S02E13 - "Those of Demon Blood"

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Izzy stepped out of the elevator and immediately went over to Alec.

- I heard from mom that Max is on his way - Alec said to Izzy.

- It feels like yesterday when we were taking his knives - Izzy confessed.

- He's lucky he has you as a tutor - Alec stated.

- Alec, maybe it was a mistake to entrust me with his care - Izzy said, her face turning serious as she stopped in front of him.

- Are you kidding? Izzy, you're the smartest one here and one of our toughest fighters - Alec noted.

- But I just... don't feel like myself yet - Izzy confessed and crossed her arms.

- What about these Underground meetings? - Alec asked her.

- They help, even though they think I'm talking about heroin - Izzy replied. - How feel does Lizzie about Jace being her twin brother? - Izzy asked him.

- Not bad. She and Jace are trying to make up for the lost years - Alec replied to Izzy.

- I think it must be weird when your Parabatai turns out to be your brother-in-law - Izzy stated. - 3 days ago Alec told her what happened while she was gone.

- It's really weird, like how Jace has become more caring and less sarcastic since he met his sister - Alec confessed.

- I didn't expect that from Jace - Izzy said.

- Shadowhunters is dead - Jace said as he and Clary approached them.

- Milo Keytower - Clary spoke up.

- What happened? - Izzy asked them.

- From what I understand his runes were cut. Is that true Jace? - Imogen asked as she and Lizzie walked up the stairs, then looked at Jace.

- Yes, after the wolf attacked him - Jace answered.

- He had a lot of bite marks and claws - Clary informed them.

- What kind of werewolf attacks a Shadowhunter for no reason? - Izzy asked angrily.

- One who tries to send a message - Lizzie spoke up. The sight of a shadowhunters with runes carved him is Lizzie nauseating.

- And get the attention of the Clave - Inquisitor Herondale added.

- We have to find him before it happens again - Clary said.

- Well, I think I know who did it - Imogen stated, and Lizzie immediately knew her grandmother meant Luke.

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Jace and Alec, on Imogen's orders, went to Jade Wolf to get Luke. They then brought him to an office in the Institute, where he was interrogated by her.

Jace, Alec, and Lizzie were there too.

- Are you interrogating me or accusing me? - Luke asked, who was sitting in a chair in front of Inquisitor Herondale.

- A week ago, you demanded the destruction of the Soulsword. That's an impossible demand to even consider. Which leads me to wonder, wasn't this killing an act of revenge against the Clave? - Imogen asked him accusingly.

- Do you think I would kill a Shadowhunter? - Luke asked her as he looked at her.

- We all know about your temper, Lucian - Imogen stated.

- Does she really think Luke did it? - Alec whispered to his wife and Jace.

- It looks like it - Lizzie whispered to him when she looked at him.

- Take my DNA and compare it to your evidence. I am not your wolf and if someone from my pack did this, I will kill them myself - Luke stated.

Imogen looked at him for a few more seconds before giving the order.

- Take him to the lab - Imogen said.

Alec kissed his wife on the lips before he and Luke left Imogen's office.

Jace and Lizzie were about to leave but Imogen stopped them.

- A word, you two? - Imogen turned to her grandsons and Jace and Lizzie turned to her.

- Luke didn't do it. I'm sure his DNA will prove it - Jace said to his grandmother.

- Jace is right - Lizzie agreed with her brother. - I may not have known Luke for very long, but I doubt he's a murderer - The blonde girl stated after a moment and placed her hand on her belly.

- It's the Herondale in you. We trust our instincts and act on them - Imogen stated and leaned against the edge of the desk. Lizzie had heard this sentence many times in her life.

Jace took a step forward.

- You know, when your father died, I thought the Herondale name would end with him. But by the grace of the Angel, I was wrong.  I see so much of your father in you, but those eyes, like Lizzie's, you have from your mother - Imogen stated with a smile and she looked at Jace, and then at Lizzie.

