Reo Ash

Reo Ash is a 16 year old amateur hunter. He had a tragic event at the age of 14 which took away his lover and destroyed his home. He enrolls to Beacon in order to become a full fledged hunter to protect his friends better.

Appearance

He is a human with not too muscular but fit body, but due to his prior training, he could deal punches that could knock-out a Beowolf. Only. His attire consists of a checkered vest with a hood and a plain black shirt inside for his top. He wears baggy khaki pants for his bottom. As for footwear, he wears jet black sneakers with white outlines.

Personality

He only talks whenever he has the reason to or if he gets interested with the topic being talked about. Although he doesn't show it that much, he is actually caring of his friends and teammates. He gets really excited whenever he goes on an extermination mission, going on about strategies and whatnot. He can be really diligent in studying but he doesn't seem to have a knack when it comes to written assessments but when it comes to the practical assessments, he excels at it.

Weapons

He has a thing for hand-to-hand combat but also takes interest in magic. This inspired him to create Dust-wielding combat gloves which can utilize the Dust in every single way possible, from AoE, ranged and buffed attacks. He also wields a a greatsword with no tip and has separable blades, revealing a laser cannon inside which fires a concentrated beam. For the gloves to change elements, there is a rotatable disk on the palm and responds to punches or palm thrusts which in return unleashes Dust attacks. For the greatsword, the laser cannon doesn't actually require a long wind-up to fire as it is a fire-at-will but it will result to a weaker concentrated beam. In order to charge it, the handle will have to be rotated until you want to fire. To release the beam, rotate the handle back.

Semblance

His semblance is awakening. It gives Reo increased agility and strength which allows him to wield the greatsword better. It also gives moderate healing as he has to be severely wounded for the semblance to activate. His semblance wasn't developed until his lover unlocked his Aura.

Backstory

Reo was 10 years old when he ran away from his home to see what life was like outside the city. He traveled for a few months, visiting towns and countrysides before exploring the mountains. He got lost in the mountains as he tried to leave it. Come nightfall and he was ambushed by a pack of Beowolves. He was able to outsmart them for a few moments but he was cornered to a cliff. He thought his life was over when a group of hunters rescued him. They took him into their town for safety. The town was called Weifield. There he was warmly welcomed. One of the rescuers was the chief of the town. Azur Wennetner. He ran a school for training hunters. He took interest in it and joined it. There he met his lover, Lily Wennetner. They were rivals first before being actually attracted to each other. 4 years pass and he and Lily grew to become lovers. Lily noticed that during Reo's 4 years of study, he wasn't able to pull off his semblance and wasn't able to protect himself with his Aura. Discovering that Reo's Aura was still locked away, Lily unlocked Reo's Aura by using her Aura. That day, a certain "negotiator" was driving the citizens of the town away in order to use the area as military HQ. Azur refused and the negotiator promised to return. A few more months pass and an assault force under the name of White Fang attacked the town and eliminated its citizens. Reo and Lily were advised by Azur to escape as he fends off the attackers. Reo and Lily were able to escape the town but were discovered by a few of the forces who were waiting for stragglers outside of the town. They were chased and were soon cornered to the very same cliff where Reo was first cornered. He remembered of the day he was rescued and decided that he will fight and no longer run. Despite fighting hard, Reo and Lily were both overwhelmed by the strength and numbers of the White Fang. Lily was mortally wounded while Reo held on to his life due to his tenacity. Lily then started to speak to Reo. She wished him that he would find a new family and lover, that he will live out his days happy, and once all of those were done, he'd return to her with a smile on his face and they would talk about for hours and hours. Then she passed away. Reo, enraged, activates his awakening ability and slays the assailants. He then buries Lily on the cliff and takes her sword as a memento. He then returns to Weifield only to see the soldiers looting the houses of the former owners. He then escapes to the city. Let 2 years pass and Reo works as a helper for a mechanic. He lives a decent, lonely life before hearing of the Beacon Academy. He heard that it trains hunters to become full fledged hunters. He decides to enroll in hopes of becoming stronger so that he could protect the friends he would meet soon.