In a world that has forgotten death’s true name, he will remind them.

Kairo Vale was nobody — a broke mortuary assistant with a fractured past, a dead-end job, and a strange obsession with myths and the occult. But when a corpse arrives clutching a blade made of obsidian bone, Kairo makes one fatal mistake:

He touches it.

Now bound to the Ashbrand, Kairo inherits the forbidden power of necromancy — but not the kind of summoning you’d expect. The dead don’t obey. They remember.

His first five summons are broken, forgotten souls: a stitched beast, a haunted doll, a skeletal wolf, a whispering crone… and a child who refuses to stay dead.

But within one of them lies a spark — a power that hungers, evolves, and fights for dominance. Because only four can stand at the necromancer’s side. Only four may claim the title of Thronebound.

And every other summon?
They’re just waiting for a chance to take their place.

Urban fantasy meets soul-chilling horror in a modern world unraveling at the seams. As necromancers rise, the veil between life and death shatters — and Kairo must climb from pawn to sovereign of the dead.

Power comes at a price. Loyalty can be torn.
And in the game of thrones among the dead… even your allies want to kill you.

 - Summon. Evolve. Conquer.
 - The dead will follow. But only the strongest will rule.

 - Ashbrand Alpha (unofficial, evolving)


Blood Type: Classified (post-Ashbrand mutation likely renders irrelevant)


 - Analytical thinker with buried rage


 - Morally gray; will bargain with death but not betray the living


Origin: Unknown city in the Eastern Territories (he's since burned all ties)


 - Occult enthusiast (hobbyist-level before Ashbrand activation)


The Ashbrand is not just a weapon—it's a spiritual node, a binding sigil forged from a fragment of the World Veil. It bonds itself to necromantic hosts it deems "sufficiently broken or unmoored."


 - Awakened latent necromantic instincts


 - Merged with his soul (visible on his palm as a living mark)


 - Passively attracts summonable dead through resonance


 - Occasionally injects memories or rituals into Kairo's mind (as seen in Chapter 2)


 - Limits him to 4 Thronebound slots, while allowing hundreds of unstable lesser spirits


Necro-Sense: Can perceive spiritual residue, soul auras, summon intent


Blood Echo: His blood carries residual command energy (used in rituals)


Echo-Memory: Receives fragmented knowledge from past Ashbrand bearers


Summon Weight: Currently bonded to multiple spirits, which exert pressure on his mental and physical health


 - First summon; crown of whispers, highly protective


 - Doll-type (Instability Level: Moderate)


 - Unstable emotional tether; playful but dangerous


 - Last seen post-Crowboy dominance event


 - Does not fight—he strategizes entire summon conflicts


Kairo doesn't just want power. He wants control—of himself, his summons, and the flood of horrors trying to climb into the world through him. His longer arc goal is to:


 - Possibly undo the cost of what he's becoming


"The dead don't obey. They bargain. And I'm running out of things to offer."


Entry #001 – Kairo Vale