Baza

Baza is one of the Agents in FLAME vs BLAZE.

Encroaching Anguish
Part 1
 * As Baza stared into the infernal torch before him, he wondered--is someone a hero because they do heroic deeds, or do they do heroic deeds because they are a hero? If he is supposed to fight for good, does the darkness inside him sully that fight?


 * "If only I hadn't saved him," Baza thought bitterly. "Or maybe that was the price I had to pay. Didn't I tell myself that I was prepared to sacrifice all? Yet I wonder..."


 * What're you brooding about now, you lousy oaf? screeched the voice. For those who only knew Baza as a hero, such rabid fervor would come as no less than a shock. I've got no time for your nonsense!


 * Baza stared at his shadow, which moved effortlessly between him and the torch he brandished, even as the young man himself stood perfectly still.

Part 2
 * Wipe that look of fear off your face. It's because of me that they all look up to you. The Emptiness grants you the immeasurable strength worthy of a hero--and you are nothing without me.


 * The EMptiness contained within his shadow was the source of his power, true, but left to fester, the line between shadow and man would start to blur. It would be a matter of time before the shadow became the man and the man the shadow. The Emptiness was not a void, but a living, breathing fiend.


 * At least, that's what he said. But the Emptiness spouted so much that trying to separate fact from fiction was futile. He claimed that he represented what Baza would eventually become--a process brought on by the Calamity.

Part 3
 * "When I was little, people called me a loose cannon. That may very well have been the case, but I simply could not contain the powers latent within me."


 * Education was not Baza' forte, so he enlisted in the military immediately after graduation. He sought a reprieve that he believed would be found nowhere else, but he scarce lasted a year.


 * The first reason why he stepped down was the hazing. Such treatment was unfortunately commonplace, yet Baza could not suffer it a moment longer--and his reactions only added fuel to the fire.


 * The second reason he was that he felt he learned all he could. It's not that his unit was ill-equipped or filled with the dregs of society. Baza had simply left his peers in the dust.


 * He set out on a journey to find himself, and in the process rescued a young man from the clutches of death and was branded a hero by all who knew him. His actions saw him face-to-face with Nicolai and Pulcinella--and threw him in the midst of the Calamity.

Part 4
 * Baza's instincts told him that Pulcinella was on the wrong side of history, so he cast his lot with Nicolai.


 * But Pulcinella's might was so strong that the great hero could not so much as lay a finger on the trickster.


 * "What good is a hero if he cannot bring justice to the world?" Baza's self-doubt reached a crescendo as he faltered, all but ready to give up. But then...


 * The alabaster flames Nicolai brandished, which would come to be known as the Flames of Bliss, engulfed Baza. As his flesh burned away, Baza felt an otherworldly strength rising up inside him.


 * Nicolai and Pulcinella were in the midst of their heated battle, each poised to strike the killing blow. In but a moment, a conflagration--of bliss and anguish--threatened to consume all...and then Baza spotted a young man prone upon the field of battle.


 * Baza instinctively ran toward the man, whose flesh was inches from being consumed in the blaze. The twin flames engulfed them both: Baza by the bliss and the youth by the anguish. It was by the grace of some higher force that Baza was able to rescue the unconscious innocent.

Part 5
 * "I do not know happened to Nicolai and Pulcinella after the conflict, nor if the young man I saved ever regained consciousness. All I knew was the Emptiness. This event, this Calamity... none of it mattered more than the Emptiness."


 * Hahaha, reminiscing as usual, weak one? I am the one who you will become, and no amount of fear will change that. Yet I prefer you think of me not as a destroyer, but as a savior.


 * And there is one way to save the world--give me control of your body. That is the only path to salvation!

Great Protector
Main Mode

Savage Warrior
Alternative Mode

Head Smash
Baza damages and stuns a nearby foe, damaging all nearby foes in the process.

Expunge Wounds
Baza recovers HP and damages all nearby foes, decreasing the recast time of Ascension for each foe hit.

Ascension
Baza temporarily transforms, enhancing his abilities and restoring HP.

Power Slide
Baza swiftly slides forward, damaging foes he comes into contact with.

Carve
Baza swings his blade in a circle, damaging all nearby foes.

Ebon Release
Baza emits a dark cloud, damaging all nearby foes. Using this skill ends his transformation.