How It All Goes Down
A Host of Rebel Angels
- Jace plays piano, which seems to be really annoying when people are trying to sleep.
- Raphael shows up, not to tell him to stop the racket, but because it appears that Jace asked him to.
- The vampire has brought a flying vampire motorcycle for Jace.
- Jace hops on and flies off, landing on a boat in the river.
- He snoops around the boat, until he bumps into Clary. What? What is she doing there?
- She's bloody and gross and she passes out in Jace's arms. He tries to wake her up.
- When her eyes open, they're not her eyes—they're gleaming white demon eyes, and their bright glare knocks Jace out.
- He wakes up, and Valentine is there.
- Valentine says Jace just encountered Agramon, the fear demon, which shows people their greatest fear.
- Without much prompting, Valentine monologues his entire plan, which proves that he's a bad guy. Only villains a) monologue their entire plans and b) twist the ends of their glossy moustaches.
- He confirms that he's trying to gain control of the sword to summon a bunch of demons to cleanse the world of impure Downworlders and the Clave.
- Jace can't believe that Valentine is working with demons. Well, that the demons are working for him, like butlers, the demonic Alfreds to his evil Batman.
- He plans on using the demons to achieve his goals, then commanding them to destroy themselves, solving all sorts of problems at once.
- Valentine lets Jace hold the sword so he can see the scores and scores of gross demons just waiting to burst into this realm.
- He wants Jace to join him, promising he won't hurt any of his friends if he does.
- Jace looks at his father and says, "Yes, Father. I've made my decision" (2.13.142).
- But what is it?!