Ben Ferris, a
small-time criminal with counts of assault, breaking and entering and arson on
his record, is the latest convict to be bought out of jail for Ultratech's
twisted uses. His fate is to be used as a human guinea-pig in the company's
chemical weapon developments, an unexpected side-effect leaving him consumed
by fire but somehow, much to his own horror, still alive. He is kept confined
in a top-security block until Ultratech decide to enter him into the
tournament under the codename Cinder to defeat Glacius
fairly and in full public view, his freedom providing the ultimate incentive.
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