Asch was originally called Luke, you know... Luke fon Fabre. When he was ten years old, he was kidnapped by Master Van. He was replicated... and I was made. I was returned to manor as Luke, and Asch... never came back.

[Or if he did, Luke never knew about it. He's silent for a few seconds as he takes in a deep breath to get past that pain in his chest, then goes on:]

I didn't even realize until seven years later... when he told me who we were. What I am. I took his name, his home, his family, his life... I wasn't just supposed to take his place to die, I...