Daniel Blaze was a CIA agent who was known for his efficiency and ruthless in finishing and tracking his targets. When his superior, John Ryker, secretly a HYDRA mole inside the agency, betrayed Dan and killed him. Blaze was saved by the Lord of Hell Mephisto duo to his sins, which were the numerous murders he committed for the United States. Bargaining with Blaze, Mephisto granted him the wish of revenge, as long as he served the demon as a Wraith, a soldier of Hell. Blaze accepted, and for a time served Mephisto and his servant, Satannish, with the hopes of returning to his family and having his vengeance on Ryker. However, when Wraith noticed Mephisto was merely using him for his twisted plans of dominion over Earth, he broke the spell rendering him a slave to the demon lord and started