Carly POV

Ever since last night I felt different. I had no worries or fear. I didn't care if something was right or wrong, I just felt...nothing. It was this emptiness I couldn't shake, like a cold mist inside of me.

After getting rid of my conscience, Adriana bid her adieu and it was time to question the queen. Clary was getting some tools ready in case she wouldn't talk while Jonathan and I stared her down.

"You know, usually, when people are kidnapped, they scream; they beg. Why are you smiling?" Questioned Jonathan

"When you first came to my Court I thought you nothing more than impetuous children." Said, Seelie Queen, tilting her head to look over at me. "But you're adults now, aren't you?"

"Perhaps you shouldn't have underestimated us. We have a lot of power behind our belts and we are not afraid to use it. We are not children. Not anymore." I explained

The Seelie Queen smiled and leaned toward me in her chair. "I can see you, especially, have changed quite a bit since I last saw you. Back then you protected one of my subjects, but they've done something to you. I can sense the emptiness inside your soul. Did they make you kill Alvina?"

"It was the only way to get to you without a snitch." I said monotonically

"Do you truly believe that? Or did Jonathan plant it in your head?" Questioned the queen

I was about to punch her in the face, but Clary walked into the room. We needed answers and if I beat the crap out of her we wouldn't get them. Jonathan pulled me back as Clary placed her tools on the table beside the queen.

"We have to attend to the matter at hand." Said, Clary, getting close to the Seelie Queen's face. "Your people have something that belongs to us. So, why don't you use your birds and your bees to tell the Seelie Court to hand over the Morning Star sword."

"And if I don't comply?" Asked, Seelie Queen, as Clary slapped her across the cheek. The queen smiled at the pain and looked up at her. "I'd expect this behaviour from a proper Morgenstern, not from you."

"I am a proper Morgenstern just like my brother and my sister." Said, Clary, as she placed a hand on each of our shoulders. "After all...we are one."

Magnus POV

Last night was a mistake. Letting my father win was not something I should have done, but what else could I have done? There was no one I could turn to. I couldn't go to the Institute, or my apartment, or anywhere I felt comfortable. I was completely alone and my father was the only one who was there.

Asmodeus and I headed to the park nearby and he bought me a pretzel. I sat at a bench waiting as he came around and offered it to me. "Here, son. For your strength."

"Don't call me "son."" I whined as I pushed his hand away.

"But that's what you are. And I'm your father sworn to protect and care for you through all of eternity." Said, Asmodeus, as he lifted the pretzel toward me again.

"If you think by buying me a snack I'm gonna welcome you with open arms, you are mistaken." I said pulling the pretzel from his hand and taking a big bite from it.

I sat there chewing on the pretzel in silence as Asmodeus scanned me over. He awkwardly placed his hand on my shoulder and brought me closer. "What else can I do to take your mind off this awful heartache of yours?"

"I just need some rest." I said throwing his arm off.

"Then let's get you home." Said Asmodeus

"Well, therein lies the wrinkle. I'm currently unwanted at the Institute, and my apartment is. Well, it's no longer my apartment. The High Warlock of Brooklyn took it as payment for his services." I explained

"And this contract is binding because?" Asked Asmodeus

"Because a man's word is his bond." I stated

"Still, he's born of demon blood, isn't he?" Asked Asmodeus

"Yeah, of course. I don't know what that has to do with…" I began as I realized what he was getting at. "Look, I don't need your help. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go get a hotel."

Asmodeus pulled me back and convinced me to go get my apartment back. A hotel was not my fortay and Lorenzo did get on my nerves, so I agreed. We headed to my apartment and I went in first, my father waiting around the corner. Lorenzo was looking off the balcony when I came in and he turned around in annoyance.

"Bursting through my door unannounced, I thought that was reserved for your better half." Said Lorenzo

"Alec and I are no longer. Not that that's any of your business." I said

"You're not here for a love potion, are you? Because that is drama I very much do not need." Said, Lorenzo, taking a sip of his drink.

