Scarred for Life
Chapter 17
Hey guys! This chapter is Un-Beta'd just because I wanted to get something up, so sorry for the mistakes. I've had this chapter written for a while, I was just SUPER busy. Enjoy...
Jace P.O.V
Rebecca and I were walking down some road in Brooklyn. The streets were deserted. The only sounds came from the scurrying of rats' feet and garbage being blown by the wind. I pushed the sleeve of my jacket up and checked my watch.
10:46
We'd already walked around the various streets of New York for about 3 hours now, and I felt bad. I had promised Rebecca dinner at Taki's. I looked at her out of the corner of my eye. Her green, velvet coat hugged her tiny curves perfectly and her petite, freckled nose was red from the cold. Her arms were wrapped around her waist, trying to conserve heat.
I stepped closer to her and put my arm around her shoulders. "I'm sorry that we are still out here, Rebecca. The sensor's giving out weird signals and I just want to make sure that everything's alright.
She turned her head and flashed me a brilliant smile. "Of course, Jace. I'll be alright and I'm sure that the sensor's just spazzing out." I looked into her eyes and tried to see if she was upset with me, and saw an emotion I didn't expect to see.
Fear, mixed with a little guilt.
"Are you alright, Rebecca?"
"Yep." She said, popping the 'p'.
We continued to walk on, but I was distracted. I knew she was hiding something from me. I'd known she was hiding things since the day I met her. But something is different now. It's almost like she knows that something is going to happen, and she feels like it's all her fault. "You know you can trust me, right?"
Rebecca jumped. Whether from the random-ness of the question, or the fact that she wasn't prepared to answer it, I didn't know. "Ya I know I can trust you. I just don't know if I can trust myself."
I didn't have any time to ponder what she just said, because at exact moment, my sensor starting vibrating. I dug it out of my pocket and looked at the little screen. My face drained of all color and my blood ran cold.
"Jace, what's wrong?"
"Either the sensor's broken, or we are in some serious shit."
.o.O.o.
We stopped in front of an old warehouse, my sensor practically burning my hand. Something big was about to go down. I could tell Rebecca was nervous too by the tense set of her shoulders. She looked up at me with terrified jade eyes, asking what we should do next.
I would do anything to see those beautiful eyes again.
"Whatever happens, Rebecca, we will do this together. Okay?" I grabbed her hands and stared deep into her glorious eyes to emphasize my point.
She detached one of her hands from mine and placed it on my cheek. I couldn't help but close my eyes and lean into her touch. "I trust you, Jace." Her voice raised an octave at the end and I looked at her. She looked guilty, and heartbreakingly sad.
"Are you ok?"
"It's not important. Let's do this."
I grabbed a stele out of my belt and she grabbed a stele out of hers. I never understood her obsession with the stele. Sure, she knew more runes than most, but it still couldn't replace a weapon. We slowly entered the warehouse, me taking the lead.
As we entered the warehouse, every nerve in my body hummed with anticipation. I was ready for a good fight. It had been almost two weeks since I'd killed a demon.
The doorway opened up into a wide room. At first glance there was nothing out of the ordinary: a few industrial machines, various tools, and hundreds of boxes stacked 40 feet high. I slowly peeled away the glamour. I knew Rebecca envisioned peeling away layers in a painting, but I imagined sharpening a knife. Getting it so sharp that all I have to do is take it and pop the glamour away.
Pop!
I almost jumped with the sudden appearance of four greater demons hiding in the different corners… almost. A tiny shriek from Rebecca tells me that she had just done the same thing. The first demon that caught my attention was Asmoday. He was thought to be the serpent that deceived Eve and caused her to get kicked out of Heaven.
The second demon was Botis. He could tell the past and the future. Like fairies, he gave you the truth, but twisted it and made you wish that you never wanted it in the first place.
The next demon, Deumos, was considered one of the most dangerous demonesses ever. She had 4 horns, a crown, and considered herself higher than Lilith.
The final demon sent chills down my spine. Zagan was the demon king. He's exceptionally deceitful and incredibly sly.
The demoness stepped forward, looking only at me. "Must we kill him, Zagan? He is a beautiful creature. I could have fun with him." She purred and stepped forward, running a taloned finger down my arm.
Botis stepped forward. "We must get rid of them now! If they continue to live, they will destroy any chance demons ever have of ruling this planet. I see dark things in our future unless they are destroyed."
