.:Shanney hate the ugly:.

The flow of the central figure and flail into a slashing diagonal V is very well done. That and the blurred weapon gives the whole image a feeling of tense, rapid action. The space is used excellently by your placement of all the figures, weapon, and blood droplets.

The choice of a fairly narrow color palette works quite well. The bright yellows and reds give me a sense of penetration while the cool, dark blues serve their purpose of being torn open. I think that if there was more sharpness between some of the static darks and lights, the picture would have stronger impact. Right now it's a little soft and blurry (excluding the whirling flail).

Overall it's a superb action piece. Bravo!