The ceremony finishes with the traditional " You may now kiss the bride." and that, from later recollection, is when everything went straight to hell. A golden light, the twisted starburst of Anathema, pours out of the girl's body. The shocked crowd expands as people begin to run to their weapons. The first person to react is Cathak Cainain, who's jade daiklave is in his hand almost instantly. He swings it down on the girl, but as the gold light erupts further out of her body, she brings up the hand with the ring on it, catching the blade exactly on the ring- It snaps in half with a sizzle, but the blow is stopped. In return, her foot meets his chest, hurling him into a wall. She looks like she's preparing to escape.