- What was she like? Our mother - Jace asked her with a voice full of emotion and took Lizzie's hand.

- Céline was beautiful. She had golden hair just like the two of you. She was so smart, so stubborn, you'rs definitely inherited her stubbornness as well as her concern for others. If they could see the two of you now, they'd be proud of you - Imogen replied and patted Jace's thorax. - And I'm sure they'd be happy to hear that they're going to be grandparents - The woman said to Lizzie who was fondly stroking her pregnant belly. - I'll be returning to Idris soon and I'm appointing a new head of this Institute - Imogen informed them. Woman walked over to the desk, and later looked at them.

- It should be Alec. He's a born leader. There's no better man for the job - Jace said to his grandmother as he and his sister stood before her.

- Yes, Mr. Lightwood is certainly one of our best and brightest... but I'm appointing you and Elisabeth - Imogen said and saw the shock on Jace and Lizzie's faces.

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Alec was working on the computer when Lizzie entered the operations center.

- Congratulations - Alec said to his wife when he looked at her and stood up from the chair.

- It should be you, honey - Lizzie stated and Alec wrapped his arms around her waist. The girl felt guilty that her husband was not appointed to be the head of the Institute because he was born for this role.

- Lizzie, you are fit to be the head of the Institute because you have earned this position and you know how to rule people - Alec noticed and kissed her on the lips, and she returned the kiss.

Suddenly an alarm sounded throughout the Institute. Lizzie and Alec moved away from each other and saw Clary, Lindsay and several other shadow hunters with 2 more dead shadowhunters on a stretcher.

- What happened? - Jace asked when he walked over to his sister and brother-in-law.

- We found Rosegreen and Penmount dead in the Bowery. The runes were cut out - Clary replied.

- Just like Keytower - Lindsay noted.

- Except Penmount was drained by a vampire - Alec said and he looked at Penmount.

And Rosegreen was pierced by a Seelie Knight - Lizzie said when she looked at the corpse of the second dead shadowhunter.

- It's not just a lone wolf. It's multiple Downworlders - Clary said.

- Luke was right from the start. The Downworlders want revenge. This could be the beginning of an uprising - Jace said.

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Imogen was addressing all the Shadowhunters in the operations center.

Lizzie and Jace stood in front of the stairs

- Another Shadowhunter was found dead in Williamsburg shadowhunters. This time murdered by a warlock - Imogen informed them when she watched them. - In this time of crisis, we must maintain strong leadership. That is why I am appointing Jace Herondale and Elisabeth Lightwood as the heads of the Institute, starting with my departure to Idris - The woman announced proudly and looked at Lizzie, then at Jace.

The Shadowhunters began to disperse, Alec, Izzy, and Clary approaching Jace and Lizzie.

- Let's not make a big deal out of it. She will continue to rule until she leaves - Jace told them.

- It's just another Institute for me to run - Lizzie told them.

- Anyway! You and Lizzie been appointed head of the Institute - Izzy said to Jace and Lizzie. - And you found out you're a Herondale and have a twin sister. Don't let that go to your head," Izzy stated and she looked at Jace.

- So the Herondales are, as the Kennedys of the Shadow World? - Clary asked them.

- They're an old Shadowhunter family, like the Lightwoods - Alec explained as they gathered around the table. The man stood next to Lizzie and placed his hand on her hand.

- But we're Kennedys - Izzy added.

- Let's focus on what's important. The Inquisitor would like us to contact our allies and find out what they know. Right now, she considers all Downworlders suspects - Jace said.

- That's casting a pretty wide net - Alec noted.

- She can't think one of our friends did this - Clary said.

- Well, we'll prove it to her. Since Luke's DNA cleared him, we should collect samples from all of our friends to clear them as well. I'll put out an announcement all over the Institute - Jace said.

- I'll go talk to Simon - Clary said.

