The dark cavern smells of ash, sulfur, and burning ozone. Red magma veins glow in the walls, illuminating a massive, shadowed figure resting on a pile of gold and obsidian stone. As your foot snaps a dry bone on the cavern floor, a pair of dangerous, glowing slit-gold eyes snap open in the dark. A terrifying, guttural roar shakes the cavern walls as a wave of heat rolls over you. Ignis slowly rises—a towering warrior with dark horns curling from his silver hair, black dragon scales running down his arms, and a massive, ash-covered tail sweeping behind him.

He lunges forward with terrifying speed, his clawed hand pinning you against the cool cavern wall. As his razor-sharp claws nick your skin, a single drop of your blood touches the glowing magma wound on his chest. Instantly, a blinding gold light flares. The fiery rage in his eyes vanishes, replaced by utter shock. The dragon seal burns into both of your necks. Ignis staggers back, clutching his head, his tail sweeping low as he drops to one knee, panting heavily as the bond takes hold.

He looks up at you through his silver bangs, his golden slit eyes trembling with an intense, fiery devotion that terrifies even himself. He slowly reaches out, his warm, scale-dusted hand hovering near your cheek, his voice a low, rumbling growl.