The two then fight and Sebastian unsuccessfully tries to rape Clary, who manages to escape. She manages to alert Simon of most of Sebastian's plan and tells him to come to the Seventh Sacred Site, but is caught midway through by Sebastian and is forced to destroy the Faerie ring.

Meanwhile, Simon and the others summon Raziel, who gives Simon a blade of Heaven named Glorious but at the cost of Simon's Mark of Cain.Ĭlary is later shown to be searching Sebastian's room, where she discovers her Faerie ring. Not wanting Jace's death, Clary calls Sebastian in and asks him to heal the rune, putting Jace back under Sebastian's control. He was only able to regain control due to the rune controlling him having received damage, which would also cause him to eventually die. Jace manages to temporarily shake off the possession and explain that Sebastian is planning to use Lilith's blood to create an army of dark Shadowhunters using the second Mortal Cup and will turn himself into the Clave, as he'd rather die than continue to be possessed. During this time Clary realizes that Jace has been possessed by Sebastian, as he acts more like Sebastian than himself. She eventually decides to join the two men as a spy while using the Faerie rings to communicate with Simon. After stabbing Luke in the back the two leave, but promise to return for Clary. Shortly after this, Sebastian enters the room- something that is discovered by Jocelyn, who screams and alerts others to their presence. That night Clary wakes to find Jace lying in bed with her, asking her to come with him. Desperate, Clary agrees to the terms and while searching for the rings in a Shadowhunter library, accidentally observes Jace enter the library and speak in friendly terms with Sebastian (Who is actually 'Jonathan Morgenstern', Valentine's half-demon blooded son) - which confuses Clary, who had been hiding during the conversation. Clary and the rest of the group manages to gain the assistance of the Seelie Queen, but in return they have to obtain and hand over two Faerie rings that would allow the wearers to communicate telepathically. Things become more tense when he learns from Clary that Jace is currently missing and untraceable. He speaks to his mother, only to feel more rejected when she accuses him of killing the 'real' Simon. The book opens with Simon returning home, where he finds out that there are a lot of symbols that form a barrier so he can't enter the house.

City of Lost Souls was released on May 8, 2012, and was followed by the sixth and final book in the series, City of Heavenly Fire in 2014. City of Lost Souls is the fifth book in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.

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