In The Journey of Atonement, we see that Kai seals the Tinderbox in the Temple at the Edge of the World forever, but exchanges his ability to leave the edge of the world in return. In a gesture of forgiveness towards their friend, Gerda and Gwyn entrusted Kai with the Tinderbox to keep it safe. Once again, Rasputin was imprisoned in the Tinderbox and Kai was freed. When Hansel and the Detective attempted to stop him, Rasputin made his second wish that they be gone from the world Kai, however, modified the wish that the Detective be only imprisoned in the Tinderbox which she later escaped.įaced with defeat on the old battlefield, Rasputin made both his final wish and broke taboo by wishing for the Detective, Gerda and Gwyn to die.
Released from the Tinderbox for the first time in centuries, Rasputin retook possession of the Tinderbox and made his first wish to raise his dark forge from the ashes. This wish unintentionally caused a fire to break out and when Kai made his final wish that everything be as it was before, he broke taboo and was trapped inside the Tinderbox as the new slave. When Gerda rejected Kai's declaration of his love, he made his second wish to remove all the men in the Snowfall Kingdom. With the Tinderbox in his possession, Kai made his first wish to stop Gerda and Gwyn's wedding - Rasputin granted this by freezing time in the new Snowfall Kingdom. After defeating the Dog Guardians in the underground keep, the Detective unsealed the Tinderbox but it was quickly stolen from her by Kai. Kai, heartbroken over his unrequited love for Gerda, was magically manipulated by Rasputin into finding it but his attempts to locate the secret entrance by burning the new Snowfall Kingdom's forest bought him to the attention of the Fairytale Detective. In an effort to keep the world safe from the dangerous power of the Tinderbox, King Edric had it sealed in a statue deep underground with his three most trusted generals transformed into dog guardians to keep watch.Ĭenturies passed and the Tinderbox was once again sought for its power. Returning to the Snowfall Kingdom with an army, Rasputin attempted to use the Tinderbox during the battle against his brother but was instead imprisoned as the Tinderbox's new slave. The next known owner was Rasputin, who acquired it after being banished to the East by his brother, King Edric. With his new found wealth, he claimed a princess' hand in marriage and became a king. Though the soldier managed to evade the three giant dog guardians and collect the hordes of riches, he double crossed the witch and kept the Tinderbox for himself. Years later the woman's granddaughter, who was a witch, made a deal with a soldier that if he retrieved the Tinderbox he could keep all the riches found in the cave. It is unknown how many people have found and been enslaved by the Tinderbox, but its earliest known owner after the greedy king was an unnamed woman who hid it inside a cave. In retaliation, she cursed the king's tinderbox so that anyone who kept it until their three wishes were fulfilled would be enslaved inside and forced to grant another's wishes. However, the goldfish was a much-loved familiar of the Sea Goddess who was enraged at the man's abuse.
He then used her to make more wishes until the goldfish eventually died of its sorrow. This goldfish had agreed to fulfill the fisherman's three wishes in exchange for her freedom, but the greedy man broke his word and instead imprisoned her in his old tinderbox. The Tinderbox was originally owned by a king who had risen from his humble fisherman background by use of a magic goldfish he had caught. The entire box seems to be covered in an orange/yellow glow. It has a silver handle and silver design around it. The Tinderbox is a small, round container with a base and a lid.