why would that mean everything would go black?" Clary asked.

"Because your book characters?" Karma guessed again.

"So when you close your Kindle everything goes black for whatever and whoever is on it?" Jace asked.

"I don't know. I've never had my books come to life before," Karma said, exasperated. "Maybe when a book is closed the characters inside are put on pause or something, and they just don't notice it."

"That makes since," Clary said.

"I have a few questions," Jace said.

"What are your questions?" Karma asked.

"If we're really book characters, then the author decides what we do, right?" Jace asked.

"Yeah, I guess," Karma replied.

"Then why did she give us so many problems to deal with?" Jace questioned.

"To make the book interesting," Karma responded.

"That's a good reason," Clary said.

"But if she is writing the story can she bring people who died back to life, right?" Jace asked

"Probably. I don't see why she couldn't," Karma replied.

"What about make people who are evil, good?" Clary asked.

"The author can do anything she wants with the story. Whether she chooses to kill one person or make them evil, that's her choice," Karma explained.

"How would you go about getting the author to bring someone back?" Jace asked, a gleam entering his eyes.

"I don't know. Who would you want brought back?" Karma asked.

"Max," Jace said simply, his voice held the sorrow of someone who had lost someone very important.

"Could she make my brother non-evil?" Clary asked.

"Probably," Karma said.

"Then I want her to do that, too," Clary said.

"Look guys, I can't make the author do anything. She does with the story whatever she wants. Besides the last book has already been written," Karma said.

"If the last book has already been written, why are we still fighting Sebastian?" Jace asked.

"You're still fighting him because you're from City of Lost Souls, which is the second to last. And even after the last book there are still more books about you guys," Karma said.

"If the last book is the 'last', how could there be more after that?" Jace asked, sarcastically.

"What other books," Clary asked, at the same time.

"There is a sequel series, The Shadowhunter Academy books," Karma explained.

"What happens in City of Lost Souls?" Jace asked.

"Sebastian turns you into his one of his minions, Clary joins you in your magic traveling apartment, Simon summons Raziel to get Glorious, and Clary stabs you with it to break your bond with Sebastian," Karma explained. "I was almost at the end of the book when you appeared."

"But you said there's another book after City of Lost Souls, right?" Clary asked.

"Yeah, City of Heavenly Fire. It was awesome. At least until…" Karma began.

"Until what?" Clary asked, suspiciously.

"I really shouldn't say. I don't want to reveal anything before it happens for you," Karma said. "I've got to go. Tomorrow is a school day."

"Is everything going to go black again?" Clary asked.

"I'm going to close my Kindle, so I'm guessing everything is going to go black again," Karma said, starting to close her Kindle.

"Wait!" Jace said, quickly.

"I have to close my Kindle now," Karma said. "See you. Maybe. If your still here tomorrow." Karma shut the Kindle. Everything in Jace and Clary's world was plunged into darkness again.