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know, Ryder.”
    “Your soul belongs to know one,” Ryder snapped.
    “What exactly are you looking for from us?” Falcon asked. Marcus cringed eyeing Dante warily, he knew the leader of the Infernos sanity often balanced on a thin thread. And the Trackers often took and individuals last shred of sanity and wore it thin, but one did not play with Dante.
    “I want you to find Calliope and bring him to me for retribution.” The words came out in a growl and bounced off the walls of the room as if trying to escape the small space. “He is a liability that should never have been given the opportunity to escape.”
    “You said Samuel fell defending Pandora’s cave,” Marcus said, not sure he wanted the answer to the question he was about to ask. “What was he doing trying to get into the cave?”
    “There are many things you do not know nor understand, Fallen. There are things in that cave that are there for a reason. Hidden from the world. Hidden from everything including time. Releasing them would wreak havoc on every plane of existence.” Dante looked at him his dark eyes cold, holding secrets Marcus couldn’t even begin to fathom. His stare caused shivers to spread over his arms and Marcus had to fist his hands at this side to keep them from rubbing his arms. Dante finally looked away releasing Marcus, and he felt warmth return to his extremities.
    “Then why don’t you explain them to us before we put our own lives on the line?” Marcus asked losing sight of the fact he shouldn’t piss Dante off at the moment.
    “You—” Dante stammered, and slammed his hand on the table cracking the wood down the center. Marcus was surprised the table didn’t crumble to dust beneath the blow. “You were charged with finding Calliope, and the blood of my sons is on your hands as well Fallen. Do you have any idea the chaos running wild in the Infernos?”
    A small figure, still cloaked, stepped forward and placed a gloved hand on Dante’s shoulder. He seemed to calm slightly, but his cold stare racked the room. Marcus wouldn’t be surprised if he breathed out, and was able to see his breath the room had grown so cold. “I don’t think you fully understand the ramifications of what this means. The portals are compromised. Anyone using them could be killed entering or leaving the Infernos. Beside the fact that the open and closing of portals can be tracked by Calliope. Souls will be lost to the in-between. Trapped. The Angels will forsake those they deem unworthy, and no redemption will be found in the hands of Reapers with the portals compromised. We will have to move one soul at a time or risk letting Calliope back into the Infernos. Do you have any idea what will happen if we leave tainted souls to roam this plane?” Dante’s words echoed through the room making several people shudder. Evil souls, left to linger will haunt and terrorize the innocent. It would cause wide spread panic, terror and insanity among mortals.
    “How exactly did you get him out of the Infernos?” Ryder asked in the silence that followed. “Once he obtained what he wanted he left,” Victor explained.
    “What exactly does Calliope want?” Falcon demanded.
    “To rule the Infernos,” Victor provided. “And in order to do that, he will need to destroy all of the Reapers and Dante.”
    “So why leave the Infernos if he was able to get there? It doesn’t make any sense,” Skylar asked.
    “He wanted to know what our defenses were, what weaknesses we have. He was able to make it from the seventh level to my Fortress in Limbo before we were able to open a portal and force him through it. However, I believe he left of his own accord. He could have stayed and fought but chose to let us drive him out. He is up to something, and the end result is him ruling the Infernos,” Dante spat.
    “Again, I’m not sure how this pertains to us?” Falcon said.
    “There are several ways to get into the Infernos portals, Flashing, and by way of souls