ʙʟᴀᴄᴋᴛʜᴏʀɴs ➸ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀs

➝ xxvii.

Nightfall was starting to form in the sky as Clary was preparing to head inside the portal, into the alternate dimension.

Angel, Jace and Clary were talking as the red head began to place the tarrot card in Angel's pocket, sneakily.

"It's time," Meliorn spoke up making Natalie stand up from the rock she was sitting on and walk towards the four.

"Meliorn, I appreciate the risk you're taking," Clary began to say as she walked towards Meliorn,"But a life debt requires you to ensure my safety."

Meliorn nodded softly,"I'll agree to go alone, but if I find this alternate portal, I won't be able to face Valentine on my own," the red head informed.

"She'll need back up," Angel stated.

"Yeah," Jace added making Meliorn sigh heavily then look at Clary.

"If you find this portal, you may come back through. Shadow Hunters need seelie permission to go through, only demons can pass through unneeded," Meliorn announced then turned around and chanted a couple of words making the door that had appeared earlier open and reveal two waterfalls, one was blue and the other was orange.

The red head then glanced at the three then walked to the portal and in a matter of seconds she disappeared making Natalie sigh and walk back to the rock she was sitting on earlier before Angel walked up to her and stared at her as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"What?" Natalie questioned with her eyebrows furrowed as she stared up at Angel.

Angel held her hands up in a response of nothing and turned around.

•••

"If Clary doesn't make it out of there soon, you're gonna be meditating 6 feet under," Natalie threatened as soon as she saw the seelie meditating in silence making Angel smirk slightly at her comment.

"Shadow-Warlock whatever you are, have you seen a seelie night fight? I wouldn't be so cocky about your prowess if I were you," the seelie informed as he continued to meditate and as soon as he said that a loud sound was heard by the group which kind of sounded like a bomb, almost like a cannon ball making Natalie shot up off the rock and her eyebrows were furrowed as she looked around the forest.

"What's going on?" Jace asked as the two girls went over to the two boys.

"Yeah, what the hell was that?" Angel said as she crossed her arms over chest in huge worry.

"Opening the doorway to this dimension may not have been a good idea," Meliorn breathed out as he stood up from the ground.

"On a scale from 1 to namaste, how screwed are we?" Jace questioned.

"Demons are attracted to this dimension. It's defenseless and peaceful," Meliorn informed.

"They like chaos and havoc- Alright pointy ears looks like Yoda time might be over," Jace declared as he took out his seraph blade as Angel did so too.

Noises started coming around the forest making Jace, Angel and Natalie share glances and nod. Jace and Angel got their weapons ready and Natalie got her powers ready as the noises started getting closer.

"You hear that?" as soon as Jace said that, a demon started charging at him and Meliorn. A noise came from behind Natalie and Angel and as soon as they turned two demons started charging at the two brunettes, Natalie reacted fast as she used her warlock powers on the demon that charged at her making it knock back hard, she took out her seraph blade and stabbed it in it's stomach making it vanish before she turned to see her best friend already kick the crap of out the demon that was charging at her as she took out her seraph blade and stabbed it. The two girls turned around to see Meliorn with a sword, they tilted their heads in confusion right before they snapped into reality. Angel saw a demon sneaking up on Jace as he was occupied with one already, she nodded at Natalie before she charged at the demon and tackled it to the ground right before she stabbed it into it's chest making it evaporate as Angel smirked and highfived Natalie. The moment broke as the two girls heard Jace scream.

"Alec!" the blonde screamed in pain as he was laid down on the ground. Angel immediately rushed over to her boyfriend as he was holding his side. The two girls knew exactly what was going on. Alec was using their parabatai bond to track Jace as he was weakening the bond. Natalie turned to see a demon punching Meliorn at his face making him slam on the ground before the demon ran into the portal.

"No!" Natalie yelled as she watched the demon disappear into the portal, into the alternate universe. After a few moments of staring at the portal, she ran over to Jace and Angel as the blonde was no longer screaming, he was passed out.

"Is he okay?" Natalie questioned.

"I don't know. I think he's passed out." Angel said as she stared at the blonde in worry before Natalie shook her head and bent down on her knees quickly and slapped the blonde on the face making him shot up instantly.

"Ow!" Jace exclaimed as he rubbed his cheek then looked Angel whom was sitting right beside him,"What did she do that for?"

"You're welcome," Natalie muttered as she stood up quickly and stared at the portal.

"You were passed out," Angel answered Jace before helping him up.

"Did you kill it?" Jace asked Meliorn,"No." the seelie responded then looked at the portal making the blonde look at it as well.

"It went through?" Jace questioned in disbelief as the seelie nodded then bent down and touched the ground beneath him,"I have to shut the entrance. More demons are coming." the seelie informed making Natalie turn to look at him with her eyebrows furrowed,"What about Clary? You said, you seelies protect other dimensions!"

"We do," Meliorn replied as he stoo up quickly.

"There's a demon in there with a bunch of unprotected people," Jace declared.

"Let us in, we can kill it," Natalie stated.

"If I seal the doorway-"

"We know the portal is the only way out. We're willing to take that risk. Grant us entry," Natalie said with her arms crossed over her chest making the seelie nod once and start walking forward.

"Remember you two," Meliorn began to say looking at the two shadowhunters,"you won't have your seraph blade and you," he said as he looked at Natalie,"you won't know how to use your powers. Demons don't disintergrate in this dimension." the seelie stated before he chanted something towards the portal,"Go," he instructed.

The three shared a glance then started walking towards the portal right before they ran into it. The next thing Natalie knew she was dancing. She looked down to see that she is wearing a black dress that came up to her knees level.