Alec Lightwood was a Shadowhunter and the boyfriend of Magnus Bane.
Biography[]
- This character's history and characteristics are identical to that of his alternate dimension counterpart up until just before the Dark War, where the timeline split and the following changes took place in Thule.
Alec was present at the Burren when Clary Fairchild was killed by Lilith and Sebastian Morgenstern won his first battle. Alec barely escaped with the rest of the group.
Soon afterwards, Sebastian joined forces with the faeries and stormed Alicante. Alec and Isabelle fought against his forces, where Isabelle was killed by Sebastian when she attempted to kill him with the Mortal Sword. Sebastian eventually destroyed the Shadowhunter homeland when he flooded it with demons brought into the world through the blight.
They eventually returned to New York, where his boyfriend Magnus Bane maintained a shelter for children. Magnus became one of the first warlocks to become sick as a result of the blight. Magnus begged Alec to kill him once he realized he was turning into a demon. Alec granted this request and,[1] knowing that Sebastian was hunting him for his knowledge of the resistance, chose to take his own life rather than risk revealing these secrets to Sebastian.[2]
When Sebastian and Jace—who had come under Sebastian's influence due to Lilith's twinning rune—tracked them down, Sebastian kicked his corpse in frustration and Jace, in a split moment of anguish at his parabatai's death, was briefly able to consider killing Sebastian.[2] His and Magnus's bodies were later discovered together in the ruins of New York.[1]
Appearances[]
- Queen of Air and Darkness (first mention)
- Forever Fallen (mentioned only)