Author's Note: Ciao! As promised this chapter will be from Magnus's POV as to how he knows Katherine. I mean come on let's face it Magnus knows everyone. Magnus knows your great step aunt's gold fish Merlin and attended his flushing. And of course my friends had to have their two-cents so Alec will meet Katherine as well. If this chapter is awkward weird and completely awful, I blame them.

Magnus lay in his bed at home trying to steady his breathing. He was completely and utterly failing. He rolled over and stared at the person next to him and felt his heart rate both trying to increase and decrease at the same time. Alec Lightwood. Never before had Magnus met such an amazing mortal. Or such a beautiful one. There was such a look of peace on his pale face that his heart decided to slow down. And then seem to stop completely as he realized what it could mean for Alec if di Luminoso's plan succeeded. There was a 99% chance that war would follow. And where there was war there were Shadowhunters. And where there were Shadowhunters, there was Alec. He could not, would not allow Alec to be killed. Carefully he slid out of bed, dressed and made his way to the living room.

Barely had he sat down on the couch when the shadows darkened and in a flash of black Hellfire, the general herself appeared.

He had met her only once before and was definitely not ready for this meeting. She was dressed in black naturally and in full body armor complete with black heeled boots covered in silver buckles. Her armor, though black, was also etched in silver, her hair tied back in a silver band. He knew that in was not merely silver that adored her armor and no doubt her sword, but Tartarian silver. It was by far the most powerful, deadly, and dangerous metal to obtain. She had somehow gotten it during her punishment time in Tartarus as well as her necklace. He forced himself not to shudder. Around her neck on Tartarian silver, and placed upon her fingers in Tartarian silver rings, were Chaos crystals. Beautiful gems that had helped to create the first forms of life, the first immortals. However they were extremely powerful. It was said in legends that they could be used to create immortals when melded with shadow, and could strip even the mighty Zues from his immortality. She was the Ghost Queen, the Shadow's Assassin, the Savior of Death, the Sky's Bane. Then she spoke, her black eyes didn't exactly soften but she seemed a little less murderous.

"Magnus Bane. It seems my little plan was leaked out. I knew that the golden boy was not very tactical but..." she trailed off and shrugged.

"Your plan? I don't believe that such a plan would be very wise...General." he added on the end. She was very strict about respect.

"That is untrue. You believe my plan is very wise and long overdue. However you fear for him." she gestured to his bedroom door. " There is a reason I chose the golden one Magnus. It was not because I have a special fondness for golden, disrespectful assholes. It was because he was the second best I could get. I wanted Alec but I could not take your love from you. I know how that feels first hand. I would not do such a thing."

He nodded. There were many things that could be said about General di Luminoso. Sure she was a cut throat, ruthless, merciless, and in many accounts, insane murderess. But she valued love and loyalty and honor. The reason she was all the things she was was for her family's survival.

"What of Clary? You would rip Jace away from her?" he asked. He realized his disrespectful tone a little to late. The glare that flashed quickly through her eyes made a shark's cold stare seem like that of an innocent and friendly child.

"There was another reason I chose him." she said and Magnus raised an eyebrow."That insufferable idiot simply refuses to die." she smirked and Magnus laughed. "I almost forgot. I brought this for you." She reached into her armor to draw something out.

And Alec flew out of the bedroom fully dressed, a knife aimed at her throat.

Author's Note: Kind of a cliff-hanger. No worries, I'll have the next one up soon. Like I usually do when I write I just kinda let my mind wonder and this is where it took me. Hey it didn't turn out half bad.

*Funny looks from everyone*

Fine, it did but still it's a pretty long chapter. I haven't been writing much recently so you people deserve it.

WarriorOfHades Out!