Edison

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Edison
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Age	14
Status	Alive
Physical description
Species	half-Demon/half-Unknown
Behind the scenes
Appearances	Lords of Night

“	Look, Ren, I get it. You don’t want me around. You don’t know me, which means you don’t trust me. But my agreement isn’t with you- it’s with Ah-Puch. And you don’t even know what I can do.	”
–Edison to Ren during their first encounter in Lords of Night.

Edison was a half-demon/half-unknown who helps Ren Santiago stop Cinco.

History

Edison was born in Xib'alb'a to a demon mother and a father who's species is unknown. Due to Ixtab not wanting her demon to have offspring, his mother hid him from the queen of the underworld . At the age of five he named himself after Thomas Edison, as he associated the name with light and creative.

One day a pair of demons pushed him in the pus river and he telekinetically called a canoe to him.

Eventually his mother handed him over to Ah-Puch, who placed the boy in a hotel room and had him watch television show and movies to learn how to interact with humans. Two weeks before the Lords of Night began to awaken, he started attending the Shaman Institute of Higher-Order Magic.

Shadow Bruja Duology

Lords of Night

As Ah-Puch is talking to Ren in his pocket space, Edison is introduced to Ren as her body guard. Edison greets Ren kindly and talks like one of the characters in the shows and movies he has seen, albeit not completely understanding what he is saying. Ren reluctantly accepts him as her bodyguard and they head to SHIHOM.

In the morning Edison scouts out the parameter of the training arena when Ah-Puch and Ren arrive and the god tells Ren she and Edison will be fighting. Ren takes a fighting stance and forms a shadow dragon to attack him, but Edison draws energy from his surroundings and forms a barrier that deflects her attack. Ren switches tactics and uses the time rope, but that fails as well, shocking Ren. However an arrow comes out of nowhere and penetrates the barrier before heading for Ah-Puch's chest. Ren and Edison run over to stop the arrow. However Ah-Puch snatches it out of the air and introduces Ren and Edison to Montero, a member of a family of Aztec hunters. Montero, who goes by Monty, explains how her powers and arrows work, as well as the limits and risks she has on her if she fails the quest or reveals her name. Monty explains how she penetrated his barrier because he was unaware of her as he thinks of ways to be prepared for all possibilities. Edison then demonstrates his offensive capabilities by firing a concussive blast at a nearby tree and explains how his magic works. After Ah-Puch says they need to know where the third lord will awaken when Ren suggests Hollywood. Ah-Puch says they cannot afford to go on guesses when Ren suggests they can use Monty's magic to track down the Cinco by the belongings they left before. The four go to Serena's tree house and find it locked. Ren, Ah-Puch, and Edison fail to open it before realizing that Monty's magic Aztec arrows could unlock it. The girl succeeds and they enter. Monty finds Serena’s shirt and works her magic before collapsing with a fever. Ren catches Monty and says she should not be part of the quest when Monty says it is her magic working and says Serena is in Hollywood. Ah-Puch tells the others to go as he has will try to figure out how to stop the rest of the lords from waking.

As they walk to the gateway, Ren explains that they have to three-hour layover in Boring, Oregon as Edison stops a monkey from jumping on Monty. They arrive in Boring and have lunch at a pizza parlor and talk about the Cinco's strengths and why they might have defected. Monty theorizes Serena might have other motives for defecting. After taking the gateway, the three end up in a changing room of a women’s clothing store in Central City. Edison teleports away and the girls exit the dressing room. After waiting for the girls by the shoe section, he runs into them after Ren encounters Tezcatlipoca. Ren explains everything to them as she calls a ride share and they drive down Sunset Boulevard. After explaining everything, Edison and Monty theorizes the lords are unaware of them and they have the element of surprise. Edison also theorizes that the astral traveler might be more of a threat then the lords due to Monty’s arrows glowing for her and not the lord, something they only do for danger. After Ren mentions the trap, Edison says it is only a trap if they are unaware of it.

The driver lets them out as Monty insists she go on alone to track Serena. Ren reluctantly agrees and watches Monty vanish into the crowd as she sees a costume shop and gets disguises for herself and Edison. After ren and Edison buy a blond wig and fake mustache respectively, Edison talks about his life in Xib'alb'a and how his magic works. Ren also talks about her dreams of becoming an astronaut. As the two hide their blushing faces from each other, Monty calls and says she found Serena outside a museum. The two find Monty hiding behind a car and join her. Ren sees Serena along with two other members of the Cinco, Kenji, son of the Mayan bee god Ah-Muzen-Cab, and Diamante, daughter of the Mayan wine god Akan. Edison sees a demon in disguise with the three and says he can sniff him out. Monty says she can paralyze and knock out the demon, but it will give away their position. Ren tells Edison to leave but stay close and Monty lends him her cellphone. Edison sneaks away and Serena creates an illusion around the museum. He senses something happened to Monty and runs into Ren outside the museum. museum.

