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Immortality is the power to possibly live an eternal lifespan. The beings with this ability are labeled as immortal. Immortal beings are usually protected from a natural death and are either immune to aging or at least age at a much slower rate than mortals. It should be noted that immortality does not mean that the possessor is incapable of being harmed or killed, as they can still obtain wounds such as cuts and bruises and also can still be killed or vanquished through seemingly ordinary or magical means.

It has been shown that even beings with immortality can have their powers stripped through the use of certain rituals.

Overview[]

This is an ability possessed by Whitelighters and Darklighters. However, as Whitelighters received their powers from the Elders and were bound to them, they all died along with the Elders during the Apocalypse, along with their Darklighter counterparts. Only two Whitelighters remained alive after the Elders' demise, Helen McGantry (who was out of commission) and Harry Greenwood (after the Elders stripped him of his powers, Fiona Callahan channeled the power of a Vortex Viribus to restore all of his Whitelighter abilities, making him no longer tied to the Elders), as well as their Darklighter duplicates.

It appears that almost all demons are immortal, though some require additional powers or rituals to sustain their immortality. The ancient demon Fenric the Vile was many thousands of years old and had the appearance of an elderly man, while Alastor was stated to be at least 3000 years old and maintained the appearance of a middle-aged man. The demon Taydeus had to drain the life force of others to maintain his immortality, while Viralis required a ritual sacrifice to survive for another ten years.

Divine entities, also known as gods, naturally possess immortality. The oldest of them have existed for thousands of years. However, it appears that lesser divinity can still be injured and/or killed through various methods. For instance, the satyr Leon was critically injured after Parker Caine had removed his shard of the Scythe of Tartarus from within him, while Robert was murdered by the Tallyman, who locked him in the sauna at Ripples and suffocated him to death.

Fiona possessed immortality due to her role as the Keeper of the Sacred Flame/Steward of the Source of All Evil. In her case, the immortality made her near-indestructible and no one was able to find an effective method to outright kill her. However, her immortality was stripped by Macy Vaughn with a demonic Voodoo ritual. It was later revealed that Fiona’s immortality would have saved her from dying when she ignited the Sacred Flame, had Macy not stripped her of it. Macy became immortal for a short period of time after merging with the Source of All Evil. Her immortality and all other powers of the Source were relinquished by herself and her sisters with a spell.

Enhanced Durability[]

Additionally, most immortal beings also possess increased durability to injury; thus, these beings are able to withstand physical and/or magical harm that would otherwise be lethal. It also grants beings protection against the effects of their own powers.

Self-Resurrection[]

4x7 Sunny is self-resurrecting

Self-Resurrection is a subpower or lesser variation of immortality that allows the user to come back to life upon being killed. Whitelighters and Darklighters are two halves of a single being, and due to the circumstances of their separation, cannot kill their counterparts. As a result, when a Darklighter kills their Whitelighter counterpart or vice versa, they automatically self-resurrect. According to Harry, when Whitelighters are killed, they are returned to the grave of their original self. This also appeared to be the case for their Darklighter counterparts.

Medusa was alive in 2018, despite the fact she was beheaded by Perseus thousands of years ago, which means that at some point she had to have come back after she was killed. It is stated that Daphne had accidentally summoned her at a fountain while crying over her problems with a fraternity boy, though it is left unclear if Daphne had summoned Medusa from some afterlife or just from another location on Earth.

Nekomata Cats possess nine lives and can bring themselves back to life eight times. Each time they die, they resurrect in a matter of hours as long as their body remains untouched. Upon their ninth and final death, they die permanently. Sunny's nine lives were represented by a series of tally marks tattooed on her wrist, though it is unknown if this is the case for all Nekomatas.

Immortality Stripping Ritual[]

Harry knew of a spell to strip an immortal being of their immortality, but it required that the ritual be self-inflicted. This can be circumvented by the use of a Demonic Voodoo Ritual and casting the spell on oneself while controlling the immortal. Macy used herself as the voodoo doll and then the sign of infinity was cut up on both of their skin.

Incantation[]

Jarridnee min an-noor el-abadeyy. (تجردني من نوري الأبدي)
Translation
Strip me of my eternal light.

Celeste's Pocket Watch[]

The former Elder, Celeste, possesses a magical watch that allowed her to prolong her life for at least five hundred years by stopping her time. However, she became dependent on this invention, since if the watch stopped or broke, she would die by rapidly aging and be reduced to dust. This function was made defunct when Celeste adjusted the function of the watch to allow it to be used for time travel, which effectively ended her immortality and personal connection to the watch.

Known Users[]

Original Power
Through spell, artifact, power stealing, etc.
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