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Chapter 9-
Rash Decisions Have Dire Consequences…
Chapter Complete!Alec thinks he finds help with the Magnus thing…
He Hasn't…
Notes:
Okay so just real quick I'm just referring to the killings as the Branding murders- figured that's what the papers and such would be reporting them as.
*~********~*~********~* Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec *~********~*~********~*What the hell is going on with him?
How is this one man managing to throw him off so much?
Alec had always been levelheaded, rational and in control. He didn't just blindly lash out, didn't lose his temper, fly off the handle, and yell at his partner…
He did not DO that…
What the hell was going on? Why was he letting this Magnus guy get to him so damn much?
The man was a criminal; of course he's gonna lie. He's tied up in something, something dangerous as hell…
He IS something dangerous as hell.
Alec has known that from the moment he met him, every sense he has was telling him that…has been saying it this entire time.
And yet one gorgeous smile, a brief moment of depth, vulnerability, a few nice conversations, and a little playful, flirty banter and he loses sight of all that, getting caught up in the flash, vibrancy and thrill that absolutely radiated from the man. That sexy, buzzing 'thing' that made his breath catch and his heart race.
He'd got lost in all of it, totally lost sight of the very real, all too dangerous threat hidden beneath all the pretty flash and sparkle. Got so caught up that when the truth broke through…when he'd caught a freaking criminal lying-he'd been totally caught off guard. Was shocked, lashed out…
Magnus had got to him…he'd lost perspective, lost his temper, probably torpedoed any bit of help the man would be willing to give them…
He'd really thought he could trust him…
He was a fool…
Alec sighed, not really sure what the next step should be…he couldn't trust Magnus. The man probably could help them solve the case- and that was more important than everything else- but no way he'd help after Alec's accusations and he couldn't bring himself to apologize for realizing he was lying and calling him out on the lie.
There was j-
He's cut off by the trill of his phone,
Oh good…maybe that was Simon…he did owe him an apology he…
huh…
Glancing at the screen, it's not Simon, just an unknown number; he hits the answer button, lifting it to his ear,
"Hello?"
"H-hello…is this Detective Lightwood? The detective working on the branding murders?" a hesitant, nervous voice asks timidly,
Alec sits up straight, pulling off to the side of the road, quickly grabbing a pen and notepad, just in case.
"Yes, it is…do you have information on the case?"
The voice gives a slightly agitated almost laughs, huffing faintly,
"I have information on the man working the case with you- he's bad news, connected to the case…connected to a LOT of things…t-things you wouldn't even believe, that I can't even begin to explain…not on the phone…
But you need to know, you can't trust him; he's playing you, working you, trying to keep you from finding the truth…
But I know it…I'll tell you…
I'll tell you everything."
Alec's heartbeat was thrumming in his ears, heart racing,
"Y-you know what's going on, you'll tell me?"
He heard a bit of static like noise, the man nodding quickly,
"Y-yes…I'll tell you…everything…everything about the man…"
Alec breathed a sigh of relief, nodding
"Okay, great, thank you so much, just come down to the station a-"
"NO!" the man all but shouted, voice full of terror,
"No, nonono…I-I can't do that…he has too many connections….they're everywhere…I can't go in there, there's too many that'd cover for him…"
Alec gave a shaky breath, nodding in agreement, remembering to odd behavior of the other officers around Magnus.
"Yeah…I get that…how about I meet you somewhere?"
Alec heard a trembling almost whimper,
"O-okay…but it can't be anywhere near the precinct…I don't want him finding out…f-finding me…Do you know where the old Brentwood Manufacturing building is?"
Alec thought for a moment, the name sounding somewhat familiar. It at one point had been an apartment complex right in the very heart of Brooklyn, but got bought up and renovated into offices, than again into industrial space. The last holdout had been Brentwood Manufacturing.
It'd been situated on the very top floor of the complex, what had at one point been the penthouse. The building was six floors, there was a ton of space but it'd been condemned a few years ago, deemed unsafe and left to rot. There'd been numerous plans to renovate and restore it but they always fell through.
