Clockwork Clockwork Angel Angel (Angel Mechanic) - Cap 17 17
Darkness You Down Translated by Selune
Fixed by Pamee
The old church tower and garden wall
are black with autumn rain,
And sad presentiment doing
winds
Lower the darkness again.
-Emily Brontë, "The Tower of laVieja Church
Charlotte seprecipitaba
While the library to notify the Enclave deemergencia action needed be taken into account that night, Henry remained elsalón with Nathaniel and the others. Natecuidadosamente was surprisingly patient when indicated on the map London, the place where he believed elrefugio of De Quincey, a house in Chelsea, near the Thames. "I do not know what exactly, 'Nate said," so we have to be careful. "
" We are always careful, "said Henry, ignoring the ironic look at its dirección.Poco Will later, however, Will and Jem sent to the room conThomas arms to prepare a set of knives and other weapons seraphim. Tessa stayed in the room with Jessamine and Nate while Henry was quick crypt wing to regain some of their latest inventions.
losotros As soon as they had gone, Jessamine began to flutter about Nate; haciendoel fire for him, going to get another blanket to wrap around sushombros, and offering to find a book to read aloud to him, to which he refused. If Jessamine had hoped to win the heart of Nate preocupándosepor he thought Tessa would be a disappointment. Nate apenasse expected to be pampered and would account for their hospitality special.
"So what vaa happen now?" he asked finally, half buried under a pile Demant. "Mr. and Mrs. Branwell ..."
"Oh, call them Henry and Charlotte. Lohace worldwide, "said Jessamine.
"They will notify Enclave wing, that's a whole other Shadowhunters London laubicación De Quincey's hideout, so they can plan unataque," said Tessa. "But in reality, Nate, you should not preocupartepor these things. You have to be at rest."
"So we're just going to be us." Nate Losojos were closed. "In this big old place. Pareceextraño."
"Oh, Will and Jem not go with them," dijoJessamine. "I heard her speak to them in the armory, when I ASeek the blanket."
Nate opened his eyes. "Do not you do?" Seemed astonished. "Why not?"
"They demasiadojóvenes," said Jessamine. "Raiders of Shadows consideranadultos at eighteen, and for this type of mission, something dangerous quetoda the Enclave is participating in it, tend to leave the little ones home."
Tessa felt a pang of relief a little strange, that covered a hurry by asking, "But that's so strange. They left queWill and Jem go to De Quincey ..."
"And that's why Queno can go now. It seems that Benedict is arguing that elallanamiento Lightwood De Quincey was as bad as he did because Will and Jem noestaban sufficiently trained, though how none of that would let me be the fault not I'm sure. If you ask me, he wants an excuse to stay home aGabriel despite already eighteen. The horriblemente.Charlotte mima said he had told her that previously had been missing Enclaves Quehen complete in one night , and the Nephilim are required dejarsalir to the younger generation to continue, so to speak. "
seretorció Tessa's stomach. Before he could say anything, the door opened and Thomas.Llevaba a pile of folded clothes. "These are the things old Mr. Jem," said Nate, looking slightly embarrassed. "It seems that could seraproximadamente the same size, and, well, you must have something to wear. If meacompaña back to your room, we can see if they fit."
Jessamine rolled her eyes. Tessa was not sure what sport. Maybe thought the discarded clothing was not enough Nate buenapara.
"Thank you, Thomas," Nate said, standing up. "And I offer my apologies for my earlier behavior when I, ah, I hid from you. I must have been hectic. That is the únicaexplicación. "
Thomas blushed." Just doing my job, sir. "
" Maybe you should get some sleep, "dijoTessa, noting the dark circles around losojos exhaustion of his brother." There will be much to do now, not until queregresen. "
" Actually, "dijoNate, Jessamine looking to Tessa," I think I had suficientedescanso. A man must return to its feet with time, right? Could estarparado to eat a bite of something, and would not mind some company. "Teimporta me a dress once you are here?"
"Queno course!" Seemed Jessamine delighted. "I will ask that preparealgo Agatha light. And maybe a card game to keep us busy after decom. Sandwiches and tea, I think." She clasped her hands when Thomas and Natesalieron of the room, and turned to Tessa, her eyes shining. "Would not that be fun?"
"Letters?" Tessa, who had been shocked and almost speechless at the suggestion deJessamine found his voice. "You think we should play cards?" While Henry and Charlotte are out fighting against De Quincey? "
Jessamine lacabeza shook." As if being shot the help! I'm sure that quepreferirían we were happy and active in his absence, instead deociosos and moody. "
Tessa frowned." I really do not think, "he said," that suggest playing cards to Natefuera a great idea, Jessamine. You know that has ... issues ... with playing the game. "
" We will not take risks, "Jessamine said cheerfully." Just a friendly game of cards. Enrealidad, Tessa, do you have to be a killjoy? "
" A what? Jessamine, I know you're just trying to keep Nate happy. But this Esla no way ... "
" And I suppose you hasdominado art to win the affections of men? "broke Jessamine, their brown eyes flashed with anger. "Do not you think you've seen Will look with puppy dog \u200b\u200beyes? As if even out ... Oh!" raised his hands. "No matter. me sick. I'll talk to Agatha without you." With that, standing and indignant sepuso left the room, stopping at the door lapel say, "And I know you do not care what you look like, but at least your hair debesarreglar, Tessa. There seems to be birds living in it! " beforethe close the door behind her.
