Bella Ashes

**Bella Ashes** (*Bella Ashes*) is the main protagonist of the ***Us*** series. He was born and abandoned by his parents and was forced to live a life of a mercenary to survive. At the age of eight, he made a pact with the infamous Zachary Cosmodius and was groomed to becoming a blood lusting criminal. After his death sentence was held, he was taken in by Pierce Seven and signed his loyalty to the Creed Association as a division 4 member.

## Appearance

Ashes is of average height for his age and has a muscular, lean and sturdy physique. He has brown eyes with notable eye bags and a light shade of blonde, long and messy hair that's styled as an undercut. His most notable feature is that he has an 'x' shaped scar on the palm of his right hand, that was caused to prove his allegiance to Cosmodius.

At the beginning of the series, Ashes wore a dirty black robe with a white scarf to cover the bottom half of his face with. However, after joining the Creed, he was given a new black robe with a turtleneck dickey, a sash and black boots.

He gains a visible scar across his left cheek, neck and left shoulder after the November 6th bombings.

## Personality

Ashes is what you would call a desperate killer. After years and years of surviving and running, he finds little to no sleep thanks to Cosmodius' second soul and in turn, ends up tired most of the time. Despite his insomnia he never belittles the people around him. In fact, he cares more for them than anyone, though it could possibly be because they hold his death sentence. Due to his upbringing, Ashes is shown to have a sadistic side to him, where he enjoys turning his enemies into sacks of flesh. One such instance is during his fight with Kade, where he was hopelessly trying to kill and steal his flag.

It definitely would not be fair to call him a pessimist, there are certain things that Ashes enjoys doing outside of his mercenary duties. One of his favorites is to watch a comedy game show named ''The Unprecedented'', he also pretends to act like the host, Jamie Cash, in his free time. He too became fond of eating sweets and deserts, mostly because of his time with Pierce. Another trait of Ashes is that he is shown to be fond of oddly cute things like baby shoes.

The young assassin is smart both in and out of combat. He reads random trivia books whenever he gets the chance to, and is great at maths too, much to everyone's surprise. In battle, he starts by using every plan he can think of in the heat of the moment, he utilizes his surroundings in quick succession as well. This is touched on heavily during his fight with Fool, where he launches stationary items at rapid speed to mobilize his opponent. He additionally outwits both No face and Crow during the 11/6 bombings. In spite of his acuity, at times when he's driven to a corner, he brutally aims to murder his target at any expense of his own welfare.

Even though he is perceived as the dangerous death row convict, *Ashes the End*, he tries his best to meet new people without disregarding his past. He is aware of the crimes he has committed and he knows what weight he carries, but he would do it all again just to survive.

## Abilities and Powers

**Overall Skill Level:** Having been on the run for over nine years, Ashes has experience in fighting and assassinating making him a ready mercenary. His potential is so wide that even Pierce went as far as to put him on the same league as Shogun Raider and Norman Knight. Due to his rank he is underestimated by several fighters but he managed to leave a lasting impression on a handful of people, that includes assassins like Kade, Vanner, Lilith and Stevie.

**Immense Strength:** Ashes' strength is on an inhumane level, it's the sheer force his punches possess that make him such a threat. His blows have been compared to a firing machine gun, where he's capable of punching opponents in such prompt pace with unnatural force that it rips off their body parts, completely shattering their bones. His brute power is furthermore utilized to be ground breaking when backed with infinity, such a case is when he teared through No face's seemingly elastic body using nothing but his brawn.

**Enhanced Speed and Reflexes:** As a mercenary, needing to be fast is at this point an essential part of the job. Ashes has displayed speed that even top assassins would be jealous of. He managed to outpace the New Babylon Metro, indicating that he can run faster than 140 mph. In addition to that, he managed to dodge Royce in multiple instances and was even able to keep up with his movements from time to time. Impressively, he also managed to dodge Torn's 0.02 spell speed emergence technique.

**Enhanced Stamina:** Ashes more or so possesses a great amount of stamina and has displayed in various situations, that he is adept at fighting even when he's on death's door. His stamina really comes into play in numerous scenarios, one such being in his fight with Poly-dysmorphic Gangum where he proceeded to use multiple fire techniques simultaneously despite being in need of dire treatment. He was also able to hold his own against Torn despite having only two hours of sleep after a week's worth of nonstop fighting.

**Enhanced Durability:** Ashes is one of the most durable fighters to date, it was the fact that during the 11/6 bombings, he fought multiple opponents back to back with close to no sleep for over a week. He also went head to head with Lucian despite Metal Beetle ripping through his left-right cheek.

**Acute Tactical Intelligence:** Spending his life doing nothing but running and hiding, it comes of as no surprise that Ashes is one of the smartest characters in terms of combat tactics. He has approved leadership skills and can utilize the people around him to come up with plans that lead to sure victory. During the events of the 24th Assassins March, he came up with a plan to successfully steal Kade the Killer's flag, who happens to be one of the most respected mercenaries of modern time. Ashes also figured out Lucian's speed pattern in a matter of minutes, landing a solid punch on him. He continues to further demonstrate his acuity with Fool, and comes up with a way to counter his Deadly Swamps.

**Immense Pain Tolerance:** A skill most people lack, Ashes has an inhuman amount of pain tolerance, to the point that he was able to continue fighting after the left side of his body was hit with Torn's Emergence and was more than capable of fighting Shogun after his lower torso was slashed open through Slicing Expulsion. He continued to fight the Us in hell, even after Lucian cut off his left leg. Another example of his unmatched pain tolerance is during his first encounter with Lucian, where he claimed all he needed was infinity and his fists.