protector or destroyer. (shadow hunter fanfic)

ancestors

Isabelle walks towards Clary, Jace and Alec. Jace leaning against the sofa that Alec sat back on staring up at the library ceiling, Clary sat in-between Jace's legs. They had been there for hours. And all of them looked so bored. A book slams down onto the table and Isabelle sits down opposite them. "you guys have to see this." She says as she flicks her hair back. "So, I was thinking about what Ria had said about her being a hybrid and I knew that I had heard about them somewhere" she flicks through the large book its pages golden from age "I looked at almost all the stories and only found one with hybrids."

"do you really think this is a good idea. She seemed really upset after what you did."

"yes, I do Alec. I still don't know the stranger and I would rather that my brother doesn't get caught up with her."

"I am not"

"anyway, I found this." She says turning the book around to that everyone could see.

"is that Jonathon."

"yep".

They looked at the book. There were drawings that looked to have been once a very detailed picture of three people. They could just make out a slim tall blonde woman, a broad brown-haired man and smaller ginger hair women, all wearing white robes and bright white angel wings.

"it says that these children wear the protectors of the world." Clary says as she traces her fingers over the children's bodies.

"that's Jonathon the first shadow hunter." Alec says pointing towards the boy. "and that ginger girl looks like Ria. They all have the same birthmark as Maxine- I mean Ria."

"yes." They all turn around surprised by the voice. Ria stands there. "weird there shouldn't be any more of those books left." She says confused. "I am one of her descendants."

"where did you come from?" Jace asks as he lets his hang loosely no long around Clary protectively.

"the shadows" She walks towards them and point to the illustration.

"Really. So, your ancestor was there when he asked to create us, shadow hunters?"

"yes. Clary."

"how didn't we know. About your ancestors." Alec asks.

"because they weren't the hero that asked for a new race. Alina asked to be protector of nature and the earth, Jonathon wanted to have more like him. And Astria didn't ask for a gift until her brother died and she asked for herself to never be alone." Pointing to each of the people on the book.

At that moment Magnus bane walks into the room. His hair spiked up as usual. He wears a brown long coat, black trousers and vest. Smokey swirls are embroidered into his clothing's. rings cover his hands and a red Neckar chief hangs loose on his neck. "oh, shit I got to go" Ria says as she quickly returns to the shadows.

"well hello all. I thought I saw five people." Magnus says with a shrug. "oh well, I just came to see my beloved Alec."

"really?"

"yes. And I may have heard that you had a warlock visitor and got annoyed that you have already replaced me." He says with fake pain.

"we could never replace you." Clary says kindly.

"thank you, cupcake." His smile quickly fades as he sees the text in front of them.

"and we haven't had a warlock visitor."

"uh-huh."

"what's wrong?" Alec says after noticing Magnus's change in mood.

"I thought I- you know what doesn't matter."