Tessasabía Ridiculous as it were, the Jessamine words stung. Aregresar hurried to his room to throw water on my face and have a sucabello tangled brush. Looking her white face in the mirror, tried to nopreguntarse if it looked like the sister who Nate remembered. Noimaginarse tried how he could have changed.
finished, saliócorriendo the hallway and almost walked directly to Will, who was apoyadocontra the wall of the hallway outside his door, examining his fingernails. With suhabitual contempt for the customs, was in his shirtsleeves, and lacamisa were a series of leather straps across his chest. Through desu back hung a long, thin blade, I could see the handle just porencima shoulder. Pushed through his belt cuchillosserafín had several long, thin.
"I ..." The Jessamine vozde head rang Tessa: Creesque have not seen you look at Will with puppy dog \u200b\u200beyes? Ardíasuavemente magical light. Tessa expected to be too dark in the hallway Paraque he saw her blush. "I thought you were not going to the Enclave tonight," he said finally, more than anything to have something to say, that any OTRACO.
"I will not.'m Llevándolesestos Charlotte and Henry in the yard. Benedict sucarruaje Lightwood being sent to them. It is faster. You should be here soon." Estabaoscuro in the hallway, dark enough so that even though he was smiling pensaraque Tessa, was not safe. "Concerned for my safety Right? "Ohabías planned to spend one newspaper so I could carry in batallacomo Wilfred of Ivanhoe [1]?"
"I never liked that book," said Tessa. "Rowena was a fool. Ivanhoe Rebecca should have chosen."
"The dark-haired girl, is not the blonde?" Really? "
was now almost sure he was smiling.
"Will ..."
"Yes?"
"Do you think really lograrámatarlo Enclave? Quincey do? "
" Yes "Hablósin hesitation." The time for negotiation has passed. If you've ever hunted in rat vistouna a trap ... well, I do not think you would. But that Escom will be tonight. Key dispatched one by one hastaque vampires are completely eliminated. "
" You mean that there will enLondres vampires? "
Will shrugged. "Always hayvampiros. But the clan De Quincey will go."
"And once it's over, once queel Master is gone, I guess there will be no more reason for Nate and I nosquedemos at the Institute, is not it?"
"I ..." Will looked genuinely surprised. "I guess ... yeah, well, that's true. I guess you'd rather stay in unlugar less ... violent. Maybe you could even see some parts of London másagradables. Westminster Abbey [2] ... "
" I'd rather go in case, "said Tessa. "In New York." Will not say anything. The luzmágica in the hall had vanished, in the shadows surostro could not see clearly. "Unless there was a reason for me to stay," he continued, half to herself wondering what he meant by that. We were so easy to talk to Will when he could not see his face, and only podíasentir his presence near her the dark corridor.
was not moving, but felt his fingers touching back partywhich his hand slightly. "Tessa," he said. "Please, do not worry. Everything will be resolved soon."
His heart pounded painfully against his ribs. What will be resolved soon? Quererdecir could not think what she was saying. Had to say something else. "Do not willed home?"
not moved, his fingers still rubbing his hand. "I can never go home."
"quén But why?" She whispered, but it was too late. I felt from her. Sumano turned away from hers. "I know your parents came to the Institute cuandotenías twelve and you refused to see them. Why? What made you was tanterrible? "
" They did nothing. "He shook his head." I have to go. Henry and Charlotte are waiting.
"Will," he said, but he was already walking away, is a dark sombraque moved toward the stairs. "Will," she said after him. "Will, who is Cecily?"
But he was gone.
the time that Tessaregresó the room, Nate and Jessamine were there, and sun had begun UPON. She went straight to the window and looked out. In elpatio, Jem, Henry, Will, and Charlotte had gathered, their dark shadows across lanzabanlargas the steps of the Institute. Henry Iratze estabaponiendo a final rune on her arm as instructed Charlotte Jem seemed standard version and Will. Jem was nodding, peroTessa might say, even at this distance, that Will, whose estabancruzados arms over his chest, was being stubborn. Want to go with them, he thought. Noquiere stay here. Jem probably wanted to go too, but not sequejaría regard. That was the difference between the two boys. One of differences, in all cases.