"No. But returning my apartment would go a long way towards healing my aching heart." I said

"No." Said Lorenzo

"Perhaps I forgot to say please." I said as a ball of electricity appeared in my hand. Lorenzo put his drink on the table beside him and looked even more annoyed than he had before.

"It wasn't one of my warlocks that helped you, was it?" Asked Lorenzo

"No, help came from outside your jurisdiction." Said, Asmodeus, as he appeared beside me.

Lorenzo's eyes went wide before he put his facade back up. He took a deep breath and the annoyance returned, "Getting daddy to fight your battles, Bane?"

"I'm not sure that's the tone to be taking with my boy. He is your better, isn't he?" Taunted Asmodeus

"In what world is Magnus Bane my better?" Questioned Lorenzo

"In Edom, apparently." I interjected

"Your father, the demon Belial, is a subject of mine, which makes you a subject of Magnus'. Bloodlines and all. So why don't you return his apartment before things get bloody. Walk out and I will leave you as you are." Threatened Asmodeus

"My only fealty - fleeting as it may be -is to the Elders in the Spiral Labyrinth, and when they hear about this…" Began Lorenzo

Asmodeus' hand shot out and blue mist surrounded Lorenzo. He began to scream as his body vanished. I looked down at the rug and where Lorenzo once stood was now a small green lizard. He wasn't dead, but he wasn't himself any longer.

"You didn't kill him." I said

"And you didn't save him." Said Asmodeus

"Well, as far as roommates go, he'll be quiet." I said as I picked him up and patted his head.

Jace POV

When the Queen had been taken, the seelie realm went into chaos and the seelies were not happy. Meliorn and a few of his men appeared at the front doors asking to speak with Alec and I. Meliorn joined us in Alec's office as the others waited outside.

"Turning Jace over is not an option." Said Alec

"I don't see how you have much say in the matter. He helped kidnap our queen. Jace Herondale needs to pay for his crimes." Said Meliorn

"I was undercover." I said as I crossed my arms over my chest. "I never meant to cause a ruckus. I even warned your queen of their plan. I tried to help."

"And how many Seelie Knights did you injure to maintain your facade?" Questioned, Meliorn, with judgement in his tone.

"Jace was trying to buy us enough time to rally a cure for Clary and Carly's condition." Countered Alec

"What cannot be denied is that Clarissa and Carly Fairchild have committed an act of war." Said Meliorn

"Kidnapping your queen was Jonathan's plan." I said

"And was it also "Jonathan's plan" for Clary to murder the Seelie agent that's currently rotting in your morgue? Or for Carly to drain the innocent Seelie girl, Alvina? She didn't even have a weapon to defend herself. Was that Jonathan's doing as well?" Questioned Meliorn

"Jonathan made Carly do that and the other one had broken the accords. She set demon traps all over the city and then broke into our sub cells. Jonathan had influenced them and they had no control. It was all Jonathan." I explained

A Seelie guard came into the room and whispered into Meliorn's ear. "It would seem my Queen's ransom has finally been demanded. The time of the exchange approaches."

He began for the door when I grabbed his arm. "Meliorn, Jonathan cannot be allowed to get his hands on that sword. If he does, the number of demons he could release from Edom would be deadly. Just hold them long enough for us to get there with Glorious."

"Seelies can't lie. To double-cross would go against our nature." Said Meliorn

"Please, Meliorn. I'd be indebted to you forever." I begged

He looked me over for a long moment before breaking down. "We can, however, be forgetful, leaving entrances to the realms unlocked. Do with that what you will."

"Thank you." Said Alec

"Don't thank me yet. Get this bastard or we will have to act and we don't care who gets in the way." Said Meliorn

Magnus POV

I heard a knock at the door and found Maryse on the other side. I had been avoiding everyone so her showing up out of the blue didn't really help. I walked out of the apartment and used my magic to close the door, forgetting Maryse didn't know about my magic being back.