"Yeah."
"I'm not too far from it…I'll meet you there. I'll tell you everything, but you have to come alone…
I really can't trust anyone else, don't know who all's in his pocket. If I see anyone else I'm leaving, I can't risk it."
Alec nodded, quickly pulling back onto the road, turning around, heading towards the building.
"No, yeah…it's okay, I'll be there as soon as possible, don't go anywhere, it'll take me about ten minutes to get there…what's your name? So I know it's the right person?"
"It's Raj…I'll wait for fifteen minutes, then I'm gone…I really don't want that man finding me."
Alec took a deep breath, nodding,
"I understand, thank you Raj…I'll be there as soon as possible."
He heard a shaky, shuddering breath,
"O-okay…but hurry…" he said softly, the line disconnecting.
Alec slipped the phone back in his pocket, speeding up.
Okay, now he's getting somewhere he's finally gonna get answers about this guy.
Man this Raj sounded terrified…
He's beginning to think once again he'd underestimated the danger of this Magnus guy.
The man was a criminal, a dangerous one, had this poor Raj guy so terrified he sounded on the verge of breaking. He couldn't believe he'd let this guy get to him so much…let his guard down, even begin to think…n-never mind it didn't matter. He was lying to them, keeping information from them.
Making him question the loyalties of near everyone he knew…
Even his partner…
He sighed faintly, shaking his head.
He'd been way out of line with Simon. Once he'd gotten out of the precinct, cooled down, he realized he'd made a pretty big leap there. Simon was the most loyal, kind, trustworthy person he'd ever met.
The man wouldn't betray him…he hadn't been siding with Magnus…he'd just been trying to keep everyone calm. Logically it made sense to ingratiate yourself to the newcomer, gain their trust. He was just trying to get the case solved. Alec still didn't know why exactly he was so sure Magnus was a key to it, but it would make sense to stay on his good side in hopes of getting as much information from the man he could.
Also judging by this Raj's reaction to him he was really beginning to think he didn't want to be on the man's bad side.
Alec probably should have done that too…should have just went along, seeing what else he could have picked up, been subtle, bide his time. He should not have tipped his hand, letting him know but…
Damnit…
He had just been totally livid. They'd worked SO well the day before. They'd talked, and laughed…after the conversation about Simon and Raphael Alec was really starting to feel closer to the man, starting to think there was so much more there…
Began to think maybe he'd read it wrong after all, that maybe the man could be dangerous but was ultimately a good person. It'd felt like they were getting closer, like he could trust him…
Like maybe…
But no…he was a fool.
Just seeing what he wanted to see. It wasn't hard to understand why; The man was gorgeous and intoxicating, totally thrilling. He was one of the most fascinating people Alec had ever met and being around him gave him an odd exhilarating thrill that he'd never felt before, and for some unfathomable reason he actually seemed to be genuinely interested in Alec. He really was starting to think there could be something there…it'd felt like it yesterday…and this morning.
Then it seemed like just as suddenly as it changed between them it flipped right back, only worse.
Once he and Izzy rejoined the other two it was like his eyes were open again. Magnus's comfort around the body was downright unsettling- there were people who he'd known on the force for years that still were uncomfortable around bodies…and then there were the brands. There were dozens of markings burned into the flesh of the victims, nearly covering their arms, necks shoulders and backs.
Yet Magnus showed no discomfort, no nerves, not even any remorse. His eyes widened faintly, gaze going sharp, head tilting in curiosity, leaning in closer to examine the markings like it was the most normal thing in the world.
His gaze flickered over the markings in an ordered pattern…he wasn't just taking in the shapes or comparing them…
He was reading them.
Alec knows it damn good and well.
As to HOW a flirty, oddly intimidating club owner knows how to read Echocian the supposed 'language of the freaking angels,' Alec had no clue…
Maybe it was like Simon said and it was similar enough to something he'd seen that he was able to make sense of it…
The 'how' was irrelevant
He knew what he saw.
Magnus was lying about evidence…lied about it again and again, dug in, steadfastly refusing to admit what Alec knew damn good and well to be true.