"Tessie," estássegura not want to play? " Nate turned to look at your hermana.Estaba back in his chair, a blanket over his legs, letters tendidasen a small table between himself and Jessamine, along with a silver tea service yun small plate of snacks. Her hair was a little damp, as if lohubiera washing, wearing clothes Jem. Nathaniel had lost weight, Tessapodría say, but Jem was thin enough for your camisaestuviera still a bit tight for Nate in the neck and wrists, shoulders aunquelos Jem were even more extensive, and Nate looked like a slightly smaller waist Jem's jacket. Tessa
estabamirando still out the window. A large black carriage was drawn up, with the door undiseño two torches, and Henry and Charlotte entered it. Will and Jem had disappeared from view.
"is safe." Jessamine inhaled cuandoTessa not respond. "Just look at it. It looks so disapproving." Tessa
MiraDades away the window. "I'm not disapproving. Jugarmientras just seems wrong to Henry and Charlotte and others are out risking their lives."
"Yes, I know, I've said before." Jessamine pusosus cards down. "Really, Tessa. This happens all the time. Vana battle, again. Not worth so shocked. "Tessa
bit her lip." I feel deberíahaber said goodbye or good luck, but with all the rush ... "
" No necesitaspreocuparte " Jem said, entering the room, just behind Will Deel. "The Shadow Hunters do not say goodbye, not before a battle. Obuena luck. They behave as if the return would be safe and unacuestión of chance."
"No necesitamossuerte," Will said, dropping into a chair next to Jessamine, who ledisparó an angry look. "We have a heavenly mandate, after detodo. With God on your side, what is the life?" Sonabasorprendentemente bitter.
"Oh, stop being so depressing, Will!" DijoJessamine. "We are playing cards. You can either join Lapart or shut up. "
Will raised an eyebrow." What are playing? "
" Pope Joan [3], "Jessamine said coldly, handing out cards." He was explaining lasreglas Mr. Gray. "
" Ms. Lovelace said that win when telibras of all your cards. This is a setback for me. "Nate smiled aJessamine across the table, who had trouble dimples. Will
looked into the steaming cup elbow juntoal was Nathaniel. "Is there any tea in it," he asked, "or brandy essimplemente pure?"
Nate blushed. "Brandy esrestaurativo."
"Yes," said Jem, a little edge in his voice. "We often restores men the right to asylum. "
" Really! "You two! What hypocrites.'s not as if Will did not drink, and Jem ..." Jessamine paused, biting his lip. "Only quejándoseporque Henry and Charlotte are not carried with them," he said finally. "Because they're too young." He smiled at Nate on the table. "Personally, I prefer the company of a mature gentleman."
Nate, Tessa thought with distaste, it is exactamentedos years older than Will. Difícilmenteun century. Nor is ningúnestiramiento of imagination "mature." Ellapudiera But before saying anything, we heard a great noise, echoing through delInstituto.
Nate raised his eyebrows. "I thought this was not a true church. I had no bells."
"There. Esesonido are no church bells." Will stood up. "That is convening HOOD. It means that someone is down and demand conferenciacon Shadow Hunters. And since James and I are the only ones here ..."
looked at Jessamine, yTessa realized I was hoping you take the opposite Jessamine, who said she was also a Shadow Hunter. Jessamine estabasonriéndole But Nate, and he was inclined to say something to him, none deellos was paying attention to what happened in the room.
Jem looked at Will and sacudióla head. They both turned toward the door when they left, Jem looked Atessa and gave a small shrug. I wish you were a Shadow Hunter, thought his ojosestaban saying, but maybe it was just what I expected quedijeran. Maybe he just smiled politely and had not felt it. Nate
Deagu poured another hot and brandy. He and Jessamine had abandoned the pretense of playing cards and leaned close to each other, murmuring softly.
ruidosordo Tessa felt a disappointment. In a way he had hoped that the painful Nate situationof would have made more thoughtful, more inclined to understand that habíacosas largest work in the world, more important things to susplaceres immediate. I expected nothing better of Jessamine, but what a charming vezpareció Nate, now touched his nerves in a way that lasorprendió.
leaned laventana. There was a carriage in the courtyard. Will and Jem were in losescalones. With them was a man with an elegant black tuxedo denoche suit, top hat, a white vest that glowed in the torchlight Deluz magic. It looked like a mundane for Tessa, but at that distance eradifícil said. As I watched, he lifted arms and made a gestoamplio. She saw Will look at Jem, and Jem nodded, and wondered quédiablos were talking.
man looked over the car behind her and froze. Unescudo instead of arms, a trading company name was painted on a door delas: Mortmain AND COMPANY.
Mortmain. The man for which the father had labored, who had blackmailed Nathaniel, who was introduced to suhermano in the Shadow World. What was he doing here?
looked back at Nate, their sense of discomfort was swept by a wave of protection. If supieraque Mortmain was here, no certainly be annoying. It would be better if she seenteraba of what was happening before him. Slid off the sill laventana and went quietly to the door, locked in a conversacióncon Jessamine, Nate did not seem to realize that she left the room.
