Ethan Cruz

Middle name: Chance
Surname: Archer
Date of birth: April thirteenth, 2006
 **Magic life**
Species: Zombie-Wizard
Magic strength: Level 8
Guardian: Luke Archer
 **Love life**
Married
 **Education**
Home school: 2010 - 2016
W.I.T.S Academy: 2016 - 2020
 **Appearance**
Ethnicity: Multiracial
Skin color: Olive
Hair color: Dark-auburn brown
 **Occupation**
An employee at the Seven

First Quote: “Hey, Emmie.”

Last Quote: “She's growing up. I don't like that.”

Behind his name: Born as Ethan Chance Cruz, and later adopted his dad's name. Andi chose the name Ethan for her son because Ethan's father used to call everyone he didn't know "Ethan" and since Phillip wouldn't get to meet their son, Andi thought Ethan was a fitting name. Andi chose Chance as his middle name to say there was a chance they would be reunited with Ethan's father. However, Andi did consider “Liam” as Ethan's middle name to honor her deceased father.

**Birth:** Ethan was born into the series in

   the last chapter of the first book. At birth, he weighed a whopping ten pounds and was 23.2 inches. "Wow, that is the biggest newborn I have ever seen." Jean - Andi.

**Childhood:** Ethan was a fussy baby since he was born, however, at just two-months-old, it was discovered something was wrong with him.

When asleep, Ethan would have nightmares about his father's capture due to his womb memories surrounding this event. These dreams would cause him to wake up screaming after just minutes of being asleep. At this time, it was also discovered Ethan didn't require sleep but could sleep if he chose to. This was the cause of his zombie blood. So, Ethan was trained to not sleep in order to avoid him having his nightmares. Still, Ethan always had the option to sleep if he chose to.

Ethan had been three-years-old the first time he had asked about his father. Andi shared with him Phillip's story in a way he would understand and ensured him that she wouldn't give up trying to reunite their family. For years, he begged his mother to allow him to help in the mission but Andi wasn't convinced he was old enough until he reached the age of ten.

Ethan was homeschooled until the age of ten because the council was worried about him being around non-magical children. In September of 2016, he started his magic training and education at W.I.T.S Academy. He later graduated in June 0f 2020. Ethan then moved on to attend a normal high school

    alongside his four friends: Jessie, Shawn, Gracie, and Ben, and alongside his girlfriend Emily. At this point, Ethan was already the father of a newborn baby girl. While in high school, he was on the swim team on and off.

Ethan and Emily were spelled to have sex at the very young age of thirteen. They didn't have any recollection of the incident. Ethan later went into hiding having no idea Emily was pregnant with his baby. When he returned, Emily hesitated to tell him. At this point, she was around seven-months-pregnant and was concealing it with a spell. Emily eventually told him and Ethan was very supportive. They decided to keep the baby. In August of 2020, they welcomed a daughter named Hope. Before the pair were even out of high school, they had two more children. Their sons Phillip and Chance. Phillip wasn't planned but Chance was.

**Family and friends:** Ethan is the son of Phillip (aka Luke Archer) and Andrea Archer. He is also the older brother of Kira Archer and the father of Hope, Phillip, and Chance. Ethan never knew his father as Phillip the zombie and spent most of his childhood waiting to have him in his life. At the age of ten, Ethan met Luke and had no idea he was his father in a different body with a different name and life. Ethan figured it out for himself at the end of the second book using a rare power called "the calling." Before this, Ethan had started a deep friendship with Luke which started after Luke took him and Shawn to watch a car race. At first, Ethan was excited to have Luke in his life as his dad but soon realized he wasn't okay with the fact his dad wasn't Phillip anymore but rather Luke Archer the Powerless-wizard, and it bothered him that Luke couldn't ever be Phillip again. Ethan was able to get over this after talking with his mom and with Emily. The two then bonded as father and son. He was beyond excited when he learned his parents were getting married and was the best man at the wedding. Ethan also had a great relationship with his mother. Andi always put him first and included him when it came to looking for his father. Although, Ethan did sometimes get angry at his mom and frustrated with her failures and mistakes. Andi was a little distant when Ethan announced his second baby because of his young age. She didn't approve and it showed. However, they remained on good terms.

Ethan was very excited when he found out his mother was pregnant. He rushed over to his friends and told them straight away. "It would be cool to have a little brother... or sister." Ethan - his friends. Ethan was so happy when his sister Kira was born and welcomed her with open arms. From then on, Ethan was attached to his baby sister. He took her everywhere and loved carrying her around and looking after her. He was a great help to his parents because he was always happy to babysit. Their bond only grew as Kira got older. Ethan often took Kira to the park and other places when she was a toddler and would occasionally babysit her. Kira loved spending time with her big brother and become quite jealous if Ethan showed affection towards another child or give another child his attention, especially when it was given to her niece. As a tween and older, Kira often turned to Ethan for advice.

Ethan may have been very young when he had all three of his children but that didn't stop him from being a great and loving father. Ethan loved spending time with his sons and his daughter and always put them first as his mother had with him. However, Ethan often struggled when his children misbehaved and didn't always know how to correctly discipline them. Sometimes he even lost control over them, especially his daughter who was quite the handful. Yet, he never gave up and stuck to the rules and consequences he had put in place.

When it came to his friends, Emily was always clearly his best friend. As children, they were mentioned to be unseperateable as they were always together. Whenever Ethan was hurt or going through something he would start following Emily around. The two often needed each other for support and balance. It started being clear they were crushing on each other around the age of twelve, and eventually, Emily admitted her feelings to Ruby. However, they never seemed to be able to work up to courage to tell each other. That was until Ethan was forced to go into hiding. Ethan had arranged for Emily to go with him because he couldn't be apart from her, but Emily felt she was needed at home and therefore chose to stay behind. This broke both of their hearts. When saying goodbye, Ethan decided he needed Emily to know how he felt about her and kissed her on the lips. Months later, the two were reunited and started dating. They eventually got engaged and then married.

**Personality:** Ethan was known to be stubborn and inpatient- traits he had inherited from his father. He had an abnormal appetite and didn't require sleep because of his zombie blood. Ethan had a sensitive and caring side especially when it came to his three female friends, yet, he didn't have a problem putting people in their place when he felt they deserved it. He also had a bit of a temper that was best left unprovoked. Ethan also proved to be very cautious and rarely let his guard down.

**His magic training**

Ethan, age 10 - 11, was a first-year wizard in training. However, he was also at the Academy to aid his mother in their mission to reunite their family. Ethan was given Ruby Fletcher as his guardian and his best friend Emily as his teammate. Ethan often struggled with his classes and training and needed the help of his friends and mother.