Why would he lie about evidence? Why wouldn't he just tell them what the hell the markings said?
Knowing what the marks said, what they meant…it would be huge…could break the case.
Why wouldn't he tell them?
What could he possibly be hiding?
Alec gave an aggravated huff, shaking his head,
It's fine…
If he's not gonna be honest, then Alec will just have to go another way. If this 'Raj' can tell him something about Magnus- how he's connected to the case, what he's into, why the hell near everyone at the station looks at him like their afraid to be in the same room with him.
He needed answers…but before that he needed to apologize to his partner…he knew Simon could be kinda sensitive, he'd seen how hurt he was by his accusations…
Alec really felt horrible turning on the guy like that. He had to fix that before anything else.
He got his phone back out, clicking on Simons number, sighing when it went almost directly to voicemail
"Hey Simon, no surprised you're not answering...
I more than deserve it after how I acted. I'm sorry for what I said, I can trust you I know that; you're my partner and one of my closest friends, even if it doesn't seem like I can trust anyone else on this, I trust you. I know you weren't siding with him, just trying to keep the peace, same thing you always do.
This Magnus thing has me paranoid jumping at shadows, I really don't know who I can trust so far as he's concerned and it's really getting to me.
It's alright though; I got a call from someone who knows about him, Raj- he wouldn't give me a last name, he's too worried Magnus will be able to track him down…" Alec scoffed, shaking his head
"Hell between Luke simultaneously vouching for him and trying to get him out of the station as quickly as possible and one of the biggest, most arrogant, violent, thick headed jackasses I've met actually flinching away from him, nearly hiding under a desk, I can't say I blame him.
I'm going to meet him now at the Brentwood Manufacturing building, he promised to tell me everything he knows about Magnus. I really think this is the break we need. He said Magnus's connected to all kinds of things including the case. I need to know, I need to know what seemingly everyone else knows but is too afraid to say. I need to know the truth.
Okay, I gotta go, I'm here now, I'll call you as soon as I'm done, let you know what I find out." he hung up the phone, slipping it back in his pocket, catching sight of a young man with slightly messy black hair and wide fearful eyes, standing by the edge of the steps of the building.
Alec parked out front, climbing out of his car,
"Raj?" he asked, moving over to meet the man, tilting his head.
The man nodded quickly, eyes darting around nervously, arms wrapped around himself.
"Y-yeah…thanks for coming detective."
Alec shook his head,
"No Raj, thank you. I've been trying to get straight answers about this guy for days and have came up with nothing. I really appreciate this."
Raj gave a shaky nod, swallowing, looking up at him, eyes wide and fearful,
"They need to be stopped."
Alec tilted his head
"They? He's working with someone? W-"
Raj shook his head quickly, looking around,
"No…n-not out here…I don't want anyone seeing us, knowing I'm helping…I don't want it getting back to him.
Let's go inside, it's safer…he has people everywhere…they're everywhere…the monsters are everywhere." he shakes his head, blinking rapidly, reaching forward, trying to grab Alec's hand.
Alec shifted, some little buzzing something in his head warning him. He folded his arms, blocking his hands, glancing up at the foreboding building...
"Umm…Raj…I get that the guy is dangerous, but so is a condemned building…I'm not going in there, sorry b-"
"No wait! Don't leave, j-just let's go up the stairs, by the door so we're kinda blocked from the street…I-I just really don't want him to find out…
Please? I need your help…
This needs to stop…needs to end…You're the only one who can help…W-who I can trust…
Please?" he asked, voice strained, near panicked, eyes wide clearly on the brink…
Oookay…maybe he shouldn't have been so quick to agree to a meeting with no backup…
The man didn't just seem worried, he seemed downright disturbed.
Something else occurred to him…
He'd never referred to Magnus by name…
Alec took a step back, tilting his head, looking the man over for anything that he could use to identify him when he got back to the precinct.
"Thanks again for this Raj it means a lot. Like I said, I've been trying to find information on this Marcus guy for days. I can't believe I finally found someone who'll be straight with me about him."