Tessa was sorprendentementefácil to find their way to the big spiral staircase piedraque crossed through the center of the Institute. Should have estadoaprendiendo their way around the site, finally decided to open pasopor the stairs to the floor, and found Thomas in the doorway. He wore a espadaenorme
, tip down, his face serious. Behind him, lasenormes double doors of the Institute are open on a blue-black rectangle alcrepúsculo London, illuminated by the glow of the magical light antorchasde patio. He was puzzled to see Tessa. "SeñoritaGray?"
She lowered her voice. "What is happening out there, Thomas?"
He shrugged. "The Sr.Mortmain," he said. "I wanted to talk to Mr. and Mrs. Branwell, but who are not here ..."
Tessa went to the door.
Thomas, surprised, moved to prevent it. "Miss Gray, do not think ..."
"You'll to use his sword on me to stop, Thomas, "Tessa said coldly, yThomas, after a moment's hesitation, stepped aside. Tessa, with unapunzada, hoping not to have hurt his feelings, but otherwise seemed sorprendidoque .
She moved with him, alos steps outside the Institute, where Will and Jem were standing. unabrisa went up strong, ruffling his hair and making her tremble. escaleraestaba the foot of the man he had seen from the window. It was more bass he ever imagined: a small, thin, wiry-looking, with a friendly face bronceadoy under the brim of his hat. Despite the elegance of suropa had the natural size and swagger of a sailor or a merchant.
"Yes," I was saying, "Mr. and LASRE. Branwell kindly call last week. And they were aúnmás kind, understand, maintain our meeting as something secret."
"not told the susexperimentaciones Enclave on the occult, if that's what you mean, "dijoWill a bit stiffly. Mortmain
flushed. "Yes It was a favor. And I had thought to return the favor in kind ..." Seinterrumpió, looking beyond Will Tessa. "Who is she? OtraCazadora "Shadow?"
Will and Jem volvieronal same time, and saw Tessa. Jem was pleased to see you, Will, ofcourse, was exasperated, and perhaps a bit of fun. "Tessa," he said. "You can not keep your nose out, right?" He turned to Mortmain denuevo. "This is Miss Gray, of course. DeNathaniel Sister Gray." Mortmain
looked horrified. "Oh, my God. Debíhaberme realized. It looks like it. Miss Gray ..."
"I do not think it does, in fact," dijoWill, but rather quietly, so Tessa doubted that she heard Mortmain .
"You can not see Nate," said Tessa. "Session is not why I came here, Mr. Mortmain, but is not losuficientemente well. You have to recover from their ordeal, norecordarle that. "
lines at the corners of the mouth of Mortmain seprofundizaron." I'm not here to see the boy, "he said." I recognize that I failed, I failed miserably. Ms. Branwell what dejóclaro ... "
" There should be vistopor him, "said Tessa." My brother. He left to sink into the World lasSombras without trace. "A small part of Tessa's mind estabaasombrada of being so bold, but continued, without taken into account." When he said he had gone to work for De Quincey, should haberhecho something. You know what kind of man was De Quincey ... if even puedeser call him a man. "
" I know. "desu Mortmain looked gray under his hat." That's why I'm here. To try to offset what hehecho. "
" How do you do that? "Said Jem, his voice clear and strong." Why now? "
Mortmain looked at Tessa." Her parents, "he said," were good, friendly people. Helamentado provided his introduction to the Shadow World. At that time, I pareciótodo a nice game and a bit of a joke. I learned another thing desdeentonces. To assuage that guilt, I tell you what I know. Even if that significaque have to flee England to escape the wrath of De Quincey. "He sighed." Some time ago, De Quincey I ordered a series of componentesmecánicos, gears, cams, gears, and the like. I never asked for quel. One does not ask those things of the Master. Only when ustedesNefilims came to see me, I thought that the need for them could estarconectado to nefarious purposes. I have researched, and an informant in the clubman said that De Quincey is intended to build an army of monstruosmecánicos to destroy the ranks of the Shadow Hunters. "Withthe shook his head." De Quincey and his followers may despise Desombre Hunter, but I do not. I'm just a human man. I know you are all that WILL stand between me and a world in which I and my kind dedemonios are toys. I can not stand being behind what De Quincey's doing. "
" That's all very well, "said Will, untoque of impatience in his voice," but not telling us anything but sepamosya. "
" Sabíantambién, "said Mortmain," that he paid a couple of witches called Dark lasHermanas to create a binding spell that animates these criaturasno with mechanics, but with demonic powers? "
" We knew, "said Jem." Although only creoque is a Dark Sister. Will destroy the other. "
" But his hermanala brought back through a necromantic spell [4], "said Mortmain, a hint of triumph in his tone, as if relieved to set it to have a piece of information that they had not. "Inclusoahora both are installed in a mansion in Highgate [5], which used to belong to a witch, to which De Quincey was killed, working forThe spell binding. If my sources are correct, the Sisters Oscurasintentarán implement the spell tonight. "
Will's blue eyes were dark and thoughtful. "Thanks for the information," he said, "but soon De Quincey Noser longer a threat to us or not his mechanical monsters."
