CHAPTER 2
Clary
Clary was tending to Marisol Garza who had managed to get her arm held by a drevak demon. It wasn't too bad though, Catarina had managed to remove most of the sharp needles and the poison, but it still needed to be cleaned and bandaged. As she was finishing with the last of the bandages, Clary doubled up with a searing pain in her right shoulder. She could hear indistinct voices asking her what was wrong, and Jace's hand on her shoulder.
She ground out one word "Simon" through gritted teeth before rushing to grab a seraph blade. Izzy, Jace, Alec (who picked up his bow and quiver), Marisol, Julie and Beatriz did the same while Magnus started opening a portal to Montauk.
As all seven got ready to step through the shimmering blue gateway, Magnus said "Clary and Alec, come with me. All others, stay behind. If Simon is injured, I need not more than two people with me." As protests ensued, he continued "if all of you come, it will be total chaos and plus, I need some of you here to deal with the injured and all those who will be coming in. It's minutes past midnight, we need to start bringing Nephilim back now, and we cannot afford to let so many people leave. Half of you who want to come are in no shape to fight or remain calm. I need Clary because she is Simon's parabatai and for her rune powers. I work best with Alec and he is the only one who won't cry or do something stupid and therefore, Alec also comes with me. The rest of you, start bringing in other shadowhunters and treat any injuries with the help of Malcolm and Catarina."
Marisol and Isabelle still tried to protest but reluctantly gave in when Jon and Jace threatened to tie them up and lock them in the kitchen, saying that if they didn't shut up, Simon would die. "Let's go" said Magnus. Clary gave Jace a fleeting kiss and followed Magnus and Alec into the portal.
What Clary saw as they emerged from the portal made her blood run cold. Simon was crumpled on the ground, blood spreading on the in a patch around his torso.