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Chapter 19

"So this is the legendary book which helps us to save the world?" Jace asked and raised his eyebrows in disbelief.

They were in Magnus' house (as they called it) again and the book was lying on the table. Everyone was sitting in his or her usual place, which meant that Isabelle, Simon and Jace were sitting on the big couch, while Clary sat on Jace's lap and Magnus and Alec shared the small sofa.

"Yep, that's it." Magnus confirmed and leaned back in his seat.

Slowly, the blond shadowhunter raised his eyebrows. "You've nothing more to say to it?"

"Well, it you want I can tell you the long story of the book, which starts about three hundred years after Christ. It was written by a very powerful warlock and a-"

"Okay, you don't have to say anything else! I get it." Jace said quickly and Magnus grinned at the look in his face.

"And you're sure that the spell you need is in the book?" Simon asked in an insecure way and he nodded quickly.

"Of course, otherwise we wouldn't have searched it. Or don't you trust me?" He raised an eyebrow slowly and Simon paled. Somehow, it was good to see because some time ago, that wouldn't have been possible. After all, vampires were always as white as a sheet.

"No, I mean we trust you! Why would you think something like that-"

"Um Simon, I think he's making fun of you." Isabelle murmured and suddenly, Simon looked very embarrassed. He didn't dare to look Magnus in the eyes anymore and the warlock couldn't stop himself from laughing quietly.

Alec shot him a reproachful look, but when the others started to laugh as well, he also had to smile. After some moments, all of them became serious again and looked at the book curiously.

Magnus took it into his hands and stroked the cover absently. This book had a very long story and many dark and terrible events were related to it. He shivered at the thought of some spells that were in it and planned to hide it as good as possible after they had summoned the angel (of course just if it worked and they survived everything). It could be the reason for many catastrophes and some of them could be nearly as bad as the situation they found themselves in right now.

Then he opened the book and looked at the first pages contemplatively. There was an introduction that told the reader everything about the history of the book (Magnus didn't read it, at least Jace had decided that it wasn't important) and then there were some words written about the things in it.

Beware, you, who wants to discover the most guarded secrets of magic, you are beginning to wander on strange, interlacing paths that are not always easy to follow...

Magnus shivered at those words and suddenly, he felt Alec wrapping an arm around him. The blue eyes of the young shadowhunter were shining and Magnus felt his heart beginning to beat faster. That happened every time Alec looked at him and he still couldn't believe how much he loved him. His lips twitched and Alec nodded understandingly. Magnus had told him before that some of the things in the book could cause much damage and weren't very nice to read. Alec's gesture showed that he was there for Magnus in this situation, which wasn't easy and that he wouldn't leave him in this battle or afterwards, if everything went well.

So he looked down on the book in his lap again and began to turn the pages carefully. It didn't took very long until he found the spell he was searching and then, a little smile appeared on his lips. Maybe there really was some hope.

"Did you find it?" Apparently, Clary had seen his smile and now everyone turned around to look at him again curiously.

Magnus nodded and looked at the book again. Page 42. He had to remember that. "It's much easier than I thought." He told the others and grinned slightly. "It will take some time, but if everything else works, I won't have problems at using the spell."

"So we have a chance?" Alec asked and Magnus could see the hope in his eyes.

"Yes, maybe we can win this war." he assured him and kissed him on the cheek.

Suddenly, there was a loud crack outside of the house. And then, four shadowhunters had jumped to their feet and held their weapons in their hands. Magnus and Simon were still sitting, but that wasn't a surprise. At least the others were trained to react quickly in situations like this.

But what kind of situation was it? He already suspected something. Nevertheless, he hoped Magnus hoped that he was wrong.

He followed the others to the window immediately and he could hear Simon's footsteps right behind him. What he saw outside felt like a flashback and when he heard Clary gasping, he knew that she thought the same.

This time, it weren't just hundreds of demons. It looked as if thousands of them wanted to enter the city and they were storming towards the shields as fast as possible. So now was the time to see whether Magnus had been successful at strengthening them or if Alicante would be occupied by demons soon.

Everyone in the room was holding his breath and it seemed like the demons needed ages to reach the city. And when they did, there was a blue flash of light and for a few seconds, nobody was able to see anything. However, the demons were thrown back and their cries were hurting in the ears of Magnus' friends. At least he thought that because they were covering them with their hands. Since his father was a demon, their cries didn't affect him very much. He heard them, but they weren't painful.