Raj nodded quickly,
"Yeah, like I said I will…everything, just not when we're this much in the open. C-come on, just up the stairs so we're not out in plain view of everyone…"
Yeah…he doesn't know anything about Magnus…not even his name…this is some kind of trap. He glances around, looking for any clues, eyes falling on the front edge of the first step…
Eye catching on a tiny, barely noticeable little mark…
Something you only see if you know you're looking for it…
An enchantment rune…
They're everywhere…monsters everywhere…
Simon's idea the marks were supposed to be protection from non angelic beings…
That they may be trying to protect them
Glancing up at the building. It was an old brick building, had been here for nearly two centuries…that's why no one wanted to flat out knock it down…it had beautiful gothic style architecture, complete with six angelic sculptures about the top floor…
Six sculptures…
Six stories…
The building had been abandoned for years…condemned…it was right in the heart of the city…
In the center of the pentagram…
Oh crap…
Oookay he's totally read this wrong...
He'd lost focus, yet again… got distracted catching Magnus in one-admittedly big- lie and was so angry, so suspicious that he agreed to meet a shifty, nervous stranger without letting anyone know where he was.
He was a cop…could defend himself…
But so could every last one of the victims…
He hadn't said Magnus's name…he'd said the 'guy he was working with'…
He'd been following him…
The victims all had dark hair; light eyes…were in good shape…
Uh-oh…
He took another step back, unfolding his arms, quickly drawing his gun,
"Keep your hands where I can see them, don't move!"
Raj blinked shaking his head,
"What no I-"
Alec shook his head, moving forward, pulling out his cuffs,
"Save it, hands behind your back, I'm bringing you in in conjunction with the Branding murders. You have the right t-" his words are cut off as he's suddenly, struck from behind lifted clear up off the ground, hurling over the steps slamming hard into the thick, wooden door, slumping down on the ground, unconscious.
Raj startles, head jerking around in shock,
"Wh-"
The angel shook its head, giving a slow smile, meeting his eyes, sending a prickle of something down Raj's spine.
"Very good Raj…we have the last one. The ritual will soon be complete; your world will be safe.
Come now…we must get him upstairs, I have everything we need, the sun will set soon, the moon will rise and in just a few hours you can complete the ritual…
The final sacrifice…"
Raj blinked several times, blanching,
"W-what? I-but…the marks…how would that even work?"
The angel shook its head, eyes almost amused,
"This one is a bit different than the others…
It is not just his essence we need."
Raj swallowed, blinking, glancing worriedly over at the crumpled unconscious detective,
"W-what…what do we need?"
"Blood…
A lot of it, all of it."
Raj shook his head quickly,
"W-b-but how…"
The Angel smiled, reaching over, pressing something into Raj's hand, closing his fingers around it.
Raj glanced down, then froze, heart stopping, the sunlight catching on the razor sharp, obsidian blade.
The angel sighed, reaching up, resting his hands on Raj's shoulders, squeezing firmly, leaning close, voice soft, right by his ear,
"This is the last step…the only way…we are so close…
So very close…
Just a few hours and it can be completed…
This will protect them…
Protect your sister…
Protect everyone…
You are saving humanity…" it finished, voice but a whisper, squeezing his shoulders once more.
"I-I" he gulped, taking a shaky, shuttering breath, hands shaking.
"I am saving humanity."
*~********~*~********~* Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon *~********~*~********~*Simon sighed, shaking his head, looking over the footage Annabelle had cued up on the screen in the AV lab…
"This is really all we have?"
She nodded, giving a faint huff and a shrug,
"Yeah, we scoured all the possible routes from the club to where Decker was found and they were caught a few times by a couple other security cameras and the ATM on 12th but you can't see the guys face, there's some kind of interference, it's like one of those IR camera jammer things…
Not like their hard to get…
Or make…
Thank you YouTube…
Sometimes I really hate the internet." She grumbled
Simon gave a faint nod, leaning closer, looking over the footage. You could see Decker standing outside the club making the call. Someone comes up, standing hesitantly, waiting for him to finish his call. It's a man, shorter then Decker, probably a few inches shy of six feet, a bit on the slim side, really not that physically threatening looking. Simon could kinda get why the guy didn't register as a threat. He has black, kinda messy hair and a somewhat deep complexion, but couldn't tell much else.
