Helena wasn't about to give up this fight as the Armature tried to stand, but Giselle was already at its throat, carving out a sizable chunk from its neck before delivering the coup de grace.  Another green acidic arrow formed in the half Drow's right hand, and she fired it at point black range and watched as the metal beast's head was melted off of its long neck, rendering the beast ineffective and useless now.  If you wanted to kill a snake, it was best to cut off its head, and it seemed to hold true here as well.  Turning to the witch, Giselle's brown eyes narrowed to dangerous slits as she charged the woman down, not even slowing at all when a lightning bolt slammed into her chest.  Helena was stunned into inactivity as she felt a searing pain in her chest that radiated out of her back when Giselle had plunged both of her blades through the dark hearted bitch.  "May the Nine Hells take your black soul, Helena Bloodmire."  Giselle growled, pulling her swords free by planting her right foot against her stomach and kicking hard enough to send her against the back wall before she had to groan and grab at her own sides, her ribs having taken enough abuse that they had not simply cracked, but were now effectively broken.  "Damn....pushed myself too hard."  She groaned, barely able to stand let alone walk now that the fight was over and her adrenaline had ran out on her.  Turning to Tyger in his were-tiger form, Giselle's brown eyes softened considerably as she sheathed her father's blades after cleaning them as best she could on the woman's black dress.  "We have...to get out of here Tyger.  I think....that orb was going to blow....if that countdown meant...what I think it does."  Leaning against one of the few walls that hadn't been torn apart by the Armature's attack, Giselle took slow, labored breaths since she could feel two if not three of her ribs on the right side scratching against her lung on that same side as well.  Anymore pressure and she'd be drowning in her own blood, and that was one way to die she wanted to avoid.