Dante's War Pieces fall together.

Alistaire winced as Ino was busy working on healing his wounds.  It was an hour ago that his home had been raided and nearly overrun by demons, fiends, and who knows what else.  All of his ladies were accounted for after her regained consciousness.  But that succubus was nowhere to be found.

"We're going to have to head to one of my secondary places.  It's going to take a while to repair this home..." he spoke while looking around the main open area by the front doors.  Who the hell was that demoness anyway!

Yoko was leaning against the window and peering outside with her sniper rifle within reach if she spotted any strange thing from outside.  Hinata and Holo were moving just some of the bodies so they were covering most of the floor.

"Did you have to be so brutal in your killing Alistaire?" Holo asked once the final body had been moved.

"When you are jumped by multiple humaniods, it's a bit hard to hold back my anger as my home and ladies were being threatened." he informed her.

Hinata felt bad that they had been beaten by the strange woman so easily and was saved by their master, "We failed you Master Alistaire.  You were again the one who saved the day."

He turned his golden red eyes to the buxom purple haired beauty, "Don't worry your pretty head over the minor details.  I don't know who that succubus was, but I'm going to find out who she was.  Then who sent her!  My mother would most likely remember who she was."

All four ladies looked at him with confusion, "What makes you think she would know who that succubus was?" Yoko asked.

Standing up from the couch, he moved his body a bit and felt better thanks to Ino's healing justu. "That succubus remember me from when I was a little boy.  But I have no memory of her face, body, or scent.  Here's hoping my mother can fill in the gaps."

A few minutes later, Alistaire was able to find a functioning lacrima magic screen and connected with the one over at his mother's mansion.  It took longer than usual, but he assumed it was because of the damage it might have sustained during the attack.  Finally a slightly dark brown haired man with dark brown eyes came onto the screen.

"Alistaire?  What the hell happened to you?" Damian, who was Daliath's head servant, asked with shock upon seeing a bruised up Alistaire.

"It's an interesting tale for another time Damian, is my mother available?"

Damian shook his head, "Sorry, but Mistress Daliath is away on a business trip.  On the other side of the planet to be exact.  Can I inquire as to why you need to speak with her?"

"I was hoping to speak with her about a woman who was here at my place a few hours ago.  She claimed to have known me when I was a child.  I did not recognize her at all." Alistaire then pressed his right hand on the wall, "Nothing odd has happened over there...has there?"

Victoria came into view as she wrapped her right arm around Damian's waist.  He was wearing casually formal clothing while the young dragoness was donning a lovely white and black skirt that went down past her knees.  "Why would you ask a question like that brother?"

Looking between his sister and good friend, Alistaire had known they were a couple for a little while now.  It seemed he was about to ruin their plans, "To put it plainly, my place was attacked and nearly completely destroyed.  The lady that seemed to orchestrate it was a succubus who knew me from a long time ago."

His golden red eyes took in their clothing again and knew that it was still early in the morning for all of them, "Planning on heading out for something?"

Victoria narrowed her light hazel eyes, "Yes we are planning on leaving the mansion."

"I know I am not your father or mom, but I've got a bad feeling that something is going to happen there.  And before you ask why I have this feeling, it was demons and fiends that attacked here." Alistaire warned them both.

Damian and Victoria looked at each other before looking back to Alistaire, "You know mother had this place warded against those kinds of enemies brother."

"And I had mine warded too, and look what happened!" he growled while pulling the screen off the wall and gave them a full view of the destroyed walls and the early night sky.  He then placed it back on the wall.  "Please stay at the mansion sister.  If my feeling is right, which I truly hope it is not, then you've got company on the way."

Victoria pursed her lips before grumbling, "Fine, fine.  We'll get Mika and Danielle.  What are you going to do now?"

He sighed in relief as his sister was going to stay put.  It would be better if he could get over there, but his ship was most likely a loss right now.  "I'll try to get over there as fast as I can, but as you saw my situation is far from reasonable."

"That's fine, we'll be on alert.  We appreciate the heads up either way.  I know we hope that you are wrong too Alistaire.  We'll be waiting to hear from you soon." Damian said before the connection was turned off.

Now that he was fairly sure that the rest of his family was going to be fine.  Damian, Mika, Daniella, and Victoria can hold their own.  Now he just had to get in touch with Daliath.

