Edison's Sacrifice

Edison's Sacrifice is thought to be the event that closed Edison's Gate and restored the Veil to some measure of its original strength.

This also seems to have caused the demons to retreat from our world en masse, though the reason for this remains a mystery.

The name is derived from the legend that surrounds this event. Thomas Edison is credited with leading the efforts to build and open the Gate, but after The Breach and Hell on Earth, Edison is said to have deeply regretted his role. Wracked with guilt, he returned to his laboratory to close and destroy the Gate.

Depending on which version of the story is being told, Edison was either unable to or was prevented from disabling the Gate by disconnecting it from its power source. He is said ultimately to have hurled himself bodily onto the device, using his flesh to short circuit and destroy it.

Artists' renditions of this event often depict Edison standing in the center of a circular gate, arms outstretched to grasp live electrical coils on either side, his body lit with a corona of power.