The Other Morgenstern

(City Of Glass) Chapter Twenty: Raziel

"Skylar." Jocelyn said staring at her eldest daughter, how beautiful she had become, how much she had grown. She had suddenly felt guilty about all the years she had missed, how she left her daughter with Valentine.

"Mother." Skylar whispered and ran over to her mother and hugging her tightly. She smiled, she had missed her mother for years but suddenly she moved back.  "I-I have to ask you something."

"Go ahead."

"Why didn't you tell me about my twin?" Skylar asked

"Our brother." Clary said and crossed her arms.

"I thought he was dead."

"He's not though."

"You lied to me! You had no right!"Clary shouted, Skylar stood there silently trying to take this all in . "You kept me from this! My life mom!"

"I'm sorry." Jocelyn said, Clary continued to go off on Jocelyn about how she shouldn't have done that.

"Clary, that's enough!" Skylar shouted at his little sister, Jocelyn's eyes widened not expecting anyone to defend her. "She's our mother, respect that. Yes she shouldn't have done the things she did but she did it out of love so stop complaining."

"You don't understand! She kept me from this Skye! This is my life!"

"No, you don't understand how many children would kill for a mother like her." 

"Skylar, it's alright I deserve this."

"Whatever," Clary ran out of the house, Skylar rolled her eyes and looked at Isabelle who shrugged. 

"Give her time." Isabelle suggested

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Skylar stumbled through the portal, Isabelle and Jace were missing. Jace is a Herondale not her brother, Sebastian was her brother. She felt relieved to know that she was able to love Jace after all. She landed inside of Lake Lyn, her lungs filled with the water. 

When her eyes flew open, her father looked down at her with a dark grin on his face. "Skylnn." She froze, realizing she was unable to move and speak. Seraphina was gone, she could't feel the Archangel's presence. "She can't interact with you." Skylar glared at him and sat there.  

"Skylar, are you alright?" Jace asked revealing himself, his face filled with dried blood stains. She stayed silent and watched them carefully. 

"She can't speak." Valentine said, they began to talk. Skylar began to try to figure out how to get out of here, she had limited choices. The Archangel that once guided her was gone, she sighed and gulped. She stared at the ground and looked up to see her father move forward and stabbed Jace right thought his heart. He fell onto the ground, Skylar froze, her world started to fall apart.

Her heart started to race, she began to hyperventilating. Suddenly a rune on Skylar's chest began to glow brightly, she was able to speak once again and move. Once Valentine got what he wanted, he ignored what was going on behind him. Skylar stood up and ran over to Jace's motionless body. Her hands trembled, she broke the shackled and placed her hand on his cheek. "You can't leave m-me." She started to stutter, this was worse than anything. 

"Seraphina." Raziel said looking over at Skylar, Valentine looked over at Skylar and glared at her.

"What have you done?" Valentine asked.

"Not only have you hurt my own, you've taken my child from me." Raziel spat sending white flame towards Valentine, Skylar sat up and the shackles vanished.  "Skylnn, step forward." She walked over and looked up at him amazed. "What is it you want?"

"Jace, I want him but I have something you want." Skylar took off her necklace for the first time and years. She placed it on the ground and pulled out her sword. "Years of figuring out your daughter's way out of here, and it was simple." She stabbed her sword into the gem cracking it. Raziel watched carefully, he watched his daughter rise beside him.

"Father." Seraphina said and smiled, she looked at Skylar as well. "You did it Skylar." Skylar had Seraphina's eyes and hair, she looked more like her than she believed.

"This is it Seraphina, this is goodbye."

"It is my child, and these past years I am glad I was there to witness a savior rise. You may have been difficult at first but you are a brave and lovable young lady. And for that, I will give you something to remind you of our time together." A golden angel necklace appeared around Skylar's neck. "You have my gifts, they shall grown as you do and become stronger. Father, it is time."

"Skylnn Morgenstern, you've earned this wish. Close your eyes." Skylar closed them and gulped. He would have done to same, wishing for someone she loved to be alive again.

Skylar fell back, she felt the sand under her and dry blood on her hands. "Skye." Jace said softly and shook her. "Wake up sleeping beauty." Skylar fluttered her eyes open and smiled at the sight of Jace. 

"Jace." She whispered and pulled him down, she hugged him tightly and refused to let him go. "I love you, I love you." She repeated over and over again.

"I love you twice as much." She planted kisses all over his face and giggled, she had never felt so happy in her life.