City Of Bones

Chapter 11

Raphael was fast, Clary will give him that, but Jace was much faster with years of training. While Jace was speaking he was inspecting the vampire. Watching how the vampire shifted to the balls of his feet, readying for attack. Predicting Raphael's next move allowed for Jace to sidestep the attack effortlessly, except for the fact that there were several other vampires around them. Jace hit some while dodging others. He was lucky enough to be able to make his way out of the corner where they could've finished him off easily.

Jacob lunged with his sharp fangs visible as he attempted to bite Jace in the neck. Jace moved at the last second so the wound was placed against his arm. The sleeve of his white button up shirt ripped and there was a cut along his arm, which already had begun to bleed. Jace cursed and hit Jacob along the jaw with the blade. He screamed and stumbled back.

Clary stood there frozen. A part of her knew she had to help Jace even though he invaded, but he invaded for good not bad. Clary sighed and grabbed two blades out of her bag, determined to stop the vampires but not kill any of them.

Clary raced to Jace's side and held off some of the vampires. Some of them looked at her in surprise that she'd go against them after how they helped her while the rest looking like they saw it coming. It was chaos.

"Glad to know you care." Jace muttered to her when she stopped James from attacking Jace.

"I don't want to kill any of you!" Clary exclaimed to the vampires as they continued to attack.

"I'm not so sure they feel the same way about you." Jace said between hits. Clary may not want to kill them but Jace looked like he was all up for it. Clary gasped as a vampire punched her in the gut. It was the blond girl vampire. The girl took the advantage of Clary's shock and swiped a kick to Clary's face.

"Clarissa!" Jace called as she stumbled backwards. Clary touched her nose and found blood smeared across her face. She slowly looked up to the blond who was smiling at her.

"Bitch." Clary hissed and stabbed her with the blade on her shoulder. She screamed and stumbled backwards. Clary kicked her in her stomach before she felt Jace at her side.

"You alright?" Jace asked and examined her bleeding nose. "She got you good." He said then turned to slash at the vampire in front of them. Raphael was one of them.

"I'm surprised you turned against us." Raphael smirked at Clary and she bit her lip.

"I didn't mean too," She replied sadly as she dodged his attacks. "Do I look like I want to start a big fight?" Raphael shook his head at her.

"It doesn't matter now. Valentine is back, all the downworlders know of it and with him back there will be no accords and Covenant." He grinned at her and Clary's eyes widened at the mention of Valentine. Jace had overheard and grabbed Raphael by the neck, pressing the tip of the knife on Raphael's neck.

"Who told you that?" Jace demanded.

"Everyone knows it. Rumors are circling rapidly. He is seeking the Mortal Cup. He's alive and ready for revenge." Raphael sneered and Jace gave him an angry smile.

"That bastard is dead in hell and you," he pressed the tip of the knife farther into his neck drawing some blood. "Can join-." Suddenly there was a large crashing sound behind them. Everyone froze and turned around.

Back where Clary had told her story to the vampires, shards of glass flew across the floor from the only window that was nailed over with boards of wood like every other window and door of the hotel. The shattering sound was so loud Clary had the urge to cover her ears. Suddenly several large forms evolved from the dark into the light.