𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓲 𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝔂𝓸𝓾?| 𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓬 𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝔀𝓸𝓸𝓭

Chapter Twenty-Five *PART ONE*

(hi so this chapter is long as HELL *being the operative word*  so i'm dividing it into two parts. this is part one, obviously, and part two will either be tonight or tomorrow morning. sotc is look what you made me do by taylor swift. happy reading, i love you!)

Ness rolled over in the silky sheets and groaned at the prospect of having to get up. She felt like something had crawled into her mouth and died there or something.

Maybe she would have been more enthusiastic about getting up if she hadn't had a killer hangover.

After her and Alec dragged themselves through the rain, they went back and changed into their pyjamas, swearing on going to bed, but instead they actually just ordered lots of cocktails from room service and had thrown themselves into bed at an impressive three in the morning.

Well, that room bill isn't going to look too hot, Ness thought to herself, as she finally gathered the motivation to throw the light duvet off her and rolled onto her back, rubbing her eyes and trying to shock some energy into herself.

It didn't really work. 

She sat up and clutched her head with the pain of the hangover, scrunching her face up in an attempt to ease it. It was absolutely rubbish.

She still felt like she'd died and been resurrected.

Wait, please don't tell me I'm a vampire or something.

Ness got up with the speed of light, forgetting all about her splitting head and raced over to the mirror, ignoring how lightheaded she was.

She stared at herself and then relaxed.

Oh, good; I'm not dead. 

The adrenaline rush gave up on her, and she remembered her hangover.

Wrinkling her nose, Ness turned and went into the bathroom and grabbed the toothpaste and her toothbrush and tried to get the taste that she imagined would be death out of her mouth.

Cocktails must have some foul stuff in them.

She switched on the shower and went back over to the sink and began to brush her teeth, scanning herself in the mirror. That was when she saw it.

A little black flash out of the corner of her eye. Ness snapped her head around.

"Alec?" she called nervously, edging out of the bathroom backwards, keeping an eye on the mirror so she could see behind her. When she got out, she put her back to the wall, and glanced around the room. 

"Alec" she repeated crossly. "I swear if this is you, I am going to be mad at you for the rest of your life. Cut it out, already!"

Nothing. 

She glanced around again, a small drizzle of smoke rising from the coffee table caught her eye. She scrutinised it for a moment, before cautiously walking over to the table.

In the ashtray was a poorly stubbed out cigarette, half smoked.

What the hell?

Alec was the only person she knew that smoked. Ness narrowed her eyes and grabbed a sweatshirt, opening the door between hers and Alec's room.

It was empty. 

Maybe he's gone for a run or something.

Ness casually strolled into, scanning the room for anything suspicious. Alec's phone, bank card and stele were on his locker. His shoes, his sweater, his lighter were on the floor. Alec was the biggest perfectionist Ness had ever met. He would never leave his room in a mess. Ness crept over to the bed and there it was, a small slip of paper, with copperplate handwriting on it.

Persy,

Sorry I took your little friend, but it had to be done,

you've been exceptionally difficult to track down sweetheart.

Also, I was just bored. Anyways, come get him! You know

exactly where I'll be. Can't wait to see you!

Love from,

Dad. 

(sots is supermassive black hole by muse <3 enjoy!!)

"So, the devil is your dad" Isabelle asked for the millionth time. Ness nodded.

"Yes, Izzy, he's my dad" she sighed for the millionth time. "When's Mag gonna get here?"

Raphael tilted his head to one side and half smiled.

"I can hear him portalling in in five, four, three, two-" 

"Hello!" came Magnus' cheerful voice. "I'm here."

Raphael looked amused.

"Sweetpea" he greeted Ness as he embraced her, and she hugged him tightly. "Don't worry" he murmured. "We'll have him back in no time."

Ness nodded and held back the tears that were flowering in her eyes.

Magnus gestured for them all to hold hands and pressed his thin lips together.

"Unfortunately, I can't go" he said regretfully. "My father said if I ever set foot in hell again, he'll burn me alive."

"Nice guy" remarked Raphael and Izzy glared at him.

"Raph" she hissed. "Don't be so horrible". Raph looked satisfying subdued, and Izzy smirked priggishly. Magnus cleared his throat. 

"This is a bit of an awkward question, but you can't enter hell if you're too...pure" he said. "So, um, has everyone here...?"

"I've had sex Magnus, yes" Isabelle interrupted, before turning her attention to Ness. "And you certainly have."

"What, you and Alec?" Raph asked with a smirk. Ness went beet red.

"No actually me and Jace" she corrected, nodding awkwardly. Raph was gobsmacked.

"But the last time I saw you two-"

"Can we just get on with it" Ness snapped, interrupting Raph. "Please."

"So, I assume you're good then, Raph?" Magnus asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes." 

"All-righty" Magnus grinned, rubbing his hands together. "You guys ready?"

They nodded and took each other's hands, and Ness was shocked at how cold Raph's hands were. Nevertheless, she held on tightly as Magnus recited the incantation.

"Million pupa elapsu puris discens

Million pupa elapso puris discens

Suspicor aerumnas mittere in gehennam

Ego nescio forte moriatur in igne" 

Isablle could feel herslef getting hotter and hotter and then suddenly it hit her all at once. She screamed in agnony and glanced at raph, who was suffering a similar plight. She looked at Ness.

Ness looked completely normal, bar the fact that she was glancing at her counterparts in alarm, and looking down at her arms, expecting to see or feel something like that hellfire that was burning her friends from the inside out.

She felt absolutely nothing at all.

Oh my stars.

I really am his daughter.

I'm actually the the princess of hell.