His face was just a blur- it COULD be IR interference…that's what most humans like Annabelle would think, but it didn't look quite right. He'd be willing to bet it's some kind of spell or the like…
Not that anyone's actually gonna tell HIM that since they think he's human too…
Damnit…he really needs Kevin to come back from leave.
He feels like he's working blind. He really doesn't know how Annabelle and the other regular humans do it...it must be so frustrating.
Simon shakes his head faintly, leaning in, looking for anything that could be use to identify the man. He seems twitchy and nervous, they talk for a moment, he gets the feeling they don't know each other; it doesn't look like the interaction between people familiar with each other.
Simon sees Decker shake his head, taking a step back going on alert, clearly something clicking for him, he begins to turn back to the club but the guy stops him, reaching forward, catching his hand, tugging lightly. He sees the instantaneous change in Decker, all traces of worry or hesitation fall away. He nods allowing the man to lead him away from the club.
Simon shakes his head,
Annabelle nods,
"Yeah I know…I've watched it well over a dozen times trying to find something we can use, I keep hoping it'd end differently, that he sticks to his first instinct, won't follow."
Simon sighs, nodding,
"Unfortunately we can't do anything to help him, all we can do is try to track down whoever's behind it so it doesn't happen again.
Did you find anything we can use?"
She shrugged reaching up tucking a lock of her pixie cut hair pink tinged brown hair behind her ear.
"There's really not much. Guys about 5'9 weighs between one fifty and one eighty, medium deep complexion, black hair, I'd say early to mid twenties from the build and mannerisms but that's just a guess. He seems like he's either really nervous or on something- very high strung and jittery- though I guess if you're trying to somehow lure a dude to his weird, inexplicable branded death that kinda stands to reason.
He's wearing jeans and a polo shirt, nothing that really stands out there- though he's not dressed like the victims and he's not dressed for a club, so I'm guessing he wasn't gonna be spending a lot of time in there.
Decker didn't know him, but the guy went right up to him. I think he called him by his name as Decker nodded and seemed surprised and kind of confused by the recognition. If I had to guess I'd say he'd picked Decker out beforehand, maybe even followed him, but that's a straight up guess.
The way Decker just suddenly changes, loses his suspicion really worries me. It happens almost as soon as the dude touches him…I kind of wonder if he's using some kind of poison or drug. I know The ME's tested for basically everything and then some but you can only test for things that we KNOW of…
There's new drugs hitting the streets every day. Maybe it's some kind of fast acting roofie thing or something...
Something new that we haven't really came upon yet, maybe transferred skin to skin or from a finger prick or something…
I don't know, but he went from suspicious to complacently following the dude in a matter of seconds, just from the guy taking his hand, and I can't explain that.
That's about all I got though-Nothing we can really use to identify him- I mean, if we get a suspect we can compare them but that's about it.
Sorry detective, I wish I could give you more." She said apologetically,
Simon shook his head, resting his hand on her shoulder,
"Hey, it's okay, we can only work with what we got…you're the best AV tech there is…if you can't find something, that's cause it's not there." He assured, squeezing her shoulder lightly,
She smiled, glancing up at him,
"Thanks Simon."
He shrugged,
"It's the truth, and as soon as we get a suspect I'm sure it'll be really useful. Thanks again." he flashed a reassuring smile, patting her shoulder once more,
She nodded, shifting back to the footage, all but dismissing him. Simon turned making his way out the door, giving a faint sigh.
This would be so much easier with Alec
He really hoped after the guy had a breather he'd forgive him. Alec was totally right in his anger- Simon was kind of covering for Magnus, but he couldn't explain why, and he knew that wouldn't go over well. He wanted to apologize, to try to explain, he just didn't know how the hell he was going to do that.
Not without risking hurting Alec more than a few lies and excuses ever could.
