The crown was placed on Alaric’s head, but as he sat on the throne, his skin turned to cold marble. He became a "King of Ash," a permanent conduit for the Abyss. Lilith stood behind him, the true power behind the throne, as the once-proud kingdom was renamed the .

: With every victory, Alaric noticed the world changing. The demons didn't just kill; they "claimed" the enemy, turning the high priest’s own paladins into hollowed thralls for the demon army.

: Alaric realized he was no longer a liberator. To maintain the summoning, he had to feed the Abyss with the "essence" of the battlefield. The Final Betrayal

: Using Lilith’s tactical genius, Alaric’s small band of rebels struck the capital’s supply lines.

As Alaric stood over the defeated High Priest, he prepared to strike the final blow and reclaim his throne. However, Lilith whispered the true terms of the Senki pact. The war wasn't meant to save his kingdom; it was a harvest.

Desperate and cornered by inquisitors, Alaric performed a ritual he barely understood. He didn't summon a celestial protector; he tore open a rift to the Abyss. From the smoke emerged Lilith, a High Succubus of the Senki—an elite caste of demon tacticians who thrive on the chaos of war. The War of Shadows