Ephemeral Demon

"An ephemeral demon exists—or doesn't, depending on how you look at it—in the ether. Some catalyst can make him temporarily corporeal. And then he'll stay that way as long as he's accomplishing his mission."

- Cole, on Ephemeral Demons

An Ephemeral Demon is a formless demon that exists in the ether and clings to where there is energy, such as electrical fields, nuclear power source, etc. The only one to appear was Lupercalus.

History
The Roman emperor from the 4th century, Maxentius, became an ephemeral upon death and renamed himself Lupercalus.

He was trapped in the ether for thousands of years, escaping only when there was a magical conduit to provide an escape for him to accomplish his mission—revenge on women, particularly Saint Catherine, who rejected his love.

In February, 2002, Lupercalus hid in the Website Kiss.com, where Paige Matthews signed up to find dates. Lupercalus turned her into his conduit and through her, possessed other men to carry out his plan. He would have his hosts rip out their victims' hearts directly from the chest.

The Charmed Ones were able to lure Lupercalus out of his realm, destroy his physical form with his own energy ball and banish him into a mason jar.

Different Classes of Demons

 * Ephemeral demons can exist in the earth's orbit, electrical fields, nuclear power sources—anything that retains energy.

Powers and Abilities

 * Active Powers
 * Electrokinesis: The ability to generate and control electricity. Lupercalus was made of electrical energy.
 * Possession: The ability to take control of others. Lupercalus was able to possess more than one being at the same time.
 * Energy Balls: The ability to produce spheres of energy.
 * Force Field: The ability to generate a protective shield of energy.
 * Empathy: The ability to sense the emotions of others. Lupercalus made Paige feel all the pain of his victims.
 * Portal Creation: The ability to create magical doorways.
 * Power Granting: The ability to bestow powers on others. Lupercalus gave powers to those he possessed.
 * Shapeshifting: The ability to change one's appearance.
 * Fire Breathing: The ability to breath fire.
 * Super Strength: The ability to exert inhuman physical strength.


 * Other Powers
 * Immortality: The ability to live an infinite lifespan at a ceased age.

Appearances
An Ephemeral Demon appeared in a total of 1 non-canonical novel throughout the franchise.