Edward Edsworth

> **"People think I'm the bad guy. But I am just shielding them from their own destruction" -** EddieEd, to Himself
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Edward 'EddieEd' Edsworth was a main character in *A Ballad of Science and Magic*. He was a secondary antagonist in The Hyrule SMP, and the main antagonist of the Eldia SMP. After committing a lot of crimes in the name of 'saving the people from themselves', Ed sacrifices himself in order to allow everyone to escape a destroyed Niflheim. Although he was mostly remembered as a villain, his selfless redemption is remembered by everyone in Asgard.

## Hyrule

With his dreams of one day running a country coming into fruition, EddieEd arrived in Vanaheim where he began campaigning to give people political advice. His reach eventually brought him to two outlaws; Thorno, A King who was overthrown by his friends before a war, and Michael a Ghost that was helping him. They were hiding away and causing small acts of terrorism that would eventually build to get revenge against the people that overthrew Thorno. EddieEd arrived with ideas to help them take over and get Thorno to be King again. Together, they began even bigger acts of terrorism, which involved stealing Sinnohn's Horse Chad and Nova's horse, Epona, and titled themselves The West Staines Massif.

EddieEd, Thorno and Michael were in The Lair, holding Chad on a lead. Nova came to confront them, but upon spotting him, Thorno killed Chad and the three fled with Epona. They were hunted by Nova, Monocle and Herb, who followed them for a while. To give the other two time to escape, and also reason to trust him, EddieEd went back to hold them off. However, Monocle tells Nova to go on and EddieEd battles Monocle and Herb battle EddieEd, 2 vs 1 , while Nova escaped. EddieEd wasn't an extremely talented fighter, but despite the fact he was outnumbered he managed to wound Herb and flee, knowing Monocle wouldn't chase him if Herb was injured. He managed to catch up with Thorno and Michael, who had both failed in their quests; Thorno lost Epona to Nova, and Michael was captured before he could blow up a tower in the mainland. He managed to escape though, and the three of them continued for a while, eventually hiding in a Desert.

After a while of being in exile and hiding from the Mainland, The group decided that they were going to attack Ragnarok, a small town owned by Herb and Cat. They went back and stole a lot of things from them, burning their farms and slaughtering their animals during the night. They headed back to their base before they were spotted though, and discovered a man waiting there. A humanoid Starfish named Yoloman lived in the waters near them, which the outlaws had poisoned and polluted while living there. Yoloman demanded that they pay for what they've done, but the group had no money. EddieEd reasoned with him though, and said that they were people who were wronged by some rich leaders and they were planning on getting back at them. Once they had overthrown them and taken their money, they could pay him back - but they needed people. Yoloman agreed to join them if he was payed back, but pointed out some changes had to be made if they were to win. He helped build their base better and suggested a rebrand, having now renamed themselves Outer Heaven per Michael's suggestion. They set up a trade relationship with Do1phin, who secretly brought Nova and Fremcy with them to see where Outer Heaven were based. Michael discovered them though, and the group drove them both out of OuterHeaven. EddieEd, thinking rationally, blamed Do1phin, who was defended by Thorno. That Night though, Nova, Monocle, Sinnohn and Herb arrived to scope the place out properly and Herb set their houses alight and killed their villages before escaping with the others. Angered, EddieEd moved onto the next phase of the plan.

They arrived in Castellia, the town that Thorno used to own, with a fake Chad. Sinnohn now ruled over the town, with Do1phin and Monocle living there, and they were in peace with Stonehold, Nova and Fremcy's city. However, upon seeing Chad alive again, Sinnohn swapped his crown for the horse. Do1phin and Sinnohn both joined Outer Heaven but Monocle defected. Thorno and EddieEd followed him to Stonehold where they announced that they would no longer be an independent state under Hyrule's new law and reclaimed Castellia's spot as the Capital.

##### The Wedding

Thorno decided that as King, he should have a partner and asked Sinnohn to join him as King in an unofficial wedding, hoping the union would avoid another war if Stonehold saw that Sinnohn was ruling too. Sinnohn agreed and the wedding was on. However, EddieEd's ambitions lay higher than being an advisor to Thorno; he wanted to rule. On the day of the wedding, he spoke up and that he believes that he and Thorno should be together instead because of all they've been through, and they should be strengthening OuterHeaven, not branch it out. Agreeing, Thorno decides to marry EddieEd instead. Sinnohn grew angry and Thorno has Yoloman and Michael throw him out. They then force Nova, a Prince and their a royal official by blood, to officiate the wedding and he does so, making Thorno and EddieEd legally married and joint Kings.

##### The War of Hyrule

Monocle moved into Stonehold and decided to officially join them, not wanting to be on the side of traitors and villains. EddieEd sent Michael on the bacl of Chad to declare that if Stonehold didn't reliquish their independance and fall under Castellia's rule, they would start a war against them. While Michael was away, Nova's own Nephew, Apollo, arrived at Castellia and begged to join their side so that his Uncle would be humbled and return to Muspelheim with him. EddieEd figured it too good to be true and established that Apollo was clearly a plant. However, Do1phin confirmed that Apollo would truly want Nova to go home and if they let him join, Do1phin would keep an eye on him. EddieEd reluctantly agreed as Michael returned to them with news that Nova refused to give up Stonehold. The War began, with Nova, Monocle, Fremcy, Cat, Herb and Cloud, another person siding with them, as an opposing side. The war ended when the Stoneholdians were stiched up by Sinnohn, who were supposed to betray Outer Heaven but didn't, and after Cloud and Monocle were wouded, they were cornered by OuterHeaven and forced to surrender to avoid any lives being lost. Outer Heaven won, and EddieEd took over Stonehold, banishing Nova. Fremcy and Monocle joined him in exile out of respect, with Sinnohn and Do1phin later shamefully defecting from OuterHeaven to join them too. Ed's rule was short though, as he continued to plan to overthrow even Thorno and become the absolute leader of Hyrule, hoping to eventually take the entire Realm.

He expressed these plans to Michael, asking him to go to Hyrule and collect MumMarks, EddieEd's cousin who would help them assume control. However, instead, Michael went to Thorno and warned him that EddieEd planned to overthrow him and was going to exile him too. EddieEd waited for MumMarks to arrive before he continued with his plan, and began terraforming the land and recreating things in his image. Later that day though, Thorno came to him and asked him to walk with him to a spot that he had created for them. Thorno brought him to a large dome, with Michael and Yoloman outside. When they entered the dome though, EddieEd realised it was a trap. The entirety of the rebels were waiting to ambush them. Nova stepped out from the shadows as Herb appeared behind them and sealed them in the dome. Thorno then stopped forward and revealed himself as a traitor, telling EddieEd that he knew he planned to overthrow him and couldn't do OuterHeaven - or their relationship - anymore. Feeling betrayed, EddieEd surrendered himself to Nova, letting him take Stonehold back over.

#### The Finale

EddieEd and Yoloman were taken to The Stonehold Colosseum for Judgement. Thorno and Michael were pardoned, though they would have to go back to OuterHeaven to live away. Everyone gathered, and Nova was about to decide a judgement for them. While they were about to be sentenced though, hundreds of Withers spawned around Hyrule, and everything went dark.