Mortmain's eyes widened. "Is LaClave moving against the master? Tonight? "
" My God, "said Will." Realmentesabe all terms, right? That is very disconcerting in a mundane. "Sonrióamablemente.
" You mean Queno going to tell me? "Mortmain said sadly." I guess not hará.Pero should know that De Quincey has at its disposal hundreds of these criaturasmecánicas . An army. At the time of the Dark Sisters suhechizo develop, the army will rise up and join De Quincey. aderrotarlo If the Enclave will be prudent to ensure that this army does not rise, or serácasi impossible to defeat. "
"Are you aware of the location of lasHermanas Dark, beyond the fact that it is in Highgate, "asked Jem.
Mortmain nodded." Without dudaalguna, "he said, and recited a street name and house number.
Will nodded." Well, tenertodo we'll certainly consider it. Thanks. "
" I think so, "said Jem." Goodnight, Mr. Mortmain. "
" But ... "Mortmain was surprised." Vana do something about what I said or not? "
" I said we were going to have it bajoconsideración, "said Will." As for you, Mr. Mortmain, is Vecomo a man with a place to go. "
" What? "looked Mortmain down to your evening dress, and chuckled. "Supongoque itself. It's just that if the teacher realizes that I have said all this, mivida could be in danger. "
" Then, as vezes time for a vacation, "suggested Jem." I heard that Italy esmuy pleasant at this time the year. "
ahem Will Mortmain and looked again, and then seemed to give up. His shoulders Tessa hundieron.Alzó eyes." If I could convey my apologies to suhermano ... "
" I do not I think, "Tessa said," but thanks, Sr.Mortmain. "
After largapausa, nodded, then turned away. The three mientrasvolvía observed it up to her car. The sound of hooves was strong the yard when the car pulled away and shook the gates of the Institute.
"What will AHAC?" Tessa asked at the time the car was out devista. "What about the Sisters Dark?"
"Go for them, ofcourse." Will the color was strong, her eyes bright. "Said De Quincey Tuhermano had dozens of these creatures at your disposal; Mortmain says there are hundreds. If Mortmain is correct, we quellegar the Dark Sisters before working out their spell, or Enclavebien can be walking to a slaughter .
"But ... such vezsería better warn Henry and Charlotte and the others ... "
" How? "Willse managed to get the word sounded curt." I guess Fumes may send Thomas to warn the Enclave, but no guarantee of arriving quevaya time, and if the Sisters Dark get together the army, it could just be killed with the rest. No, we have to catch Dark lasHermanas ourselves. I killed one before, Jem and yodeberíamos be able to handle both. "
" But such vezMortmain is wrong, "said Tessa." Just his word, puedeque had misinformation. "
" Maybe, " recognized Jem, "but can you imagine if it is not? And we ignore it? Laconsecuencia for the Enclave would be the total destruction. "
Tessa éltenía knowing why, felt his heart sink." Maybe I could help. I fought against HermanasOscuras once with you. If I could go with ... "
" No, "said Will." It is beyond question. We have so little time to prepare quedebemos rely on our experience of struggle. And you do not have any. "
" I fought DeQuincey at the party ... "
" I said no. "Will's tone was final. Tessa looked at Jem, but he only dedisculpa gave a gesture as if to say he was sorry but that Will was right. He looked
haciaWill. "But what about Boudica?
pensóque For a moment he had forgotten what he had said in the library. Then elbrillo of a smile tugged at the corners of his lips as if trying deluchar against it and could not. "You will someday Boudica, Tessa," he said, "but not tonight." He turned to Jem.
"We queconseguir to Thomas and tell him prepare the car. Highgate is not around, you better get started. "
For now, lanoche had fallen squarely on the city and Will and Jem were out Porel coach, preparing to depart. Thomas was checking the closure models horses, while Will scribble a mark in the forearm desnudode Jem, their wake, a white flash in the dark. Tessa, having declaradosu disapproval, was on the stairs watching them, a sensationof empty stomach.
estarsatisfecho After that harnesses were secure, ligeramentepor Thomas turned and ran downstairs, stopping when Tessa raised a hand to stop it. "Are they going now?" He asked. "Is that all?"
lacabeza He nodded. "All ready to go, lady." There conseguirque tried Will Jem and take him with them, but Will was concerned that Charlottese angry with Thomas for taking part in his achievement and had told Queno out.
