Chapter 16:

Clary heard her door start to open and looked over at it. Sebastian strolled in. A pleasant expression marring his face.

"Hello, Little Sister," Sebastian greeted.

"What do you want Sebastian?" Clary asked, tiredly.

"I'm here to take you back to Edom with me," Sebastian purred, seating himself on Clary's bed.

"I don't want to go to Edom," Clary stated.

"You don't really have a choice. You either come with me, or I destroy everyone you care about while I make you watch," Sebastian threatened.

"Fine, how are we supposed to get there? As I recall all the ways to get there were destroyed," Clary caved.

"I have my ways," Sebastian said, cryptically. "Now, are you ready to go?"

Clary nodded mutely and Sebastian smiled. He rose from the bed and extended his hand in invitation. Clary hesitated before reaching out her own. When Sebastian tried to take her hand his passed straight through hers. Clary shivered as a cold chill passed through her. She smiled as she remembered Sebastian couldn't touch her. Sebastian frowned down at his hand before letting it fall to his side. They left the room and made their way to the living room where they found Jax and Jude patiently waiting.

"Shall we depart?" Sebastian's question was rhetorical and nobody answered.

Clary observed a troubled look pass over Jude's face. Out of the three of them Jude seemed to be the most remorseful. They heard a bang come from the room Jace, Vincent, and Valiant were in.

"Clary!" Jace shouted, desperately. "Clary! You can't go with him! He doesn't actually have Jocelyn and Luke! He was playing a trick on you!"

"I can't do this," Jude mumbled and grabbed the pencil from Jax.

"Jude, give that back," Jax's voice was low and threatening.

"No, I can't," Jude replied. "I can't just always do what you say. I can't. Not this time. Can't you see? Sebastian is crazy! All he does is hurt people! I can't let him do that to them! They've been so nice. I just can't do this to them," the last part came out as a whisper.

"Jude, give the pencil to Jax," Sebastian instructed.

"NO!" Jude snapped the pencil, letting it fall to the ground in two pieces. Instantly, Sebastian vanished.

"You idiot," Jax snarled and sprang at Jude. "You traitorous idiot!"

Jax smashed his fist into Jude's face. Jude brought his own fists up to defend himself and blocked Jax's next blow. Clary left the two boys fighting and ran to the room Jace was in. She tried to open the door and when that didn't work, she looked for a stele to open it. She found one in a drawer in the kitchen. She rushed back to the door and drew an open rune. The door swung open to reveal a frantic Jace.

"Clary," Jace breathed. He rushed forward and enveloped her in a bone crushing hug.

"Jace, I'm pretty sure she needs to breath," Vincent said.

Jace released Clary.

"Jace, we have to help Jude. Jax is trying to kill him," Clary told him.

They rushed to the living room to find Jude sitting on Jax, pinning him to the ground.

"I thought you said Jax was trying to kill Jude. That doesn't look like he's trying to kill him," Valiant pointed out.

"They were fighting when I left them," Clary muttered.

"I've always been a better fighter than Jax," Jude explained from his seat atop Jax.

Clary rushed over and put a knockout rune on Jax. After she finished, Clary put a binding rune on him as well.

"We need to turn him over to the clave," Jace said.

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With V & S dead and gone

Shadowhunter lives are peaceful and long.

But that's just boring,

So to add some spice,

Let's bring villains back,

Cause they're rather nice!