Hoshea was born an ordinary Canadian boy, a little shyer than most, but ordinary nonetheless. He attended an ordinary school with other children his age, unknowing of the dormant power inside him. It was one day a schoolyard bully sporting a lighter and a can of aerosol spray that Hoshea discovered his talent. To elaborate, the bully set Hoshea aflame with the insidious device, only for Hoshea to shrug it off and escape unscathed. Hoshea was not the only one to discover this however; by way of the school principal, his single father, a down-on-his-luck investment broker, found out about the curious incident.