Resurgent
I hate this edgelord side of him, I much prefer him when he's cunning and brutal with a hint of normal emotion mixed in. These last few chapters he's trying way too hard to be edgy and it's a little too cringe.
Resurgent:Edgelords do things for attention while MC has reasons to be cynical and wary of everything around him. Just as he began to love or trust someone again, he learned they had already caused his soul to hurt in the past. There can't be a easy way around this unless he doesn't really have emotion.
This felt unnecessary. Isola could've gotten a more natural and less forced link to Asher. As someone who has literally written this type of character (Albeit far more powerful, evil and terrifying) I can attest to the fact that it doesn't always do as wonders for their relationship. There's more, but I ain't gonna list it unless you need it.