Life Link

**Life link** is a term that denotes the connection of several beings through their life force. If one of the connected party dies, those who are tied to them will die as well.

## Overview

### The Black Amber Tree

It has been shown that the lives of all magical creatures on the planet are connected with the existence of magic and particularly tied to the life of the Black Amber Tree. If the black amber from the tree is touched by mortal hands, the magic of the tree and thus the entire magical community will be poisoned, and if magic dies, then all magical creatures will begin to die at different time intervals along with it. The Charmed Ones, being the most powerful witches, can apparently last the longest, but later they will also come to an end if the poisoning of magic is not resolved in time.

### The Sacred Flame/The Source of All Evil

According to the Elders, the Sacred Flame was the source of power for witches. The Vera-Vaughn Charmed Ones later deduced that the Sacred Flame was one and the same as the Source of All Evil, meaning it was also a source of power for demons. As the Source was connected to the life of its vessel, should the current host of the ancient, raw power suffer fatal damage under any circumstances, it would destroy the power of the Sacred Flame and all magic, bringing all magical life to an end. Fiona Callahan was going to let Parker Caine to become a receptacle in order to kill the host and thus destroy all magic permanently. Charity Callahan then said it would be the end for them all if she did it.

### Whitelighters, Darklighters and the Elders

From the moment when Whitelighters and Darklighters were separated from their original deceased mortal body, they continue to be connected, which is why the Elders had to put all the dark counterparts in magically locked bottles. Whitelighters and their Darklighters are unable to kill each other (with such attempts, the victim temporarily disappears, after which they are reawakened in their mortal grave), however, if another person finds a way to kill the Whitelighter or Darklighter, then its counterpart also dies. In certain cases, their emotions and dreams can also be transferred.
If Whitelighters decide to commit suicide, then their counterparts will also die. However, there is a way to break the connection, such as Macy Vaughn's unfinished experiments at severing the link or the death of all magic on the planet. In the second case, the connection is temporarily broken and if one of the counterparts dies in the process, the second one will continue to live, even if magic is restored once again.

Also, the lives of all the Whitelighters and Darklighters (except Harry Greenwood, Jimmy, Helen McGantry and Dark Helen) were unilaterally connected with the Elders and within three weeks after the downfall of the council, their creations also died turning into dust.

### Demons and Monsters

The Whispering Evil could not exist without a living host, and when he possessed a human body, their lives turned out to be symbiotically linked (although the Whispering Evil completely seized control in the case of a successful invasion). If a human vessel was fatally damaged when the Whispering Evil was inside, the monster died as well. However, in this case, it also meant a quick or slow death of his former host, depending on the damage done. Despite this, the Whispering Evil was immune to all modern magic, making the monster nearly invulnerable, and the only known substance capable of outright killing it is bioluminescent lichen found within the Cave of Ancients.
Like the Whispering Evil, the Harbinger of Hell shared about the same connection with his host. He could be killed if the human he was inside was killed. However, unlike the Whispering Evil, the Harbinger could apparently exist without a human host for some time in the form of crawling slime.

### Charmed Multiverse

A little over fifteen years ago, a Charmed One from another universe with the power of premonition sensed something would be coming their way. To prevent it from happening, she created a dimension called the Infinite Home Video. During a conversation with Harry, Diana shared that since both their worlds had pathways to the dimension, it should be possible that whatever was coming would not only affect one world but both of theirs. Three months later, Diana was freed and a new door leading to the Halliwell-Matthews Charmed Ones' world opened up, and the Vera sisters with Kaela Danso walked through and wound up outside of Halliwell Manor.

## Trivia

* It's very likely that the rebirth and existence of the Harbinger was also somehow connected to the Source, but it was never fully revealed.
* Apparently, there was some kind of connection between the life force and magic of a magical creature that is so strong that if you pull them out of it too radically, it will also lead to their death.

## Gallery

Macy Vaughn after taking on the SourceJimmy and HarryHelen and her DarklighterThe Whispering Evil and Future-MacyThe Whispering Evil and Jordan ChaseThe Harbinger and Angela WuDeadly danger to all creatures due to poisoning of the black amber pool*Loophole:* Harry kills Jimmy, but......because of the dying magic, the connection was broken and Harry's own instant death did not followMacy kills the Whispering Evil but also herself in the aftermathInfinite Home Video...... and Halliwell Manor
## References

1. ↑ *Someone's Going to Die*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Triage*
3. ↑ *Source Material*
4. ↑ *Ambush*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *The Truth about Kat and Dogs*
6. ↑ *When Sparks Fly*
7. ↑ *Needs to Know*
8. ↑ *Breaking the Cycle*
9. ↑ *Sudden Death*
10. ↑ *Safe Space*
11. ↑ *The Storm Before the Calm*
12. ↑ *I Dreamed a Dream…*
13. ↑ *Let This Mother Out*
14. ↑ *The End Is Never The End*
15. ↑ *Search Party*