Fierce Battle in the Mirror Dimension
The Great Hall's furnishings remained the same, but just to be on the safe side, all the young wizards and other faculty members had disappeared.
In the Mirror Dimension, only the Death's Projection Death the controlled Bloody Baron remained on Wizarding World's side, while Headmaster Dippet, the four Deans, Professor Woflin, the Head of Charms, the Ghost Xiwen, and Helena— those with stronger self-defense capabilities—remained on the magical side.
"It's you again. Why are you everywhere?" The projection of Death looked at Xiwen and said in his unique, deep voice. His face was shrouded in black mist, with only the red light in his eyes flashing.
"Because I promised my junior brother that I would deal with a Demon God for him." Xiwen sighed softly, and simultaneously opened two crimson-orange Rings of Raggadorr with both hands.
Helena was also stabilizing the Mirror Dimension while wrapping several halos of light around her wrists.
At the same time, many professors also pointed their wands at Death.
"It's been a long time since I've had a fight like this. Why do I suddenly feel so excited?" Headmaster Dippet smiled. Even the wrinkles on his aged face seemed to have smoothed out.
"Do you still remember that you were once the dueling Champion, Armando?" Professor Merrythought chuckled. "We're all old, haven't stretched our legs in too long!"
Then, she took off her pointed hat and tossed it to the ground, revealing a head of gray hair.
Headmaster Dippet smiled and nodded, then turned to Dumbledore and said, "Albus, this battle is now in your command!"
Dumbledore and roughly assigned tasks to each person.
"Strange, we'll handle this projection of Death. Baron is your responsibility!" he said to Xiwen.
Xiwen nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the Bloody Baron, controlled by the Death's consciousness.
Then, Dumbledore cast a probing spell on the Death's Projection.
Death smiled coldly, reached behind him and took down the phantom scythe, sweeping Dumbledore's spell aside.
"Now! Let's do it together!" Dumbledore suddenly shouted.
The next moment, each professor simultaneously unleashed extremely powerful magic, causing the colors in the Mirror Dimension to become extremely chaotic. Different lights permeated every inch of the Great Hall, completely obscuring the light of the jack-o'-lanterns and the color of the starry sky on the ceiling.
Death swung his scythe, unleashing a purplish-black blade of light, and clashed with the professors.
Xiwen's eyes narrowed, and he took the opportunity to use several Magic Whip to pull the Invisibility Cloak, which was still floating in the air, over. He then casually drew a Dimensional Gate and teleported it into the hands of the Young Wizard Xiwen, and put it away in the Pocket Watch Space.
Upon seeing this, Baron, with his bloodshot eyes, immediately flew towards Xiwen.
He pulled out a scythe phantom from his back, a scythe that appeared slightly dimmer than the one in the Death's Projection's hand, and said with a sinister glint in his eye, "Hand over the Invisibility Cloak, and I might spare your life. If you behave well enough, I can even grant you limitless power or immortality!"
"Thank you, but I don't need it," Xiwen said with a light laugh, shaking his head.
Then he clasped his hands together, drew the golden-red Vishanti's Sacred Sword, and clashed fiercely with the phantom scythe in Baron's hand.
"In that case, I'll get rid of you first, you troublesome fellow," Baron said in Death's deep, magnetic voice.
The two clashed swords, unleashing a barrage of swordplay and melee combat techniques, quickly escalating into a battle that was not typical of mages.
Helena was floating in the air nearby, activated the Rings of Raggadorr, preparing to join the battle between the two, but was stopped by Xiwen.
"Helena, your task is to stabilize the Mirror Dimension. Don't join the battle yet." Xiwen used the Vishanti's Sacred Sword to parry the scythe in Baron's hand, then turned to Helena and said.
In fact, stabilizing the Mirror Dimension was just a temporary excuse that Xiwen came up with to stop Helena from participating in the war.
Because of Helena's Soul Body form, she was unable to use a wand before Flamel developed the Ghost Artifact, which greatly reduced the power of her spells. Moreover, due to her short learning period, Helena was not yet proficient in Kamar-Taj magic, so Xiwen was very worried that she might encounter danger.
Baron, who was under the control of Death, was not difficult to deal with; Xiwen alone was enough to handle him.
Although Baron was controlled by Death, he was ultimately just a simple ghost form with no source of power of his own. He could only rely on the mark left on him by Death to borrow the power of Death. Therefore, he was quickly suppressed by Xiwen.
While fighting Baron, Xiwen even took the time to observe Dumbledore and his group's battle.
Under the combined assault of numerous highly skilled Hogwarts professors, Death's projection was struck by a series of spells, becoming extremely illusory and seemingly about to vanish from the space.
Just as Dumbledore was about to cast the final spell to completely destroy the Death's Projection, Helena's anxious voice suddenly rang out.
"Beware! An unknown force is invading the Mirror Dimension!"
The moment Helena finished speaking, a pitch-black spatial rift suddenly appeared in front of the Death's Projection, absorbing Dumbledore's spell into another space.
Immediately, a pale white throne forged from bones fell out from the spatial rift, accompanied by countless decaying black-robed monsters—the very same Dementor that had appeared so frequently recently!
At the same time, a chilling, deep voice emanated from the spatial rift—
"Stop struggling, you ants. This space can't stop me..."
A deep, magnetic voice resonated throughout the Mirror Dimension, lingering for a long time.
"Is that space... where Death himself resides?" Professor Merrythought asked in astonishment.
"Wasn't he still sealed away? How could he suddenly appear here?" Professor Slughorn wiped the sweat from his round forehead and said with trepidation.
Just as the professors were becoming somewhat agitated, Dumbledore interrupted them.
"Everyone, calm down! Don't let Death affect us!" he shouted. "If he really broke free of the seal, he would just show himself; he certainly wouldn't be using Dementor to influence our emotions like this!"
"So, there's still a fight to be had!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dumbledore waved his wand, and a bright, dazzling silver-white light illuminated the entire Great Hall.
The silver-white Phoenix Patronus gently flapped its wings in the air, spreading out a silver-white arc that covered the entire Mirror Dimension, instantly wiping out the Dementor!
"Yes, our battle is not over yet, everyone, perk up!" Headmaster Dippet shouted, catching his breath and gripping his wand tightly.
Upon hearing Headmaster Dippet and Dumbledore's words, the elite professors immediately realized that they were being manipulated by Death's emotions and influenced by the Dementor. They quickly regained their composure and faced the projection of Death once more.
However, another faceless figure has now appeared beside the illusory projection, sitting on the Bone Throne and playing with a scythe in his hand. His figure is incredibly solid, far surpassing that of the projection standing next to him.
"Is this the real form of Death?" Professor Slughorn's walrus-like face furrowed as he asked gravely.
Upon seeing this figure, Xiwen was also startled and subconsciously activated his All-Seeing Eye to look over.
Then, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"This isn't the true form of Death; it's likely Demon God Avatar, stronger than the projection," he told the professors present. "Be careful!"
"We're fine here. Just take good care of your opponent!" Dumbledore said solemnly, his expression clearly indicating he was about to get serious. "Don't let Death get his hands on the Deathly Hallows!"
"That's natural!"
Xiwen nodded heavily.