"Besides," habíadicho Will, "we have a man in the house ... someone to protect Institutocuando we're gone. Nathaniel does not count," he added, witha glance at Tessa, who had ignored. Will
slipped Jem haciaabajo sleeve, covering the marks he had made. When he returned to his pocket suestela Jem stared at him, their faces were manchaspálidas in the light of torches. Tessa raised her hand and then bajólentamente. What was what he said? Shadow LosCazadores not say goodbye, not before a battle. O good suerte.Deben behave as if the return would be safe and not a matter of chance.
Boys, comoalertados by his gesture, looked up at her. Elazul thought he could see the eyes of Will, even from where I was. He wore a miradaextraña as their eyes locked, the look of someone who just dedespertar and wondered if what you are seeing is real or a dream.
separóy was Jem who ran down the stairs toward her. When reached, she saw color in his face and his eyes were bright and warm. He wondered how much dedroga Will had been allowed to have, so be ready to fight.
"Tessa ..." he said.
"I did not say goodbye," said ellarápidamente. "But ... it seems odd to let them go without saying anything at all." He looked
concuriosidad. He did something that surprised then, and took her hand, giving lavuelta. She looked down at it, biting your nails, the still healing scratches along the back of his fingers.
He kissed the back of it, just a slight touch of his mouth, and sucabello, so soft and light as silk grazed his wrist when he came down lacabeza. He felt a shock go through it, paraasustarla strong enough, and was speechless when he straightened, his mouth curved in unasonrisa.
"Mizpah [6]," he said.
She blinked, a little stunned. "What?"
"A species deadiós without saying goodbye," he said. "It's a reference to a passage in laBiblia." And Mizpah, for he said, Lord Watch between me and thee when we are absent one from another [7]. '"
Tessa deque There was no opportunity to say something in response, because He turned and ran to join lasescaleras Will, who was as still as a statue, with upturned elrostro above, at the foot of the stairs. His hands, donning black clad, were in fists at his sides, Tessa thought. But perhaps setrataba a trick of light, because when Jem overtook him and touched him on elhombro, turned with a smile, and without another look at Tessa, sesubió himself in the driver's seat, Jem behind him. He snapped the whip and shook carruajese through the door that closed behind him and pushed pormanos invisible. Tessa heard the latch, a loud snap in silenceand, and then the sound of church bells somewhere in THE CITY. Sophie and Agatha
estabanesperando at the entrance by Tessa when he inside, Agatha was diciendoalgo Sophie, but Sophie did not seem to be listening. Cuandoentró Tessa looked, and something about the way the looked for a moment reminded Theway Will Tessa had looked into the courtyard. But that was ridiculous, there was no person in the world that is less like Sophie and Will. Tessa
stepped aside when Agatha was to close large heavy double doors. Only had closed by pushing, panting a little, when the door knob to the left, without touching, began to spin.
Sophie frowned. "There can be vueltotan soon, right?"
Agatha, perplexed looked down at the perillagiratoria, his hands still pressed against the door ... then departed cuandolas doors opened wide to it.
depi
A figure was at the door, lit by outside light. For a moment everything queTessa could say was that he was tall and was wearing a chaquetadeshilachada. Agatha leaned her head back when she looked up, surprised voice said: "Oh, my bosom ..."
The figure moved. Laluz shone on the metal, Agatha screamed and staggered. Seemed to be trying dealejarse of strange, but something stopped him.
"inthe Heaven Dear God," whispered Sophie. "What's that?"
For a moment the whole scene Tessavio frozen, like a painting: the open door, elautómata mechanical, hand peeled, still using the same chaquetagris wear. And yet God holy, Jem's blood on their hands, SECADE dark red in the pale gray flesh, and through this, strips were decobre where the skin had been scraped or away. A blood manchadade hand gripped the wrist of Agatha, the other holding a thin cuchillolargo. Tessa moved forward, but it was too late. Lacriatura wielded the knife with breakneck speed and buried it in elpecho Agatha. Agatha
drowned, susmanos went to the sheet. The creature was standing, ragged and scary einmóvil as she scratched the handle of the knife, then with unarapidez awful, he pulled a knife, leaving her crumpled in elsuelo. The controller did not stay to see it fall, but turned and walked back out the door by which he came. Galvanized
, Sophiegritó "Agatha!" and ran to his side. Tessa ran to the door. Mechanical Lacriatura was walking down the stairs, into the empty courtyard. Loquedó is staring. What the hell had come, and why marchabaahora? But had time to think about it. He took the rope and pulled Campanades call it hard. When the sound echoed through deledificio, closed the door, dropping the lock bar in place, then turned to help Sophie. Together they lasarreglaron
to raise Agatha and a half load, half travésde drag it to the room where he knelt down beside him. Sophie, tirasde ripping fabric of her white apron and pressure on the wound of Agatha, a tone of panic dijoen wild, "I do not understand, miss." Nothing should be capazde touch any door ... except one with the blood of the Shadow Hunter is turning sercapaz the doorknob. "
Peroél had blood
Shadow Hunter, Tessa conhorror sudden thought. Jem's blood, staining his hands as paint metal. Would why Jem was leaning on that night after the bridge? Could it be that he had fled, after he had got what he wanted: susangre? And does not that mean you could go back every time you wanted? She began Alevante
, but it was too late. The bar kept the puertacerrada cracked with a noise like a shot, and fell in two piezas.Sophie looked up and shouted again, but not away from Agatha cuandose opened the door, a window at night. Steps delInstituto
would no longer be empty, were filled, but not mechanical gente.Monstruos swarmed by them, their movements jerky, susrostros blank and staring. Were not at all like those Tessahabía seen before. Some appeared to have been made so prisaque had no faces at all, just plain metal ovals patched here yall with irregular pieces of human skin. Even more horrible, a number deellos had pieces of machinery instead of arms or legs. A scythe autómatatenía where the arm should have been, another wore a sleeve sierraque left hanging shirt, as a parody of a brazoreal.