He touched Alec's shoulder and when the noises fell silent, they all just stared out of the window. The sky was glowing in a blue light and the demons were sneaking around the city, not daring to touch the shields again.

"It has worked." Jace murmured and Magnus could hear that he was impressed.

"Most certainly." He confirmed and when he turned around to look at the other's faces, he saw that they were all staring at the demons in front of Alicante wide-eyed.

"Is it glowing because of you?" Alec asked and raised his eyebrows.

"To be completely honest, I'm not sure. Maybe because I used the spell." Magnus shrugged and a smile spread on his lips. "But does it matter? The demons can't come into the city and we should be happy about it, right?"

"Well, if you say it like this..." Isabelle muttered and put her dagger into her belt again. Magnus thought that she looked disappointed, but he brushed the idea aside quickly. She wasn't like Jace, was she? Well, maybe a little bit, but not completely.

"And now we have to search a ghost?" Jace sat down on the couch again, while his eyes were still looking out of the window.

"Yes, and it won't be very nice." Magnus answered and took Alec's hand. It didn't look like the young shadowhunter wanted to sit down again and he had no problem with standing for some time, so he stayed with him. Even before he said the next words, Magnus knew that his friends would protest loudly. "I don't think that you should come with me."

He was right.

They all started to yell at him at once and it was difficult to understand anything. However, Magnus realized that Alec hadn't said anything and when he looked at him, he saw the pain in his eyes.

Suddenly, Magnus felt his heart sink and for a few seconds, he couldn't breathe anymore. He hated to see his beloved Alec like that and he wanted to beat himself for hurting him. Bud did he have a choice? He didn't know how the ghost in London would react when he appeared with five shadowhunters. It would have been dangerous to go there alone and maybe the Nephilim would make her even more angry than she already was when she was called.

"You don't want me to come with you?" Alec whispered and Magnus hoped that he was just imagining the tears in his eyes.

"It's too dangerous. The ghost won't be happy to be called and I don't know what she thinks about the Nephilim. I don't want you to get hurt." The last words weren't more than a whisper and he hoped that the others didn't hear them.

"But you can't just leave us here! You said that we would do it together!" Clary protested loudly and when Magnus looked at her out of the corner of his eye, he saw that her green eyes were staring at him angrily.

"That doesn't mean that I can't change my mind."

"Magnus, you're being stupid." Isabelle growled and for half a second, he thought that she could also be a werewolf.

"Do you really think that it matters to us if it's dangerous?" There was the usual sarcasm in Jace's voice and Magnus would have liked to look at him reproachfully, but he couldn't stop looking at Alec.

"And what if something happens to you?" The blue-eyed boy breathed and Magnus saw that he shivered. "We can't do this without you! I can't do this without you!" That was enough. Without saying anything, Magnus hugged him tightly.

"Do you really think that I can do this without you?" He laughed weakly. "I want you to be safe! I hate every second I know you're in danger, Alec. And if there's a moment when I can keep you safe, I'll do it. And it isn't safe to come with me to London!"

"And is it safe for you?"

"Well, that's something I'll have to see."

"And why is it something different when you go alone? We can help you!" Alec begged and Magnus began to feel cold. Could he really let the others come with him? Probably not. And would they go with him? Definitely.

"Look, I know that you really want to come with me and you don't care about the risks. I appreciate that very much, however-"

"Okay, just... stop talking!" Isabelle said loudly and raised her hands to make him fall silent. "Shut up, Magnus. You know that we'll come with you, if you want it or not. We're your friends, no, your family" She said with a look towards Alec, who was holding Magnus as if he would never let him go again. "and we won't let you do this alone!"

Now he was speechless. He would have expected something like that from Alec, Clary or maybe Simon, but Isabelle?

"I won't let you go alone." Alec agreed and the tone of his voice was determined. "You promised that we would stay together until the end."

For a few moments, the room was silent. Magnus closed his eyes and thought about everything again. Was it possible to leave tomorrow morning, before the others were awake? No. They were shadowhunters, which meant that they noticed everything. And Jace stood up very early every morning. And besides, Alec tended to wrap his arm around Magnus when he was sleeping and he was so strong that it was difficult for the warlock to get up without him noticing it.

With a sigh, he gave in. "Okay, but we have to leave very soon."