"Wait...your magic. You're "whole" again." Said Maryse

"And that's to say what? I was lesser without my magic?" I questioned

"Stop. You know I love you. And despite what he might say to the contrary, Alec does too. Not three days ago, he came into my shop asking me for this." Said, Maryse, holding a beautiful ring with a jewelled L in the middle.

"Is the Lightwood family ring supposed to mean something to me?" I asked with confusion.

"It would if he had given it to you the other night at dinner when he planned to." Said, Maryse, as my eyes filled with tears.

Some of the tears were good and some were not so good. He was planning to propose and I had ruined it. I wiped away the tears forming in my eyes and cleared my throat.

"Then why break my heart?" I asked

"Magnus, when exactly did your magic return?" Questioned Maryse

I thought about it for a moment and everything fit into place. I bid Maryse adieu and went back into my apartment. Asmodeus was looking at some of Lorenzo's art as I came into the room with crossed arms. "Did you really think I wouldn't find out?"

"You can't blame a father for trying, can you?" Said, Asmodeus, with a raised brow.

"Alec was gonna ask me to marry him." I admitted

"How mundane. You'll come to your senses once you get this all out of your system. Anger is in our blood, after all." Said, Asmodeus, placing his hand on my shoulder.

I looked down at his hand and shoved it away. This angered him, but he kept his cool. "We are nothing alike. You may be my father, but I won't be like you. I just won't."

"I'm a royal. You're a royal. That's all that matters. Stop with this terrestrial nonsense and become who you are truly meant to be: a prince at my side as I reign as King of all Edom!" Yelled Asmodeus

"That is my worst nightmare!" I yelled back

"Your magic, our magic, is imperial. When yours was added to mine, I was powerful enough to keep Lilith in her place. Don't you realize how much stronger you could be in Edom? Together, we could control the entire demonic plane." Explained Asmodeus

"I should banish you back so Lilith can deal with you instead." I threatened

"Don't you get it? I'll just keep finding my way back to you." Said Asmodeus

"True. That's why I won't be banishing you back to Edom." I said

Asmodeus gave me a confused look as I created magic whips and wrapped them around him. Then I pulled and he fell onto his knees, arms strapped to his sides. He tried to hide his fear, but I saw it in his eyes. I kept him down as I opened a portal behind him.

"Do you know what happens when you enter a portal unconscious?" I asked

"You get lost in limbo. Forever." Said Asmodeus

"Goodbye, Father." I said

Asmodeus began to yell my name, but I knocked the air out of him when I kicked him onto his back. I used my magic to put him to sleep as I used a gust of air to shoot him through the portal. Then I closed it and I was alone once again.

Carly POV

Clary and Jonathan led the way as we entered the seelie realm. Clary, Jonathan, and I met the seelies in middle of a bridge. Meliorn stepped forward and stabbed the blade into the wood, taking a few steps back.

"Make sure it's the genuine article, Sister." Said Jonathan

Clary nodded and stepped forward, wrapping her hand around the blade's handle. She wretched it from the wood and raised it into the air, a dark flame circled the blade. Clary lowered it with a smile.

"Rest easy, Brother. We can finally restore the Morgenstern name." Said Clary

Jonathan nodded toward me as I removed my blade from the queen's throat. She quickly ran past Clary and to her guards which escorted her away. Clary handed the blade to Jonathan as we headed out. We began our trek back to the apartment when a kink arose.

While walking toward the seelie realm entrance, Isabelle and Jace appeared. They stood side by side as they pointed their blades at us. Jonathan looked at them with a smile as he raised the Morning Star. I noticed Isabelle staring at me with concern. Which was unlike her since she never worried about me.

"Carly, what happened?" Questioned Isabelle

"We fixed her." Said Clary

"Fixed her?" Questioned Jace

"We took that pesky conscience of hers and burned it to ash. She can have slight emotion, but nothing that can get in the way of our plans. She wasn't being a team player, so we fixed the problem." Explained Jonathan

"You made her a emotionless killing machine?" Asked Isabelle

"Something like that." Said, Clary, with a dark smile. "She is exactly like us now. Her emotions were getting in the way of what we were planning. Now she won't be a problem."