He felt horrible lying, but it's the only way. Most humans simply could not process the supernatural. A scarce few could, but they had to be very strong mentally and extremely brave, even then it seemed random who could handle it. Kevin said there were rumors that there may be a kind of genetic predisposition involved, maybe something similar to the one that produced Gwir-dyst but that was all just theory.
There really was no way that he knew to tell who could or couldn't process the knowledge beforehand. The rare few that could seem to go about their lives as usual, but for most it pretty much broke them.
He'd seen it a few times over the years. Those that find out and just straight up can't process it. They totally lose touch with reality; becoming shells of their former selves, not only seeing the existing Supernaturals, but seeing every single person as some type of terrifying creature, seeing things that aren't even there. Every shadow, every breeze, every wisp of smoke or fog becomes a terrifying threat.
Most ultimately end up in mental institutions, totally incapable of functioning in the real world.
It was painfully sad.
The majority of Supernaturals simply would not take the risk, not wanting to gamble on robbing someone of their sanity- even when lives were on the line. Revealing the supernatural was generally seen as the last resort to end all last resorts, as once it happened there typically was no going back.
Only the most powerful Fae or Magics could even begin to repair the damage, and even then just by wiping the memories from the human- which had its own laundry list of dangers. Kevin had never actually heard of any even attempting it, at least not where it didn't end up causing even more damage to the humans fragile psyche.
He hated lying to Alec- the man was hands down one of the bravest, strongest people he'd ever met…honestly if he had to pick one human that'd be able to handle the Supernatural thing it would be Alec (Okay, so maybe Izzy first, then Alec a very close second) he wanted to so many times but…
God…
If he was wrong? If it ended up breaking Alec, leaving him a gibbering mess, no longer able to function?
He would never be able to forgive himself.
He wished there was a different option but he was not willing to risk his partner's sanity.
He sighed shaking his head, trying yet again to think up a plausible explanation for his partner, it always made him feel sick having to lie to him, but his discomfort was a hell of a lot more palatable than the alternative.
It had to be something fairly close to the truth, as Alec was excellent at catching lies- he'd seen more than a few of the officers at the station scrambling for explanations for the detective, even Luke at times got tripped up by him.
His partner really was the best detective he'd ever met.
Hmm…
Maybe he should call Kevin, ask him for ideas, between the two of them they could usually come up with something. He pulled out his phone, only to pause realizing it was off…
Oh damnit…
He'd forgot to turn it on after the trip to the morgue-
He always turned it off when they were there- Izzy did NOT like to be interrupted, especially when it was a work thing and she had her fancy overly complicated ME's stuff going- he'd take a rabid monster over a pissed off Izzy any day…
Well…hopefully he didn't miss anything important.
Kev texted, he's picking up Thai for dinner, that's nice of him. Jenna from the comic book store tried to call then texted, The Young Avengers set was in- that was awesome, he wanted to reread them as news of a movie had started circling…
Oh damnit…he missed a text from Raphael!
Aww…
He'd just texted to ask how he was doing; Magnus told him about Alec's confrontation and he wanted to know if he was okay.
That's so sweet…
He really did seem like such a great guy, he hoped he got a chance to spend more time with him, get to know him better. Still, texting was a really promising start.
He'd j-
Oh, he had a missed call from Alec.
Crap…he's gonna think Simon's ignoring him. Hopefully he's not too much angrier than he already was…
Well…can't put it off…let's see how bad this is…
He sighed, clicking the button, hesitantly holding it to his ear.
"Hey Simon, no surprised you're not answering...I more than deserve it after how I acted. I'm sorry for what I said, I can trust you I know that; you're my partner and one of my closest friends, even if it doesn't seem like I can trust anyone else on this, I trust you. I know you weren't siding with him, just trying to keep the peace, same thing you always do.
This Magnus thing has me paranoid, jumping at shadows. I really don't know who I can trust so far as he's concerned and it's really getting to me.
