Essence ofa Shadowhunter

You may remake yourself however you want.

You are now a Nephilim, or Shadowhunter, a secretive race of beings who are humans born with angel blood. Despite their ancestry, Shadowhunters are mortal and therefore vulnerable to old age and death; however, their angelic blood endows them with special abilities that allow them to achieve feats beyond what's humanly possible. This includes enhanced strength, speed, agility, stamina, and coordination, which continue to improve over time and practice.

You are also granted the Sight, being naturally and easily able to see through most magical illusions and layers of glamour over reality. Due to the angel blood in their veins, all Shadowhunters are able to apply runes on their skin without any real danger. These Marks, in turn, give varied effects that serve to benefit the wearer.

You are also able to use and call on the power of angels for their seraph blades, as well as to handle any heavenly weapons or objects with effect, which would normally not work for other species.

Your talent for runic Magic is high, allowing for greater strength and accuracy of Marks you draw. You know every single rune shown in the Mortal Instruments universe completely by heart, having mastered them all, including those not from the Gray Book, like the Mark of Caine, the Birth Control rune and the Alliance Rune. You can also use runes that are unique, like the Portal Rune. Unlike runes made by other Shadowhunters, the runes that fade over time will never leave behind a faint white or silver scar if you are the one that writes them, nor will others leave them on your own body, unless you want the scars to form. You can also hide any rune that is drawn on your skin, or on others. As a side-effect of your rune mastery, you are now an incredible, almost supernatural Artist when it comes to painting and drawing.

Optionally, you may receive the training Jace and Sebastian received from Valentine. You have been trained from birth to be a warrior and a monster, even faster, stronger, more skilled and more lethal than most Shadowhunters combined. You have been taught how to fight, both armed and unarmed, against both Nephilim and Downworlders, allowing you to rend and tear your way through them fluidly with ease. But it is with the Sword where you shine, being naturally talented in it. It will take someone with both your talent and immense experience for them to beat you in a sword-fight. You have also learned to play the Piano and the Violin like a master, alongside becoming fluent in most spoken languages in the world. You will remain fit and healthy without any need of maintenance or constant training, and your skills will never degrade.

Optionally, you may become able to create Parabatai. A parabatai is a pair of warriors who fight together as lifelong partners, bound together by oath, regardless of their gender. Their bond is not reflected only in their closeness and willingness to lay down their lives for one another, but also in oath. This ritual bond enhances the natural feelings of love and friendship that already exist between the pair, and enables them to draw on each other's strength in battle. They also maintain a strong connection between one another and are able to sense each other's life force being able to feel the life leave their partner, and when something supernatural happens to the other. Marks made by one parabatai upon another are stronger than Marks drawn by others, and there are Marks that only parabatai can use, because they draw on the partners' doubled strength. The bond is broken, normally, only by the death of one of the members of the partnership. There are ways to break the bond outside of death, but do not have to fear this as long none of you die, the bond will be unbreakable unless you want it to fade. This has to be a true death. A normal Shadowhunter can only choose one parabatai in their lifetime and cannot perform the ritual more than once. You are not that limited, capable of having a limitless amount of bonds at once connected to you without any side effects, and also allowing others to draw in the strength of others you are bonded with through you. As long as you are a witness, you are able to create a Parabatai between others, only needing their consent. You can do this even if they are older than nineteen. You are capable of making Parabatai bonds fade at will, whether it be one of your own or someone else’s, without any drawbacks. Any bond you create will never have to fear love or romance between the bonded, as only the benefits will manifest, not the negatives. If real romantic Love exists between Parabatai, then the bond will strengthen their power to the point of magic. The more the pair accepts and embraces their emotions and love for one another, the stronger the power of the bond gets. This gives the pair increased power with runes, even more so than typical parabatai so that even fatal wounds are healed with their iratze. They will have an almost telepathic ability between one another, as well as an empathetic ability to feel what the other is feeling, including the other's injuries as if they are their own. This can be decreased to lesser intensity at will, all the way from full to nothing and back again.

Optionally, you may receive the ability to transform into a True Nephilim, and enormous being of heavenly fire, at will. True Nephilim take the form of giant humanoid beings, glowing from within with heavenly fire. They are incredibly bright to look at, and move as if they are drifting on light, rather than stomping as giants might. They are still capable of speech, and appear to retain some semblance of their human memories and appearance, but unlike ordinary True Nephilim, you do not lose your sense of self, being completely in control. You have full control over the Heavenly fire and don’t have to fear being burned up from it.

Optionally, you may choose to have been given given Angel Blood during infancy while still in the womb. This gives you innate strength and natural skill far superior compared to ordinary Nephilim, all of which continue to improve slowly over time and with practice.