They track Monty to an alleyway and Ren rushes heer Edison tries to stop her. The two are trapped in a net three yards in the air as Serena, Ezra, and Kenji come forward with an unconscious Monty. Serena says they are leaving with Monty and Ren and Edison will not follow. Ren agrees but Edison, speaking in an authoritarian tone, says they have to minutes to hand over Monty and leave before he attacks and Ren tries to get him to back off, fearing for Monty’s safety. He counts down as Ren tries to reason with Serena. As Ezra threatens to curse Monty, Ren manages to encase the unconscious girl in shadows as Edison breaks free of the net and attacks the Cinco. Ren runs towards Ezra when the demon from earlier blocks her. Ren encases him in shadows as well and uses the time rope to kill him. As Ren runs after Ezra, Kenji unleashes countless bees from his mouth that attack Ren and her friends. Edison holds them off as his skin rips open from the stings to reveal a diseased complexion underneath.

Edison guard Ren and Monty until Marco and Ah-Puch show up to take the girls to a safe house near Lake Tahoe and watches over Ren for eight hours. Shortly after Ren wakes up, he and Monty enter the room and Monty explains that she failed as Ezra broke one of her arrows and the rest will be out for her blood. As Ah-Puch asks Ren how she survived, Ren stalls until she demands Ah-Puch tells her about the symbol. Just then Marco, who left to change into clean clothes, returns and asks what is going on. Ren tells him Ah-Puch was about to talk about the symbol as Ah-Puch says Ren is going to talk about what happened to her while she was unconscious. The two stare each other down as Ah-Puch gives in and tells them about the Time War, but not before giving them a final warning to back off or live a life of even more danger. Ah-Puch summons Saás, the all knowing orb from SHIHOM, to explain it for him. She is reluctant at first, but Ren convinces her to tell it after explaining they are facing the Lords of Night and they could replace her with another model. Saás agrees to do so after scanning one of Monty’s arrows. She says the war involved the Mayan gods fighting an enemy older then them. Saás explains that the god defeated the enemy, who they called the unknowns, and kept a handfuls alive in prison while killing the others. Eventually the gods released them for help in creating humanity. Soon they were allied, but the alliance came to an end after learning that the unknowns were interbreeding with demons, with the resulting offspring being able to overthrow the gods. Ren asks how they are linked to the lords and Saás says the unknowns put the lords to sleep, but cannot answer why Serena knows how to wake them. After the unknowns fled but returned to check on their descendants. Monty reveals her parents told her about the lords and gives vague information on them. Ren asks about their queen, but Saás says the lord have none. Saás says the only way to put the lords back to sleep is with the obsidian blade. Ah-Puch claims to does not exist as Edison reveals it does and he knows where it is, The Dark Mercado.

He explains that The Dark Mercado is a shady marketplace where, to get out alive, one must give up something valued in return. He also says that to get there, one must pass through the Maze of Nightmares, a maze designed to trap those init for eternity. As Edison explains everything, Ah-Puch becomes fearful. Marco is skeptical of the idea while Ren and Monty think it is worth a shot. Ah-Puch is against it and says the maze shifts every new moon before revealing he created the maze and the market. Ah-Puch explains he created the market place to gain power, but it grew out of hand and he created the maze to contain it. After Ah-Puch says he cannot destroy the maze in his current state, he reveals their only option is to fight the Cinco and the lords, something only Marco agrees with. As Ren protests that they can find an alternative, Ah-Puch demands she tell them what happened when she was out cold. They go outside and Ren reveals she made a deal with the Prince Lord to become the lord's queen if he saves Monty. Ah-Puch scolds Ren for giving the lords what they want and, in a state of panic, Ren unleashes her shadows and is unable to recall them. As Monty’s arrives glow, Edison uses his magic to calm Ren's. Ah-Puch asks Ren to speak with him alone and he and the others go back inside. Ren and Ah-Puch return to the safe house and explain everything to the others and how Ren agreed to be the Lord's queen and the only way to stop them is to find the Obsidian Blade. Edison and Monty agree to join her, but Marco jumps ship. Ah-Puch takes them to the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave system in Belize where they are greeted by the remains of the Crystal Prince. Ah-Puch reveals he cannot go with them as his presence would cause the maze to collapse and gives them complicated instructions. Ah-Puch instructs all but the Crystal Prince to speak or touch anything as they will lose a voice or body part if they do. He also tells them the maze will mess with their minds and instructs them to not follow their instincts. Once they reach the market, they are not to use any magic as the will be sent to Xib'alb'a, and the blade will call out to one of them and demand an unknown price. Everyone accepts the terms and Edison and Monty follow the Crystal Prince into the maze as Ren joins them momentarily. The Crystal Prince leads the three to a staircase leading to the maze and informs the three they must not talk until their feet touch all one hundred steps. The prince vanishes after saying no one has exited the maze in the last century and the three descend. After the three reach the bottom, Ren tests to see if it is safe to take and finds it is safe. Monty complains about a foul smell as Edison senses strong magic coming from the maze. Monty wants everyone to swear to watch out for the others but put the quest first. Ren and Edison cannot bring themselves to do so and they enter the maze.

