Once the had vanquished the Source, the spell broke. The Charmed Ones could remember everything again. The Charmed Ones, after Phoebe's vision, summoned Grams and their mother. They explained that this girl is their half-sister. She is half-witch, and half-whitelighter. A witch-lighter. Although, they do not know the woman's name. For their only request was that she be given a name that started with the letter 'P'... And all was normal...for them, anyway.
Prue deflected a energy ball, which was thrown by a male demon. He ducked, and the energy ball missed. Piper jumped out from behind the counter and froze him, and Phoebe cartwheeled forward and kicked him, unfreezing him. Piper froze him again.
"I can't blow him up," she said, "Usually, I can't freeze."
"Piper Honey," said Prue soothingly, "Calm down. You're just scared. Try to get angry." Prue flicked a finger and a knife flew from the counter, into the demon. He screamed, although it had no effect. This demon, Halon, is immune to all weapons and can only be killed from the inside. So, no spells, or potions. Their only hope was if Piper's new power could destroy him by blowing him up from the inside.
"Piper c'mon. You're our only hope. Your power has to blow him up from the inside."
"I know!" Piper yelled, opening her hands again. A small explosion appeared on the demon.
"Piper, that's the outside." Phoebe said as Leo orbed in. Halon struck Leo with an energy ball, knocking him unconscious.
"It's over witches! You won't be able to defeat me!" Halon yelled, "I shall be your destruction!" Piper opened her hands forcefully. Halon exploded, screaming. Leo stood up with the help of his wife.
-P-P-P-
DISCLAIMER: ALL THE CHARACTERS WHO APPEARED ON CHARMED ARE THE SOLE WRITE OF THE ACTORS, WRITERS, AND CREATERS OF CHARMED.
CREDITS:
Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
Julian McMahon as Cole Turner
ALL ACTORS WHO ARE NOT PRESENT IN THIS "EPISODE"/ CHAPTER ARE CRETITED FOR BEING A MAIN CHARACTER IN THE CHARMED ALTAVERSE.
-P-P-P-
Later that night, Halon rematerialized in a cave.
"You were defeated, were you not Halon, by the Charmed Ones?" asked a soft, beautiful voice. "And you want revenge, yes?"
"Who the hell are you?"
"I," said the voice, "am Niray. I want to make a deal with you."
"What kinda deal," Halon asked in his gruff voice.
"I will give you another chance. I will give you the power of force fields, and then I will send you back to the witches. If you can defeat them, you are free to go and, you can keep the power. But, if you shall fall, you must obey my every command until I say otherwise. Do you agree?"
"Yeah, why not? I think I can beat them this time."
A hand stretched from the darkness of the cave, and a sphere of white energy appeared around it. The demon screamed and fell to his knees.
"This," said Niray, as a white, ornate 'N' appeared on Halon's neck, "is the Seal of Niray. As long as this symbol is on your neck, you're serving me. If you fall, it will turn black and you will become my servant. Now go!" Halon shimmered from the cave, and back into the manor. Piper's voice could be heart in the living room.
"This new power isn't so bad," she said, "Now if only I could learn to not blow everything up." Halon crept closer, and Prue, knowing he was there, waved her hand, and he fell into the room.
"Except demons," she said, "Those you can blow up....Didn't we already kill him?"
"The gracious, and magnificent Niray has brought me back to life. Now meet your doom witches." He stood up, and raised his hands at the same time as Piper. A white shield appeared around him, which protected him from Piper's blasts.
"Phoebe," Prue said, "Go check the book for Niray." Phoebe ran out of the room, as Piper kept, unsuccessfully, trying to vanquish Halon.
Niray peered into the manor, staring through a sphere of energy. She raised her hand, and closed it. The force field around Halon faded, and Piper was able to vanquish him. The sphere faded, as Halon appeared in the cave, screaming.
"Oh stop your bellowing," said Niray, "You are a demon. Pain should mean nothing to you." The white 'N' on Halon's neck turned black. Niray smiled. "The power is hard to control. You simply lost that. We'll work on it. And remember, if you turn against me, I won't kill you. Instead, I'll send to you Ibb."
-P-P-P-
"You guys aren't going to like this," Phoebe said as her sisters walked into the attic, "Niray is a powerful witch who had a spell cast upon her to make her evil. She has the power to control Mana: Pure Magic.
"Mana can duplicate any power, bring back the dead, find people, anything. It's like having the power to bend reality."
"Well, we'd better hurry," said Prue, "Finding our sister is important."
"But not as important as Niray. If there's a demon running around who can bring back other demons," said Piper, "I want to take care of her as fast as I can..."