[Autumn]

Hellspike when used on players will keep the status even when the fight is over, making it so that the spike is stuck in them even after a fight.

[Neus]

Are you sure it's the status and not just the visual effect?

[Autumn]

The status won't expire after the fight, as far as I can tell at least, so it's either that or both I assume.

[Neus]

I can't seem to replicate this.

[Snake]

The visual effect does, though. (Or used to, I've been gone for a while, posting this before testing as usual, because I'm the most responsible poster here.)

So far I remember it does and it has been as iconic as OOC tornadoes. (But in a more 'eyesore' way.)

[Autumn]

This is a screenshot of a person I hellspiked after the battle was flee'd from, it happens when the battle ends by K.O. too though, the debuff still remains on the victim.

I can't tell why you can't reproduce it but this happens with every single spar or serious fight.

[Lolzytripd]

Hellspike will persist after battle if it deals the finishing blow.

[Autumn]

It doesn't have to be the finishing blow? I never said that, and it does not, I've never finished a battle with hellspike and this still occurs.

[Lolzytripd]

thats the only way I've been able to replicate it

[Sarah54321]

If you looked at the picture, notice my health. This picture was taken right after we both fled. No healing occurred. No battle ended naturally. Maybe it's a gimmicky sort of bug? Other than that I have no idea why it won't work for you.