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Brother Enoch left the office to get the journal, and he promised to be back with it and hopefully, additional information about their enemy. Robert and Clary looked at each other silently, both unsure of what to say.

"Robert," Clary whispered, "if he's planning on creating these beasts...just to get me back...I won't let it happen. He will kill thousands just for me, and that's...wrong. What do we do?"

He frowned and sighed in frustration. "I don't know Clary. At this point, there are so many things that we need to figure out. We need to understand his army's abilites while figuring out how to kill him. This is far more dangerous than anything we have faced so far."

Clary stopped pacing, as a revelation came to her. It was risky but worth a shot. "No...we don't have to wait. I have an idea, and I know that it's dangerous, but...if we use me as bait mayb-"

Robert stopped her before she could continue. "Absolutely not. We don't put other lives at risk Clarissa, no matter how desperate the situation. This is not a matter to be debated."

Clary huffed at him in irritation, and stood directly in front of him. "What other options do we have? He's going to kill so many people, all because of his delusional thoughts of me being by his side. If we use me to bait him, there's a good chance we'll limit the bloodshed. I won't be alone Robert."

Before she could continue her argument, Jia burst into the office frantically.

"There's been an attack on the Silent City."


Clary rushed out, and found Brother Enoch and Zachariah in the library with blood smearing their robes. Brother Enoch had a cut down his face, and he appeared to be holding a book.

She rushed over to him, and before she could say anything, he began speaking in her mind.

"Clarissa," he said slowly. "He took the journal. There was information in it vital to his quest. When I arrived, he killed most of the Silent Brothers and took the Mortal Sword. I managed to grab something that may help defend against the abilities of the Abraxa."

He offered her the book, and Clary took it gratefully. "Thank you Brother Enoch. Are you and Brother Zachariah alright?"

He paused before speaking again. "We possess no injuries, but there are deeper wounds that must be healed. The Silent City was compromised, along with the other brothers. The war had already begun child. There is no time to waste."

Clary nodded in agreement, and looked at the Book he had given her. It was old and fragile, the pages yellowing with age. She thanked him again, and rushed off to find Robert.

As she neared him, Clary noticed that Jace, Izzy, Alec, and Simon were all looking for her. But that could wait, because more pressing matters were at hand.

Robert saw her, and shooed Council members away. "Well?" he said in anticipation. "Did he get the journal?"

Clary shook her head grimly. "No, but he got us more information about the Abraxa." She showed him the book, and he put his hands on her shoulders.

"Clary," he whispered. "the attack shows how powerful he is. I'm in no position to disagree with you idea. At this point, it is up to you. We need to refine it, but I'm on board. But, I will not compromise your safety, so you will have backup. I'll discuss this with Jia and call an emergency meeting."

He looked at the book she had. "Read it and tell me what you find. I would stop you from telling your friends, but we need all the help we can get. I have to go inform the Council, but we will discuss the plan when I'm done."

With that, Robert left, and Clary walked towards her friends. Before she could say anything, Jace wrapped her in a bear hug, and she gently pushed him off of her.

"Jace, we all need to talk. Now isn't the time babe." Before he could respond, she gathered the rest of the group and led them all to an empty office within the library.

Clary locked the door and Simon stopped her for a moment, noticing the panic racing though her because of their parabatai bond. "Clare," he said reassuringly, "calm down, tell us what happened."

She noticed that Jace was standing nearby with worry written all over his face. Alec had a comforting arm around Izzy, and Magnus was looking at her expectedly.

Clary took a deep breath and recounted what happened with Brother Enoch and Robert. She had yet to mention her plan of using herself as bait, knowing they would vehemently disagree with it. But she had to tell them because it was the only option left.

"Look guys," she said strongly. "Jonathan isn't stopping this time. He won't hesitate to cause pain the suffering unless...he has me. I know you're going to hate this, and believe me I'm only saying it because I have too. I need to be used as bait. It's-"

Jace huffed angrily, and Clary noticed he was slightly trembling. "No. That's out of the question. I refuse to put you at risk and it's not an option. We'll find another way, but-"

"Then what Jace?" she interrupted, the irritation prominent in her tone. "We have no choice. I suggested it to Robert and he said exactly what you said, but the attack on Silent City changed all of that. If I lure him out, we can kill him and stop the madness before it breaks out into a full scale war. If we wait, we will lose."

