Blaze's Background story

Once he reached the edge of town, Blaze felt a heavy emotion set upon him. Blaze was anxious at the thought of the trials that could lie ahead, but he knew deep down inside that this mission would be one that he absolutely had to complete. Besides, nopony back home would miss him, anyway. So, Blaze galloped off on the first leg of his quest.

On his way to the Ursa Major, Blaze happened to pass by a unicorn with a white coat and blue mane who was wearing a black robe, though Blaze was in too much of a hurry to stop and ask this pony exactly what he was doing in a place that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere, or even make out any other notable features. Keeping to himself, Blaze carried on.

Days later, Blaze came across a small town. He took a look around the place only to find that it was abandoned.

“This is certainly a town... Or at least it used to be. There's absolutely nopony in sight... How odd.”

But, just as Blaze said that, a surprise assailant attacked! Somepony came seemingly out of nowhere, attempting to strike Blaze from behind. Blaze was quick, though, and was able to dodge just before this enemy could land a blow! He turned around to see a yellow-maned pegasus, who was wearing a black robe similar to that of the pony he had passed earlier. Taking a combat stance, Blaze confronted the pegasus.

“Who are you, and why did you attack me?!” Blaze questioned fiercely.

Without answering Blaze's question, the pony asked, “Why, Brother? Why did you listen to Father?”

“Brother?! I know not who you think you are, but you're certainly no brother of mine!” Blaze's horn flamed as he fired a shot at his adversary.

The other pony held out his wing to block the fireball, causing the projectile to hiss and fizzle out when it struck its target. “Please, Brother! Come back to us!” the pony implored.

“Silence, you craven cur! Your deluded words mean nothing to me. Take this! Fire Drop!” As Blaze said this, he concentrated hard and closed his eyes as he focused power into his horn and imagined a ball of flame floating above his target. A moment later, he knew the time was right and released his focus. Opening his eyes, he saw it right before him. A fireball had dropped onto his opponent from above, engulfing the pony in a burning light: a direct hit! When the flames subsided, the pony was unconscious. “Hmph. Unable to take my technique... You call yourself my brother, yet you are so weak. It's truly–”

BOOM!! Just then, a surge of dark energy rose forth from Blaze's so-called brother, razing the nearby land and knocking Blaze off his hooves. The energy took form inside the pony and from it sounded a demonic voice.

“Brother...” the voice said.

“What in... What are you?” Blaze asked as he regained his hoofing.

“I am your brother... I tried to stop you... It is him... He wants to take over Equestria...”

“What? Who? Who wants to take over Equestria?”

The pony stared hard at Blaze. “It is him... It is... our– GUH!”

There were no more words. The pony had been impaled on a unicorn's horn. The attacker was wearing a pitch black robe similar to that of the victim.

“Wha... Who are–”

“Sleep...”

One wave of a murderous horn would have Blaze out cold within seconds.