It's alright though; I got a call from someone who knows about him, Raj- he wouldn't give me a last name, he's too worried Magnus will be able to track him down…
Hell between Luke simultaneously vouching for him and trying to get him out of the station as quickly as possible and one of the biggest, most arrogant, violent, thick headed jackasses I've met actually flinching away from him, nearly hiding under a desk, I can't say I blame him.
I'm going to meet him now at the Brentwood Manufacturing building, he promised to tell me everything he knows about Magnus. I really think this is the break we need. He said Magnus's connected to all kinds of things including the case. I need to know, I need to know what seemingly everyone else knows but is too afraid to say. I need to know the truth.
Okay, I gotta go, I'm here now, I'll call you as soon as I'm done, let you know what I find out."
Simon just stood there frozen for a moment, trying to process what he just heard, it just not computing…
Someone called Alec with information on Magnus…
Someone called a human detective with information on the High Warlock Of Brooklyn…
No way in hell…
But if that's not the case then…
Oh CRAP!
He startles, nearly dropping his phone, quickly hitting Alec's number…
It rang…and rang…and rang…
Voicemail…
He turned, rushing for the door heading for his car.
Oh no…this was bad…this was REALLY bad.
Looking at the time the call came in at four, it was nearly five thirty now and there was nothing else from him.
No way was he still meeting with this guy…
Oh god…
What was he gonna do?
Alec was meeting with someone about Magnus…or at least that's what they said, but that just didn't feel right…it had to be a trap…
How the hell was he gonna deal with this?
No way could he handle this alone; no way this wasn't connected to the murders…this Raj guy told him that Magnus was involved with the case and a bunch of other things…
Magnus wasn't involved in the murders, it had to be a trap and if that's the case than in all likelihood this Raj is whoever's behind the murders…whoever has been using innocent people for sacrifices to summon a freaking demon…
Innocent people who are the same physical type as Alec
The guy at the club…the way he'd so easily got Decker to follow him…it had to have been a spell, or enchantment or some kind of demonic sway or something…
A-and Clary's fear…the worry…the warning of a darkness around Alec…
And the Victims…
All of them had dark hair, and light eyes,
All were fit…
All of them were good, protective, compassionate, selfless people…
All of them could defend themselves…
Just like Alec…
Oh god…
Who could he call? Kevin was the only one who knew what he was…but…he loved the guy and he was a great cop but this case involved demon summoning, human sacrifices, crazy supernatural brandings, enchantment runes and who the hell knows what else…
He needed someone who'd know magic and demons and could face down whatever the hell was behind all of this…
There was only one person he could think of that fit that…
Oh god how is he gonna do this…
He doesn't want to tell him that he knows about everything, Magnus seems like a good guy, but he is by far the most powerful supernatural being in the city…probably the country…and who knows how much farther…
The term Gwir-dyst generally lead to fear or lashing out…
And he sure as hell couldn't see the High Warlock Of Brooklyn being afraid of him…
If he led with that he could be dead before he even got to the Alec lured into a trap by a demon summoning murderer thing…If there's no other choice he'll tell him, but it's not something he can explain over the phone.
Still he's the only hope at saving Alec.
As he climbed into his car he hit Magnus's number with shaky fingers, holding it to his ear…
The call connects on the third ring,
"Hello darling I-"
"Magnus no time. I think Alec's in trouble. He called me and apologized and said that he's been really off because of you and I know that's not your fault and I'm sure there's a really good reason you couldn't tell him what you saw in the marks and I don't even care what it is right now cause some guy named Raj called Alec and told him they have information on you and the case and how you're involved in the case and I really don't think you are cause If you were why would you be helping us at all so they're lying only I think their lying about a hell of a lot more and I think it's a trap and I don't know what's going on or what's involved in this case but if they knew enough to know Alec was suspicious of you and angry about you then they had to have been watching him and if they are then they're after him and it like just occurred to me this minute that Alec is, like exactly the same type as the victims and this all just seems way too much and I really don't know what to do cause I think they got Alec a-and…
I-I…oh god Magnus I don't know what to do and I'm freaking out cause the call was over an hour ago and he said he'd call when he left and let me know what he found out and he hasn't and he thinks I was ignoring him cause he yelled at me and I wasn't I totally wasn't I just forgot to turn my phone back on...and…and…."he trailed off gasping for air, heart racing, feeling dizzy and lightheaded,
"Simon sweetheart, calm down, breathe…it is okay…we have time…just breathe for a second, nothing's going to happen for at least another hour…
It's okay we have time…
Breathe sweetheart." He said, voice, soft and soothing, oddly melodic,
Simon gasped feeling a warm, comforting feeling enveloping him, his heart rate slowed, he leaned back…
Oh thank god…Magnus sounded like he knew what was going on…
Also he was pretty sure he just used some kind of spell on him which usually he'd kinda take issue with, but as he'd been on the verge of a panic attack he was kinda good with it.
