Chapter 6
Jonathan reached for the sword concealed behind his back and slashed through the night air. She quickly dodged the attack and grabbed a shard of glass from the ground, the only weapon she could find.
"Look, you can either cooperate and go see my father like I so kindly asked of you days ago, or I can just get the information from you right here. I guarantee, you won't enjoy the latter," Jonathan said.
"What do you need to know?" asked the girl, testing him.
"Where is Jocelyn Fairchild?"
"What makes you think I-"
"Don't pretend you don't know anything," Jonathan said, suddenly pointing his sword at her menacingly. "I already know you're Dorothea's goddaughter. She helped you after you Turned. Dorothea knows Jocelyn very well. You know where Jocelyn is. Tell me."
"I have no idea what you're talking about," she said, defiantly.
Jonathan was suddenly at her side, quicker than any human she'd ever seen move, and had the sword to her throat. "Look, I don't have time for games. I have a deadline. Tell me where she is."
"Over my dead body."
"That can be arranged."
"This way," Sebastian said, pulling Violet into a hallway leading into a lit room. Violet and Sebastian were pressed against the wall, concealed in the dark. Violet had been so concerned with trying to save her dad that she failed to notice that she didn't have much of a plan regarding what would happen after actually finding Valentine.
Violet looked at Sebastian, but Sebastian was looking straight forward. Finally, Sebastian turned, leaning closer to Violet. "I'm going in," he whispered.
Before she could protest, Sebastian had already darted inside of the room, unnoticed. Violet took out a knife, not really knowing what else to do. Switching sides of the hall, she inched closer to the door frame, trying to listen to what was going on inside of the room, with great difficulty. A minute passed before she finally heard multiple screams, one of them her father's, coming from the room. That was all it took for her. Violet ran into the room, ready to attack whoever was behind the torture. She stopped as soon as she saw them. Her father was in a corner, runes on the floor binding him to one small square of the room; Sebastian was lying on the floor, unconscious. Valentine Morgenstern was standing across from her, a smirk on his face.
"What did you do to him?" Violet asked angrily, looking from him to Sebastian on the floor. Suddenly, Sebastian opened his eyes. He was chuckling as he got up and walked across the room. And he stood next to Valentine.
"Asher," Finn said, keeping his eye on a demon coming towards him.
"Yeah?" Asher responded, killing another demon.
"I need your help with something. You, too, Audrey."
"What is it? I'm kind of busy here," Audrey replied, dodging an attack.
"We need to give up on the demons. There are too many of them. We need to go help Violet."
"What are you talking about? Violet went in with her hot boyfriend," Audrey replied, smirking despite the situation.
Finn frowned for a second, then said, "Sebastian can't be trusted."
Now, Asher was confused. "What are you getting at, lover boy?"
"Violet is in danger. I can't explain now, but we need to get into that building," Finn said, gaining his composure after blushing slightly.
"Okay, even if you are right about Sebastian," Audrey started, "we're kind of stuck here. These demons won't let up. It seems like the numbers just keep growing larger."
"I have a plan, but you might not like it. You're gonna have to trust me on this one."
"What is it?"
"A firework."
"A what?"
"A firework," Finn explained, exasperated. "You know, those really loud, bright things that explode when you-"
"I know what a firework is, you useless, white crayon. What's your plan?"
"I have a firework in the back of the van. It will give us time to run. The light probably won't be bright enough to kill these demons, but enough to burn them. After they're distracted, we're gonna make a run for it. Dart inside of the place. We'll figure it out from there."
"Nerd," Asher listed, "tech geek, Shadowhunter…now you're a pyromaniac, too? I don't know about your plan, Finn. It's pretty risky."
"It's worth a try. Keep them busy."
"Absolutely not," Audrey said, dodging the attack of a demon near her. Another demon appeared behind her and she ducked, narrowly missing a blow that would have surely knocked her out. "Okay, fine, fine. Just make it quick."
Finn ran through the alley and back to his van, opening the door. Retrieving the single firework, he came up with an idea. Taking out his stele, he carved a fire rune into the side of the firework, putting his heart into it and praying his sudden plan would work. Finishing the rune, he ran through the alley, back to Audrey and Asher.
"I'm going to count to three," Finn shouted. "Then you run. I'll catch up."
Audrey paused. "Wait, are we running on three, or-"
"One," Finn started, ignoring his sister and positioning the firework. "Two."
"Get ready," Asher yelled to Audrey, killing another demon, then moving towards her.
"Three."
Asher grabbed Audrey's hand and pulled her towards the building, both of them running as fast as they could. Finn lit the firework, the rune turning white. Finn crossed his fingers, hoping his spontaneous plan would work. The firework shot into the sky and cast a light so bright that it lit the entire sky.
"By the Angel," Finn whispered to himself in awe.
He quickly ran towards the building as the demons screeched in pain at their burning flesh.
