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"Jace behind you!" Magnus cried out to him as they both entered the tower. Two Shadowhunters were behind Jace ready and armed but thankfully Jace moved quickly enough to take out one of them while Magnus took out the other.
Magnus and Jace managed to get through the dozen or so Shadowhunters that left the tower to attack them. Magnus knew Jace would do nothing than to rush through them all to get inside first leaving the others behind. Magnus was just as eager to follow suit, especially when he saw Lucinda at the top of the tower, her gaze falling over them all as if they were all pests. When she vanished from his sight, Magnus shot blue sparks into the Shadowhunter in front of him, sending him flying as he followed Jace into the tower.
"Thanks." Jace said moving to Magnus's side.
They didn't stop then, they both rushed up the staircase towards the noise they heard when they entered the tower. A huge explosion and it could only mean one thing to the two of them: Lucinda. Rushing up the stairs Jace was quicker than he was but they both reached where the carnage was. There had been a door in the wall, but now all of the door and part of the wall was in bad repair. Actually it was in no way able to be repaired but Magnus couldn't care about that. Serious magic had been done here, not only to smash it open but to seal and close it in the first place.
A scream came shooting out from the room and both Magnus and Jace rushed into it and both froze at what they saw. A Demon, no, greater demon was leaning over a boy with red hair as it tried to have its way with the boy. Magnus saw it was Nigel, and even in his terrified state he was trying his best to fight it off. Even reaching for the seraph blade inches away from his body. Within a blink of an eye Jace charged into the room and drove his blade deep into the demon's back.
Another scream filled the room and thankfully it was the Demon's. Nigel managed to roll away from the demon, but instead of fleeing which any sane mundane would've done, he picked up the Angelic blade and with shear force of will or adrenaline, Magnus wasn't sure, he drove his blade into the Demon's chest. Magnus was stunned, even the Demon seemed stunned and as it went to deal with Nigel, it gave Jace the perfect opportunity to retract his blade and slice the Demon's throat.
The Demon gasped and fell to the ground withering in pain as it soon began to melt and then vanish all together. Magnus's gaze soon went to Nigel as he fell to his knees, a relieved look on his face. Before Magnus could reach him the whole tower shook. Even Jace had to balance himself and suddenly a huge explosion sounded underneath them. Magnus couldn't hide his fear. He was sure Lucinda was up here.
"You have to go!" Nigel cried to them. "Alec escaped through the escape hatch-" Nigel pointed towards a whole in the wall. "But Lucinda and Ravenshed followed him."
"Magnus go, I'll take care of him." Jace said as Magnus didn't wait a second longer and surprising himself dived head first through the escape hatch. He wasn't expecting to slide down it but suddenly it was over in a instance as he fell, awkwardly, upon a smashed wooden table. His cat's eyes saw a huge hole in the wall with William Ravenshade climbing out of it.
"No you don't!" Magnus shouted at him as he threw a ball of energy at him, hitting him hard and making him fall back into the cellar. Magnus ran to him and pressed his boot against his throat. Ravenshade gasped but was unable to move. Magnus had made the spell that hit him especially painful.
"You stupid Warlock." William spat. "How dare you hit a Nephilim."
Magnus wanted to hurt him, badly, but Alec was still in danger. "Where is Alec!" Magnus demanded.
Ravenshade laughed. "You lame excuse for a Shadowhunter is no more of a concern for you, demon scum."
Magnus was infuriated and could feel another spell forming at his fingers until he heard Alec. His scream that pieced though his body and soul. Magnus instantly left the dead beat of a Shadowhunter on the ground and climbed through the wreckage back into the storm and followed the sound of Alec's cries. They were coming from the cliff's edge and when lightening stuck out across the sky it lit up the area and Magnus froze.
Standing a foot or so away from him was Lucinda. She stood over a body of a man while holding in her hands a child. The child's eyes were opened and Magnus saw the same blue cats eyes Alexis has in the vision. It was his daughter, which meant the body of a man belonged to...
"Alec!" Magnus cried still standing in his place, his eyes scanning Alec. His body was bloody and his eyes were closed. He couldn't see if he was breathing as Lucinda turned to face him.
"You're too late, Magnus Bane. You're daughter is mine!" She glared at him.
Magnus returned the glare, anger filling his body more so than ever before. "You will never have her." He declared and threw a spell at her. Lucinda managed to move out of it's way and returned a red fireball back at Magnus. Magnus managed to roll out of it's way and wished he hadn't. The rocks were sharp and he could feel them tearing at his leather pants and sweater. He climbed back onto his knees and shot another one at Lucinda which hit her ankle.
"You bastard!" She cried, still holding onto Alexis as she began to cry. Magnus didn't give her another chance to fire another shot as he lunged at her, grabbing Alexis in the process and shooting another blaze of blue energy into Lucinda's chest. Lucinda fell hard onto the rocky ground and seemed to stay there.
Magnus gasped for air as he turned to face the young baby in his arms. With a bit of magic he had left Magnus covered up Alexis in a blue cloth and waterproof pull over to protect her from the sudden rainfall. She had stopped crying and stared into Magnus's eyes. Magnus couldn't help but gaze into hers. Her eyes were the deepest blue he had ever seen, yes they were cats eyes like his but they were more like Alec's eyes than anything.
