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I know that I've been gone longer than usual, we can blame school for that...
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I'll leave more information in the End.
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Previously:
¨ So mother any last words¨ Jonathan says darkly.
Jocelyn turns to her daughter, ¨I love you Clary don't you ever forget that¨
Strong until the end like she knew she would be.
She hears some rattling sounds and some grunts from her mother, which only makes Clary cry even more.
Before she knows what's going on she's roughly pushed down to the ground. She let's out a small whimper as she catches herself with her hands against the grass.
She hears a swift sound through the air hitting something. Something that shatters to the ground further away.
She quickly snaps her head up towards the scene.
Sebastian stands with surprise written all over his face with a deep gash in his hand. A bit further away lies the cup on the ground together with a sword.
Jace's
Clary's POV
Not a sound could be heard at that moment.
The only thing Clary felt was a cold breeze blowing through her hair, making her skin prickle and ice travel up her spine.
Time seemed to have slowed down as she grabbed her sword, dawn bringer out of her weapons belt.
She looks at Jonathan's shocked face to her mother's fear-stricken eyes.
Jocelyn seems to take everyone's surprise to her advantage.
She kicks back at the guy's knee holding her down making him stagger back in surprise making it easy for her to twist out of his grasp.
She spins around and brings her elbow up to the other guard's nose and swiftly breaks it with a loud crack.
But she doesn't get much further, the minute she gets up to make a run for it Jonathan swiftly pushes her back down to the ground.
He presses the same dagger he cut his palm with against his mother's throat. Jocelyn's eyes widen in fear.
¨Jace what a surprise ¨ her brother says amused looking between her and Jace.
Jocelyn tries to run but her brother only presses the knife further into her neck, making blood trail down her delicate throat.
¨It's going to take a lot more than a sword to stop me from doing what I want¨ Jonathan continues with glee.
Clary watches the scene unfold in front of her eyes.
¨DON'T¨ Clary screams.
She starts to run up to her mother but is suddenly pulled back by no other than Jace.
She looks up at Jace's beautiful golden eyes in confusion, her eyebrows furrow together as he gives her a look ¨don't run¨
¨My dear sweet Clarissa, can't you see it's over, I've won¨ her brother laughs darkly.
Clary gives him a cold glare swallowing down the thick lump forming in her throat.
She feels Jace's arm firmly pressed around her waist but not even him could bring her comfort.
¨Look around you" he continues.
"Most of the clave members are dying while others ran away¨ he says motioning towards the quiet field with dead bodies.
Her mother makes a noise in the back of her throat ¨Luke¨ she croaks out.
¨He's as dead as father dearest¨ Jonathan says coldly.
Clary lets out a gasp and she can feel Jace's arm tighten even further around her if even possible Luke.
It can't be true he's lying, he has to be!
¨You're lying!¨ her mother cries angrily.
Her brother's eyes suddenly turn cold ¨ Wanna bet?¨ he says while placing one of his hands on Jocelyn's shoulders.
She slumps against him, completely drained of energy.
Tears wells up in her eyes and Clary can't help letting out a small sob.
What about Isabelle and Alec were they also dead?
She looks down at the ground, biting the inside of her cheek to stop herself from crying. There's no point fighting anymore, everyone is gone.
The red army had killed everyone in their way while some shadowhunters had run for their lives. The open field was now empty, the only thing left was dead bodies and weapons scattering around.
¨ Now don't cry Clarissa ¨ Jonathan says gently while giving Jace a grin.
Red flashes through her vision as she whips her head up to look at her brother.
¨ I hate you ¨ she whispers. She was surprised at how dark it came out.
She felt Jace bring her closer to his body, shielding her with his arms around her.
¨ Love and Hate its all the same ¨ her brother says coldly.
He returns his eyes to the older red-headed woman.
¨Now for the final part¨ he says as he brings the knife from Jocelyn's neck down across his wrist.
He catches her surprise when he brings his dripping wrist up to his mother's mouth.
He can see her eyes widen in fear as she starts to struggle against the man holding her down.
He forces her to swallow his blood down, as Jocelyn continues to trash violently against his arms, screaming against his wrist in pain.
This is what she deserved for poisoning him when he was a baby, he would repay the favor he thought darkly.
¨Soon the sacrifice will be completed and Lilith will rise¨ Jonathan whispers into his mother's ear.
