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Friday, August 5, 2011

Holy, Holy Water Scene: Will's POV

Holy Water by Tetra-Zelda
Cassie promised that if she reached 40,000 twitters followers she would write Will's point-of-view during the infamous (definitely in our Mundie Moms minds) Holy Water Scene from Clockwork Angel. Oh, I know that you guys know exactly which one that is. So true to her word, she tweeted the link.

Of Loss: Will’s perspective on the events of Clockwork Angel, page 285-292

Will Herondale was burning.

This was not the first time he had consumed vampire blood, and he knew the pattern of the sickness. First there was a feeling of giddiness and euphoria, as if one had drunk too much gin — the brief period of pleasant drunkenness before the morbs set in. Then pain, starting at the toes and fingertips, working its way up as if lines of gunpowder had been laid across his body and were burning their way toward his heart.

He had heard the pain was not so great for humans: that their blood, thinner and weaker than Shadowhunter blood, did not fight the demon disease as Nephilim blood did. He was vaguely aware when Sophie came in with the holy water, splashing him with the cool stuff as she set the buckets down and went out again. Sophie’s hatred of him was as reliable as fog in London; he could feel it coming off her whenever she got near him. The force of it lifted him up onto his elbows now. He pulled a bucket close to him and upended it over his head, opening his mouth to swallow what he could.

For a moment, it doused the fire burning through his veins entirely. The pain receded, except for the throbbing in his head. He lay back down carefully, crooking an arm over his face to block the dim illumination coming from the low windows. His fingers seemed to trail light as they moved. He heard’s Jem’s voice in his head, scolding him for risking himself. But the face he saw against his eyelids wasn’t Jem.
She was looking at him. The very darkest voice of his conscience, the reminder that he could protect no one, and last of all himself. Looking the way he had the last time he had seen her; she never changed, which was how he knew she was a figment of his imagination.

“Cecily,” he whispered. “Cecy, for the love of God, let me be.”
Now hop on over to Cassie's site for the rest. Holy, holy water, indeed.

20 comments:

  1. OMG! How did I miss this?! Thank you ladies so much for posting it. LOVE this!

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  2. Heather - Whoa...the depth of that boy's pain...and umm, yeah... *loses train of thought*.

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  3. Jenni Elyse - Trust me, I just read it 3 times in a row while posting it on our fb page and Forum. And still -- I'm speechless.

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  4. That scene was intense. :O And makes me wanna reread Clockwork Angel all over again. I admit, the Infernal Devices series doesn't hold as much appeal as the Mortal Instruments Series, but this definitely opened my eyes.

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  5. urgirlconnie: I completely understand wanting to re-read Clockwork Angel again. I may have just pressed play on the audiobook on my iPod. I have to admit to loving both series equally. You know what they say, "a mother's love is stretchy". ;D Glad you enjoyed it enough to re-read.

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  6. Thanks for posting this. I have been out of commission because of a surgery so i havent been on twitter and knew nothing of it. Thanks so much to you guys and Cassie!!!!

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  7. mrs_laura_koehler - Hope your recovery is speedy. Glad you found the link.

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  8. I appreciate the post and the link! :D

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  9. OH. EM. GEE!!!!! LOVED IT!! I am even more excited for CP now!!!!!

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  10. Oh my!!! That makes waiting for the next book so much harder...I really want to know Wills secret now...
    StephAnnee

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  11. Ricki, Mary and StephAnnee - It's so well written and clues us all in on the depths of his pain. Also, how adorable is he re: the girls he kissed before Tessa??

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  12. I've lost count about how many times I've read this scene... Indescribable

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  13. Is she going to post the Jace perspective on manor house scene in CoG at 45, 000 followers or 50, 000? Or not at all? Because the 'Loss' scene came in second place during the voting for the scene she should do... Does anyone know?

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  14. Wow!! I love it!! Thanks for posting it!! It is so good to read this scene from Will's Perspective!

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  15. Wow! Thanks for posting this. I need to re-read Clockwork Angel again. Ahhh can't wait for the next. :)

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  16. Extremo_Delirio: ;D I wholeheartedly agree.

    Michele - No, not yet. Nothing has been confirmed that I've heard.

    Amy Bess and Kaitlyn - So fun? Right?

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  17. Sophie - Thank you for anjswering! Crossing my fingers that she'll do it at 45, 000 followers and the last voting option at 50, 000!

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  18. Sophie - Oh! And by thw way, doyou know how we can get the Clockwork Prince Limited Edition? Do you have to order specifically from Barnes and Nobles? Or is it not available yet?

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  19. oh man! can't wait to read more of will's story!

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