Magnus hurried to the institute. He had to do it know before Clary could tell Jace. He ran up the stone steps ferociously rang the door bell. Jace flung open the door. He was in a white shirt and a pair of jeans.

"Magnus?"

"Please Jace, can I borrow one of you spare rooms in the institute it's a matter of urgency" Magnus pleaded. Jace could here the panic in his voice

"yeh sure" Magnus hurried into the elevator. Tapping his foot nervously on the ground as Jace pushed the button and the elevator shot up.

When the elevator opened Magnus followed Jace to a spare room that was at the end of a long hallway.

"here you go" Jace said as he opened the door

"one more thing" Magnus said "please don't let anyone in…..please" Jace looked at Magnus and saw the pleading look in his eyes.

"sure" Jace said and stood by the wall on the opposite side.

Magnus walked into the bright room shutting the door behind him, sliding the bolt home. It was of a medium size with a double bed along the back wall and an oak chest of draws next to it. There were no personal items in the room which gave it a forgotten feel. Magnus walked to the window at the side of the room and stared out at the blue sky. He then walked over to the bed and lay don in the middle. He reached a hand into his pocket and produced a vile. The vile had a blood red liquid in it. Magnus sat up and took the lid off the top of the vile. He new that once he drank the contents he would have but two minutes and that there was no going back. It was one of the strongest poisons that he could get his hands on. Suddenly he put his hand into his pocket and produced a piece of paper that he put into his hand that was holding the vile.

He looked at the red liquid. Tears ran down his face as he raised the vile to his lips.

"I will be with you soon" he said in a whisper as he emptied the contents of the vile into his mouth and swallowed with a loud gulp. All Magnus could think was whether he was doing the right thing but it was to late for regrets now.

He felt the effects of the poison in less then 30 seconds. Everything started to go dizzy as he fell back onto the bed, his head being cushioned by a soft pillow, the vile and paper still clutched in his hand.

His eyes closed and all he could see was an oppressive darkness. He felt like he was floating. But there was also a sense of a growing fire that started in his heart and spread. As it spread the darkness seemed to get heavier and heavier as if it was about to flatten him. His senses were starting to weaken but he could faintly hear raised voices outside and the sweet song of the morning birds as they called out to the heavens.

And that's the last thing he heard.

Clary saw Jace leaning against the wall. And walked up to him smiling. She was accompanied by Isabelle who had just returned home but didn't say where she had been.

"Jace what are you doing?" Isabelle asked as they reached him.

"I'm under strict orders to keep everyone out of that room" Jace said as he pointed at the wooden door.

"Who's in there?" Clary asked

"Magnus…By the angel he's been in there for a long time"

Clary suddenly went white.

"Clary….Clary what is it ? what's the matter?" Jace said as he put his arm around Clary's waist

"JACE YOU HAVE TO GET IN THERE NOW !" Clary screamed. Jace immediately ran to the door and kicked it down. What they saw next was a shock to them all.

There on the bed lay Magnus, one hand lying across his unmoving chest. The other laying next to him. His face was calm his eyes closed. Jace ran over to him and shuck him but he didn't wake.

Clary sunk to her knees.

"If only I had got here earlier I would have been able to stop him…all he wanted to do was to be with Alec"

Isabelle knelt down next to Clary and they both silently cried together. Jace went to Magnus's body and saw the vile in his hand. He went to take it from Magnus and saw the piece of paper. They all gathered round and read the front of the letter. In blue ink it read:

The End Of Magnus Bane.