The Heroes Unite
Chapter 3: See You At Sunset
The day of the ransom delivery had come, and members of the Clave and Downworld were waiting for sunset at an undisclosed rendezvous point. Amongst them were Clary Morgenstern, Simon Lewis, both Nephilim, along with Maia Roberts and Magnus Bane, werewolf and warlock, respectively. Clary was getting impatient. What was it that these demigods wanted from them, and why were Jace, Alec, and Isabelle important in this situation? Among other thoughts, these were at the tip of Clary's mind. As leader of this negotiation team, she was about to call off the sneak attack on these demigods when she saw a young woman walking over the hill, towards them.
"My name is Reyna Arellano, praetor of 12th Legion Fulminata," she said. Reyna looked like a born leader, with a flowing purple cloak and high, arched cheekbones to match her dignified posture. "I assume you have come to retrieve your people? It would be a shame for you to have come all this way just to betray your end of the deal."
Simon frowned. As a gamer, he was familiar with battle strategy, and his sharpened eyesight spotted armed troops approaching, carrying an eagle standard. He knew that the eagle was the symbol of Rome, so it made sense that these were troops from the Roman demigods' side. Mixed in with the standard Roman armor, however, he could pick out Greek equipment as well. Simon's heart sank. They had a similarly planned surprise attack. He briefly registered an attack gesture, and the demigods opened fire. Surprisingly enough, the Clave was ready.
Julian Blackthorn and his parabatai, Emma Carstairs, were blurs of deadly force as they cut through enemy lines, seraph blades hissing where they made contact with demigod armor. Their orders were to injure, not kill, so the young Nephilim complied. Meanwhile, the demigods had their own powerful troops.
Nico di Angelo, son of Hades, was enjoying himself as he shadow-traveled through the waves of angelic warriors, distracting them so that Jason Grace, son of Jupiter, could electrocute them. Similar to the Clave, the demigods had received strict instructions to injure, not kill. Naturally, Jason had to be careful with his lightning.
"STOP!" A voice rang out over the mountaintop. It was Magnus. "Can't you see, this is what he wants!" Magnus was clearly distraught, but his voice shook with such ferocity that everyone stopped fighting and looked at him.
"What who wants?" Jason called out. "If you want us to stop fighting, tell us."
Magnus breathed heavily, his breath visible in the mountain air. "A demon. I fear Lilith has returned once more to the mortal world."