You have a connection to runes unlike anyone, even Claire, making you able to write runes with ease, intuitively knowing how to do it without thinking, and any Mark drawn by you is stronger than it normally would be. As if that wasn’t enough, while Clary has access to runes that the Gray Book doesn’t cover, you are capable of creating new runes by merely desiring an effect and then getting fed the knowledge of a rune granting that effect, the power of the effect possible to achieve with the rune depending on your own level of power, as it can’t be that far beyond your own. Fanwank responsibly, and think about the comparison between Shadowhunters before runes and after. The runes will therefore always scale to be a factor more powerful than yourself. Any rune drawn by you will never create a Forsaken or any other negative consequences, and any rune can be made permanent or temporary even if it normally wouldn’t be.

You are also able to write runes without the use of a stele, being able to write them using only your hands. A side effect is that any vampire that drinks your blood will become a daylighter, capable of walking and living in sunlight without fear and granting them all the other abilities of a Daylighter, like being able to bring the dead back to life with their own blood without turning them into vampire (unless that is what they want) and to heal grave wounds by pouring their own blood over the wound. But this only happens when the blood is freely given. Another side effect is that your blood is now extremely tasty and incredibly delicious, almost addictive, granting whomever that drinks it a feeling and sense of euphoria.

You can also create and control Heavenly Fire, never having to fear it burning up yourself.

Optionally, you may choose to have been given Demon Blood during infancy while still in the womb. This gives you superior strength and agility compared to even Nephilim given Angel Blood, while you slowly grow stronger over time and with practice. Unlike a certain other individual, this has not given you the cruelty that comes with the demonic nature. Instead, the demonic side has fused with your mind, body and soul, granting you a protection against Magic and other similar powers that targets you in any way you don’t want it to. This works both subconsciously and consciously, in that you don’t have to know you are being hit by Magic you don’t want to affect you for it to protect you, but if you do want some form of Magic that would be non-beneficial for you to affect you, then it will. This will also protect you against heavenly fire, making you immune. It also gives you the fortitude to go through hard choices, increasing your willpower and determination to near infinite amounts. You will eventually become more powerful than all the Greater Demons, and already have large amounts of magic and demonic energy to play with, alongside the ability to possess others at will, gaining control over their body. You are also granted the gift warlocks inherit from their parents, namely their immortality. Once you reach your physical prime somewhere around your early to late twenties, you will stop aging.

• Optionally, you may receive a pair of beautiful black angel wings, tipped with silver, on your back that you can hide and spread out at will, granting you fast and fluid flight. You can also make your eyes turn Black similar to Sebastian Morgenstern, but at will instead of constantly.

• Lilith will see you as her child if you have this, as it was her blood you were given.

You cannot be turned into a werewolf, vampire or anything similar unless you want to. As a side effect, you are also immune to STDs and other diseases, even supernatural ones like Demon Pox.

Optionally, you may have been marked by the Mark of Cain, the Mark being placed anywhere you wish on your body. Anyone who attempts to hurt you will be punished sevenfold, so when you are attacked, the Mark burns white and the assailant is attacked with the same intent that was to be used against you, only seven times stronger. This also make you invulnerable to attacks from others, but you can still kill yourself, even accidentally through inanimate objects. This does also grant you the burden of living eternally, as it prevents your death even from age. Your Mark does however not act directly on others close to you like the original, as in that it doesn’t have the effect of pushing you away from your family and anyone else you are close to. You can turn the Mark on and off at will, the Mark disappearing when off.

Optionally, you may receive the Commands of Perfect love and loyalty. Numerous Faerie spells have been cast on you, making it so that all who come within your presence feel naturally inclined to serve and protect you, with very few able to resist the urge to drop their other priorities for you. Anyone you order will become unable to resist your orders, and will not be able to betray you. You can toggle this on and off at will.

You now have your very own indestructible Stele. Steles are the tools used by Shadowhunters to draw runes onto their skin, weapons, and other materials. They are made of adamas and crafted by the Iron Sisters. Steles have a sort of aura to them, a ghostly imprint of their owner's personality. When not in use, steles are inert but they warm and glow while drawing runes. You can call your Stele into your hand at, which will teleport it to you.

You now have your very own reusable Seraph Blade and can be used an infinite amount of times. Seraph blades are the primary weapons of the Shadowhunters. They are made of adamas and crafted by the Iron Sisters. They call upon the power of angels' names to access the power of the blades. Before the blade can be used, a Shadowhunter must name it to invoke its power. Any angel's name, except for Raziel's, can be called upon. Within the Shadowhunter community, it is often believed that when a Shadowhunter names a seraph blade, the blade not only becomes engulfed by heavenly fire, but some of the named angel's spirit is infused into the blade as well. Seraph blades are an efficient way to kill demons and Downworlders, but when used against a mundane, the seraph blade has been observed to be vastly overpowering, causing the mundane to burst into flames upon the first blow. Although they are chiefly for the killing of demons and rogue Downworlders, seraph blades are known to also affect angels. You can call your Seraph Blade into your hand at, which will teleport it to you.

Optionally, you may receive your very own Family Swords. These swords have been in your family for a long time, and are just as effective as Seraph Blades when it comes to fighting demons and Downworlders. Both of them are made perfectly for you, being the perfect weight, size and balance for you to wield them like extensions of yourself. They will never blunt nor break, and needs no maintenance to keep in order.

