Harry Potter: Rise of the Spiral

Chapter 48

The students, being not mature and experienced enough, got excited upon seeing the phenomenon around them. Edmund was affecting the very weather around Hogwarts. How powerful was he?

Meanwhile, the adult wizards and witches were flabbergasted, and more than a little scared. Edmund was possibly much more powerful than Voldemort and Dumbledore combined. He was just fifteen years old.

Remus rubbed the back of his neck as he remembered being held down by Edmund in a vice grip a year ago. He could have actually snapped Remus' neck like a twig.

An evil smirk graced Edmund's face as he said, "You like toying with your victims don't you, Tom? All of your followers sure enjoy having their way with innocent people. Wanna play a game of evasion? You just have to dodge what I throw at you. Fun, right?"

No one could breathe out a response. All the attackers were pinned down by his killing intent, still struggling to just get a little bit of fresh air in their lungs.

Edmund raised his arm vertically, with his palm facing the thundering clouds in the sky. Violent arcs of lightning enshrouded his body as they rippled towards his open palm, concentrating at one point.

Edmund sent a large and concentrated bolt of lightening up in the sky and the clouds roared in anger. The lightning flashed and illuminated the entire sky, forcing everyone to shield their eyes.

"Survive this."

He immediately removed the influence of his killing intent, wanting to give the ants a chance to survive. He wanted them to know what it felt like to be the targeted ones, to feel hopeless.

His voice echoed throughout the land, "Kirin: Karmic lightning."

Otherworldly bolts of lightning fell upon the death eaters as if the heavens were giving their judgement for all the wrong that has been done in the world.

More than half of Voldemort's forces were reduced to ashes and soot. The whole dark forest was levelled and nothing but cinders and molten rock could be seen.

Some death eaters, giants and vampires managed to survive as they were out of range while some managed to escape by apparation, only to find themselves stopped by a gigantic dome that spanned beyond what naked eyes could see.

Edmund was determined to completely wipe out the filth of Magical Britain. Not a single death eater would escape.

The death eaters who survived were panicking. They couldn't run away!

Voldemort gazed towards Edmund, his eyes filled with primal fear.

Edmund was a monster. Even though Voldemort had Horcruxes, there was no knowing if the attack could destroy his soul that was bound to his body. Most of the dementors were killed, practically vaporized by Edmund's attack.

Lightning rippled once again around Edmund as he readied the attack. The death eaters screamed in terror and loudly begged for mercy.

Edmund laughed, "Didn't I tell you? There's no mercy for you."

All of a sudden, a pale green spell struck one of the clones from inside the barrier that was protecting all the defenders.

The barrier became unstable and broke down. The clones too got destroyed by the backlash.

All gazes turned towards the one who fired that curse. It was a familiar man with a hooked nose and greasy hair.

Snape!

Edmund was overcome with rage. He cancelled his attack and jumped towards Snape, the ground under him cracked and exploded into a crater.

"You bastard!"