"Are you better sweetheart?" Magnus asked softly,
Simon nodded, then realizing he couldn't actually hear him nodding, shakily answered,
"Y-yeah…I think so…thank you…an hour?"
"Yes…I found out what is going on; it's a spell…well…the person behind it believes it is a spell… I do believe they are quite deranged…seeing monsters and demons everywhere…
They need one more sacrifice for the spell, it would be at the center of the hexagram, and must be done under the harvest moon, when it is fully risen, that is not until between six thirty and seven tonight…
The sacrifice must be made then or it will not work, not that it will anyways, but if they're trying to follow the spell they will be following it step by step.
Did Alec mention where he was meeting Raj?"
Simon took another deep breath, nodding again,
"Y-yeah, at the old Brentwood Manufacturing building."
Magnus inhaled sharply, Simon had a feeling he was nodding too,
"Six stories right in the center of Brooklyn."
"Right in the center of the Hexagram." Simon added hollowly,
"I know darling. We have time…we'll get him back…" he trailed off, voice rather unsure,
Umm…I…t-"
Simon cut him off, shaking his head,
"Magnus, let's not do this…I'm not Alec…I know you were lying about not recognizing the marks, I know you probably know a hell of a lot more about this than I do, hell than I ever will…
I don't know what you're into, what you're capable of or anything else, but I know you're not just a club owner…Alec's not the only one that can pick up on things.
But right now I don't care. I don't care how dangerous you are or what you do or how you do it or whatever else.
My partner is in trouble, someone wants to sacrifice him to a demon…
I do not care what has to happen or HOW it has to happen to prevent that…it just needs to happen.
I'm leaving the precinct now but it's over a twenty minute drive and that's without traffic, I'm hoping you're closer. I'll get there when I can, if you get there first don't bother waiting for me, just get my partner out.
I don't care about anything else right now. I just want my partner alive and safe…nothing else matters.
Just protect Alec."
Magnus made a soft, odd sound, almost a purring, growling something or other that made the hairs on the back of Simon's neck stand on end.
"That, my dear is an order I am more than willing to take."
Whoa…
So glad the dudes on his side…
He'd never heard that tone before, and he really hoped he never heard it directed at him…the quiet, dangerous, resonance of the words sending a chill down his spine
"Thank you Magnus."
"Of course dear…I just met Alexander, I am in no way ready to say good bye…If this Raj so much as harms one hair on his head…
Mmm…
He is going to need a hell of a lot more than a demon for protection."
Yup…there went that chill again…
He glanced nervously at the phone, listening to the silence on the other end of the line.
Well…this Raj dude was trying to summon a demon, seemingly already having some kind of demonic sway or whatever…
But he had the freaking High Warlock Of Brooklyn…
Yeah…
This Raj guy didn't stand a chance.
*~********~*~********~* _End Of Chapter Notes_ *~********~*~********~*So I know people were wondering why Simon and Magnus and everyone didn't just tell Alec…I think this kinda explains it-
I didn't want it to just be they're not telling him cause 'it's a secret Shh!'…this I thought made it more understandable.
Okay, I know it's not the rescue yet but we're getting there…
We have our rescue party on their way…
I'm gonna try to get the 1st half up tomorrow but no promises as I do have to work…
What do you guys think so far?
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