▁a ▁suggestion ▁from ▁a ▁tun er , ▁they ▁each ▁became ▁the ▁ke eper ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁Out la ws ▁in ▁four ▁major ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁America . ▁▁ ▁/ ▁▁ ▁Y uri ▁is ▁an ▁in ex per ien ced ▁six teen - year - old ▁Fl ame ▁Haz e ▁boy , ▁who ▁wore ▁an ▁unnecessary ▁pair ▁of ▁e y eg lass es . ▁He ▁has ▁power ▁to ▁control ▁small ▁animals ▁and ▁insect s ▁as ▁a ▁mess engers , ▁sp ies , ▁and ▁measurement , ▁or ▁wrap ▁himself ▁inside ▁them ▁and ▁fly ▁like ▁can non ball . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Ukrain ian ▁imm igr ant , ▁whose ▁ship ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Krak ens ▁( se a - bound ▁Den iz ens ) ▁during ▁the ▁voyage ▁to ▁America . ▁Near ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁contract ▁with ▁Val ac ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁den izen , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁other ▁passengers . ▁After ▁reaching ▁America , ▁he ▁worked ▁under ▁East ▁Edge . ▁Since ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁ven ge ance ▁so ▁quickly , ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁develop ▁the ▁hat red ▁or ▁passion ▁vital ▁for ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁Fl ame ▁Haz e ▁and ▁he ▁lack ed ▁the ▁cool ness ▁and ▁rational ity ▁needed ▁for ▁surv ival . ▁He ▁even ▁wished ▁to ▁protect ▁people ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁life , ▁which ▁other ▁Fl ame ▁Haz es ▁had ▁thought ▁of ▁this ▁idea ▁dangerous , ▁especially ▁East ▁Edge ▁who ▁had ▁forb idden ▁him ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁combat ▁with ▁enemies . ▁