[i]Rae'liel[/i] - [u]The Light Fades[/u]

Apolyon bit hard, and it bit deeply as she almost succeeded in completely hewing the Death Knight in half. With her teeth grit in triumph, she applied further pressure to finish the job, but a flash of runic steel cut her short. The Paladin suddenly found it difficult to breathe as slick warmth washed over her midriff. She fell back and stumbled weakly, crashing to the ground at the same time as the abomination that she had hopefully struck down. 

Her hands desperately went to the deep cut along her midsection, and channeled holy magic into the wound. Swiftly it came to a close, but it came at a cost, she had been exhausted. The Light within her had been battling not only the corruption of the Soul Render, but also desperately trying to slow the blood that she had already been losing. Gritting her teeth as it was an increasingly difficult labor to even try to lift herself to crawl, she still out of sheer will sought to take the blade she had taken with her after the reclamation of the Sunwell.

Yet the biting cold of chilling fingertips swinging her upward and holding her gravely wounded form suspended in midair denied her effort. A clattering to the floor behind her signified the loss of her last Blood Knight as she was helpless but to watch the revived Captain retrieve her weapon. Her head hung dejectedly in defeat, all she could do now was try to talk to delay Sherpa further from taking down his own brother. 

[color=662d91]"False hope? Y-You think I came here with any- agh!"[/color] Grunting in pain as the magic swung her slightly from the agony that wracked her entire body, the Paladin still steadfastly worked through her words. [color=662d91]"Any intention of hope? I came here to [i]die[/i], killing you, an abomination."[/color] 

However, her words were cut short by an interruption, and barely being able to tilt her head to see who had approached the group, the Paladin broke into an ironic smile as blood flowed from the corner of her lips.

[color=662d91]"A-Ah. You get one rat of a mage to kill me. Nn!"[/color] She broke into ragged laughter, with droplets of blood scattering across the stone floor. [color=662d91]"H-ow delightful. Come now you White Hand [i]mutt[/i], finish me off. Be quick about your business."[/color]