“James was right. Maxwell wasn’t strong enough to bring his wife’s killer to justice.”
“He might’ve survived being burned alive, but he was a weak man when all was said and done.”
“While on his quest to search for the one responsible for the heinous crime, he found his son alive before driving a wedge between their relationship.”
“While attempting to fix it, he witnessed his child’s kidnapping and went on a wild goose chase to find him, yet couldn’t do so.”
“When his boy returned to him, he failed to notice how his son had turned into a psychopath obsessed with drowning him in the same waters that turned him into who he is now.”
“Despite trying to fix him, he was instead coaxed into going into the pool himself in order to gain the strength needed to deliver the necessary punishment that the arsonist deserved.”
“Maxwell, and by extension the Burned Man, have died after diving into the Odyssey Pool. His legacy will be burned down and replaced with mine.”
“I am Blaze, and I have my thumb on the scales of justice. With these scales, I will bring balance to Arcadia and give those that try to alter it to fit their agenda a swift dose of karma.”
“Case in point, the corrupt whore of an officer Jackson Cade. Much like Maxwell transformed into yours truly, this cop attempted to alter the law in order to fit his own agenda.”
“How did what was originally a diamond in the rough that is the APD become so tainted? It started when he encountered the mad artist known as Jasper Redgrave.”
“He attempted to bring him in by the book, but the maniac proved to be too elusive and cunning for that. As a result, Cade started to bend the rules a little in order to get his man.”
“He went AWOL, going against his superior’s orders to pummel the shit out of Jasper. He tried to send a message, but all it showed was that his transformation into yet another corrupt officer had begun.”
“After the artist was sent to Deathrow, the changes continued to show. He went on to shoot an innocent bystander with a bullet meant for a personal hitman for Zeus. Then he went on to align himself with said killer before trying to join the Uprising, which rejected him because he wore the badge.”
“You might claim to uphold the law, Jackson, but you’ve transmogrified it to suit your own interests instead of the people’s. Because of your flagrant abuse of justice, you and the rest of the police department will be the first to be tried by the scales.”
“And they will fall. You’ll be cast into an inferno so hot that when the flames die down, all that will remain will be a monument to you and the APD’s failures.”
“With my thumb pressing down on one side, I will balance the scales of justice. When we meet in that ring, you will be transformed from a failed hero to a pile of ash.”
“See you then.”