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In chapter 30 of the manga, Light threatened to kill Misa, but both of them
are death note owners. So, was it even possible for Light to kill Misa even if
he wanted to kill her?


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Was Light's threat fake?


Nothing prevents Death Note owners from being victim of a Death Note. Light
was entirely willing and able to kill Misa when he threatened her, he stopped
not because a rule was preventing it but because Rem threatened to kill Light
if he kills Misa (Ch 30).

[![Death Note Ch 30 Pg
19](https://i.stack.imgur.com/niZ62.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/niZ62.jpg)

> If you kill this girl then I'll write your name in my Death Note and kill
> you. I can see her remaining lifespan. If she dies before that, then I will
> assume you killed her. And of course, if I see you're about to kill her,
> then I'll kill you before you can do it.

With regards to Death Note owners killing each other, at least two examples
come to mind, Light killing [Kyosuke "the Yotsuba Kira"
Higuchi](https://deathnote.fandom.com/wiki/Kyosuke_Higuchi) at the climax of
the Third Kira arc and Light puppeteering [Jack
Neylon](https://deathnote.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Neylon) to help him wipe out
Mello's mafia buddies. In both cases, nothing in particular prevents Light
from writing their names in the Death Note.

The Death Note has a rather extensive [list of
rules](https://deathnote.fandom.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note/Manga_Chapter_Rules)
gradually revealed to the reader with each chapter. Poring over the entire
ruleset some rules pertain to who can and cannot be killed by the Death Note,
E.G. "If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that
person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. However, if they
intentionally misspell the name four times, the Death Note owner will die."
(Ch49) or "You cannot kill humans at the age of 124 or over with the Death
Note." (Ch41). But none of the rules say anything in particular about killing
Death Note owners the only rule of relevance is the first one "The human whose
name is written in this note shall die." (Ch1).


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