He can hear Clary scream in protest further away.
Clary tries to break free from Jace's arms but it seems like he hasn't fully broken free from his dark rune.
¨ NOOO ¨ Clary yells as Jonathan lets her mother fall to the ground.
She manages to sprint away from Jace's arms and push Jonathan out of her way to get to her mother. But only because he had let her.
Jocelyn keeps twisting and turning in the high grass. Screaming in agony as Jonathan's demon blood works itself through her system.
¨ MOM!¨ Clary screams as shakes her mother's shoulders. She desperately starts to search for her Steele.
She can feel Jace and Jonathan start to circle each other behind her.
¨ It burns ¨ her mother manages to croak out.
There is a steady trail of black blood oozing from the corner of her mouth. She continues to spasm until her green eyes suddenly roll back into her head.
She falls limp against the grass with a thud.
Clary looks in horror at the scene, she grabs her mothers shoulders and shakes her violently ¨ Mom!¨ she screams.
¨ MOM WAKE UP!¨ she tries again louder.
She can feel the boys eyes on her as she clings to her mother. She finally finds her Steele from her boot and with shaking hands she starts to draw the most powerful Iratze she's ever drawn, right above her mother's heart.
She can feel all of her energy pour into the black glowing swirls underneath her hand.
At first, it looked like the rune was working, the rune glowed powerfully against her mother's pale skin.
Then the glow suddenly stopped and the faint black lines started to fade away together with her mother's heartbeat.
Clary couldn't breathe, she shook her mother's shoulders violently to no avail.
She could feel her breathing starting to pick up as her chest tighten with pure panic.
¨Mom please don't leave me ¨ she whispered as she clung to her mother's lifeless form.
She didn't hear the red-clad soldier walking up behind her. She didn't even feel the blow to her head knocking her out cold.
All she could feel was the familiar feeling of falling, and the darkness that dragged her down.
Jace/Jonathan
¨ So where were we?¨ Jonathan says while inspecting his long silver sword.
Jace swallows down a lump forming in his throat.
Now that he was somewhat back to normal he could feel all his emotions rushing through his body like wind.
Rage. Hate. Anger, and sadness.
He had failed his family, friends, and the love of his life.
Jonathan circles him like he was some sort of prey.
¨With you out of the way I could finally have Clary all to myself ¨ he says smugly as he continues to inspect his sword, debating on what to do with the boy.
Jonathan walks up to Jace stopping just inches away from his body, staring him straight in the eyes.
He tried to not be intimidated by the other man, but he knew there was no point in fighting him now.
They where surrounded and all the other shadow hunters were long gone.
What Jonathan said next took him by surprise.
¨If I killed you she would never love me. Tell me do you want to die Jace?¨ Jonathan asks flatly.
There was still some type of humanity left in the man, but only for his sister.
Maybe it wasn't love. Maybe it was his demonic side that only lusted after her angel blood. Like to opposites attracting each other.
Jace looks down to the passed out form of his lover in Amatis arms then back up at Jonathan.
¨I won't leave her alone with you ¨ he spits out. His golden eyes meeting pitch black ones.
Jonathan looks amused.
He starts to pace in front of him, ¨I've wanted to kill you ever since I found out about your existence. First, you stole father away from me and then you took away the only thing I care about" he says darkly.
This was it Jace thought bitterly. He would die today and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
"But.. you're good for my sister, of course not as good as I am. Despite everything we are brothers and we could rule this world together, with Clary as our queen¨ Jonathan finishes taking a step away from the golden boy leaving him stunned.
Jace thought about this for a moment. Could he do it?
He was angry but somewhere deep inside him, he pitied the man. Valentine had truly twisted him.
If he died now he would be a coward. He couldn't leave Clary, even though how much he hated being with Jonathan he wouldn't leave her alone under the surveillance of her brother.
¨I won't leave her with you nor will I willingly stand by your side¨ Jace whispers angrily bringing out his sword.
Jonathan grins his eyes shining in amusement ¨Then I'll make you¨ he says before lunging at him.
Isabelle's POV
¨ How much longer do we have to walk? ¨ Izzy says drawing another stamina rune onto her pale arm.
She can see Alec stop in front of her turning around to look at her. ¨ Maybe another hour, the lake is still far away ¨ he replies in a low voice.