"She's your sister, Clary. You took away the one thing that made her good." Said Jace

"She is our sister." Said, Jonathan, as he walked over to me and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "But now she won't have to make a mess of things. She will be on our side and we will all rule the land. Besides she likes it more this way, don't you."

I looked up with a blank expression and nodded. I didn't feel happy or sad about it at all. I could still feel, but it was muted by this nothingness. Like a hole that nothing could fill. I felt empty, so empty.

"She is finally a true Morgenstern." Said Clary

"You aren't a Morgenstern and neither is Carly. You are both Fairchilds and we are here to make you realize that." Said, Jace, holding up Glorious as the blade lit aflame.

The sight of this pissed off Jonathan so he went for Jace with the Morning Star. Clary went for Isabelle and I watched the battle insue. Well until I noticed a glint out of the corner of my eye and saw Alec about 100 feet away. Using my speed I appeared in front of him as I caught the arrow meant for Jonathan.

He backed up as he threw his bow, taking out his blade and pointing it in my direction. "Carly, don't do something you will regret."

"I can't regret it." I said as I snapped his arrow in half. "I can't regret anything anymore. My conscience is gone and I barely feel anything. So this won't make me happy or sad; it's just another act."

I launched myself at Alec as our blades slammed into one another. I kept beating at his blade until the thing shattered. My eyes went black as he fell on his butt in front of me. I looked down at him like a predator did to prey, grabbing him by the throat and lifting him into the air.

Suddenly I felt a breeze hit the side of my face and looked over to see Simon standing there. If my conscience wasn't gone I would have dropped Alec and ran into Simon's arms, but it was gone. I still felt love for him, but it was muted.

"Carly, what are you doing?" Asked Simon

Alec fought against my grasp as he told Simon. "Jonathan burned away her conscience. She doesn't know the difference between good and bad. I don't even know if she can feel anything."

"I can feel." I said as I looked from Simon to Alec. "But it's muted. It's like a buzz in the back of my head, but I am strong enough to ignore it."

I squeezed Alec's throat to the point of Alec's face turning red, Jace feeling the pain and yelling his name. When I heard Jace's voice I turned toward him for Simon to tackle me to the ground, Alec coughing up a storm.

I could feel something was wrong and I looked over to see Jace pointing Glorious at Jonathan's throat. Using the adrenaline that now shot through me I flung Simon into a tree as I used my speed to push Jace onto the ground. I helped Jonathan up as he screamed watch out. I turned just in time to see Glorious go through my shoulder.

Simon painfully pulled himself up to see Jace plunging Glorious into my chest. Jonathan and Clary began screaming bloody murder as Simon tried to get closer. The rune began to fade in and out on all our shoulders and as Jace pulled the blade out the rune vanished.

Clary's eyes went wide as the black in them subsided. She took a step forward and fell into Jace's arms. They looked at each other with smiles and began hungrily kissing each other.

I on the other hand fell into Jonathan's arm as the wound on my shoulder healed. Simon tried to get me away from Jonathan, but Isabelle told him to stay. Suddenly Jonathan covered me with his body as Alec's arrow went into his chest, inches from my face.

Jonathan pulled the arrow out as black wings shot out of his back. He stood up as the others looked at him with wide eyes. He helped me up and pulled me in close. "Carly, come with me. We can ruin those who hurt you."

"Carly, don't." Said, Simon, as he stepped forward. "Don't let him get in your head. He is the reason your conscience is gone. If you stay with us we might be able to get it back. We might be able to return you to who you were."

Jonathan had no pull over me, but neither did my friends. I didn't have a feeling either way. I knew there was no way to get my conscience back and them trying would just cause more trouble. I took step toward Jonathan, but Simon wasn't gonna take no for an answer. He grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the way as Alec shot another arrow into Jonathan's chest.

