Chapter 10:
Jace, Clary, Simon, Isabelle, Ezra, and Jack were crouched down behind some bushes watching the endarkened.
"What do we do about them?" Jack asked, pointing to the endarkened.
"We kill them," Jace replied.
"We can't just kill them," Ezra sounded appalled. "They're people."
"Yes, we can," Jace argued. "They are endarkened. When they're turned, they become the shell of the person they used to be, with a demon inside. They don't care about what, or who, they used to be. In fact, they'll use who they used to be to hurt those they used to care about."
"Can't the effects of the Cup be reversed?" Ezra asked.
"No, believe me, it's been tried countless times," Jace said.
"OK, we kill them. Then what?" Jack asked.
"We find Peter," Clary said.
Clary, Jace, Isabelle, and Simon sprang from their hiding place behind the bushes, Jack and Ezra following. Clary brought up the seraph blade Jace had given her. She stabbed one of the endarkened through the chest. He slumped to the ground, dead. She turned to see if there were anymore she needed to dispatch, but the others had taken care of them. They took off toward the building. It looked like an abandon warehouse. They reached the building and entered it. Jace took the lead, heading deeper into the building. They tried several different rooms, but they were all empty. Eventually, they came across a room that was locked.
"Maybe that's a good sign," Simon said.
Clary took out her stele and drew an open rune on the door. The door opened and they were greeted by twelve endarkened and the sight of the Infernal Cup at the center of the room. Before anybody could say anything the endarkened rushed at them.
They were outnumbered two to one. Clary raised her seraph blade and stabbed the endarkened coming at her. The endarkened fell to the ground. Clary turned and saw Jace fighting two endarkened while a third snuck up behind him.
"Jace, behind you!" Clary shouted, rushing forward.
Jace ducked out of the way as the third endarkened swung at him. Clary sliced the endarkened's head off its body before it had a chance to attack again. Jace took care of the other two endarkened quickly. Clary looked around and saw that the others had taken care of the rest. Jace walked over to the Cup and picked it up.
"We're taking this with us," Jace said.
They left the room and continued searching for Peter. They came across a room with two endarkened guarding the door.
"Maybe that means Peter is in there," Jack said.
"Hopefully," Clary said.
Jace and Ezra quickly took down the guards. Jace tried to open the door but it was locked. Clary drew another open rune and the door swung inward. They walked into the room and saw Peter tied to a chair. Ezra rushed over to Peter and started untying him.
"Peter, are you alright?" Ezra asked.
"I need blood," Peter whispered.
"Clary will draw a portal, so we can get you home where there is blood," Ezra said.
"I'll draw a portal, but only you, Peter, and Jack are going through it. We're going to stay and make sure there are not more endarkened," Clary said.
Clary walked over to the wall and drew the rune to open a portal. Ezra and Jack supported Peter between them as they walked through the portal.
Peter felt as if he could drink a bathtub full of blood. When Ezra got him back to the house, he set Peter down and went to grab a few blood bags. When Ezra returned he handed Peter the blood and waited for him to finish drinking.
"What happened?" Ezra asked when Peter was finished.
"They grabbed me when I went for the car," Peter replied.
"As long as you're alright," Ezra said, worry in his eyes.
"I am. I think I'm going to get some rest," Peter said, getting up from the couch and heading up stairs.
Clary, Jace, Isabelle, and Simon portaled back to the house.
"Did you find anymore endarkened?" Ezra asked, walking into the room.
"No," Jace replied.
"Have you figured out how to get back to your own dimension?" Ezra asked.
"Yes, I have," Magnus replied, striding into the room.