They hadn't talked much since they got down from the tree and started to make their way through the thick forest.
Maybe the thought of their parents being dead silenced them.
She was too scared to even mention something about the war to her brother, afraid of him breaking. They both couldn't afford to be broken.
¨Where do you think the soldiers went, what if they find us? ¨ Isabelle asks, coming up beside her brother.
His blue eyes meet hers before grabbing her hand in a strong grip.
¨ They won't find us and even if they did we would still know how to protect ourselves ¨ he says calmly.
She nods before looking down at her boots and biting the inside of her cheek. Don't worry they're not dead, breath Izzy be strong.
They continue to walk for a long time before finally reaching a clearing. She hears water running in a distance.
A person dressed in black leather pants with a deep purple coat stands before them. His hair that use to sparkle with glitter is now damp and black from water.
His cat eyes look tired and sad but when his eyes land on Alec his eyes light up.
¨ ALEC! ¨ he whispers before running up to her brother. He gives him a huge hug before placing his hands on either side of his face and kisses him.
¨ I can't believe you made it, I was terrified ¨ he says before letting go of her brother.
He turns to Isabelle before bringing her in for a big hug as well. She hugs him back tightly forcing down the lump in her throat.
Magnus carefully break away from her before taking in their surorundings¨ This place isn't safe anymore, there are soldiers searching through the forest for survivors, they have demons to help them. You're lucky you made it out alive ¨ Magnus says breathing out in relief.
Alec comes up to stand beside him.
¨What are we going to do Magnus? ¨ Alec asks the warlock with worry and pain in his eyes.
¨ I don't know but we have to get out of here, then we can discuss what happens next ¨ Magnus says rubbing his hands together to warm them.
Blue sparks start to appear from his palms ¨take my hands ¨ he says while stretching out his hands in front of him.
They both grab one of his palms in their hands and suddenly they are pulled into a swirling tunnel of light and flashes.
They could have been in there for hours maybe seconds Izzy didn't know, but suddenly they were spat out onto a soft carpet.
She opens her eyes though her heavy nausea, they were standing in an institute with no windows.
The walls were made of old elegant wood and the furniture looked old and victorian.
¨ What is this place? ¨ she asks confused.
Magnus looks at her before replying ¨ This used to be the main institute of France before they decided it was no longer needed. It still has all the equipment that we need. It's protected by heavy wards so they won't be able to track us ¨he says.
A squeal breaks her out of her trance.
¨ Izzy!¨ someone shouts from upstairs.
Suddenly Simon appears on the front steps running down before crashing into her, hugging her so hard she can't breathe.
She breaks away surprised feeling her tears start to pour down her cheeks.
¨ Simon, I thought you were dead ¨ she says looking him deeply in the eyes.
He brings his hands up to cradle her face, stroking his thumbs over her jawline.
¨ It takes more than the sun to take me down¨ he laughs kissing her hard.
She responds by bringing him closer, they only break apart when Alec clears his throat looking nauseous.
¨ How are you inside an institute again? ¨ Alec suddenly asks crossing his arms.
Simon brings up a hand to ruffle the back of his head ¨ I'm not the only one, almost every survivor from the war is here, plus downworlders that's on our side ¨ he says.
Alec opens his jaw in shock looking at Magnus ¨ How many? ¨
¨ About five hundred shadowhunters who are located in different deserted institutes around the world, plus the downworlders ¨ Magnus replies.
Isabelle brightens up, that's better than she originally thought.
¨ What about mom and dad? ¨ she asks Magnus.
He suddenly looks uncomfortable between the blue-eyed siblings ¨ Robert died in the war and your mother is unknown ¨ he says sadly.
She sucks in air, she can feel Simon stroking her back in comfort.
¨ Okay, I understand ¨ she says sadly.
She knew dying was a part of a shadowhunters life, but she never imagined her parents dying.
¨ We'll talk later, Simon why won't you lead Isabelle to her room ¨ Magnus says sympathetically.
Simon nods already starting to walk up the stairs with Isabelle on his tail.
Alec hugs the warlock as soon as Isabelle is out of sight.
¨ Thanks Magnus, you don't know much you mean to me ¨ he whispers against Magnus's chest.
