"Okay, totally confused here," said Phoebe.
"In the late 1700s," said Jeffrey, "there were two brothers, Jarrod and Jason. They had both been born witches. But Jason turned evil and became a warlock. The two hated each other. You couldn't find two people more opposite.
"They tried to kill each other at every opportunity. In 1805, Jason thought he had found a way to finally kill Jarrod. He used forbidden magic to turn himself into the Banka demon."
"He turned himself into a demon?" asked Piper.
"Yes," said Jeffrey. "It was only supposed to increase his power. But he underestimated the forces he was dealing with. They shattered his mind and turned him into what you saw. The only thing left to it was an instinctual need to kill witches."
"Because his brother was a witch," said Prue.
"When Jarrod learned what had happened," continued Jeffrey, "he knew there was only one way to stop Jason. He needed to use the same type of magic to counter that of his brother. So he contacted a Dark Mage."
"A what?" questioned Phoebe.
"A Dark Mage," said Leo. "Witches or warlocks who utilize forbidden magic. They don't believe either good or evil will ultimately win. They try to keep the conflict balanced. Their loyalties shift from one moment to the next. But they are very powerful. They use magic that was forbidden to humans millennia ago."
"Jarrod convinced the Dark Mage to help him," said Jeffrey. "With certain magic and information."
"What kind of information?" asked Prue.
"A place," said Jeffrey. "An alternate dimension, a different plane of existence, a different reality, call it what you will. The important thing was that there was only one way in or out of it. Then Jarrod used the forbidden magic to confront Jason and force him into that place."
"Jarrod must have known he'd find his way out eventually," said Prue. "Then he wouldn't be able to do it again since the Banka would become immune to that magic."
"Yes, he did," said Jeffrey. "That was the other magic that Jarrod got from the Dark Mage. Jarrod used it to create me."
"What are you talking about?" asked Prue. "What do you mean create?"
"Prue," said Jeffrey, "regardless of what I appear to be, I'm not actually a living person. I'm not alive like you are. I'm a magical force. I'm the talisman that you've been searching for."
"That's crazy," said Prue. "Of course you're alive. You're sitting here talking to us."
"No, he's right," said Leo, opening his eyes. "I can't sense him. If he was alive or even if he was a demon, I would be able to sense his presence. I'm not getting anything."
"That can't be true," said Prue.
"It is," said Jeffrey. "Jarrod used the forbidden magic to create me. He infused me with his own power and even his essence."
"That's why he was destroyed," said Leo.
"Yes," said Jeffrey. "With his essence, I got his memories. That's how I know all this. You see he used the magic he got from the Dark Mage to create an exact opposite of the Banka. That's why I glowed. It was the two magic's interacting with each other. And it's very painful, not just for the Banka, but for me as well."
"How were you supposed to stop the Banka?" asked Piper.
"I'm physically in two places at one time," said Jeffrey. "That's how powerful the forbidden magic is that Jarrod used. I'm here, but I'm also at the only exit from where Jason was being held prisoner. In order to leave, he would have to pass me. And he couldn't do that."
"So how did he get out?" asked Phoebe.
"Your summoning spell brought me into the future," said Jeffrey. "For a day and a half I didn't exist in time or space. The doorway was unobstructed."
"Wait a minute," said Piper. "He appeared before we used that spell. How could he get free before we pulled you away from the exit?"
"There are realities," said Leo, "where an effect can actually precede what caused it. Not all realities operate under the same physical laws that operate here."
"So, you're saying we actually released this demon from its prison?" asked Phoebe.
"Yes," said Jeffrey. "And the only magic capable of putting it back has already been used against it."
"Which means it won't work again," said Prue.