Had not a single injury and was in very strong position.

* A grey poloh'izh strikes out with its transluscent claws at you. You block with a fine wall shield.
[You're solidly balanced with opponent in good position.]
sweep
< You sweep a stroko sis at a grey poloh'izh. A grey poloh'izh fails to evade. The sis lands a hard hit that turns soft belly-flesh a bloody red with a blow to the abdomen.
[You're nimbly balanced and opponent has slight advantage.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
* A grey poloh'izh strikes out with its transluscent claws at you. You block with a fine wall shield.
[You're nimbly balanced and have slight advantage.]
draw
< You step backward and then bash at a grey poloh'izh. A grey poloh'izh fails to dodge. The sis lands a light hit to the poloh'izh's neck.
[You're nimbly balanced and in strong position.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
The grey poloh'izh closes to melee range on you!
* A grey poloh'izh strikes out with its transluscent claws at you. You block with a fine wall shield.
[You're nimbly balanced and in better position.]
swing
< You swing a stroko sis at a grey poloh'izh. A grey poloh'izh fails to dodge. The sis lands a hard hit that rips the top layer of skin from the poloh'izh's chest and exposes underlying muscle.
[You're nimbly balanced and in strong position.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
* A grey poloh'izh strikes out with its transluscent claws at you. You block with a fine wall shield.
[You're nimbly balanced and in very strong position.]
* A grey poloh'izh strikes out with its transluscent claws at you. You barely block with a fine wall shield. The claw lands a massive strike that rips through muscle and organs, cutting the foe cleanly in half.
* Worril was just struck down!
A soft red glow appears over your body.
A light silvery glow surrounds your stroko sis and it stays in your hand.
A light silvery glow surrounds your wall shield and it stays in your hand.

It was a crit. He was operating with battlebrief on, which removes extranous messagin such as 'Like a raging cyclone' or 'Moving like a striking snake' and also strips the crit messages out.

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Orpheus: "You've been powering this machine with a forsaken child?"
Venture: "What? It's not like I used the whole thing."