He looked at the arrow and pulled it out, snapping it in half. With a viscous smile he jumped into the sky and vanished. Once out of sight Simon pulled me in for a hug when I noticed Glorious begin to crack.

Jace yelled as the blade became too hot to hold and he dropped it. It began shaking and cracking over the hilt; it was going to explode. Jace threw himself over Clary, Alec over Simon, and Isabelle grabbed me. Then the blade blew up in an explosion of light, causing shards of the blade to go everywhere.

I pushed Isabelle off of me when she winced in pain. I turned over and noticed shrapnel in her back. I put my hand over it and blood painted my skin. I stared at the blood for a long moment, my fangs extending at the sight of it. I began to lean in when Simon and Alec noticed and pulled me away from her.

Simon grabbed my arms and held me in place while Alec checked on Isabelle. She was hurt, but after some rest she would be just fine. Jace helped her up and we headed to the entrance of the seelie realm. Simon kept telling me it was going to be okay, but I didn't believe him.

Clary POV

When we returned to the apartment, I used some skills that Jonathan taught me and I portalled the apartment to Alicante. Isabelle was resting in the other room as the others looked out the window, admiring what I just did.

Once the apartment was secure, it was time to warn everyone. Alec headed out to tell Consul Penhallow of what was to come while I had something to do. Simon was checking in on Isabelle and Jace was contacting Magnus as I took a seat beside Carly.

I didn't even know what to say. I let Jonathan have that witch burn away her conscience. I should have fought harder to break the rune's spell over me. If I had then Carly might be okay.

"I'm so sorry. I should have…" I began

"Don't apologize." Said, Carly, as she looked over at me with a blank expression. "The damage is done and nothing you say can reverse it. Apologizing for something you couldn't control is pointless. Completely pointless."

"I should have fought harder. If I had, you would still have your conscience. I didn't even think to stop him. I agreed with his actions because I thought it would make us all closer. I was so wrong and I just wish I stopped hurting you. It's like everything I do just causes you pain and I am so sorry." I apologized

"I wish I could make you feel better, but I can't." Said Carly

"Can you feel nothing at all?" I asked

Carly thought about it for a moment before responding. "I can feel, but it's very faint. Like looking at you now I feel a sense of sadness, but I won't cry or frown. I only really feel anger and everything else is just meh. It's as if I have a hole in my chest and nothing can fill it. I feel numb."

"Do you still love me?" Asked, Simon, as he left Isabelle to come into the middle of our conversation.
"Yes, I do." Said, Carly, as she looked up into Simon's eyes. "I still feel a spark from you of love and passion, but when you speak of love I just feel nothing. I know I love you and that I care a lot about you, but I just can't express it. My conscience controlled my moral compass, but not having it makes me not really care about anything."

Just then a portal opened in the middle of the floor and Magnus appeared from it. Carly and I stood up as Jace came to stand beside us. Jace had told Magnus to come right away, but none of us knew he had gotten his magic back.

"Magnus, how did you get your magic back?" Asked Jace

"That's not important right now." Said, Magnus, as he avoided the question and looked over at Carly. "Tell me what happened, Carly."

"Jonathan had a witch remove my conscience and burn it right in front of me." Explained Carly

"What did she say in exact words?" Questioned Magnus

"Um...she repeated the words, "Conscientia eius erunt ultra. Anima eius erit et anxietas libero ex culpa eximendos abutetur. Expurgate boni et affectus. Sit."" Said Carly

Magnus' face turned more worried than before. Simon noticed this sudden change before anyone else did. "Magnus, what does it mean?"

"The witch used dark magic to destroy Carly's conscience. In latin she was saying, the consciousness that there will be no more. Her life will be worry free from blame. Clean out the good feelings. Let it be." Explained Magnus

"In english please." Said Jace

"She destroyed Carly's conscience to free her from worry and blame. Removing all the good feelings and leaving a shell behind." Said, Magnus, as he gave a pity look at Carly. "She took your conscience and burned it to cinders. Leaving nothing but a hole in its place."

