Blaze's Background story

Later, Blaze woke up. He could remember nothing. What happened before he fell asleep, how he came to fall asleep, how long he was asleep for; it was all a complete blank. Blaze was further perplexed by his surroundings.

“A town in ruins... Just what happened here?” Blaze said as he checked the time. “Ahh! It's been an entire week?! The dragon migration is almost here!”

It would seem that during his long sleep, Blaze's possessions remained untouched. After regathering his supplies, as well as his bearings, Blaze would once again set out despite this setback, and would travel for a few hours before reaching the Ursa Major's cave.

“Here it is... The Ursa's cave...” Blaze said to himself, apprehension in his mind. His fears would have to be set aside for the moment though, as he had a mission to fulfill. Blaze entered the cave.

To Blaze's surprise, the cave was completely empty; there was no Ursa Major in sight, and not even a single bat to be found. This trend continued as Blaze made his way deeper into the cave, until...

“ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAARRR!!!”

A thunderous roar filled the cave, echoing off of the walls. As it would turn out, the Ursa Major was right behind Blaze.

“Whoa!” Blaze levitated into the air using his magic. Then, without further warning, the Ursa Major slashed with its claws!

Blaze dodged swiftly and shook off the attack! “Now, it's my turn!” he exclaimed. Maintaining his altitude, Blaze floated forward and cast a fireball at the Ursa. The flame sailed towards its target, and connected with the Ursa's left eye! This critical hit caused the Ursa Major to fall to the ground with a mighty thud and scream in pain.

Blaze touched back down and said with a smirk, “I apologize, my friend, but now, I must end you.”

But then, Blaze looked at the Ursa as it calmed down. The Ursa seemed to have some kind of mysterious quality to it that would take many words to describe, perhaps with “innocent” being one of them.

“You know what? I can't do it. I just can't kill you,” Blaze said with guilt in his voice. Using his magic, he ripped a patch of fur from the Ursa Major's body, and placed it in his bag. He then exited the cave.

Once outside, Blaze would find his next destination on the map; a spot from which to watch the dragon migration. Feeling a sudden surge of confidence, Blaze encouraged himself.

“I may have let the Ursa Major live, but that dragon is as good as buried!”