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"Clary!" Magnus said with enthusiasm as Clary opened the front door to the Institute. Normally Downworlders weren't allowed on the sacred grounds of the Institute but being a warlock Magnus was an exception. "How are you my dear?"
"Pretty well Magnus." Clary replied. "Not that we never want to see you, but what are you doing here?"
"Well I haven't heard from Alec since yesterday and he said he wasn't feeling too well." Magnus explained as he walked with Clary down the hallway towards the study. "I just wanted to make sure he was alright."
"Yeah we haven't heard much out of him either," Clary nodded and led Magnus into the study to greet the others. "I hope he's ok."
Magnus shook hands with Jace and Isabelle and made small talk for a few moments before Jace and Clary took off towards the training room for the day. Isabelle pulled on her jacket and walked towards the library for some studying. Magnus was left alone, but he quickly made his way towards Alec's room. He knocked softly on Alec's door. When he didn't get a reply he pressed his ear to the door and listened. He heard small whimpers and other various squeaking noises. His brow furrowed with concern and he walked into the room.
"Alec?" Magnus said. He walked over to the mess of blankets and the Alec-sized lump under the blankets. He sat down on the edge of Alec's bed and reached out to rub his back. Alec whimpered again and shook a bit when Magnus touched him. Magnus cocked his head, confused but then he touched the back of his hand to Alec's forehead. "Oh Alec baby, you're burning up…"
Magnus sighed and lay down next to his boyfriend. Alec's eyes opened wide and he shot up in bed suddenly panting and shaking. He was scared for whatever reason.
"Alec!" Magnus sat up as well and rubbed his back again. "Alec darling? Are you alright?"
"I-It's not real…" Alec shook harder and he seemed to cower in Magnus' presence. "T-Tell me it's not r-real!"
"Alec sssh, sssh baby," Magnus cooed and smoothed his boyfriend's sticky hair back from his hot forehead. "You're really sick aren't you sweetie?"
"M-Magnus…" Alec groaned and fell backwards again into his bed. "S-Scared…"
"Alec…" Magnus sighed and shook his head. Alec really was hot with fever; Magnus touched his hand to his cheeks then kissed his forehead. "Just get some sleep my baby."
Magnus looked over at Alec's arm. He cocked his head at the bandages and touched them gently. Alec winced, but he was basically out cold. Magnus slowly unraveled the bandages and saw Alec's wound. He saw the raised and red edges, but mostly he saw the inky black substance that was leaking from it slowly. His mouth fell open and he ran out of the room towards the training gym.
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"Clary try not to fall to this time!" Jace yelled from the other balance beams that he was on, before he jumped down from them. "I really don't want to bust my ass catching you again!"
"Oh bite me Jace!" Clary laughed and walked across her beams confidently then bungeed down until she was right in front of him.
"Don't tempt me." He smirked and pecked her lips before laughing. They were lost in each other's eyes for a mere moment before Magnus burst through their doors out of breath and looking extremely concerned.
"Why didn't you all tell me Alec was this sick!" he yelled, he pushed the doors open and stomped over towards the two of them. Jace and Clary looked a bit confused.
"What do you mean?" Clary asked.
"He just has the flu or something?" Jace replied.
"He does not just have the flu or something." Magnus stated. "He has demon poisoning!"
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Isabelle walked swiftly the study where Magnus had called everyone. She sat down on the chair across from the study table and watched as Magnus flipped through a spell book of his that he'd summoned from his house.
"Thank you for coming Isabelle." Magnus said halfheartedly. "Did you call your parents like I instructed?"
"Yes." Isabelle gulped. She knew something had been wrong with her brother from the start. "They're stuck in a Clave meeting though and can't make it until tomorrow evening."
"This is serious." Magnus informed Clary, Jace, and Isabelle. "Alec has been poisoned by the Greater Demons of Truth and Fear. This is the most dangerous combination of Greater Demon poisoning I've ever seen, although it's happened with others before. Poisoning from Greater Demons causes the symptoms of the flu at first but then they escalate and turn into high fever, hallucinations, eventually the dreams and hallucinations from the poisoning causes the person to go insane and they usually end up well…eliminating themselves from it."
Isabelle covered her mouth with her hand and Jace and Clary sighed heavily. They all felt horrible for not noticing Alec's condition earlier.
"We can still help him," Magnus explained. "But I need a few ingredients from other places and my home. I can whip up a potion of sorts that will help him heal. If we break the fever and target the source of the infection we'll be able to save him."
"We'll keep an eye on him Magnus." Jace nodded and Magnus closed his spell book. He walked over towards the door and left for his home. Jace walked down the hallway towards Alec's room. He hoped he was going to be ok. He didn't know what he'd do if he lost his parabatai.
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Alec shook, he sweated heavily. Through the woods he ran. The night sky was plagued with flames. He tucked his jacket closer to his body and kept running away from the Institute. He'd managed to somehow break through the portal to Idris. He didn't know how he'd gotten there, but his best guess was that his mind had decided that was where he'd be safe. His parents were in Idris right now. They always made him feel safe.
He panted and ran faster as the flames tore through the forest and towards him. The trees around him were charred and covered in fire. His legs were tired and his body ached, but on he ran. His chest burned with the soot and ash that filled the air and he felt as if he was going to pass out. The fire raged on and grew higher still behind him.
He came to a river eventually but it was quite wide. His heart beat increased as the flames grew closer and closer towards him. Alec then jumped. He landed rather clumsily on the other side of the river. He felt a surge of pain shoot up his ankle as it twisted on a rock and he slammed into the side of a tree. His lip was bleeding and his foot hurt, his skin was overheating and he looked dizzily over at the flames as they slowly started to fade out of his view and it was as if they were never there to begin with. He whined and shifted slightly before closing his eyes and letting the darkness surround him.
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So Alec has demon poisoning and he's run off? That's just great!
Will they be able to find and help him?
More to come soon guys