"Is there a way to fix this?" Asked Simon

"No, there isn't." Said, Magnus, as he shook his head. "This isn't something buried that can be dug up. Her conscience is completely gone and nothing can make her a new one. The only possible way to fix it would be to take someone else's, but I won't make someone else go through this. I'm sorry."

Suddenly the room shook and everything went dark. All of us ran toward the window and saw a rift form in the sky. Red fire was on the other side as demons poured out of it. The demonic shield was holding them out, but that wouldn't last forever.

Jace and I headed for the door when Carly and Simon tried to follow us. We stopped just as Jace opened door and I turned around to dissuade them. "You guys have to stay here."

"I am not staying cooped up in here." Said Carly

"You have to." Said, Jace, with a straight face. "The demonic shields keep out demon-blooded beings. This apartment keeps you safe, but the minute you step out you will slowly suffocate. Staying in here is the only way you are still alive."

"I'll keep them getting out and anything else from getting in." Said, Magnus, as he began putting a spell on the apartment.

Carly was less than happy, but she regrettably listened and allowed Simon to pull her away from the door. Jace and I thanked Magnus and then we headed toward the lower levels. As we walked Jace decided to talk.

"You know you weren't in your right mind, right?" Questioned Jace

"But I was." I said as we turned a corner. "It's not like the Owl, Jace. I was in complete control of my actions. I wanted to help Jonathan. I wanted all of it."

"Listen. The pull of family, of blood, rune or not, it's an impossible thing to fight." Said Jace

Suddenly an explosion could be heard outside. We ran to the nearest balcony and watched one of the towers keeping the wards intact fall. The barrier keeping the demons out deteriorated and hell was let loose.

"How could this happen?" Said Jace

"It's gotta be Jonathan. He must have sabotaged them. We need to find him. Now." I said

Jace and I headed to the main floor of the building we were in and found Alec and Isabelle fighting off some of the demons. Isabelle must of left when we were distracted with Magnus as we never saw her leave. She nodded in acknowledgement as she went back to helping Alec.

I ran ahead of Jace and found Jonathan in the middle of a courtyard. His wings were behind him as he stared up at the fire-filled sky, the Morning Star sword in hand. He was enjoying the torment when we came into his view, his smile fading.

"Jonathan! What happened to you?" I questioned

"You wanted a monster. Here I am." Said Jonathan

"Please. Stop this." I begged

"There is no stopping this. Every demon you banish ends up on the other side of that rift, ready to come back again and again and again until everybody in this city is dead!" Threatened, Jonathan, as he pointed up at the demon-filled sky.

"That includes Carly and Clary!" Said Jace

"I know that love you felt for me, the love you still feel, is real. You told me you wanted to be better. To be good Jonathan, please." I begged

"It doesn't matter what I do. You will never love me back! You will just look at me like a freak of nature. You never loved me!" Yelled Jonathan

"But I do." Said, Carly, as she appeared from the shadows.

She began toward Jonathan as I grabbed her hand to stop her. She looked back at me and pushed my hand away. When I tried again she used her strength to launch me backwards. Jace ran over to me and helped me to my feet.

"Carly, don't go with him." I begged

She stood beside him as they exchanged smiles. Carly looked at me as her face saddened slightly. "It's the only way. You can't fix me and I won't ruin someone else. It's the only way, Clary."

Jonathan held the Morning Star beside him as it melted in his hand. Jace tried to run forward, but I held him back. Attacking him would only make things worse. Jonathan grabbed Carly's hand and they flew into the air, vanishing in the dark of night.

I let Jace go as he stepped forward and looked into the sky. Tears began streaming down his cheeks, screams ringing in the distance. I came beside and grasped his hand in mine.

"They're just gonna keep coming until everything we love is gone. This is my home." Cried, Jace, as he tried to blink away the tears.

"Hey." I said grabbing his face so he had to look at me. "We're not dead yet, are we?"

"I love you." Cried Jace

"Until the day I die." I said as I pulled him in for a hug. "And after that."

