Catherine Bloodcrown.
The last remaining living inhabitant of the Dark Existence Realm—a hostile, decaying dimension that devoured the weak and twisted all who entered it. By the time Asher first set foot in that dying plane, she was already its lone survivor, the final sentinel of a world lost to corruption and time.
When Asher eventually subdued the realm and became its master, Catherine didn't resist.
She chose to stay.
By formal title, she became his servant—the First and only Inheritor of the Dark Spine Demi-Plane under his rule. But in truth, Asher never treated her like a subordinate. He treated her like a partner. A friend.
Most of the time, they acted more like equals.
And now, after years apart, she had come to see him again.
Asher met her in the central courtyard, descending the marble steps as her silhouette emerged from the shadows. Their eyes locked.
They hadn't spoken since the day he vanished from Volarisa.