It was Zagan who spoke this time. "We have our orders Deumos, the boy must be killed and the girl alive. Although, he didn't stay in what condition." He smiled evilly, showing off his pointed incisors.
My hand flexed around my blade, preparing to die trying to protect the girl I love.
Wait a second, did I just say love? A joyful smile broke out across my face. Yes I did! I love Rebecca Fray!
I felt a sharp pang in my heart, similar to the feeling I got at the battle with the vampires'. Once again, I passed it off and moved on.
"Jace," Rebecca hissed, peeking at me out of the corner of her eye. "Why are you smiling?" I realized the goofy smile was still plastered on my face and quickly replaced it with an indifferent mask.
"Yes child, why are you smiling? If I were a little Shadowhunter facing four Greater Demons, I'd be scared as Hell. No pun intended." Out of the four, I was least scared of Asmoday. He had a sense of humor. our opponents
We all remained still, sizing up our competition. I took this time to choose my opponents. I'll definitely take on Botis. As long as I don't decide my moves until the last moment, he can't tell my future. I also decided to fight Zagan. Once Rebecca is done with the other two, she can help me finish him.
I had just finished finalizing the details when Botis lunged.
.o.O.o.
All I remember is blood. My thick, red blood and the demon's black, poisonous blood mixing as it out flowed of our bodies. And I knew was that I was losing… bad.
I avoided another blow from Botis, knocking me back a few steps, and threw out a question for Zagan. "Who sent you?"
Zagan, who was standing in the middle of the room, watching the fights, smiled. "An evil man that has great rewards."
He didn't have to say who. "Valentine?"
"Owww!" The sound of steel sliding into flesh and Rebecca's strangled cry snapped me right out of my hazy cloud of rage. I looked over and saw Rebecca, kneeling on the ground, with Deumos pulling a blade out of her abdomen. The demoness looked particularly smug as she wiped the blade on her pants.
All three Greater Demon's, with the exception of Zagan, turned their attention to me. They circled me, like lion's deciding whether or not they should eat me for dinner. Zagan turned his full attention to us, waiting for the inevitable bloodbath.
I decided that I wouldn't go down without a fight. Rebecca wouldn't want that. She'd want me to fight and die a warrior death, a Shadowhunter death.
Clary P.O.V
I hit the ground with a heavy thud. I heard Deumos walk away from me, probably headed after Jace.
Jace.
His name made me fight to keep my eyes open. I just wanted to see him one last time. I lifted one eyelid and saw him being circled.
I'm not just gonna let him die! I refuse to just let him be slaughtered!
I felt around the floor for my stele, finding it by my left elbow. I gripped it tightly in my hand and closed my eyes. I imagined the word realm.
A rune appeared behind my eyelids and I wrote it on the cold, cement floor without a second thought. I poured every single emotion I was feeling into that rune. Love, self-hate, disgust, guilt, and hope.
I opened my eyes, but quickly shut them again. The room filled with a heavenly white light. It was coming from my rune. The started to widen and stretch until it resembled a black hole. Coming from the hole were the screams of the perpetually damned.
By now, the demons had stopped circling Jace and were staring at the hole in horror. "You ignorant little brat! Close this portal right now or I will rip the skin from your bones, and burn the flesh right off your body!" Deumo's eyes had turned a bright orange, like the fiery pits of Hell that she was about to get sucked into.
Zagan was the only one who remained calm. He seemed to keep his head best. His cold black eyes turned to me. "He was right about you. He said that as you discovered your powers, you'd become stronger and stronger, until you were unstoppable. I didn't believe him. If this is my punishment for under-estimating you, then I shall accept. But don't think this is the last time you will see me. Everyone, we are leaving."
Knowing that they couldn't disobey the King of all Demons, the Greater Demons followed with heads' hung low.
Once they were all through and the portal disappeared, the fatigue and immense pain hit me. I whimpered as I let my head hit the concrete floor beneath me. Jace ran over and crouched down next to me, trying to assess my injury without causing me any more pain. "By the Angel, Rebecca, I'm so sorry! I will fix you. I promise!"
"Jace," I managed to gasp out. I had to prepare myself, mentally and physically, for what I was about to say. "My real name is Clarissa Morgenstern and I killed your father. Also, I'm hopelessly, irrevocably in love with you."
My brain barely had time to register the shock, hurt, and anger on his face before I fell into a world of peace and prosperity.
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