"Alec." He gasped and turned to run where his boyfriend laid. Alec's clothing were soaked with rain and blood. There was so much blood that was in his ripped sweater that Magnus couldn't help but stare at it. His body however had returned back to his usual shape before he became pregnant but there was a deep wound in his stomach. When he was pregnant Magnus could imagine the wound much worse and he couldn't help picturing Lucinda with her claws digging out Alexis from him. It made him shudder in the cold. His Alec, his love was lying here and there was nothing he could do.
"Alec- My sweetheart-" Magnus choked out moving to stroke his hair, which was soaked and clung to his fingers. "Please, come back to me." He said as he began to form blue sparks from his fingers as he tried to heal him. The wound was slowly healing but Magnus couldn't do anymore. He'd used up so much of his powers he was physically drained and he still had Alexis in his arm. Magnus collapsed next to Alec and kissed him tenderly on his face. "Please- Come back to me. Alec I can't live without you." Magnus cried resting his head against Alec's cold and wet forehead. He would do anything to have him back.
As things couldn't get any worse a shooting pain shot through Magnus's sides as he instantly let go of Alexis as she fell onto Alec's stiff torso. She cried as did Magnus when he felt the claws did further into his sides. Lucinda stood behind him, her body too soaked by the rain as she glared over Magnus.
"My poor little girl. Say goodbye to Magnus." She spoke to Alexis as she ripped out her claws. Magnus started to fall to the ground until Lucinda grabbed him by the sweater and dragged him along the rocks towards the cliff's edge, the rocks slicing up his legs as he tried to fight against the attack. Magnus tried to fight her off but he had no power or energy left. He could hear Alexis crying in the distance. Soon enough Lucinda stopped dragging him, grabbed his throat and held him heigh, his feet barely touched the cliff's edge as they became face to face once more.
"Any last words." Lucinda glared at him through the rain.
There were many things Magnus wanted to say to her, but the only thing he managed to say came out in a plea. "You've taken enough from me, don't take her too." Magnus begged her but he knew it was futile. In her eyes they gleamed with joy hearing Magnus beg. He could feel the air being cut off from his body and his eyes started to see things. He was sure he saw blue sparks dancing around in the distance as Lucinda's grip became tighter.
Lucinda laughed. "No... She is mine and mine alone!" She forced him out into the open as Magnus grabbed hold of her wrist hearing the waves crashing below him on the jagged rocks below. Soon to be his grave.
"Please Lucinda don't do this." Magnus barely managed to force from his lips as tears left his eyes. He wanted nothing more than to see Alexis grow up into the beautiful woman she would become. He wanted to see her through her childhood and be apart of her life, not just for him but for Alec. To make sure she was safe and happy for him.
Lucinda snarled at him "Goodbye, Magnus Bane."
As the fear of death crept into Magnus's eyes Lucinda gasped unexpectedly as her eyes grew wide. Her eyes left Magnus's as they slowly turned down to her body to see a piece of sharp rock sticking through her chest. Moving her free hand, she touched the rock piecing out through her chest and saw blood sticking to her fingers. Magnus too saw it, then saw it being forced through more of her chest from behind as blood seeped through the wound and into her dress. Lucinda gasped a bloody cough as a man with blue eyes moved from behind her facing her.
"I swore to you Lucinda, I would never let any harm happen to my daughter." Alec said as he pulled out the jagged piece of stone and instantly slit her throat with it. Lucinda instantly stumbled back letting go of Magnus as Alec swiftly turned to catch him. They both held onto each other as they moved away from her swiftly as Lucinda frantically grabbed at her throat but then tripped over the edge and fell.
They didn't go to see what the waves did to her. They didn't need to see it, and neither one of them wanted to.
Magnus turned in Alec's hold and with all the energy he had left he pulled him close to him and kissed him as passionately as he cried into the kiss. Alec returned the favour is just as frantic and tenderly as he could. Magnus pulled back first not believing his own eyes.
His hands moved to the sides as Alec's face. "It is you? I'm not seeing things? It is you Alec."
Alec nodded as tears run down his face. "It's me." Alec smiled holding onto Magnus's hands but not removing them, just held them.
"How?"
Alec turned then and Magnus followed his line of sight. Standing there was Jace, but it wasn't what stunned Magnus. His daughter Alexis was in Jace's arms and her body glowed in blue flames. They soon died and Magnus could see she had fallen asleep.
"She saved my life." Alec said and Magnus turned to face him. "While she was on my lap after you tried to heal me I heard her voice. She said the potion was still inside the both of us and with it she managed to heal me. I came round seeing her but then I saw Lucinda dragging you towards the cliff. Jace turned out of nowhere and I gave Lexy to him then came after you." He looked down holding the piece of rock and dropped it onto the ground. "It was the first thing I grabbed." He turned to face Magnus. "I couldn't lose you."
"Alexander..." Magnus began then Alec's eyes suddenly closed as he fell into Magnus's embrace. Magnus held him but his legs gave out and they both fell to the ground but Magnus managed to take the fall more, keeping his Alec save in his embrace. Jace instantly came running to their side, kneeling down next to them while holding onto Alexis.
Magnus managed to stay awake long enough to see Jace signaling to the others with his witchlight as he saw familiar faces rush towards him, including Catarina and Robert Lightwood. But the last thing he saw was Jace drawing an Izrate upon Alec's wound before exhaustion caught up with him.