Degrading Yourself for the Lives of Some Ants

However, this freeze did not last long.

Although Linley and Irina's attacks were both aimed at Voldemort, the essence of the powers they controlled was fire and ice, which were incompatible with each other.

Even though Linley and Irina deliberately avoided letting the flames or ice they unleashed affect each other's spells, physical heat transfer still caused the high temperatures and extreme cold they produced to cancel each other out once they came into contact!

Several breaths after the black smoke barrier was frozen, the immense pillar of fire that enveloped both it and Voldemort melted the ice with its searing heat. Yet, affected by the ice as well, the fire pillar could no longer generate enough heat to burn away the black smoke.

Seeing this, both Linley and Irina showed a trace of frustration.

The nested fire pillar and Purple-Gold Moonlight they had just unleashed could be considered their full-force attacks.

Yet such an attack had not only failed to harm Voldemort, but had also lost nearly half its power due to the cancellation between high and low temperatures!

"Admit it. You cannot kill me. You cannot kill the great Dark Lord. There is nothing shameful about that."

After the powers of fire and ice had completely dissipated, Voldemort waved away the black smoke shield around him and spoke calmly.

Voldemort raised his Wand, seemingly preparing to cast some magic.

Linley and Irina both held their Wands across their chests, ready to defend themselves.

"But," Voldemort said with a crazed grin, actually pointing his Wand at the young wizards of the D.A. Army cleaning up the battlefield in front of Hogwarts Castle, "I can easily kill anyone you care about!"

An orange-red beam tinged with black vapor shot from the tip of Voldemort's Wand, hurtling at tremendous speed toward