Voyage of the Prince
When Alexander Lightwood makes a deal with Captain Magnus Bane to save his siblings, he was not expecting to be dragged into a world totally unknown to him.
Pirate of the Caribbean Inspired.
Disclaimer: I do not own Shadowhunter's or Pirates of the Caribbean
Chapter Seven
"Watch your step Lightwood, can't have you hurt before we start the ritual now can we?" Valentine smirked as Alec stumbled over a rock, his balance thrown off by the fact his hands were tied tightly in front of himself.
"Bite me," Alec muttered bitterly as Jonathan hauled him upright with a firm hand on the back of his neck.
"Don't give him any ideas." Jonathan murmured as he forced Alec forward, allowing Alec to duck his head down as they exited the tunnel into a large cavern with small streams surrounding a small island like the section in the middle where an altar made of gold was waiting.
"Bring the Lightwood brat up to the altar son and we can begin the ritual!" Valentine ordered loudly, his crew cheered and roared with excitement as Jonathan forced Alec up to the altar. Alec let out a cry as the blond knocked his knees out from under him, forcing him to kneel in front of the shining gold bowl.
"After our many years of search, we have finally done it, men! We will soon have the Song of the Sea in our control and we will rule these waters!" Valentine cried out, unsheathing a jewel-crusted dagger. Alec felt a bead of sweat drop own his neck at the sight of the sharp metal and the way the crazed look in Valentine's eyes only grew as he approached Alec with the cheers and encouragement of his crew backing him.
"Your sacrifice will allow me to gain the secrets your family had sealed away and kept from me all these years! You have your parents to thank for this boy." Valentine hissed to Alec as he pressed the edge of the dagger to Alec's throat. Alec then realized that his sacrifice really meant his life; he slowly closed his eyes as he thought of his family and how he was so sorry he would never see them again… At least this way he would see Magnus, Davy Jones willing.
Alec gasped when a warm spray of blood hit the side of his face and his eyes snapped open at the sound of Valentine gasping for air hit his ears.
"Jonathan, why?" Valentine clutched at his son's arm, eyes wide as he stared down at the sword tip that was sticking out of his chest.
"You know nothing about the Song of the Sea Father, I will use it to bring back the one person who actually cared about me, Mother will come back to life tonight while you leave this world." Jonathan hissed in Valentine's ear as he kicked his father off his sword and watched impassioned as Valentine's body tumbled off the island and splashed in the nearby stream.
"Stand guard while I take Lightwood to the CORRECT altar, soon the ocean will be ours!" Jonathan raised his bloodied sword and the crew cheered, looking pleased with what had just transpired.
"What, Jonathan you?" Alec sputtered as he was yanked to his feet and he stumbled after Jonathan who had a firm grip on his tied hands.
"I told you already Lightwood, now be quiet and let me bring my Mother back." Jonathan snapped stiffly as he pulled Alec down another tunnel and they exited into a darker, smaller room where a well sat innocently.
"I'm not about to let you slit my throat for some insane myth!" Alec struggled as Jonathan pulled him over to the well, withdrawing a dagger from his hip.
"Father was always one for the dramatic, I only need to do this and the seal will break." Jonathan scoffed as he slid the blade over Alec's palm, getting a small cry and wince from the dark-haired nobleman. Alec watched as his own blood dripped from his palm and hit the surface of the water, to his amazement the water turned bright red and started to boil.
"Yes, yes! The seal is breaking and my Mother is returning to me!" Jonathan cried out as he shoved Alec to the ground, arms spread out as an insane smile appeared on his lips. Alec grunted as he hit the stone floor hard before he curled his injured palm to his chest, his eyes wide as the red water bubbled over the edge of the well as a figure rose from its depths.
"Oh, my God." Alec breathed out in horror at the sight of the figure, it was somewhat shaped like a woman with long dark hair. Her face was sunken in so much he could see bones and her eye sockets were empty; she was terrifying to look at.
"Mother, you have finally returned to me!" Jonathan breathed out, happiness showing clear on his face.
"My child, come into my embrace." The figure's mouth moved up and down before the jaw detached itself and Alec fought back the urge to vomit, the voice was wrapped and sounded nothing like a female.
"Mother, I have missed you so much." Jonathan fell into the creature's arms, tears falling down his cheeks.
"Jonathan, don't!" Alec rose to his feet and gasped as the bubbling red-stained water swallowed up the figure and the blond. Silence covered the cavern as Alec stared at the now still red water in horror; the creature had drowned Jonathan who went willingly. Alec stumbled back when the water bubbled and the creature rose up once more and turned its empty eyes on Alec.
"W-What do you want?" Alec managed to get out as he locked his legs so he didn't collapse to the floor.
"You are Alexander Lightwood are you not?" The creature spoke, it sounded less horrifying than before, in fact, it sounded almost loving.
"I am." Alec swallowed as he clung to his throbbing hand as he edged back towards the entrance of the tunnel behind him.
"You have a question do you not Alexander Lightwood?" The creature tilted its head to the side.
"…Why did Jonathan willingly go with you?" Alec blurted out.
"He saw his mother Lilith, we gave him what he wanted. He is now reunited with his mother and finally at peace." The creature explained and Alec's shoulder slumped, as he understood why Jonathan had gone willingly with the creature.
"…Why did he need my blood to break the seal?" Alec asked moving forward a bit, realizing the creature didn't seem to want to harm him.
"Many, many years ago your ancestors found me, they realized that if they sealed us they could come by every few years, fed me a drop of their eldest son's blood and they would be granted a new wish. You are the newest son of the Lightwoods in generations, so many generations that your family's secret turned into a legend and the Lightwoods had forgotten about me." The creature explained as their empty sockets suddenly had hazel eyes that Alec had seen in the mirror many times.
"What would happen if your seal is broken?" Alec asked curiously as he pieced together the fact the creature had eyes again was thanks to his blood.
"I would rejoin my family, they are waiting for me out there and I only wish to return to them. I was a creature of the sea before your family entrapped me." The creature didn't seem bitter or angry, just resigned to their fate.
"…How can I properly break your seal?" Alec asked as he stepped closer to the well, not fearing the creature any longer.
"Your blood Alexander Lightwood, I would need a lot of your blood." The creature looked at Alec with hopeful eyes.
"Take what you need," Alec said simply as he dipped his still bleeding palm into the well's water and let out a noise as he sank to his knees as he felt the water starting to pull his blood out of the cut.
"Thank you Alexander Lightwood, thank you." The creature caressed Alec's dark hair tenderly as Alec's eyes slipped closed as his strength faded, he was so out of it he swore he heard someone call out his name before his world faded into pure darkness.