End of magic



The End of Magic was major event that saw all forms of magic banished from the Earth. It was caused by Buffy Summers when she destroyed the Seed of Wonder during the Twilight crisis. The Seed's destruction cut the Earth dimension off from the extradimensional source of all magic. It also prevented the entrance of new demons into this dimension.

By the 23rd Century, in which magic had slowly been returning, and with it demons as well, the Slayer Melaka Fray was called, and the name of the Slayer that had caused the End of Magic, as well as her whereabouts following the event, had been lost to history.

Known Effects
The end of magic resulted in numerous negative effects to both the natural and supernatural world:


 * All magic practitioners (witches, warlocks, archmages, etc.) were immediately depowered.
 * All creatures with inherent powers, such as vampires and pre-existing Slayers, continued to exist and retained their strength.
 * The Slayer line was rendered dormant, so that new Potentials would not be called.
 * Active spells were either severely weakened or simply broken.
 * Vampire spirits were no longer able to cross into Earth to completely inhabit a vampire's body, resulting in all new sirings becoming mindless "zompires."
 * The potency of the Mohra Demon's regenerative blood became uncontrollable, causing those exposed to it to keep growing tissue and become nearly immortal beings in perpetual agony.
 * According to Willow Rosenberg, without magic and the Seed, the world had become empty; no decent song, movie, or book had been produced, suicide rates were rising, and people were losing hope all over the world, with things only getting even worse from there.

Behind the Scenes

 * The events of the end of magic as explained by Urkonn to Melaka Fray and the actual event as caused by Buffy are somewhat different. Urkonn originally told Fray that all demons and magicks were banished from the Earth, but when Buffy destroyed the Seed, all vampires, demons, and active Slayers already present on Earth continued to exist and retained their powers.
 * According to recent events, the Slayer Scythe and Angel's son Connor are the key to restoring Earth's magic.
 * In an ironic twist, the end of magic can be considered the only apocalypse that Buffy and the Scooby Gang not only failed to prevent, but actually helped bring about.