¨ Don't worry Alec, if someone has to save the shadowhunter race and if that someone has to be a miserable sparkly old warlock, so be it ¨ Magnus says letting out a sad chuckle.
They hug for a while before breaking apart.
¨ Any signs of Clary and Jace? ¨ Alec asks rubbing his arm.
¨ No I have checked everywhere, they just blew up into thin air ¨ Magnus says in a low voice looking Alec in the eyes.
Alec sighs placing his hand over his parabati rune, the connection is getting weaker every day he's being away from Jace and it's pshycically draining him.
Magnus places a comforting hand on his shoulder.
¨ I'm sorry. There is a room upstairs to the left if you want to clean yourself up and rest. We're going to have a meeting with Jia tonight to plan what's going to happen next ¨ Magnus says kindly at him.
¨ Come with me? ¨ Alec says stretching his hand out for the warlock.
Magnus smiles before grabbing his hand and leading him up the stairs to his room.
Clary's POV
The first thing Clary notices before she opens her eyes is the soft mattress underneath her, and the scent of fresh flowers.
She stretches out like a cat on the queen-sized bed and lets out a tired sigh before opening her eyes.
Her eyes widen when she sees the small room she's currently in.
She's laying on a bed with white silks. The room is filled with red roses and lilies, some hanging down creating a flower chandelier.
The walls are painted in a faint rose color and she hears soft music in a distance.
Ice runs through her body as she remembers everything that happened. She could see her mother dying in her arms. No..
Emptiness is the only word that can describe her emotions.
This wasn't supposed to happen they were going to win, it's all her fault.
She was the only person that could save the shadowhunters and she failed everyone, her family and even the angels.
Is she going to hell know?
She asked the angels for help but no one came down to rescue them. She couldn't help but think that she was unworthy of their help, that she was no longer purely angelic.
Her brother had poisoned her.
She looks down on her body and she notices that she's wearing a long beautiful red gown, matching her red hair. It was designed like a corset, tight around her waist then flowing down beautifully down her body.
She felt something heavy rest on top of her head. Her bare feet met the cool grass as she walked over to a mirror placed on the wall.
She let out a small gasp when she saw the small elegant golden tiara resting on top of her long curls. What the hell
She's about to rip it off in anger when the sudden contact with the crown burns her hand like fire.
She lets out a small hiss of pain before red clouds her eyes. How dare he do this to me!
A knock on the door brings her out of her trance of anger.
The door swings open revealing Jace, he smiles when he sees her, a truly genuine smile.
He is also wearing red, a gear with golden runes carved into the leather, making him look like a king from some old fairy tale.
He's also wearing a crown in gold much bigger than hers.
He walks into the room and shuts the door behind him.
He starts to walk towards her bringing her into his arms.
¨ Jace¨ she whispers against his neck, as she places her small arms around him.
She feels so small and vulnerable compared to his large form.
She can't help the small tears that run down her cheeks, down onto the soft grass beneath their feet.
¨ Don't cry, please don't cry ¨ he whispers soothingly in her ear.
She can only hold onto him tighter, she tilts her head to look him in the eyes which only makes her cry harder.
She immediately recognizes the darker shade of gold Jace. This wasn't her real Jace, this was the Jace controlled by her brother.
She pushes him away putting up distance between them. ¨Where are we? ¨ she asks, wiping her face with the back of her hand.
Jace looks at her before walking towards her again making her back away towards the wall.
¨We are in the Seelie realm, Jonathan needed to fix some things with the queen. Don't worry luv we'll soon be home ¨ he says pressing her further into the wall.
His caging her in and she can't do anything more than turn her face away from him.
She stays stiff as his hand comes down to rest below her chin. She's not going to submit to him, she will fight until she dies.
¨I am not going with him, we can run away Jace" she whispers in silent prayers.
His chest rumbles against hers as he lets out a chuckle ¨ really Clary, I know you're stubborn but running away¨ Jace laughs lifting her chin up so her eyes meet his amused ones.
"Our brother rules this earth now, there is nowhere we could go without him finding us" he whispers before pulling her closer, meeting her lips in a passionate kiss.
At first, her body responds to him kissing him back, but then she remembers that this is wrong.
She pushes him away crossing her arms glaring up at him.
¨Oh don't give me that look ¨ Jace says placing a mocking hand over his heart pouting.
