The demon drops Clary in the ship’s hold next to a bleeding Maia. A sad Maia tells Clary that Simon is dead. Valentine slit Simon’s throat and wrists, collecting his blood in bowls. Then, a demon brought Maia to the hold.

Clary refuses to believe Simon is dead and springs into action. She draws a rune on the wall and melts a hole in it. She pushes Maia out of the hole and prepares to join her on a metal catwalk below. However, before Clary can jump, Valentine appears in the hold and grabs her. He summons a demon, who carries off father and daughter to the room in which Valentine has stored the Downworlders’ blood for the ritual.

Three vats are filled with blood, while one—reserved for the werewolf—is empty. Clary accuses Valentine of killing Simon, who is human. Valentine tells her Simon is not human, but a monster. Clary tells Valentine that he does not love her, he only wants to own his children. When Clary tells Valentine he has never given himself to anyone, he taunts her that she and Jace seem to have given themselves to each other. Valentine knows Jace has romantic feelings for his supposed sister, because Agramon manifested to him as Clary.