searrojó Tessa got up and opened the door, trying to close it. It was heavy, and parecíamoverse agonizingly slow. Behind her, Sophie was screaming, without poderhacer anything, again and again; Agatha was horribly quiet. With irregular unsuspiro Tessa pushed the door again and took his hands ... cuandola door was ripped from his grasp, torn from their hinges, like a weed puñadode torn from the earth. Fell back when the autómataque had seized threw the door aside and rushed haciaadelante, rattling his metal feet on the stone, while the tambaleabasobre threshold, followed by another and then another of their mechanical brethren, AT LEAST a dozen of them, moving forward with the monstrous brazosextendidos Tessa.
In yJem when Will arrived at the mansion in Highgate, the moon had begun to subir.Highgate was on a hill in north London, unaexcelente dominating view of the city at his feet, pale under the moonlight, the cualconvirtió fog and coal smoke hung over the city in unanube silver. A city of dreams, thought Will, floating in the air. UNPOC poetry hanging from the edges of his mind, something about the terriblemaravilla of London, but his nerves were strained estridentede tension with the impending battle, and could not remember the words.
The house was a great moledo Georgia, situated in a rich green. A high wall ladrilloscorría around, the dark sloping mansard encimade it just visible from the street. A cold shiver went through Will, when seacercaron, but was not surprised to feel a thing in Highgate.Estaban about what Londoners call Gravel Pit Woods [8] on the edge of the city, where thousands of bodies had been drawn during Lagran Plague [9]. In the absence of a grave, the angry ghosts cast a spell on the neighborhood inclusoahora, and Will had been sent here more than once, thanks to susactividades.
demetal A black gate post on the wall of the mansion stayed away intruders, but Jem Open Larun made short work with the lock. After dejarel carriage just outside the two Shadow Hunters found inthe curve leading to the main entrance of the house. The road estabaplagado weeds and undergrowth, and the gardens were spread around, splashing the units in ruins and blackened stumps deárboles dead. Jem
haciaWill turned, his eyes feverish. "Are we going to go ahead with this?" Will took a
cuchilloserafín his belt. "Israfel," she whispered, and the gun unahorquilla burned like ray content. Seraphim burning knives tanintensamente Will always hoped that emit heat, but their leaves Eranda ice cold to the touch. Tessa reminded saying that hell was cold, yluchó against the strange urge to smile at his memory. Estadocorriendo had for her life, she should have been terrified, and there habíaestado her, telling them about the precise Inferno American tones.
"Indeed," said Jem. "I eshora." They climbed the escalinatay
checked the doors. Although Will had hoped were closed, were open, and yielded to his touch with a resounding crack. He and Jem entraronpoco little in the house, the light of their knives seraph illuminating the path.
ungran were found in lobby. The arched windows behind them were probably magníficasuna time. Now alternate with entire panels that were broken. Through the cobwebs cracks in the glass, a view of the park was matted and unkempt Masalles visible. The marble underfoot was cracked and broken, the malashierbas grew through it as they had been growing through laspiedras input. First Will and Jem, a large curved staircase haciaarriba extended toward the first floor in the shadows.
"This can not sercorrecto," said Jem whispered. "It's as if nobody had estadoaquí in fifty years." Just had terminadode
speaking when a sound arose in the night air, a sound quelevantó the hairs on Will's neck and made the marks in their hombrosquemaran. She was singing a song ... but nice. It was a voice that could dealcanzar notes that the human voice could not reach. Above his head, loscolgantes glass chandelier shook as puestasa wine glasses vibrate at the touch of a finger.
"Someone is here," Will murmured in response. Without another word, he and Jem became so quesus backs were against each other. Jem puertadelantera versus open, Will the grand staircase. Something appeared
alprincipio of the ladder. At first Will was only an alternating pattern deblanco and black, a shadow moving. When it floated down, the sound grew louder Delcanto, and the hairs on Will's neck stood on end more. The sudorhumedeció the hair on his temples and ran down the small of her back, in spite of the cold air.
