Asher C. Stahl

Appearance
Asher appears to be a 17 year old, moderatly tall, not particularly good looking and a decent build. Asher has a variety of appearances. He dresses like any other person but likes his decorated black collar shirt and ripped jeans outfit better. As far as anyone is aware of, Asher is just like anyone else attending Beacon Academy.

Personality
The students like to say Asher is generally nice and supportive of them but remains quiet most of the time, almost distantly so. Asher is not one to take part in any debate but will express his opinion thoroughly when asked to, with acceptable evidence to back it up. It is due to this factor that he gets in trouble with the authorities a number of times. Some students find him a great source of advice but Asher is never one to preach either.

Asher actually dislikes fighting and getting into conflicts, he would rather talk and debate things out when the opportunity presents itself. He finds killing anything with reason or a conscience is never justifiable. However, if a fight breaks out, he understands that one must stand his ground no matter the danger.

Asher states, "In every fight that does happen, I'm afraid. I fear. Not of losing my life, nor the the life of my friends, people die, that's the truth, but the thing I fear most is the fear of losing my humanity. I've almost lost it once before, and i'll make sure that never happens again."



Weapons and Abilities
Not much is known about Asher's weapon. This makes it an oddity among the armoury of the students. Named the 'Breaker', it was not crafted at Signal Academy and it appears even Asher himself is ignorant of its true origins. At first glance, the weapon appears to be a large broadsword of approximately 90 centimetres in length and 7 centimetres in width. Upon closer inspection, one can see the glistening guard of the sword made of black obsidian that connects the blade to the handle. Half the sheath is part of the whole blade.

A little heart shaped charm can be seen dangling at the pommel.

The Breaker is known to have an unnaturally sharp edge, anything it cuts, it cuts cleanly. A painful burn will continuously come from the wound, and healing on the wound is massively reduced. This is due to the slight Dust residue that rubs off the blade as it makes contact with any flesh.

Asher rarely brings the weapon with him, as the size and design usually attracts unwanted attention and weighs him down evern more. It is kept inside the lockers despite Heart's constant plea for Asher to treat "his" blades as if they were his own daughter.

Shiranami was originally thought to be the last piece of work from the legendary mountain blacksmith, but it would seem Breaker was his final work before he fell ill and passed.

Fighting Style
Despite having a rather large weapon, Asher usually wields it using only one hand. Often switching hands in different situations. His right hand sword play revolves around holding the blade upright and swinging for maximum energy impact on contact. His left hand swordplay revolves around holding the sword downwards and using the forearm and his body weight to provide constant strength behind the blade. Of course, a large weapon has the advantage of staggering opponents who do not wear decent protection.

Due to Asher's distaste for fighting and lack of expierience in said art, his attacks are accurate and swift, hoping to end fights quickly but also sloppy and lack power. The blades ability to inflict massive amounts of pain, causes his fighting style to be dubbed, "Submission", where killing is never the intent. Disarming Asher is pretty easy however due to his lack of experience in actual combat. His rather unusually heavy weight discourages him from moving very quickly, but his observation skills are superb, making him an excellent defender, especially with a broad bladed sword.

A broadsword provides a decent reach and a decent weight to stagger opponents. The weight also allows decent swing speeds and stamina conservation while fighting. However, since it does not excel at anything in particular, in the hands of someone inexperienced, the attacks can be easily predicted and countered.

When Asher is fighting around Heart, his fighting style changes to suite well with Heart and vice versa. Often feinting swinging at each other to hit enemies behind the partner or throwing their weapons, sometimes even each other to and from the battlefield. The two share their weapons during this type of fighting, ranging from a mix of switching blades, dual wielding, and barehanded fighting.

This style of course, relies on the fact that both fighters are synced into one mind, even a bit of hesitation or distraction can cause serious problems such as decapitation or loss of a weapon.

History
 Asher’s story begins right as he left the academic school grounds of his third high school year. This was, of course, during March Break. Asher was more into knowledge and a proper education than most teenagers at his age would be. He had heard of Beacon academy from his friends but refused to pursue acceptance to the academy, his goals were not to fight. As he walked home after a day at school doing club activities, he noticed that it was darker than usual, all the street lights were out, all except one. One right in front of him. A light that shown onto a girl in a chic black dress, flowing silver hair and piercing golden eyes. A blue tinted blade sat beside her. This girl was Heart. The girl asked if Asher came to kill her. In which Asher responds by acting in care. Heart bit at his attempt of kindness.

 Asher was taken back, but he knew he was in no danger, as the girl lacked limbs to attack him with. More so, the limbs were limb and in inhuman positions. He raised his hands to show he meant no harm. Heart, considering her options, and realizing Asher meant no harm, asked him to save her using his Aura.

 At the time, Asher knew nothing of what Aura was, but he complied none the less.

 “Aura is the manifestation of our soul, if bears our burdens and shields our hearts. Thus, I impose my burdens and heart upon you, Asher C. Stahl.”

 A bright flash of light occurred and he felt his strength leave him.

 When the light faded, he found himself exhausted and near the state of unconsciousness, but he had one more thing to do before he goes.

 “That helps with the pain…thank you. Now I can died peacefully.”

 “Your…*hah*, limbs, I’ll pop them back in. Just bear with me here! You can’t go!”

 Asher blanked out right after the exchange.

 When he awoke, he was on a bed with the girl on his right and a middle-aged man with a tousled grey hair and signature shaded glass spectacles to his left. Of course it was Ozpin of Beacon Academy.

 “This girl did quite a number on you didn’t she?” said Ozpin.

 “Where am I?”

 “Beacon infirmary, I have to hand it to you though, to allow a person you have never met to harness most of your Aura and still be conscience after only a mere two days is quite a feat.”

 “I’ve been out for two days?”

 “Yes, and the girl here has not left your side ever since you saved her…say have you ever thought about joining Beacon Academy?”

 “Hmm, no, no I have not and I have no intention to, but... I know this girl does.”

<p class="MsoNormal"> "What a talker you are, and what is the name of this girl? She never told me."

<p class="MsoNormal"> "...Heart, her name, is, Heart."

Trivia

 * The origin story is based off of the light novel, Kizumonogatari from the Monogatari series.
 * Asher's design is based off of Shi Woon Yi, a character from the Korean manga, The Breaker. His weapon also gives nods to this.
 * Asher is the personification of his creator and thus, is actually a collective work from his friends.