"Cian Ryo and the Third Circle Below" by Jennifer M Rude

 So the spark gathered the essence of life and molded a great serpent. The spark gave it wings, claws and the breath of flame....It was both beautiful and terrible to behold. Then, the spark bestowed onto it part of itself and thus the creature awakened.

‘Your kind shall be dragon and you shall reign many a land. You are the first and thus you alone shall be called Cian Ryo. You shall be the scourge and feared by all Evil.’

.....In the third circle below, deep in the blackness the great Anka created, Masou, pits of torture where the malevolent would be confined for all time. It was here that Cian Ryo came to live and serve the spark.

(excerpt from the Hereafter, written by artist)