They find themselves in front of a pyramid of mirrors sitting on a lake as Edison reveals it is made of a rare substance from Xib'alb'a. They find a boat and paddle. Edison says he cannot use his magic as the energy surrounding them will have catastrophic results if he uses it. As they pass by the pyramid, Edison says the mirrors will show their most likely future. He and Ren see Ren wearing a crown and stabbing him and looks at Ren with fear. Monty spots a passage and they go through it. Ren looks at another mirror, but looks away as her necklace heats up and Pacific appears. The goddess says the Time Rope called to her and she reclaimed it temporarily to learn what her daughter has been up to. Pacific reveals she cannot intervene to a greater extent or destroy the maze, but tells Ren that the maze feeds gets angry if people take too long to decide and to give the maze what it wants. Pacific returns the Time Rope and leaves. After a few seconds of cursing her mother, Ren realizes what she means and has Edison use his magic and Monty fire all her arrows. The others realize what she means and they overload the maze. Eventually they destroy it and Edison creates a barrier. Once the maze collapses, the girls realize Edison is gone and a door appears that is quickly vanishing. Ren finds and him unconscious and grabs him as Monty helps. He and Monty make it out as Ren is trapped, but soon appears unconscious before them. Ren wakes up and he cleans Ren's injuries with a handkerchief and they realize they are at the market. Ren says they have an hour to find the blade and to follow the gold arrows to get out. They split up after promising not to use magic. After Ren unintentionally uses magic, he searches for the exit as Monty activated her power boosting ability and saves Ren, who revealed she has the blade and the girls meet up with Edison, who shields the three of them, and they find a gold arrow. However a shadow bird appears soon after. The bird flies around but, as Edison is about to scan it’s magic, he falls asleep. The bird calls him rude and, after introducing herself as Zyanya, she tells Ren to wake Edison by placing the blade on his left and right eyes in that order. After Edison wakes up, he says Zyanya has an ancient magic and Zyanya is pleased with her response. Zyanya explains that she is the source of the blade's power and can put anyone to sleep instantly, but they must be awakened five minutes later to they will sleep for the rest of their lives and she needs a ten minute recharge after every use. The teens are uncertain about the recharge period as they worry what the enemy can do in that time and theorize they could put a lord to sleep a day. They call Ah-Puch for a pickup as Ren says they are in White Sands, New Mexico. After returning to the safe house, he and Monty clean up as Ren and Ah-Puch talk.

Monty tracks the Cinco to Lake Zirahuén in Southern Mexico and they search for their hideout. They eventually find a stone building surrounded by the gate. Ren says they should split up with Edison and Monty taking out any guards as Ah-Puch acts as lookout. Just then, Marco arrives with his father and the war god says there are demons on the property along with bees, enemy godborns, and the Lords. Marco agrees to take out the demons as Ren creates shadow butterflies to handle the bees. During the fighting, he struggles to put up a barrier as Kenji's bees sting him and expose his blue skin. Edison is eventually vaporized as a result of the stings.

Appearance

Edison is a fourteen-year-old boy with dark messy hair, dark, eyes, and a tannish complexion.

Personality

Edison is friendly and helpful. He is willing to do anything to protect his friends.

Abilities

• Mystiokinesis: Edison was capable of using magic. However he needs to understand his surroundings to utilize his magic.
  • Ergokinesis: Edison was capable of drawing energy from sources such as light and heat, and even emotions such as fear, to perform magic.
  • Magic Blocking: Edison could bock his opponent's magic by forming barriers. However he can only block attacks he is aware of.
  • Concussive Blasts: Edison could fire concussive blasts.
  • Teleportation: Edison could teleport.
  • Telekinesis: Edison could move objects with his mind.
  • Aerokinesis: Edison could control wind, as he used this ability to lift Kenji when saving Monty.
• Vitakinesis: Due to his demonic heritage, Edison healed quickly.

Trivia

• Edison carried multiple handkerchiefs with him.