Alec walked besides Isabelle through Central Park, the sun shining down on his face making his eyes squint with its harshness (HARCKNASS , sorry, sorry doctor who moment.) it was the first time in two weeks he had been outside. It had been two weeks, this was the first time he left Magnus's bedside for more then a moment or two.
Izzy had said he was growing cobwebs, that mopping about wouldn't help anything. Also that Magnus wouldn't want him acting this way. She said she would call if anything changed.
It was a silent walk , with not much to say.
Victoria kept her head somewhat low. People who passed them gave her pitiful stares and disgusted glances. Alec felt bad for her, he glared back at the others who were snickering at her, flipped them the middle finger and took Victoria down another path.
"Bastards..." Alec mumbled.
"Alec...it's alright. I'm use to it." Victories assured.
"It still doesn't mean it's right Victoria! Don't let them walk all over you, okay?" Alec said the second part gently to make up for shouting the first time.
Victoria smiled a little, "thank you Alec, I-"
Alec jumped out if his skin when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He hurried to answer it his heart pounding in his ears, the caller id was Isabelle.
"H-hello?" Alec said trembling, Victoria took his other hand rubbing her thumb over his knuckles trying to calm him down.
"Hello..?" He answered shakily.
"Alec. Home. Now." Isabelle said her voice clipped and tight. She sounded as if she was crying.
"Iz is it Magnus what's happened Isabelle?!"
There was shouting in the backround that Alec couldn't understand. "Alec just-" some forgiven object had caused Isabelle and he heard her tearful cries, and a voice screaming over everyone and everything.
Magnus. "Your all so foolish! Hell is coming! I am the anti Christ! I am the alpha and omega of shadowhunter kind! Kneel before me!" With that the line went dead.
***
Alec was blocks ahead of Victoria running as fast as his legs could carry him. By the angel why had he left? He could hear Victoria calling out his name but everything which surrounded him was droned out by the blood surging through his ears, his breath ragged and short.
His little sister was in danger. Endangered by Magnus, who himself was being threatened.
He turned the corner with blinding speed Victoria lost behind him, he threw open the door to the institute screaming out racing down the halls. He found clary holding a sobbing Isabelle, and brother Zachariah and Jace talking quietly outside the infirmary door.
Jace looked up at his parabatai when he noticed him standing pale faced and out of breath, tears in his eyes. "Alec..."
"What happened is he alright? Isabelle..." He whispered, going immediately to her side holding her like she was a small frightened child.
"H-he woke, and then he started to scream at us that he- that he was an a-anti Christ or some nonsense...when I tried to calm him down he thrashed out at him." Isabelle took her face from Alec's chest to reveal an ugly scrape across her cheek. "Alec it's scaring me this isn't Magnus...."
Alec was doing all he could not to cry in front of his little sister right now. "I know Iz I know, it's frightening me as well. But were gonna help him."
Brother Zachariah spoke up amongst the group. 'Me and Catarina have been in the library studying this circumstance. We've figured out Magnus had the same magic that allowed Sebastian to possess Jace in his veins.' He said with his eerie voice echoing throughout Alec's mind.
"One problem....." Jace admitted regretfully. "There's no rune on him, so we can't just destroy it like we did with me. We don't have the slightest clue how to remove this curse from him."
"But what of the blade glorious? The one you were Impaled with, that relieved you of Sebastian's curse? Can't we use that?" Alec said with great desperation.
"That's the thing..." It was Clary who spoke next in a small voice. "After I stabbed Jace with glorious, it turned to ashes...Im sorry...."
Alec was flustered, "well what can we-" he was cut off by a rustling from behind the door.
"By the angel..." Izzy whimpered. "It's awake again...!"
Alec flinched at his sisters words. Never had he imagined Magnus would be called an "it". Jace pulled a seraph blade from his belt inching towards the door, Alec reached out grappling his wrist.
"You not going to hurt him, are you?!" He squealed quietly as he could.
"God no...This is just as defence in case he tries to rake our eyes out again." Jace proclaimed. With a deep breath he flung the door open, seraph blade raised but unlit. Alec peered in seconds after words his heart skipping a beat as he stared.
Magnus stood besides the bead clutching it's railing for support, countless tubes still attached to the skin if his arms. Wearing the his boxers and the huge red Tshirt they had found for him.But he face was slack and tired, no rage, not screaming out chants of death he looked up at the crowd at the door a serious look on his face.
"What happened to my jeans?" He asked. "I got those at hollister, full price. They were freaking expensive guys!" He was still pale but he was moving, breathing, ALIVE. Alec stood shell shocked for a moment before running across the room, sobbing loudly tears falling free down his face, encircling his arms around Magnus crying into his chest.
The warlock carefully avoiding the tubes wrapped an arm around his waist, the other stroking he hair, he spoke his voice dry and rough. "Babe...?" Alec muffled a what through the fabric if the shirt, "does my eyeliner still look okay?"
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