• The main blade is a massive sword, about twice the length of the shorter blade. It is made of gold and adamas, but was dipped in dark silver that it sometimes looks almost black.

• Said to be the length of a forearm, the shorter blade is half the size of the larger one. It is described as beautiful and is made of black gold and adamas. The cross-guard, grip, and pommel are gold with obsidian, and the blade is a silver so dark that it looks nearly black. If given to someone you care about or love, then the blade will reshape itself to fit them instead of you, while still being a short sword.

Optionally, you may receive your very own Teleportation ring, a beautiful ring that will always fit, and with a mere twist of the ring while on your finger, you and anyone you touch will be teleported to wherever you desire. You know how and are able to create more.

Optionally, you may receive your very own Inter-dimensional apartment, akin to Valentine’s. This apartment is laced with magic, able to move in and out of worlds— specifically, between dimensions. Because of this, the apartment is also able to appear and disappear from one location to another. When used to travel, it travels through dimensions, and when it passes through points where dimensions intersect, dimensional pockets are created. The apartment can then remain in these pockets, preventing it from being tracked. It also comes with a fiat backed pocket dimension that always exists. Can be used as a retreat and an undetectable mode of travel. The apartment is a large penthouse-esc suite, fully stocked and with every single thing a penthouse from the 21st century should have, including incredible WiFi and a large Smart TV with all the Streaming Apps already active in the living room. The food, ingredients and drinks are restocked every day, and is whatever you want it to be. You don’t have to worry about the power, as it will always have enough. Nor do you have to worry about water or sewage, everything being handled completely by its inter-dimensional nature. The windows show the scenery you desire, whether that be an Italian village, the sunset on a beach, the city of New York or the Milky Way. No one can find you while here, and no one else can enter the apartment unless they come alongside you. Comes with a teleportation ring that can only teleport to and from the apartment, and when you teleport from the apartment, you will return to the place you teleported from. You can with this ring only carry yourself and one other living person. If the ring is gifted to someone, then they become able to teleport to and from the apartment, and you can make more rings with this ability.

Optionally you may receive your very own copy of the Mortal Cup. The Mortal Cup is one of the Mortal Instruments given by the Angel Raziel to Jonathan Shadowhunter, the first of the Nephilim. The Cup is a gilded, glassine chalice carved from adamas and dipped in gold, and is the size of an ordinary wineglass, though heavier. Because of its mysterious transformative properties, drinking from the Cup turns mundanes into Shadowhunters. It is presumed that it became sacred and magical after Raziel used it as the vessel for his blood, imbuing it with his vast angelic power. Unlike the original, this one is guaranteed to make any mundane/non-Shadowhunter who drinks it into a Shadowhunter.

Optionally, you may receive your very own copy of the Mortal Sword gifted by Raziel to Jonathan Shadowhunter. An enormous silver sword, shaped like a typical arming sword from the Middle Ages. It has a straight double-edged blade and a one-handed hilt, made of pure Adamas, with an elaborate design of outspread wings, emerging from the point where blade meets handle. Unlike the original, this sword does not feel agonizing to bear, nor does it give holder a tingling sensation, as if hooks embed their hands onto the sword, contributing to the mental pain truth compulsion it triggers— metaphorically pulling the truth out of someone. It will still force the truth out of anyone other than you that holds it, but it will not be agonizing. Optionally, you may have the sword gain the ability it would from being demonically-aligned, where the Sword can be used to summon demons and allows its wielder to have control over them.

Optionally, you may receive your very own copy of the Infernal Cup. The Infernal Cup is the demonic equivalent to the Mortal Cup, used to turn Shadowhunters into Dark Shadowhunters, changing their angelic alliance to demonic. It is a glassine chalice and an almost exact replica of the Mortal Cup, except for its midnight black color. This endlessly filled cup will turn whoever drinks from it into Endarkened. They will gain enhanced strength, speed, agility, stamina, and coordination superior to even Nephilim, which will continue to improve over time and practice. They are also granted the Sight, but will not be able to use Angelic Runes due to the demonic blood they have partaken in, only being able to use demon runes. All those turned into Endarkened may become eternally and irrevocably loyal and faithful to you, should you desire that when they drink from it. They do not have to be Nephilim to be turned into Endarkened. They also receive the gift of Immortality that Warlocks have.

Optionally, you may choose to receive any of the following people as your companions. You can pick as many as you want. The relationship between you and them is whatever you want it to be, and you can even choose exactly how romantically and sexually experienced they are. This can be different for each of the characters but they will all be irrevocably loyal to you.

• Clary Fairchild.

• Isabelle Lightwood.

• Grace Blackthorn.

• Any other character from the Mortal Instruments universe.

Optionally, you may at any time choose to take a one way trip into the Mortal Instruments Universe, or a variation of it. This can be any alternate universe, like a fanfic or a universe made perfectly for yourself. You can either simply be dropped in or reincarnated into the body of an existing character or someone new.