OOC: 191 hp left.<br/><br/><em>The paladiness is surprised when she realizes what the pair actually are, and the corrupting change that's come over them. A supernatural influence, no doubt, and not just magical, else their eyes would not seem so... tainted, she supposes, is the only way to truly describe it.<br/><br/>Still, her surprise gives way to the pain that burns into her as the claws quickly dig into her tender, pearly flesh. The searing, powerful blow from the first would have been enough to cripple, if not outright kill most adventurers, and might have a few years ago, but she's toughened since then and learned a few tricks, enough to roll with the blow to keep it from digging deep. Nevertheless, the blistering heat that accompanies the slash causes her eyes to widen at the unexpected extra pain, leaving her vulnerable enough to take flurry of more shallow blows to her body, though they leave her extraordinarily battered. She's been worse, but save for a few instances, she's never been hurt so badly so quickly.<br/><br/>Under other circumstances, she might have found something intoxicating about how skilled and overpowering their attack is, might be taken by the temptation of the promise of pain and evil in their eyes. Under other circumstances, she might admit that another onslaught like that might bring her to her knees or leave her dead. But Rhapsody is out there, and the knight has no intention whatsoever of allowing these two to continue. Falling back just a step, her fingers snap once and her black blade, </em>Eclispe<em>appears in her right hand, even as she lets the music always hovering in the back of her mind, the siren song of battle, come to the forefront of her mind and soul and body, becoming an instrument of the music of her goddess' will.<br/><br/>Stepping in close now, her blade and steps falling into the familiar, darting, graceful dance of a falling, pure-white snowflake, her sable blade, now empowered with holy power to blast her true foe, the possessor, from the body of the ursine warrioress, a single, powerful blow for the former while the latter recieves a number of smaller cuts, each empowered with sacred, evil-scouring force by the natural enchantments of the blade.</em><br/><br/>OOC: Draw<em>Eclipse</em>as a free action, activate Snowflake Wardance as a free action, full attack, first one, a smite evil attempt, against the one who hit for 91, the other three against the flurry-user. (Not sure which hits landed, which didn't, so feel free to describe where they hit.)<br/><br/>1st attack (smite evil attempt): Attack Result (rolled a 19) 72 against non-evil, 87 against evil, 56 (against non-evil), 71 (against evil) to confirm critical, Damage Result 19 slashing (non-critical), 5 holy, 24 smiting, Damage Result 38 slashing (critical hit), 5 holy, 48 smiting (not sure if you double smiting damage on a crit, I know most DMs I know do). (Whew!)<br/>2nd attack: natural 1, total miss.  :'(<br/>3rd attack: Attack Result 60 (rolled an 18), Damage Result 22 slashing, 5 holy<br/>4th attack: Attack Result 41 (rolled a 4), Damage Result 19 slashing, 9 holy