- Great, - Jace said.

- I'll go see Raphael - Izzy stated.

- No - Alec said firmly to Izzy and looked at her.

- Why not? - Jace asked, who didn't know about Izzy's yin fen addiction. - Am I missing something?

- Jace, I'm addicted to yin fen - Izzy confessed.

- I'm sorry? -Jace asked and he looked at Izzy.

- It's a long story, but I feel better now. Not perfect, but better. Definitely good enough to catch the one who's been killing our people - Izzy informed him.

- Okay. We'll take all the help we can get. Just let me know if you have any leads, okay? - Jace said and patted her on the shoulder before walking away from them.

- I'm coming with you - Alec said to Izzy.

- No. I'll have a better connection with Raphael if it's just me. I'll leave as soon as Max gets settled. Alec, I can handle this. You just have to trust me - Izzy said and left.

- It'll be better if you stay at the Institute - Alec said to his wife.

- Honey, I'm pregnant, not terminally ill - Lizzie said and looked at him with displeasure on her face. The girl was very stubborn and it was hard to convince her of anything.

- You and the baby will be the safest here - Alec argued, when wanting to protect his family.

- You're lucky I'm tired - Lizzie stated and yawned. - But understand that I'm almost 3 months pregnant, not 9 months and I can work in the field - The blonde girl noted angrily and walked away from him.

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Lizzie sat in an armchair, covered with a blanket, and waited for Clary to regain consciousness. The red-haired girl had been attacked, but Simin had saved her, and the doctors had examined and dressed the wounds. She had received a message from Alec that another night hunter had been attacked by a vampire, and her grandmother wanted to track Downworlders using chips.

Lizzie didn't know what to think about it and whose side to take - her husband or her grandmother. On the one hand, she was against such practices on Downworlders, because it was immoral, but on the other hand, night hunters were dying painful deaths because of Downworlders, and her grandmother had to do everything to avoid the deaths of more shadowhunters.

Her reading was interrupted by Clary, who had regained consciousness.

- What happened? - Clary asked weakly when she woke up and looked at Lizzie.

- You were drugged. Luckily Simon got to you before it was too late - Lizzie replied and put the book on the nightstand.

- They tried to kill me? Where is Simon? - The stunned redhead girl asked and she slowly sat up on the bed.

- Hey, calm down - Lizzie said and she stood up from the armchair.

- Where is he? Is he okay? - Clary asked worried.

- He refused to leave the building. My grandmother had him away taken to jail - Lizzie replied.

- What? Locked Simon up? - Clary asked still shocked and weakened.

- Why didn't you do anything to change her mind? - Clary asked her angrily.

- My grandmother doesn't listen to anyone and does what she thinks is right - The blonde girl replied and had enough of Clary's complaints.

Clary got out of bed and ran out of the room to find Simon. Lizzie sighed in irritation and texted Jace: "Clary woke up, she's is furious and ran to Simon's cell"

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Jace got a text from his sister as he walked towards the elevator. Then the elevator opened ,and with an angry Clary stepped out.

- So Imogen says to lock Simon up and you just let it happen? - Clary asked when she stood in front of him.

- Clary, I tried to help Simon. You know I wouldn't have done any of this if he hadn't broken the rules of the Clave - Jace answered her.

- Since when do you care about rules? You know, Jace Herondale may have a family name to live up to, but the Jace I know would break any rule for the people he cares about - Clary told him angrily.

- People are dying - Jace said and looked at them. - People I've known my whole life, people I've trained with. There are no easy choices now. The team just found Lockheart dead - The blonde man informed her.

- And we just caught his killer - Imogen said as she entered with two guards who were holding Maya in handcuffs.

- Maya, what's going on? - Clary asked.

- Lockheart was bitten by a wolf. Mrs. Roberts was found a block away, minutes after the murder - Imogen said.

- I was walking home from work. What, is that a crime now? - Maya asked her in a dismissive tone.