Simon put his arm around Clary, knowing his best friend was visibly upset. She leaned into him, appreciating the comfort of the gesture. "Brother Enoch gave me this book, and we need to read it right now. We have no time to argue, let's get to work."

Nobody disagreed with her, and Simon smiled at her knowingly before walking to his fiancee. Clary walked to Jace, and quietly said, "Jace, please. We'll talk about this after we get through the book."

He looked at her with agony in his eyes, and it broke her heart knowing how this was affecting the love of her life. She took his hand and guided him to the desk, where she opened the book.

The book contained descriptions of demons that nobody heard of. Magnus himself was stumped, which led to them wondering just how ancient the book was. After a few minutes, she found the passage on the Abraxa.

Isabelle gasped sharply. "It's like they almost have the same power as Agramon, the demon of fear. It can destabilize a person long enough...but there's no way to stop it?"

Alec shook his head in disbelief. "It says that a fearless rune is pointless...it may stop it momentarily, but it looks like death is inevitable."

Silence followed. Almost everything Brother Enoch had told her was true, and if this was Jonathan's army, they were in trouble.

Clary stood up abruptly, and everybody watched her pace around the room. "No, a fearless rune may not work but my rune could work. I've been keeping a secret from you all, and I think it's time I told you."

They all stared at her, waiting for her to explain herself. She wordlessly pulled her stele out and wrote the rune she had memorized on her palm, the one that opened a portal to her special rune book.

Her friends stared at her in awe as she practically pulled a book out of from a smaller portal, and Clary stared at it in a mix of fear and hesitation.

She looked up at them, and sighed sadly. "Part of the reason I wanted those rings were because if things went to crap, if I was taken...I could've told you where to get the book. I left it at a place that only I knew about, because these runes are dangerous."

Clary paused, and started pacing again. "I had to get a special book from the Silent Brothers to hold them because they had more power than normal ones. These runes were created when I thought about situations we've been in...bad ones. They can cause destruction on a bigger scale that anyone has ever seen."

Magnus interrupted her with hope in his eyes. "Biscuit, are you telling us you have a rune that can help against the Abraxa?"

She smiled at him, and turned her attention to the book, flipping through the pages until she landed on the rune she was looking for. "Maybe not stop them, but it can significantly help us. All these runes can help us, but I don't know how safe it will be to publicize some of them. For now, I have the most powerful fearless rune I created. I don't know if it will stop the Abraxa's spell, but it may be our best shot."

Jace got up, and walked towards her. "We need to get that rune on all active shadowhunters as soon as we can. C'mon, let's go."

Clary smiled at him, took a final look at the rune she was going to draw on everyone, and opened the portal again. Once her book was back where she knew it would be safe, she pulled the rings the Seelie Queen had given her out of her pocket.

"Before we leave," she said quietly, "I need to give the other ring to someone. Jace, I know you want it, but for now...I think it's best if I give it to Simon. Since we're parabatai, it can reinforce the bond and help him understand what I would be going through clearer."

Jace's face fell, and she held his hands and smiled at him. "You guys can take turns, so after Simon, you take it. For now, it's safe with him babe."

Jace knew she was right, he just hated that Simon would have a deeper connection with Clary than him. But he was in no mood to argue as she put the ring on and gave Simon the other.

The second it contacted their skin, it turned invisible, just as the Seelie Queen said. Clary admired hers, knowing that the others couldn't see it on her finger. It shrunk to fit her finger, and she made a mental note to keep it safe, no matter what.

With that, the group left to find Robert and tell him what they found out.


"Master," it croaked feebly. "we have done what you asked. Our task is complete, but we must ask, who do you wish to give it too?"

Jonathan grinned at the creature, the malice prominent in his dark eyes. "Your kin, so I can exceed what my father did. Isn't the irony beautiful? Using your own blood to create a stronger, better creature"

He walked to the table, and grabbed the dark elixir, swirling the contents gently. "You know what you have to do. Bring as many as you can for me, or I will tell her that you disobeyed me. You know how she loves me so, and making her mad isn't what you want."

The servant whimpered, and left. Jonathan grinned to himself. "My sister is intelligent, yet I fail to see how she could be so naive. She won't even see it coming."

With that, he walked off into the basement, harshly quieting his victims screams.

It was almost time.


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