So it's been a while..couple of months…I'm sorry! School started and volleyball was crazy, we did really good this year by the way, and then school and drama. Ugh. Well now it is Christmas break and I was like hey why not start it back up, so here is me doing just that!

Okay so I'm not going to promise a new chapter on a certain time frame but I will try to update as soon as possible! Hope you guys enjoy.

I was on my knees facing Lake Lyn. It was night time and I was alone. I felt distant from myself, kind of fuzzy. It was a weird feeling that reminded me of dreaming. The stars shined bright and reflected off of the lake in the most mesmerizing way. Lake Lyn. Every shadowhunter knows this lake. The lake where Raziel created the first shadowhunter. I feel like I'm getting a taste of my kinds history being here…but why am I here?

Just as I started to stand up, a bright white light started to come out of the water. It floated upwards until all of it was revealed, and I realized who I was looking at. Raziel. The Raziel. He was both beautiful and inhuman in the most angelic way. His wings were golden matching his hair a golden grey. He had marks, like runes, covering his entire body. I had never seen or heard of any of the marks before and was instantly fascinated. I wonder what they all meant.

"Clarissa Morgenstern. I've had a close eye on you ever since you were the age of five. You have endured pain like no other, loss of loved ones, and betrayal from the very man who was supposed to protect you. Many would have already given up, but here you are. This, what has happened to you, has only ever been attempted once before you. The injections I mean. It went horribly wrong, and led to the creation of a new type of demon. Ravenor demons. I'm sure you are aware of this type of demon. They were created the same way you obtained your new abilities. The person that was in your place was named Benjamin Roland. He was a human, and is still alive now, locked away in the void." Raziel stopped for a second, never removing his eyes from mine. "You are faced with a choice. Use this horrid gift for the greater good or for the damnation of all Nephilim. Choose wisely Clarissa. I will be watching." He started to lower into the water, but stopped. "If you aren't careful the boy with the matching symbol can cause your death. Love is the key. Remember that."

Within seconds I was alone again, kneeling by Lake Lyn. Raziel. The Raziel just contacted me. What do I do now? I guess I wake up? I do assume I'm sleeping. I mean why else would I feel so fuzzy and weird? I try my hardest to think of reality and soon the lake is gone. The stars vanished and my eyes open.

I wake to find myself in a room I've never seen before. I sit up taking everything in. The room is a deep purple color and the floor is covered in glitter. Hmm. I must be back at Magnus' place. I get up off the bed that I had been sleeping on and exit the room. I hear a noise coming from somewhere down the hall. It sounds like two men, Jace and Magnus. Whatever they are talking about it sounds serious.

As I get to about the middle of the hallway I stop at a door where the sound is emanating from. I knock twice, not wanting to invade their private conversation. I feel a pain in my right leg where my scar is. I place my hand there hoping it will go away, but just decide to ignore it. I hear footsteps coming nearer and soon the door is open.

"Clarissa! Please come in. How are you?" Magnus' words were filled with worry and it was nice to see how much he cared for me. We hadn't really known each other that long, so this was nice.

"I…I'm fine." I look into the room and find Jace sitting on a bed with an ice pack to his head. He's hurt. "What's wrong with Jace?" My heart constricts knowing that he could be in any pain. Why would he be hurt…oh yeah. I almost forgot…we just confronted my father.

"He's having a little head pain right now. Please come in. This is my infirmary room." I enter to join the two boys, looking around as I come. There are three other beds, identical to Jace's, and a counter filled with medical supplies. I wonder why he has all of this. Can't he just use magic? "All of this medical stuff is just for show. I mean I guess it comes in handy for times like these, but usually I don't even use it."

"Oh. Umm…could either of you tell me what happened? Earlier at the barn…it's a little fuzzy for me…" I was afraid of what they would tell me. Jace didn't say anything just looked at me. He looked filled with hate…I wonder what I did to him. Magnus started talking.

"You got your power. Uh what do you remember Clary?"

"Well I was floating and both of my eyes were seeing things differently. I remember feeling like I had a sword connected to my body and I attacked father with it. I didn't feel in control of myself at all. I didn't even know what I was doing." They both looked at me with blank expressions. "Oh yeah and I think I heard my father's thoughts. I may just have been hallucinating but I'm not sure."

"Okay so that's what it was like from your side. You were hovering above the ground and your right eye was bright white, like an angel's eye…and your left was dark resembling a demons. After a while you seemed to get angrier and the left eye blended into the right making them both filled with darkness. Then you raised your right hand and a golden sword appeared, it was heavenly looking. You used that against your father and then collapsed. I'm not sure what any of this is…but I have an idea what it could be." Magnus looked so tired. I wonder how they got us out of there or if…Simon! Did they get him?

"Did you get Simon?"

"Oh yes. He is downstairs. Raphael is attending to him and his new…needs." Raphael. I clenched my fists remembering what he did. I felt my body begin to heat up and my scar started to burn. Jace looked at me as if he was in pain, and I immediately started to calm down. Now was not the time to have another freak attack.

"Why was he burning? Back in the barn."

"I think you did that somehow. If my theory about you is correct then I know exactly what happened."

"Okay. What is this theory?" I wonder if Magnus filled Jace in about me. About my secret.

"You said you felt pain from your father's injections most of the time correct? And that other times it felt like nothing happened?"

"Yes." Where is he going with this?

"Well we know for sure that the painful injections had to have been demon blood and that the demon was somehow related to Sammael. This would make sense for why your left eye was black like a demon's eye. The other eye was bright white, like an angel's. My theory is that the injections that felt like nothing were actually angel blood. You were born with a little angel blood in your system, but now that you have a ton of extra angel in you, you have new abilities."

