Did Sauron have a Successor?

For two Ages of the Sun, Sauron had been the Dark Lord, casting his shadow over Middle-earth. The immortal Lord of the World, holding dominion over Orcs, Goblins, evil Men, and even undead Wraiths. During his reign, kingdoms of Men, Dwarves, and Elves, were founded and destroyed, civilisations rose and fell, and even all of Arda was reformed.
And all of it, was the result of Sauron’s reign of terror. Untouchable, all-powerful, immortal. Until… he finally wasn’t anymore.
The end of the Third Age also heralded the end of the Dark Lord. His One Ring destroyed and his physical body destroyed once again, he was finally brought to the end of his power, and even the last traces of his presence in Arda were almost completely destroyed. And with his destruction, so too fell the empire of the second Dark Lord.
But… was this really it? Was there to be no-one to come after?
Or was there someone to take up their master’s mantle, and become the Third Dark Lord, take his place… as the Heir of Sauron?
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