- Did anyone see you walking home from work? - Imogen asked her as she looked at her.

- This is New York. There were a lot of people a block away - Clary noticed.

- What's going on? Why was Maya arrested? - Lizzie asked and she approached them.

- An hour ago, that wolf brutally attacked Jace for following the Clave's orders - Imogen replied.

- Are you okay? - Lizzie asked her brother.

- No - Jace replied.

- Because Jace wanted to put a tracking chip in my neck! - Maya shouted and Clary's face showed shock.

- Wait, what? - Clary asked and looked at Jace.

- Everyone calm down, everything can be explained - Lizzie noticed and wanted to prevent a war between the Shadowhunters and the Downworlders.

- You know, the police only stopped me because I was black, but I thought Shadowhunters were more advanced. Jace, I didn't do that - Maya told them and Imogen looked at Jace.

- Six Shadowhunters are dead. Don't let your emotions cloud your judgment - Imogen said to Jace.

- Isn't fear an emotion? Because that's what it is. Tracking people by their blood type. Locking them up without a chance to appeal? Is that what the Clave stands for? - Clary asked angrily and she looked at her.

- Your idealism is charming, but when they bring in another dead Shadowhunter with runes carved into him, what will you tell his family? What will your ideals do for any of them? - Imogen asked her before the guards took Maya to a cell and Imogen walked away to answer the phone.

- Jace, tell her to stop. You know this is wrong - Clary said pleadingly, and Imogen returned.

- I am needed in Idris. The Institute is in your hands now, Jace and Lizzie. See to it that I am proud - Imogen said to her grandchildren before she left.

- Clary, there is no perfect way to do this. I am doing the best I can - Jace said to Clary.

- You know, not long ago everyone thought you had demon blood. If you weren't a Herondale, she would have locked you up too - Clary stated before she left.

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- She had everything. Werewolf claws, vampire fangs, Seelie blades. She used them to make it look like an uprising - She informed them while she, Lizzie, Jace, and Alec were in the office.

- That sounds scary - Lizzie stated and leaning against the edge of the desk.

- The question is, why? - Jace asked.

- We're not sure. But it has to go beyond covering up - Alec replied when standing by the fireplace.

- I agree - Izzy agreed with her brother.

- That's great work, Iz - Jace said to Izzy and taking a few steps towards her. - I heard Max is back on his feet and ready to take over the world. How are you? Is everything okay? - Jace asked and he looked at her.

- Getting better every day - Izzy replied.

- Fine - Jace said before turning to Alec. - We will continue to investigate Kaelie. But in the meantime, my first official act as head of the Institute will be a bit controversial, so I will need your help - The blonde man confessed, and Alec moved towards him. - You will take over this

- The investigation into the Seelie? - Alec asked.

- No. I mean, you, Alec Lightwood, will be running the New York Institute with my sister - Jace said with a smile. - You will both be great heads of this Institute and parents to your child - Jace stated.

- Really? - Alec asked surprised.

- As you said, being a Herondale comes with certain privileges. A successor is one of them is appointment . You were right. Downworlders and Shadowhunters, we are all a mixture of human, angel, and demon... if we let the Clave forget that... we deserve to rebel. I will always be a soldier. But you're the leader, Alec - Jace stated, and a smile appeared on Alec's face.

- Wait, you're pregnant Lizzie? - Izzy asked in bewilderment as she looked at Lizzie.

- Surprise - Lizzie said to Izzy when she walked over to her husband.

- That's great news, Congratulations - Izzy said with a smile and hugged Alec, then Lizzie, who wasn't expecting such a reaction from Izzy. They barely spoke to each other and didn't spend any time together at all.

- Does Mom know? - Izzy asked Alec.

- Not yet, but we'll tell her soon. Now we want to enjoy a our miracle - Alec stated and put his arm around his wife, then kissed her on the forehead.