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The Matriarch of the Marjuok family was indeed on the other side of their home planet Camalia.  She was just returning back to her hotel suite after having lunch with the associates from the company she was working on closing a deal with.

Placing her hand on a nearby chair, she was working on taking off the heels before she heard the sound of someone trying to reach her.

"Whoever is trying to call right now, can wait a few more seconds." she grumbled as the second high heel was taken off.  Heading over to the desk that her personal magical screen communication was located, she saw that it was her son trying to reach her.

"What in heaven's hell does he want now?" She thought while tapping on the screen and the image of her son shown through.  Her golden violet eyes could tell he had been in a major fight recently even though he was healed mostly by one of his concubines.

"Hello mother." he spoke first.

"What happened to you?  It's a rare occurrence for you to call me." she cut straight to the chase as she had other things to do.

"Well I don't normally need to inquire you for information regarding a woman who babysat me back when I was but a child.  You wouldn't happen to remember a woman with long hair that was fiery red at her roots and slowly changed to yellow at the tip?  Horns, small fiendish wings, of she appeared to be a succubus." he told her.

As the description was told, Daliath's mind flashed to when she still had Soerin and Quintes along with Alistaire.  There was a succubus she used as a babysitter for her talents to entertain all three of them.

"Why do you ask of something that is old and no longer of any use to us?" she crossed her arms.

"For the fact that she was here hours ago leading a raiding party into my home and leaving it in ruins plus nearly incapacitating me and my four ladies!" he snapped at her before calming himself with a deep breathe.

Narrowing her eyes as she now recalled that succubus ended up being under employment by her husband Dante.  Now she was back and targeted her son?  Most likely ordered by that cocky bastard!

"Did she...." she was interrupted when two other calls came in.  One was from her mansion while the other was from her dear friend Chrona.

"Hold on, I have two other calls coming in.  I'll put all three up." she informed Alistaire before popping up the other two calls.

Suddenly Alistaire, Damian, Chrona, and Daliath were all in a conference call over the screens.  The dragoness looked from each one before sighing as this did not bode well.

The three who called her looked at each other before exchanging their hellos, "Enough with the small talk, Alistaire quit flirting with Chrona!  For all three of you to be calling me, I do not like this since it is early morning for you all.  Now what is going on!?" she nearly yelled at all three of them.

"Ma'am, I was just going to inform you that we might be in situation that could turn perilous for your family here.  I can only assume that Alistaire told you he was attacked?" Damian started.

"Why would you believe that the mansion would be in danger?  Did he give you this idea?" Daliath asked.

"We're still family mother.  We might not get along, but I never want my siblings or your servants to be in danger.  I thought it best to warn them of possible danger since you were not there." Alistaire spoke up.

"This is not good.  Alistaire, what were the culprits that attacked you?" Chrona asked after patiently waiting for the men to stop speaking.

"What were they?  Demons and fiends.  The succubus that led them was easily strong enough to overcome the warding that I had in place." he answered her question.

"Chrona, I beg you to not be calling with ill tidings." Daliath looked to her non-blood related sister.

"I fear I cannot do otherwise.  Nijilon came to my place and was being chased by six shadows.  The ring leader of this assault spoke of me being a target as well." Chrona spoke.

"Is our Kitsune alright?!  They did not harm her did they?" Daliath yelled to the screen while slamming her fists down onto the desk!

"Physically she is fine, but emotionally is another matter.  She witnessed two of her dear friends from that BDSM club she works at be murdered before her eyes.  Nijilon is sleeping right now." the gold dragoness answered while looking over her shoulder at the bed that was behind her, showing Nijilon sleeping in a fetal position.

"I bare worse news Daliath..." Chrona trailed off.

The black dragoness was seething with anger by all the information she was receiving right now.  Yet there was more?  "What else could possibly make this worse?  My family and friends are all being targeted and attacked in one night!  So what worse news could you tell me!" she was not angry with Chrona, but her emotions were getting the better of her.

"I've been trying to reach Athena and Harmony.  No words have returned from my attempts to connect, we must fear the worse my dear sister." Chrona sorrowfully and hesitantly spoke.

Daliath was trembling with fear, anger, and sorrow.  With each piece of information that Chrona and Alistaire gave, further brought forth the hypothesis that he.....Dante.....was the true mastermind behind this.

