The spell is coming to it's peak. The pain and the fear are hitting everyone hard. They will join together to help Alec.

Chapter Seven.

Simon Lovelace has always been a noble friend. Since the day he met Clary he knew they were meant to be friends. He knew that no matter where Clary went or what she did, he would be right there beside her. He never imagined that he would be a part of the shadow world. He never imagined he would be a downworlder and then lose all of his memories and have to fight to ascend into the shadow world again. He never thought he would become a shadowhunter just like his best friend. But the one thing Simon always knew, even when he was a little boy was that he would remain noble and true to his best friend. He knew that where she went, he would follow. He followed her everywhere she went until they finally solidified that bond in the way that they were always meant to be. He remained a noble friend to Clary and because of that was a friend to the others as well. He never liked Jace but after he got to know the emotionless man, he realized that they had a chance to be closer. Each one of these people is important to Simon in some way.

Never did he think that he would risk his life to save for them and yet he finds himself doing it nearly once a week. Sure, he risked his life for Clary but when he risked his life for Isabelle he wondered just how far he would go. It was not until he found a fate worse than death, releasing all of his memories into hell and returning to a life he did not want for a man he barely knew that he realized how far he would go. All he knew is taht each one of them were his friends and he could not see Alec, a brave man who always did the right thing, hurting so badly because of the loss of his lover. Each of these people, even Alec means something to Simon. His nobility is what brought him here today. His nobility and his efforts to stay true to the people who have become family to him is what brought him into this pain and fear that he is feeling now.

Simon's head is tilted back and the fear has creeped over his neck and gone up into his head. The same fear that burned in his throat before is now all over his body. He is seeing everything Alec is seeing. Each of his children are being tortured in front of him. Alec is being held back from them all. The pain he feels is deep within his gut. He attempts to push it away but knows that without accepting this pain, Alec will feel it and he does not want Alec to feel this pain. He takes it on willingly, allowing it to flush over his entire body. It takes him over easily. Simon tries to breathe through it all, allowing the pain to hit him everywhere.

"Allow the pain in. Each of you need to allow the fear in for you to be able to transfer your energy to him," Magnus says through the mask of fear that he feels.

"I will take the fear for the children," Magnus says.

"No!" Alec shouts out.

"Give it to me," Jace says through gritted teeth.

"You can already feel more of his pain than the others, if you can't handle it, Alexander will—"

"Give it to me!" Jace demands.

As if on cue, Magnus's magic grows larger. The blue and purple mist that dances around each of them is growing darker and bigger around their hearts and heads. The mist grows until it connects each of them in their strange circle of family. As the fear grows in their hearts, they each feel their worst fear. It happens all at once so each of them is screaming out.

Simon sees his parabatai before him, standing their with her heart ripped out of her chest. She is breathing heavily, blood dripping down her chest and around her hands and mouth. She looks horrible and pale. He attempts to push the thought away. He attempts to think about Alec's pain and not his own. The blood on his hands and mouth. He can taste it. He can taste his parabatai's blood. It's sweet. He craves it.

These are vampires fears. But he has his memories back now and all of the fears come from every part of his life, even the vampire part.

Then he sees Izzy. She's wearing a beautiful golden dress that is floor length. It is tight around all of her perfect curves. It diverts around her breasts, allowing for just the right amount of cleavage. The sparkle on her shoulders and sides makes him want to reach his arms around her waist. Her dress is beautiful but then he looks up, looking to her happy face. Her confidence is obvious but beyond that her smile is radiating. She looks as if she has never been happier. Her eyes are radiating warmth and her happiness is all over her body.

"Izzy," he whispers.

Then he sees it. Her face changes and her eyes narrow. She looks down at the growing wound on her chest and begins to collapse as she walks down the isle. She falls on her knees, barely able to catch herself before she is fluttering down the isle. Finally, she is on the ground, staring up at the ceiling with a blank expression. She starts to spurt blood from her mouth and cough on it. She begins to choke, making horrible noises in the back of her throat. He screams, begging her to come back. No one helps her. Each of the others is stuck in their own terrifying fantasy. No one is rushing toward her. No one is helping Izzy. She is all alone and she's dying. She was going to marry him but now she's dying.

Simon is not the only one in his personal hell. Each of them are clearly experiencing some horrid fantasy that they cannot get out of. Jace is the only one staring down at Alec. His face is in a tight grimace and his hands are shaking with the fear. Clary is holding on as tight as she can but it is clear from her pull on Simon that something is going on.

Simon manages to focus on Magnus long enough to see that he is struggling, wavering and starting to fall out.

"Magnus! Focus!" Simon shouts. "We have to end this. Jace is losing it!"

"Hold on!" Magnus shouts, clearly trying to refocus himself.

"Papa!" Max screams.

"No! Max! Max! By the Angel, Max! Why did they have to take you?" Alec shouts and Simon hears several small cracks. That is when Jace calls out in pain and doubles over onto his hand. Alec broke his fingers.

"Magnus!" Simon shouts. "We need to end this!"

The energy between them is electric and pulsing with intensity.

"Max, please. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. By the angel, give him back," Alec begs, almost crying now. It makes Simon feel horrible and uncomfortable but he tries to ignore that. He needs to help him. He has to get Alec out of this.

"Daddy! I'm here! I'm here!" Max shouts.

"That's not what he means," Izzy says through her own pain.

"Our brother," Jace manages in a horribly controlled voice.

"Almost there," Magnus says.

With a loud scream and a shout, finally, the spell is over. It falls from each of them, the pain and fear leaving with it. They fall to the ground or back on the bed. Alec breathes deeply with a sigh and all at once, it's over.

That is he thought it was over until he turned to see Magnus and Max unconscious on the bed next to a weeping Alec.