At the Rookie Fire Soldier games, Shinra recognizes Leonard Burns, who denies recalling the fire which destroyed Shinra's home and family twelve years ago. The games involve entering a booby-trapped building and reaching a crewman posing as an Infernal. Shinra uses his ability to fly to the top, where he encounters a mysterious man who promises to reveal information about the fire twelve years ago. He releases ash from a vial which causes a series of mini-explosions to defeat Shinra, then reveals that Shinra's younger brother Sho is still alive, and asks Shinra to join him...