Does Holy Avenger apply to communion slaves?

[JimMorrison]

Being killed while using Holy Avenger will cause 5 strikes, over the next 5 turns. That is also how many turns are run at the tail end of battle, to let poison and such run their course. They are still 1 per turn, they just come in a stream because nothing else is happening - if they die during combat, you can see the free bolts are separated from turn to turn.