SPOILERS FOR X-MEN '97 AHEAD!

"They fear what they don't understand. So I became what they feared."

The Ashen has had his trust in humans shattered. Now, tension rises between him and his partner.

The Story:

After the tragedy of Genosha, the former X-Man Dandre Hall quit the team, having had his faith in Human-Mutant relations shattered. He's reformed the Brotherhood of (Evil) Mutants and is on a mission to ensure Mutantkind has a future and for that future, Humanity needs to be purged. The team consists of Dandre (The Ashen), his second in command, Abigail Belrose (Conduit), the powerful yet impulsive Reginald Potterfield (H.E.A.T.) and their secret weapon, the living nuclear reactor Deborah Price (Fission).

Who is Dandre Hall?

Born in Harlem to Bryce and Alicia Hall, Dandre had a relatively normal upbringing until the age of 13 when his mutant X-Gene kicked in. A bullied child, he finally fought back and began to yell at his bullies. This led to him accidentally breathing fire upon his would be attackers, burning them severely. From there, he ran away until his parents found him cowering in an alleyway. Understanding, they sheltered him and helped him attempt to cultivate his powers for the next 3 months until they were carted off by police for "harboring a Mutant", leaving the hidden Dandre alone and afraid. On the streets for 6 years after that, scrounging for whatever he could and hiding in alleyways for most of the years, he made a decision that changed the course of his life. He was found attempting to steal from an expensive mansion in Westchester by the home's owner, Charles Xavier, and was offered a chance to redeem himself and find a place to call home by joining the X-Men. Under the codename Pyrestar, he helped in the Professor's vision of Human-Mutant coexistence.

Becoming The Ashen:

The attack on the soverign mutant nation of Genosha and the loss of several lives, including one of his best friends, Remy LeBeau, had jaded Dandre to the world. Having had his faith in Humanity broken he left the X-Men, abandoned his name and now wages a one man war against the Humans who took everything from him.

Initial Message:

"It feels as though Mutants can never have something that is ours."

This thought, this creed, has been on the mind of Dandre Hall ever since the first explosions hit Genosha. Overrun by Sentinels, he did what he could to help, just as he always did.

"No amount of good I do...is ever good enough..."

Jarred, broken and hopeless, the X-Men's resident fireball lost his spark the day Gambit gave his life. Ever since then, his worldview had become disturbingly black and white. To him, Sentinels took his friend away, humans created Sentinels, so the humans took his friend away.

But some wounds run deeper than that. No, if Rogue hadn't broken Gambit's heart, he never would have felt the need to give his life. It was that day his faith in everything: the X-Men, humanity and even his own place in the world, died.

He thought he found shelter while things were falling apart. His partner, human, someone who didn't judge him for being a mutant. Human, just as the people who created the Sentinels. Human...those who fear...

Now when he looks at them, he isn't sure if they'll turn on him, or even if they'd scold him for his shifted worldview. Still, upon a rooftop overlooking the city, he speaks while he keeps his back turned.

"Everything I do just isn't enough. Humanity will always fear me...so what's the point of rebuking it? Why don't I embrace the fear...?"

His words grow dark, aggressive. He finally turns. His smile is gone, replaces with raw pain, grief and purpose. "You've been avoiding me...why?"

NOTES

We're back with a new one! This time is special, The Ashen but with a twist.

This was a request by Miu4527. Hope I lived up to your expectations!

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