Ch. 36
Every inch of Magnus' body was sore and every time he moved the cuts would open, sending a new wave of pain through his body. The gag in his mouth was damp with saliva and his wrists were numb from the cuffs.
Magnus tried to stretch, but the whip cuts on his back opened again and he hissed in pain. After a while Magnus felt his eyelids grow heavy with exhaustion. He sighed and closed his eyes, darkness greeting him like an old friend. Magnus felt his body finally relax, but the nightmares came as usual.
Magnus heard a voice…..."MAGNUS!". He opened his eyes to see himself standing in the middle of a white room. "MAGNUS!" THe voice was familiar, very familiar….."MAGNUS!" he turned at the sound of footsteps behind him. "MAGNUS!" That voice…...Alexander…..Magnus quickly tried to find the voice, "ALEXANDER!"
As if the call summoned him, Magnus saw Alec rushing for him. Alec was bleeding severely, a lot of cuts on his beautiful face, and he was holding his side. Magus tried to run to him,but found he was unable to move.
Alec kept running to Magnus…...but right before he got to Magnus, Alec disappeared.
"ALEC!" Magnus cried.
The white walls around him turned red, the paint rolling down the walls, as if it was blood itself. Magnus tried to move, to run away, but he still couldn't move.
"You're nothing but a filthy warlock!" A voice echoed through the room.
Suddenly, in black paint, the words filthy warlock appeared on the blood red wall.
"Monster!"
"Killer!"
"Abomination!"
At every word that was said, black paint appeared on the wall, spelling out a word. Magnus' breathing quickened as memories, bad memories surfaced.
Word after word after word was said until the walls around Magnus was covered. Magnus was crouched on the floor, holding his knees to his chest and trying to hold back tears.
Suddenly the words stopped and a bright light illuminated down onto someone. Alec…
Alec was suspended in midair, his arms held above his head by chains heading up to the ceiling. Magnus quickly got to his feet and desperately tried to move towards Alec, with no luck.
"ALEXANDER!" Magnus yelled.
Alec's head moved slightly and he groaned.
"Alec, it's okay! I'm here!" Magnus was now crying.
The chains fell away and Alec landed on the ground. As if something clicked Magnus ran for Alec and he cradled him in his arms.
"Please Alec, don't die! Please!" Magnus stroked Alec's hair.
Magnus was pulled away from Alec by strong hands, and before he knew it, he was face to face with Isabelle Lightwood. Her eyes were tear filled and her face was red.
"You did this to Alec, you little !" she yelled.
Isabelle pushed Magnus to the ground and she slapped him with the back of her hand, sending him sprawled to the ground.
"Why would you hurt Alec, you lied to him!" She yelled, punching him in the stomach.
Magnus gasped for air and tried to get away from Isabelle, crawling against the blood red floor.
What did I do? Magnus thought.
He felt something grab him by the leg and swing him to the other side of the room, his side hitting the floor hard and he groaned from the pain.
"TELL MY WHY THE YOU DID IT, YOU LITTLE !" Isabelle screamed.
Magnus heard the clicks of high heels and felt himself being pulled up by strong hands, fingernails digging into his skin.
Isabelle's eyes were dark with a glare that gave Magnus the shivers.
"W-What... did..I-I..d-do?" Magnus asked.
Isabelle's gaze softened, but the next words that came out of her mouth wasn't her voice.
"Wake up." the deep voice said.
"What?"
"WAKE UP!"
Isabelle punched Magnus and everything went black.
Magnus' eyes opened with a snap and he groaned from how sore he was.
"Finally you're awake!"
Magnus turned to the voice and he was looking in the smiling face of Jace Wayland. A growl came from the back of his throat and the glamour over his cat eyes vanished.
"Woah there tiger, you were screaming in your sleep so I thought it would be better to wake you up." Jace said, smirking.
Magnus tried to get up, but the pain from the cuts opening up again was too much. Jace leaned against the wall, watching Magnus with fire golden eyes.
After a few minutes of just staring at each other, Jace started to step towards Magnus. Magnus backed away from Jace as much as possible, but his chains didn't let him go very far.
Jace grabbed the gag on Magnus and with a swift pull, he pulled the gag away from Magnus' mouth.
"You're welcome." Jace said, walking away.
"I didn't say thank you, shadowhunter!" Magnus spat.
Jace's eyebrow raised, "Now, now. That's not how you talk to your rescuer."
Magnus chuckled, "Please, I may wear makeup and a bunch of glitter, but I'm not stupid."
Jace smirked, "I didn't say that did I?"
Magnus growled, "What do you want, shadowhunter?"
"I want information!" Jace said, narrowing his eyes.
Magnus smirked, "And why would I give you that?"
"Because I could be the key to you getting out of here, alive." Jace said.