Alec POV

We were in the middle of fighting some demons when Magnus appeared out of nowhere. Asmodeus had returned his magic and I was glad, but seeing him made my heart ache. Isabelle, Magnus, and I headed inside to one of the upper floors with a balcony.

"You can't be here." I said

"I can't be anywhere else." Said Magnus

"No, you don't understand. We can't be together…" I began

"Asmodeus can't come between us again. I know about the deal. And why you did what you did." Said, Magnus, as I grabbed his face and pulled him in for a kiss.

Feeling his smooth lips against mine was the light in this terrible situation. Not being able to be with him the last few days killed me, but in this moment I forgot about all of that. We were together and Asmodeus wouldn't budge in.

I pulled away from the kiss when I saw Clary and Jace come into room. It was clear Jace had been crying and Clary didn't look much better, but they were both empty handed.

"Where's the sword?" I asked

"Jonathan destroyed it. We can't close the rift." Said Jace

The room became quiet as we all looked off the balcony to see Alicante burning. Demons just kept coming and the screams wouldn't stop. It was like Edom had come to earth and there was nothing we could do to fend it off.

"This is it, isn't it?" Asked, Isabelle, to no one in particular.

Magnus walked out onto the balcony and looked back at us. "My father told me about a way to increase my power. The thing is the strength I would need to pull it off can only come from one place."

"Edom?" Asked Clary

"Magnus, don't." I begged as I grabbed both his hands.

Magnus smiled down at my hands and then looked back up into my eyes. "We can only fight them off for so long. The demons will keep coming back unless we seal the rift. It's the only way to keep you all safe."

"Magnus, you can't! There's something I had to do, there's something I had to say…" I began as Magnus' hand found its way to my cheek, making me silent.

"I know. Needless to say you forgot something back in New York." Said, Magnus, as my family's ring appeared in his hand. I began to cry happy tears as he used his magic to create a duplicate. "Alexander Gideon Lightwood, will you marry me?"

"Only if you'll marry me too." I said

I took one of the rings and slid it onto Magnus' finger. "I love you, Magnus."

Then Magnus did the same to me. "I love you too, Alexander."

We leaned in for a kiss when an explosion happened near the building. We looked off toward it at the same time as Magnus pulled away and headed for the balcony. He used his magic to open a portal above us as I grabbed his hand.

"It's only Edom. You always come back." I said

"Never thought I'd be a runaway groom." Said, Magnus, with a small smile.

Magnus removed his hand from mine as he jumped into the portal. I walked out onto the balcony, collapsing onto my knees. The others came beside me and each placed a hand on one of my shoulders. We all cried as we watched the rift close, causing all the demons to vanish.

We stayed there for quite awhile when Simon ran into the room with a crumpled piece of paper in his hand. We left the balcony to see what was going on.

"Simon, what's wrong?" Asked Isabelle

"Carly, she's gone." Said, Simon, catching his breath.

"I know she left with Jonathan." Said Clary.

My eyes went wide and so did Isabelle's as Clary nor Jace had told us this. They both shrugged at our reactions as Simon spoke back up.

"You don't get it. She left with Jonathan to kill him. And herself." Explained Simon

"What?!" Said, Clary, with shock.

Simon uncrumpled the paper and read Carly's note aloud, "Dear everyone, I am going to end this once in for all. There is no way to bring back my conscience without harming another and even with no care, I wouldn't wish this upon anyone. I am past saving and I won't let myself continue to go down this dark path.

"I am going to end this. Jonathan trusts me and I will use that to my advantage. When the time arises I will kill him and myself. If we both die this world will have no more worries of one of us turning dark. I just cause death and suffering, but I won't anymore. I am ending this.

"I am sorry I couldn't tell you all in person, but if I had you wouldn't have let me go. If I don't get to see you before I'm dead, I wish the best of luck to you all. Be happy and strong. I love you and I'm sorry. From, Carly."

"She's going on a suicide mission." I said

"We have to find them both. Now." Said, Clary, as we all nodded in agreement.