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'Now…I need the mortal cup and a catalyst…I can't use my own blood because it's already been corrupted by the Shax Queen venom and Izzy's angelic…human blood…maybe a werewolf's blood? I don't want to go too heavy on angel and demonic blood…though…hmm. What about Fae blood…? They aren't demon blooded creatures from what I understand they are nature given…physical form of that which oppressed it…in this universe'

"I'm probably just overthinking things." I mutter as Ithuriel did say…beamed that I needed a catalyst…but he wasn't specific about it being blood or what kinda blood, tucking the vessels away inside my pockets I open a portal to club pandemonium, walking through that portal closing it behind and start to open another when Magnus snaps his fingers and shuts it down before it can even form.

"Ahh, my apprentice returns!" Magnus says in a grandiose way with a smirking smile on his face as he holds his arms out to either side of him.

"Magnus, can we go to your penthouse…it's a sensitive matter?" I ask Magnus while rolling my eyes, smirking as Magnus's right eyebrow twitches.

"Haa…Fine, you're no fun anyways." Magnus says as he flourishes his hand making the club music start up again and managing to open a portal at the same time.

"So what have you been up to?…and yes I can sense the demonic and angelic energies absolutely radiating off of you." Magnus says to me as he flops down on his couch.

"I saved an angel from Valentine's captivity, and got the blood of Lilith and said Angel Ithuriel gave me information on how to save my life. It involves these two bloods, the mortal cup and a catalyst…" I reply to Magnus as I pull the syringe and vessel out of my pocket and show them to him.

Magnus's mouth just hangs open as he blinks, "I believe I know the catalyst that you need…tell me, what do you know of forging weapons?"

"Well you need heat…typically produced by fire and the tools to work the metal…and sometimes things like coke or charcoal to help remove the purities from the metal you are trying to work." I reply to Magnus who nods.

"I believe the catalyst you need is either Holy or Infernal fire…that is after consulting a few very wise and aged Warlocks…the first is nearly impossible to get…the second is a matter of me opening a portal to one of the many Demonic realms…but being that it's Lilith's blood…you will need to go to Edom and bathe in fires she created." Magnus says to me.

"But let me guess someone you share a very deep tie to also lives there and if he senses your magic he'll use that to try and escape?…let me take a guess, that it's Asmodeus…the prince of demons."

"You're not afraid?" Magnus asks me with vulnerability in his eyes and voice.

"Nope, I don't even care that at some point you were probably a murder hobo as I was once one too…you've proven to be a friend Magnus and besides Garmr, Jack…and maybe Izzy all others who I had once thought of as that and more have betrayed me." I reply to Magnus as I use telekinesis to make us some margaritas with the ingredients that exist on one of the many bars in Magnus's penthouse.

"He-hem, We have to continue your training especially if you want to retrieve the Mortal Cup…" Magnus clears his throat as he subconsciously wipes away some moisture at the corners of his eyes, but when he mentions the mortal cup he looks regretful while turning to look away from me.

"Heh, you know who has or where it is but you gave them your word not to reveal it as you don't want the cup in anyone's hands not even your own…no reason to look so morsoe Magnus…I'll try not to harm whoever does have the cup…who knows maybe I can even make a deal with them for protection in exchange for it." I reply to Magnus and catch my glass out of the air and Magnus takes his.

"So who is this Izzy?" Magnus asks me with his smirk coming back onto his face at full blast.

"A very beautiful Shadow Hunter…" I reply to Magnus who's smirk only grows wider and his cat eyes appear.

'Okay…wasn't expecting the playful big brother side of Magnus…' I say in my head and roll my eyes at Magnus while he stands up and walks over to a blank wall and proceeds to channel energy into his hands and tap on bricks in a certain order…and then like in Harry Potter the bricks move revealing a massive library.

"This is my library…it has all the knowledge on magic I have collected over my life…except for a few things I've created myself those are in my grimoire…you're welcome to study and learn all that you can from this library, in-between me training you on the basics and your hunt for the cup…and hopefully your wooing of this Izzy." Magnus says to me and he gestures lavishly towards the library, where I can see floor to ceiling shelves stuffed with scrolls, books and other things.

I laugh softly at Magnus's light needling about Izzy as I walk over to the entrance to the library.

'I hope Izzy is doing alright…' I say in my head as I step into the library stashing my ill-gotten goods back into my pocket as I pickup a scroll and unfurl it…which reveals something along the lines of a kamasutra type magic ritual for increasing wheat yield and other harvest gains…if the drawings on the scroll were factual towards the sex rituals results.

"This would have been useful when I was a boy…might even be useful in third world countries…as well." I whisper as I furl the scroll back up and return it to it's resting place.

"Yeah, that was one of my favourites...used to organize orgies with entire villages... everyone did their part.' Magnus jokes playfully.