The Mortal Instruments: City of Heavenly Fire (fanfiction)

chapter12: Their Decision

CHAPTER 12

Clary was flung out the portal and landed for the first time on her feet. The drink had made her skills even better than before. She was no longer clumsy or unbalanced; she was graceful unlike ever before. She felt alive and free. Sebastian intertwined his fingers with hers. He was standing next to her, overlooking the scene before them. It was a dark city full of history and bloodshed in the shadowhunter world.

"Where are we?" Clary asked. Sebastian had a dark glint in his eyes, one Clary loved.

"Sicily isn't it beautiful."

Her eyes lit up. It wasn't beautiful, it was gorgeous. Using her new found speed, Clary ran towards the edge of the building that was overlooking the town. Sebastian followed her.

"I love it." She said smiling. He grinned beside her.

"I love you." Clary's heart fluttered. She reached up and kissed him. He grinned.

"I hate to say this but we have to go." She smiled up at him.

"Okay." And with her stele Clary drew a portal, which took them into the dark city.

"I call this meeting to order." said the Inquisitor. He stood up among the crowd of shadowhunters who had been called to the meeting. Jace and the others sat on the front with the Lightwoods. Across the room he saw Jocelyn and Luke together holding hands. The meeting was being held in the Accords Hall. The center if Alicante, Idris.

"This meeting is being held, as you all know, about Jonathan Morgenstern and his plan to bring down the Clave." There where whispers amongst the crowd.

"Now," said the Inquisitor. "We have decided that we will vote on whether or not to fight Sebastian." A couple protest cane from the crowd. Jace went wide eyed. Didn't they all want the same thing, to kill Sebastian?

"But first we have some evidence that needs to be brought up. Maryse." He gestured towards Jace mother. She stood up nervously.

"There has been some evidence, that came forward weeks ago." She nodded to some shadowhunters which produced the bag containing a pair if angel wings. The ones Sebastian has sent them. Some people cried out others looked sick. Jace was probably the angriest though.

"Along with it came a note."She produced a small piece if paper."On it are the words, Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern. And, I am coming. He has also taken Clarissa Morgenstern. She drank from the cup and has joined him." Jocelyn went wide eyes and glared at Jace. "That is all."
She sat, and looked down at her hands. Maryse hated to be the one who had to break the news to Jocelyn.

"That is all the evidence." said the Inquisitor. "Okay, the court will vote. All in favor of fighting raise your hand. Many raised there hands. "All I favor of surrendering raise your hand." This time more hands went up than before.

Jace let his mind register what had just happened. The Clave had voted, and they were surrendering to Sebastian. Jace shot up from his chair.

"No!" He protested. "We cannot surrender!"

"Jonathan-"

"It's Jace."

"Jace. We have to he is too powerful."

"If we fight we have a chance. If we surrender he'll just kill us all. Joining him won't be an option, he will just kill you."

"Fighting him will just get us killed."

"We're half angel for god’s sake!" said Jace. "We were meant to fight and protect the world. Rid it of demons, not let one take over."

"You've seen what he can do."

"And I've seen what we can do. And what I can. I've killed him once."

"We will not fight him, and that is final."

"You can sit back and die, but not me. I'm going to fight. I'm going to go out there and protect the ones I love, not watch them be murdered. And I'm going to fight for my fiancé. Anyone who wants to join me is free too. We could use the numbers." Jace walked out the hall. He wasn't backing down. Jace heard the voices if others behind him. He turned to see that a majority of the crowd had followed him. Isabelle and the others were in the front. She came over and hugged him. When they separated Isabelle asked,
"So what's the plan?" He thought over it.

"We need all the help we can get. Simon do you think you could get some if the vampires to join us?" Simon nodded.

“Yea. Well go find them." He and Isabelle left.

"Mai, Jordan-"

"Got it." said Mia. Her and Jordan left.

"Magnus."

"Warlocks. On it." He and Alec left. Jace was alone with his army.

He stood boldly in front of them. "Gather all the weapons and gear you can. Well need it."
The shadowhunters dispatched to gather there things. Jace stood there for a moment. Tomorrow they would be fighting Sebastian. Tomorrow he would have to save Clary one way or another. He had an idea for how I get her back, but it was a slim chance. Jace left, he needed to get his head together. How in the world where they going to defeat Sebastian?