"Like hearing people's thoughts and the heavenly sword?" His theory makes sense.

"Yes, exactly. I think it was the glare from your dominant angel eye, your right eye that burned Raphael. Anything heavenly is detrimental to vampires."

"Oh ok. Yeah that would explain him burning. Why do you think my left eye ended up blending with my right?"

"You got angrier. Demons are evil creatures that feed off of bad things, like anger. Your demon blood must have pushed the angel blood back and became dominant in your blood stream. I would assume you would have more demon like qualities when the demon blood is dominant, but you used a heavenly sword. If I'm correct this means that when you are demon dominant then you have your heavenly powers at use, which is the sword and reading minds. Those are angel like qualities. So maybe when your angel dominant and your demon blood is pushed back, you will have more demonic powers."

"Wait. So why wouldn't I have demon like powers when my demon blood is most dominant?" That seems quite backwards to me.

"Your demon blood is working so hard maintaining its dominance in in your blood stream that the heavenly powers are more available to use. They will be stronger since they aren't having to push your demonic half back. Does that make sense?"

"So basically my demon blood is using all of its energy to push back my angel blood and is so weak that I can't use my demonic powers?"

"Yes. I don't think either types of blood are strong enough to hold back their opposites and fight. I hope this is making sense to you."

"Yeah a little. It's just so weird to me. What do you think will happen when my demon blood is pushed back and I'm angel dominant?"

"We won't know until it happens. I've already contacted Tessa and she is on her way over here. She is bringing a trusted silent brother to examine you." The mention of a Silent Brother coming made me stop breathing. "Clary don't worry I've known this Silent Brother for a very long time. He won't hurt you. He's just coming to help us."

"What did you both do with my father?"

"He got away. When you collapsed Jace and I came down from the loft and he was gone. Once we get this all under control we will go after him." Jace has been quite through me and Magnus' entire conversation. I feel like I must have done something to him.

"Okay." I turned to face Jace. "Are you okay? How's your head?"

"I'm fine." He looked at Magnus. "Could I talk to Clary alone for a second?" Magnus nodded and left the room. Once the door was shut Jace began talking. "I thought you were dying. When you collapsed I thought…"

"I'm okay Jace. Don't worry about me, I'm stronger than I look." I gave him a shy smile and he returned the favor.

"I know you are. It's just…I worry about you and after what we've just found out about you I'm sure you are going to be a big target. You will be a threat to basically everything in existence…how can I protect you through that?" He looked down at his feet.

"Jace. Look at me. I. Will. Be. Fine. Okay?" Why is he so worried about me anyway?

"I just feel this strange pull to you. Do you feel it too?" He's so cute.

"I think I do…So what did you and Magnus talk about while I was in la la land?"

"Oh uhh…" He tensed as he took in my question. "Well he kind of told me some stuff about you…about what your dad did to you. You know right? About what was in the serums?" His eyes were so caring.

"Yeah that's what me and Magnus talked about earlier..what day is it?" I figured I was out for at least the night but I mean who knows how long I was out.

"You were only knocked out for about two hours. We brought you here after all of that and just let you sleep. Magnus didn't think there was anything really wrong with you."

"Okay well that's good I guess." I looked at Jace a little closer. He was holding the icepack on the left side of his head and his other arm was placed on his upper thigh. It looked like he was trying to keep pressure on it for some reason. "What happened to you? I remember seeing blue tears fall from your eyes before I blacked out."

He closed his eyes and seemed to tense even more. I don't even know how one can be so tense. "Clary. You have a symbol on your leg right? Well…I...I'm just going to start from the beginning. My parents were murdered by a man unknown to me until recently. He came in the night and murdered them both all the while I watched. Once he finished them off he came and found me. He said something in another language, almost demonic, and then he branded me leaving behind a scar on my upper right thigh." He stopped there and we locked eyes. I know exactly what he is trying to tell me now. He has the scar too. He has the symbol on his body too.

Magnus said to tell him right away. To walk away right when I found out and to tell him…but I couldn't leave Jace. He was right, around him I felt like we were magnets and the full was so strong that I couldn't leave even if I tried to. Involuntarily I placed my hand over the one resting on his leg. Never breaking eye contact, I sat down on the infirmary bed beside him and held onto his arm placing my head on his shoulder.

This, what's happened in the past few days, this is going to change our lives forever. I am bound to this man sitting next to me by something I don't quite understand. I have powers that are so beyond my control it's terrifying. My mother is dead and my brother is left in the dark. I feel so defeated. Lost in thought I didn't register what Jace was saying to me.

"Clarissa? Clarissa? Are you deaf?" He was looking down at me with a smile. Oh that smile.

"Oh...hey there." He chuckled at me and I couldn't help but to smile either. "If you aren't careful the boy with the matching symbol can cause your death. Love is the key. Remember that." Love is the key. My stomach rumbled loudly, embarrassingly loud that it made Jace laugh at me some more. Great.

"….Clary...I don't mean to freak you out…but something is dying…inside you right now. It's so loud. You need to eat woman! Let's call in some Chinese takeout. Chinese takeout is the key."

"Actually love is the key, but Chinese takeout is basically the same thing so yes. Let's do it."

I know. I know. I'm right! Chinese takeout is basically the food version of love. It won't cheat on you. It won't leave you. It is the best kind of love ever.

Anyways, there was chapter 9. So a lot went down in chapter 8 and I hope some of this has explained a little. It's kind of confusing and I hope you all understand cause if you do it's literally awesome as fuuuuuuuuu… anyways… I hope you all have been entertained by this chapter and I will release another one soon.

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