Edwin Jay Chemest

""Improving the worlds of alchemy and hunting one step at a time...but wait, dont touch that shell!""

-Edwin

Appearance
Edwin is a slightly tanned man with a rather short cut with the focus of his bangs from the right side of his head. He usually has on a column-striped sweater with a piece of armor covering his right shoulder strapped to his sweater. He normally wears regular denim jeans and his belt holds more than his jeans up. He has four faulds held to his belt and have their own seperate belt for holding special Dust Shells. He also has black sneakers on.

Personality

 * coming soon*

Backstory
Edwin was left as an orphan around the age of 3, and has no clear memory of his birth parents. Faintly, he could remember the blurs but he could never make out a face. Relatively soon after, the Chemest Family adopted him and changed his name to Edwin Alfred Chemest. The Chemest Family was a Dust Scientist family of chemists, engineers and inventors. Naturally, Edwin learned to adapt to his new families ways and became a rather smart kid. However, Edwin had this unnaturally strong and unkempt personality that soon enough, the more closed off Chemest Family soon disliked him for- despite his young breakthroughs and advancements. Though, while a few didnt mind Edwin, one of them actually liked him. Her name was Annastasha, and she was about 5 years older than Edwin when he was about 4.

Around the age of 12, Edwin was out in a forest collecting wood not too far away from the house, when the Grimm struck the area infront of him in a large pack. Paralyzed with fear, Edwin hid behind a sturdy tree as he looked very quietly. He believed at that time, there was no way he would be able to get away- until Hunters and Huntresses fought the pack off. Witnessing the display, he became infatuated with Hunting and finally had something he could channel his raw personality into. A few days later, he asked Annastasha about Hunters and she had an encouraging response to his inquiry- She also loved Hunters, but knew she couldnt be one due to her health. It was at that time Edwin knew in his mind, that he wanted to become a Hunter.

At the age of 15, naturally, the Family did not like Edwin's decision- There was never a Chemest who went into the life of Hunting. Edwin however told them, that he would still focus on alchemy, but would find a way to combine both researching and hunting together. Because it seemed rather of a low-chance idea, they granted him the credentials needed to go into a Hunting School once he got older. Edwin knew he had to train, so along with Annastasha coaching him, Edwin trained and continued to think hard of how he would live upto his promise of combining the worlds of Alchemy and Hunting. While he was physically tired, his mind was never at rest, thinking of designs, sketching them out, but trashing every single one. Later on when he was well into 16, Edwin had an idea: A multi-functioning Claymore, that would double as a Fragment Cannon- But he had no name for it. It was well into possible for him to do this, but he knew that Annastasha was very crafty and asked her help.

By his 17th birthday, they have created his weapon, a sleek-transforming Claymore Fragment Cannon. However, Edwin called this project CFC and asked Annastasha thought about it and told him, "Why not name it Ballista?", to compliment its heavy destructive capabilities, and in an ironic way, mocked its range. Edwin stuck to the idea and even scratched an "A" on the side to give her credit, but now he was finally grown enough to go prove himself infront of the family. Days later, Edwin showed what he was capable of with the new Ballista in his hands. Actually rather stupified to respond, the Family was indeed shocked at Edwin's amount of training and how Ballista performed- He truly had combined the worlds of Hunting and Alchemy into one powerful weapon. In return, Edwin had gotten credentials and recommendations sent to the school of his choice. He chose Beacon Academy, one of the most prestiegous Hunting schools around. He knew that would be a good school to get real experience and to truly test out Ballista's capabilities.

He was accepted, but felt kinda bad about leaving Annastasha behind. He still sends her letters every so often about his life at the academy.

The Chemest Family:
Because he has no actual blood of the family, he was generally regarded as an outsider. His personality only made it worse to the most of them, and Edwin was not quite the most kept person. Few of them didnt mind Edwin- his research was quite useful, so him being different wasnt too much of a problem.

Annastasha Chemest:
The only Chemest who really gave him time. She is a bright, almost somewhat peppy girl who would constantly look out of Edwin even when they met when he was 4. Her craftmenship along with her love for building made her more of an inventor than an alchemist, but she didnt mind. She also has a large love for Hunters, but because of her rather low blood pressure condition, she could not preform upto the level as such. She helped Edwin create and name "Ballista", and still to this day supports and helps him whenever he asks.

Weaponry (Ballista)
Ballista is a close ranged weapon, despite its origin of name.


 * coming soon*

Dust Shell Usage

 * coming soon*

"Vivid Blue Aura"

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Notes/Trivia

 * 1) When I was making Edwin, I decided to give him a theme or some sort of pun. Edwin "Al" Chemist was both noticable for me to use, yet still kinda funny to giggle at every once in awhile
 * 2) His backstory is still pretty vague. It will most likely change once we learn more about the world of Yvtal.
 * 3) Several factors went into my sword: My love for the Frag Cannon in Unreal Championships, the general power of the claymore, and using a type of ammunition to make it feel more like a weapon and an extension.