Years after the incident, on a certain winter night, Tooru stood at the place where it occurred, the words he were told that fateful day still haunting his mind.
"They were weak, so… They just died."
'If only I wasn't so weak! If only I had more power!'
The area suddenly got foggy as a voice spoke to him through the mist.
"Do you want power?"
"Who's there?!"
"Does it matter?"
"No, I guess not…"
"Then answer the question."
"Yes, I want power!"
"Then go to this location by tomorrow, and your wish will be fulfilled."
A map of the city was thrown at him, it was had an 'X' marked on one of the buildings.
Tooru walked into the building and saw some shadowy figures, he assumed one of them to be the voice he heard yesterday.
"I'm here, now honor your end of the deal!"
The figures stepped out of the shadows, Tooru saw people in lab coats and a little girl dressed in black.
"So you came…"
"Yes and I want the power you promised me!"
"Of course."
The girl snapped her fingers and two men grabbed Tooru, forcing him still. She walked towards Tooru with a strange syringe and injected the liquid into him. The Mark of Astar appeared on his chest and glowed, emitting heat throughout his entire body. It felt like he had been engulfed in the flames of hell, Tooru fought the fire, tried to take control of it. He put his fists to his chest and felt the Mark, discovering that it was sort of like a gateway.
He reached within the Mark and felt something odd, something metallic. He tugged at it, trying to remove it in hopes that it would end the heat wave. The pain was overwhelming and his hand burned as he attempted to extract the object.
"I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!"
"Blaze!"
Tooru took a few moments to calm down before examining his Blaze, it was Ebony Black with lines around it that glowed Bloodshot Red.
"I suppose I should call this… Irregular."
A/N: Think Daedric Armor from Skyrim for his Blaze design. This is a story that will be uploaded on weekends each week after the Anime ends. Each chapter will cover three episodes of the Anime with reference from the Manga and Light Novels, so this will be fully uploaded in five weeks. This will be written as the series is airing so there are bound to be some discrepancies here and there due to new information. I will try and edit them out before posting as I learn more through watching but bare with me. This will be shorter than the other chapters as it is only a prologue, the others will be much longer.
This Prologue may change if something is revealed at some point in the Anime so check back before the next chapter. A huge plot twist might require me to change a bunch of things so the release might be delayed about a day to a week if to happens. Be sure to vote on the poll on my profile for what story I release next and feel free to leave any suggestions or requests for me. Also please review, it encourages me!