He's about to say something more when suddenly someone knocks on the door.
Jace's eyes brighten ¨ Its time ¨ he says excitingly.
He grabs her arm but she swiftly rips it away from his grip glaring at him in defiance.
His eyes turn into anger before she's suddenly slammed into the wall with Jace's face leaning down close to her ear.
She can feel his hot breath against her ear making chills travel up her body. This isn't her Jace, this isn't him
¨Now Clarissa you're going to behave like a good girl or we are going to have to punish you when we get back home, and trust me you wouldn't want that ¨ he says slowly, dragging out the words, making them more dangerous.
Fear grips her heart as she looks away in defeat.
She would have to keep quiet and do as he said. She wouldn't risk getting punished.
He gives her a peck on the cheek before leading her out of the room.
She walks in a daze not really paying attention to their surroundings, she can't get the picture of her mother out of her head, it's printed behind her heavy eyelids.
They walk for a couple of minutes while Jace talks about how the demons are going to be a big part in this new empire, she can't help but to space out into blankness.
She only snaps out of her head when she hears her name being said.
She realizes that they have stopped and where standing outside of a large colorful courtroom filled with fairies.
She spots the woman with the same red hair as her, only more faded and orange color.
The woman holds out a hand in front of her like she expects her to shake it.
A push from Jace and a few silent threats makes her plaster a fake smile on her face and shake hands with the beautiful woman.
The queen looks amused¨ It's nice to see you again Clarissa Morgenstern ¨ she says giving her a sick smile.
She can hear roars from the crowd of faeries around the room.
¨ It's nice to see you too ¨ she lies.
The queen smiles before motioning for them to follow her.
They walk up some stairs leading them to a round alter with big pillars.
Clary looks at down at the faeries dressed in formal dresses and costumes, all from red to orange and pink.
Her eyes scan the room and land on a familiar face. Meliorn
Suddenly Jonathan appears walking up the stairs all clean and dressed in the same type as gear as Jace, his crown even bigger.
A black fur coat is being dragged behind him and lifted up occasionally by some beautiful fairies by his side.
He stops in the middle of the room a few feet away from them, and everyone goes quiet.
The queen clears her throat
¨ As you, all know we have long been allies with Jonathan Morgenstern and today we are winners. We are now able to be freer in this world, live like we were meant to, together in this dimension. We are more powerful than ever thanks to the son of Valentine Morgenstern. Everyone, bow for your King ¨ she shouts while the audience roars and pumps their fists high in the air.
She motions to Jonathan who grins ¨Now our king would like to share a few words¨ she says giving Jonathan a flirty smile.
Clary stands stiff with Jace beside her. He keeps his hand firmly around her arm, making sure she won't run away or make a scene.
¨Thank you. Today is a day of history, we are gathered here today to celebrate the downfall of the clave and my family, for finally being reunited," he says motion towards her and Jace.
Jace leads her to her brother and when she is close enough Jonathan grabs her hand in his while Jace takes the other.
¨ We will rule this world to greater things and thanks to my sister, we can make that happen ¨ he shouts.
He finishes his speech by bringing their hands up into the air, or Jonathan and Jace pulling her hands up with them. Everyone shouts and everything from there is kind of a blur.
From happy people to loud music and different kinds of drinks and foods. Drunk fairies were dancing wildly together and some walking off with each other for more privacy.
The siblings stand together watching the celebrations getting unfold in front of them.
Clary has never seen Jonathan more happy and content. Jace wore his classic old classic grin while she just stood uncomfortable between them expressionless.
Looking up to her boyfriend's eyes she sees her own dead reflexion.
Is this how life is going to be, from now on?
Would she be their possession to play with and do whatever they wanted to with?
she shudders at the thought.
"Come now Clarissa, let's go home" her brother whispers in her ear while his eyes glimmer in dark delight.
So what do you guys think? please leave a review :)
I'm going to write a sequel for this story, following Clary living in the new empire with her brother and Jace as rulers. Will she accept her place by their sides or will she continue to resist even after her parent's deaths. The story will also follow Alec and Isabelle being a big part of the resistance who will stop at nothing to bring down them down.
Thank you for the continued support. PLEASE GO FOLLOW THE SEQUEL ¨ THE EMPIRE OF BROKEN SOULS ¨
much love, The Sad Rose