Decamin was halfway down the stairs before the recognition, Ms. Dark, his bony cuerpolargo dressed in a sort of nun's habit, with shapeless túnicaoscura falling from the neck down. A swinging flashlight luzse a clawed hand. She was alone, although not at all, Will sediment mind when he stopped on the landing, what noer hand clinging to a lamppost, after all. It was the severed head of her sister.
"For elÁngel," whispered Will. "Jem, look."
Jem looked, and jurótambién. The head of Mrs. Black hung from a strand of gray hair, which clung Dark laSeñora as if it were a device that had a precioinestimable. Head eyes were open, and perfectly white, like boiled eggs. His mouth was open too, a line of blood seeped secanegra one of the corners of his lips. Ms. Dark
sucanto stopped and laughed, like a schoolgirl. "Naughty, naughty," he said. "Paving my house as well. Shadowhunters Small bad."
"I thought," dijoJem softly, "that the other sister was alive."
"Maybe ASU sister brought to life and then cut off his head again?" Will muttered. "It seems a lot of work with no real gain, but then ..."
"NefilimAsesino," groaned Ms. Dark, fixing his eyes on Will. "Contentocon not kill my sister once, right? You have to go back and keep me inclusodarle a second life. You know, you have some idea of \u200b\u200bwhat is estarcompletamente alone?"
"More than tepuedes imagine," said Will strength, and saw Jem dereojo look, puzzled. Stupid, pensóWill. I should not say those things. Ms. Dark
sebalanceó on their feet. "You are mortal.'re Deltiempo only for a moment, a single breath of the universe. I'm alone forever." Aferróa her head vigorously. "What difference does it for you? Certainly, there are more dark crimes in London that most urgently require atenciónde Shadow Hunter, my poor attempts to bring back mihermana." Will
MiraDades found Jem. The other boy shrugged. Will tanconfundido was clearly as I was. "It is true that necromancy is against the law," Jem said, "but also what is the link delas demonic energy. And it requires our attention, very urgent. "
Ms. Dark stared at them." Vinculaciónde demonic energy? "
" It does not pretend ningúnsentido. We know exactly your plans, "said Will." Sabemosde automata, the binding spell, your services to the Master, who elrest our Enclave is, right now, marching to his hideout. Alfinal tonight will be completely erased. There's nobody you can go, no place where you can hide. "
At that time, the Sra.Dark paled considerably." Master? "She whispered. "Have encontradoal Master? But how
...?" "Yes," said Will. "De Quincey got away once, but not this time. Sabemosdónde is, and ... "But his palabrasfueron
drowned out by laughter. Ms. Dark was leaning over the railing deescalera screaming in joy. Will and Jem looked confused as she seenderezaba. Blackish tears of laughter streaming down his face." DeQuincey, Master! "he exclaimed." This gossip, grooming vampire! Oh, what a joke! Silly, silly little fools! "
[1] Ivanhoe is the best known of the novels DeWalt Scott. It was written in 1819 and is set in England during elsiglo XII, in medieval times. Its protagonist is Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a young man and brave gentleman.
[2] Westminster Abbey or St. Peter's Collegiate Church of Westminster (in English: Westminster Abbey) is a Gothic church unacatedral size. It is the traditional site for coronations and burials of British losmonarcas. It is located in Westminster, London, next to Westminster Palaciode.
[3] The game PopeJoan, ie the Pope Joan in Castilian, decírculo is an ancient game that was popular until the early twentieth century. Today hasido nearly forgotten although some of his spirit, and its rules are still in various games, especially in the various versions deldominó with letters, as is the case of quintuplet. It is assumed that the French game nombrederiva Nain Jaune ("Yellow Dwarf"), which in England seconvirtió for phonetic similarity, in Nun Joan ("Sister Jane"). From there he went to have its current name, the references are already documented in 1732.
[4] The nigromanciao necromancy is a branch of lamagia, generally considered black, which is divination mediantela consulting the dead and their spirits or bodies. ElArte necromancy is devoted to the study of death and focuses on losmuertos control (either in helping them, such as control of the materiamuerta psychic or spiritual).
[5] is unárea Highgate North London in the northeast corner of Hampstead Heath.
[6] Mizpah is an emotional connection between people are overactive separated, either physically or by death.
[7] Genesis 31:49, the Bible.
[8] Wood Highgate (Highgate Wood) 28hectáreas is an area of \u200b\u200bold growth forests in north London, lying between East Finchley, Highgate Village, andMuswell Hill. Highgate Wood is shown in deMiddlesex Ordnance Survey map in 1886 more or less its current formation, but is known for less healthy elnombre Gravelpit Wood (Forest of gravel).
[9] GranPlaga (1665-1666) was an epidemic that killed between 70,000 and 100.000personas in England, and more than a fifth of the population Londres.Históricamente, we have identified the disease as bubonic plague, unainfección caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted travésde fleas from rats.
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