Okay, so in this chapter there is a song, the song is called Sebastian's Lullaby, and is a mix of:
Monster- Meg & Dia,
Demon's Fate- Within Temptation,
The Moon Rises- Ponyphonic
And my own ideas, enjoy.
Chapter 23
Clary looked over at Magnus, who was grinning. Jace shook his head.
"For once the sparkly warlock has a point." Jace said, but he was grinning too, Chloe smiled and pulled out a staff made out of leaves and vines, it had a violet crystal at the end that glowed with contained power.
"Nice." Roxy said appreciatively, she took the staff and whacked Jacob on the head.
"Uncalled for!" he protested, ducking away when she attempted to swing it a second time.
"God I love this thing." Roxy said, whipping the staff around some more. Chloe shrugged and pulled out a sword with fiery designs on one side, and silvery-blue designs like ice on the other.
Clary realized that the left side of the sword was fire, while the right side was ice, Chloe handed it to Jacob and Jacob grinned.
"Now this shit is what I'm talking about." Jacob said with a grin that spread across his face as he swung the sword with a practiced style, unlike Roxy's random whacking.
"So, that's all I've got so far, you guys can practice, I need to forge some more stuff." Chloe said, turning and reaching up to grasp some of the white-golden-red fire that hung in the air.
"May I watch?" Magnus asked, Chloe nodded, and Clary saw Simon and Alec walk out of the room, discussing archery tactics.
Isabelle turned to Roxy and said something about finding some demons to beat up, Roxy laughed and Drakiel backed away from the group, and then walked out of the room.
Maia mentioned something about her and Jordan going exploring, Jacob said he would come and give them a tour.
Soon it was only Jace and Clary left in the forge-room, as Chloe and Magnus had gone through a previously unnoticed door in the back that must have led to the supply-room or something.
"We're all alone," Jace said matter-of-factly.
"It would appear so." Clary said, matching his tone. Jace turned and smirked at her before pulling her to him and kissing her hard. Clary allowed herself to relax against him, last time they had been interrupted by Roxy, and the time before that, Lerial.
It was good to be alone; Clary thought, just lost in Jace's embrace, and since the heavenly fire was subdued there was no danger to either of them.
Jace placed his hands on Clary's sides and ran them up under her shirt, and she gasped against Jace's mouth, he grinned against hers and pushed her against the wall just outside the Forge-room.
Clary kissed Jace harder, following his rhythm and running her hands through his hair, if heaven existed, this was it.
One of Jace's hands moved to her waist.
"I…think…Roxy…was…right," Clary said breathlessly, Jace smiled.
"About what?"
"Bedroom, not here, anyone could come back." Clary managed to say without breaking her sentence.
"Ah, come on Fray, just a little more fun?" Jace said suggestively, Clary shook her head and Jace pouted. Clary laughed at his expression.
All of the sudden Jace pulled her into one of the alcoves in the corridor's walls, so they were concealed.
"No one will see us now." Jace said; his pupils dilating and his mouth curling up into a smirk as he moved back to kiss her again.
At this point Clary gave up; Jace obviously wasn't going to stop, not like she minded though.
"Jace… do you remember?" Clary asked when Jace moved down to start kissing her neck and collarbone.
Jace murmured something against her skin.
"What Lerial said, about first times and demons…?" Clary said, trying to keep her mind from spinning off because of Jace's ministrations, she knew she was blushing. Jace paused.
"You want to?" he asked, his eyes half-closed with an emotion Clary had seen before in his eyes…love.
"Well, not here of course, but yes, I love you Jace and I-" Clary started but was cut off by Jace's finger.
"Shhhhhh, do you hear that?" Jace asked, Clary stopped and listened, a sad slow song seemed to appear and fill their ears with a terrible lament.
"What is it?" Clary asked, Jace didn't reply, because the sounds had changed from a wordless tune into lyrics that spoke of sadness.
In the depths of the dark we see, the moon rises, but know,
What a lovely night it is, to walk a moonlight field,
To see the softer shades that by starlight now reveals.
Raven's wings calling surrender in the deepest dark,
Ignite this world, his hand a spark.
The song was beautiful, but there was a darkness that hid in the soft light voice that sang it, Clary and Jace stepped out of the alcove to see Drakiel running towards them.
"Where's the song coming from?' he asked, his eyes wide with fear and…happiness?
When darkness rises from the depths of night,
Underneath the evil and starlight.
Through the dark a predator's eyes gleam,
He slowly saw their nightmares were his dreams…
"We don't know, it just appeared," Clary said, Drakiel's eyes widened, and he started murmuring under his breath, in a language that sounded like crackling flames, a large dark circle appeared in the air, glowing with a dark aura until it cleared, and inside the circle was the images of a cage, with dark runes on it,
A dark shape was curled on the ground of the cage, and an ice-white haired boy was standing there, watching the shape on the cage's floor, the singing was coming from the dark shape, but it hadn't moved.
So why now, when all the world is at rest,
When shadows glow and all is at its very best…
Watching, waiting, his power has grown,
Your chains have been broken, you suffered so long…
The shape on the ground of the cage in Drakiel's black circle lifted its head, a pair of amber eyes looked up at the light-haired boy, Sebastian obviously, and Drakiel caught his breath, Clary gasped, the shape had been a girl, and not just any girl, it was Lerial.
She was singing, the lamented lyrics flowing out of her mouth.
How can you find heaven in this hell?
Screams of goodbye,
Cannot believe it's an eye for an eye,
We will all go to waste…
There will be no escape because he's fallen far from grace…
On the wings of darkness he's returned to stay,
Where the shadows remain, in the dark of the day,
You know he'll be falling from grace all the way.
"What the hell is happening?" Chloe ran over, her hands were covered in golden runes of a sort, and when she looked through the dark circle she stopped and her eyes widened.
"Lerial's not dead." Drakiel whispered.
"Just captured." Jacob said, he had somehow appeared in the time when they were watching the circle's visions.
When the dark comes, we lock ourselves away,
To shun his night, and wait instead for his sister's sunny day.
You monster, how should I feel?
Your creatures lie here, watching through the window,
Make your choice now, what eternity shall we know?...
Clary gasped, "She's singing about Sebastian." She whispered. no one said anything else, but Drakiel's hands tightened into fists.
Oh why do we not adore him, he feels it is his right,
He claims he'll not be shadowed, that he is not the lesser light.
The lost, the broken, swayed by his strength,
When we all know that his rise will be our death…
Love me, love me, that's all he asks for, love me, love me,
A dark embrace is the one we see.
He wondered what it's like to touch and feel something,
And all is lost when he becomes our king.
Lerial's face was gentle as she sang, but her eyes held cold anger. The circle shifted so that they could see Sebastian's expression, he was grinning, watching Lerial sing.
Angels have faith; I don't want to be part of his sin,
I don't want to get lost in his web; I'm not playing his game…
From the ashes of hate, it's a cruel demon's fate,
On the wings of darkness he retaliates…
And now all will know the wonder of his dark and burning sky,
When all the world is wrapped in an eternal lullaby,
So say it now, with the final setting of the sun,
Tomorrow dawns in darkness, the demon's reign has come.
Lerial finished and downcast her eyes, the song had started off peaceful, but had ended sharp and evil and loud.
Like the story of an innocent to a villain.
"Lerial…" Drakiel whispered, and the black circle faded away.
Lerial~ Not dead yet bitch!
Me~ Yeah, yeah, get back in your cage.
Sebastian~ I agree.
Lerial~ *gives middle finger*