Chapter 17:

A little while later Clary, Jace, and Jude sat in the institute telling Simon Isabelle, Alec, and Magnus what happened.

"Why did snapping the pencil get rid of Sebastian?" Simon asked.

"To bring Sebastian to this world as a ghost, Jax and I had to tie him to an object in this world. We just grabbed something off Clary's desk," Jude elucidated.

"Why did you bring him back in the first place?" Magnus inquired.

"It was Jax's idea. Sebastian made us promise that, if he were to ever die, we would bring him back," Jude answered.

"So you didn't want to bring him back?" Alec looked for clarification.

"Not really. I always thought he was a bit of a nut case. Jax was just so under his spell that he didn't see how truly insane Sebastian was. I went along with what Jax wanted because that's what I usually did," Jude explained.

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It had been a week since Jax had been turned over to the clave. After the clave had found out about Valentine's clones, each clone had been interrogated, using the Mortal Sword. Upon a thorough investigation by the Clave, it was determined that only Jax was a threat.

As punishment, Jax's marks would be stripped. He would be allowed to live out the rest of his life in the mundane world, but the shadowhunters would make sure to keep a close eye on what he was doing.

Vincent, Valiant, and Jude had asked the gang to assemble at Luke's house. Once everybody was present, Vincent stepped forward.

"We have an announcement," Vincent began. "We're going to the Shadowhunter Academy in Idris."

There was a moment of silence before people began congratulating them.

"That's wonderful. I hope you have a great time. Make sure to come and visit every once in a while," Clary prompted.

"We will," Jude promised.

They spent the rest of the day hanging out, playing games.

"It's time for us to head to Idris. Magnus, could you open a portal?" Vincent requested.

Magnus created a portal. Vincent, Valiant, and Jude stepped through to begin their own adventures and create their own stories.

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The End

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!