Damian looked between the three of them before speaking up again, "Ma'am, if I might make a suggestion." he started but then waited obediently for her.

"What is it Damian?" Daliath asked as she was reigning in her emotions, though her eyes clearly showed the war going on within her body and mind.

"Perhaps it would be best for you to return.  Everything seems to be happening two days after you had left for your business trip.  I understand that it would take you some time to arrive back, but quicker the better Mistress." Damian spoke his mind on this.

"I'm going to try and get over to the mansion mother, but it'll take me some time to leave and arrive there.  Right now there is Damian, my sister, and your two angel servants to protect your home.  But I fear that might not be enough." Alistaire chipped in.

Suddenly there was a faint warning alarm going off, but it was coming from Chrona's image.  They turned to her as she was glancing around before looking back at them.

"It would appear round two is about to begin for me dear sister.  I promise you, I will do everything in my power to keep us from falling." Chrona told them her connection was closed.

Daliath closed her eyes and her hands reclenched into white knuckle fists.  Leaning against the table, both men could hear her trying to control her breathing.  There was a brief appearance of purple flames around her entire body before she looked at them again.

"Do what you two must.  Protect yourselves and my family and home, I will be home as quickly as I can!" she growled at them.

Damian bowed before his connection was closed which left just Alistaire looking at his mother.  She glared at him before blinking a few times to soften her gaze.

"What else is there?" she was slightly worried to ask.

"I know we're always on rocking terms with each other, but I also said we're family.  We'll stop my father from doing anymore harm to our friends and family." he reassured her.

The dragoness choked back a sob before clamping down on it right now.  She couldn't afford to break down before her son.  "What makes you think it is him?"

"Who else can piss you off to this extreme, yet force your eyes to be filled with such fear?  We've talked about him before mother, so I can see that you are thinking it is Dante.  We'll stop him, I promise you that." Alistaire then turned off his screen.

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When she first arrived back in her hotel room, Daliath had been having a wonderful day.  It was all quickly torn apart when her friend, servant, and son had called will bleak news.  Right now she was hunched over the table where her magic communication screen was.  She was breathing hard, trying not to let her emotions break through the dam that was straining to hold them back.  Then she heard the beeping sound of someone trying to reach her.

Slowly bringing her head up to see who was attempting to call her, it was showing an anonymous ID.  This person or creature had the gall to block their name while calling her?!

"I am not in the mood to be dealing with swine like you!  So go away!" she yelled at the screen, not bothering to accept the call.

Instead of the call ending, it connected regardless of her not accepting it.  And to her horror, a man with ear length blonde hair and red eyes was smiling at her.

"Now is that anyway to speak to me?  The man that gave you so much, and took even more from you?  Surely you have more respect for me that calling me swine?" Dante mocked while crossing his arms in front of his business suit.

Daliath took a few steps back from the screen as she couldn't believe it was her husband.  She then narrowed her eyes and glared at him.

"You're the one behind everything that is happening right now....aren't you?" she spoke through gritted teeth.

Tilting his head to the left, he kept that smile while looking her up and down before peering into her eyes.  "You'll have to be more specific my love, there is a number of things that are the cause of my actions right now." he continued to toy with her.

"You know damn well what I am referring too!  Sending that bitch succubus Helliana after my son, attacking my close friends, what the hell is it that you want from me!" she yelled while a few tears formed at the corners of her eyes.

Dante's expression changed from the cocky smile to something that almost resembled sorrow, "My needs have never changed.  You've always been mine, even if you manage to run away or escape.  I simply want you back by my side.  And if I cannot have you, none of your family and friends shall be safe."

"Why....can't you....just....leave me....alone?  Have you....not done...enough to me?" she asked with shaky words.

"You know the answer to that.  We are two parts that make each other whole.  I complete you and you complete me.  So no I won't leave you alone.  We shall be together again, no matter how long that takes!" the last bit she heard from him was the laughing before the connection ended.

Her fist shattered the screen as tears were rolling down her cheeks and landing on the table.  Daliath pulled her bloodied fist back and then used her time magic to reform the broken screen.  It reconnected and was awaiting for her to do something.

"Damn him.....damn him to heaven's hell!" she muttered while placing a call to the one man she knew could always be counted on....her father.