Forced Empathic Bond question

[Hardhead]

I have a question about Forced Empathic Bond. It's from WotC's free Mind's Eye web articles, so I'll reprint it below:

Forced Empathic Bond
Clairsentience (Wis)
Level: Psion 3
Display: Ma, Me
Manifestation Time: 1 action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 hour/level (D)
Saving Throw: Will negates
Power Resistance: Yes
Power Points: 5
You create a psionic connection between you
and the subject so that some of your wounds are
transferred to the subject. You take only half
damage from all wounds and attacks (including
those inflicted by special abilities) that deal hit
point damage. The subject takes the amount of
damage not taken by you. Forms of harm that
do not involve hit points, such as charm effects,
temporary ability damage, level draining, and
disintegration, are not affected. If you suffer a
reduction of hit points from a lowered
Constitution score, the reduction is not split with
the subject because it is not hit point damage.
When the power ends, subsequent damage is
no longer divided between the subject and you,
but damage already split is not reassigned to
you.
If you and the subject of the power move out of
range of each other, the power ends.

If this was used on someone, and that person died due to damage taken, does the spell end? If not, does the damage still divide?

 

[James McMurray]

I would assume that the spell ends, otherwise its just plain silly. Obviously there's no basis in the rules for that, and I'm sure someone will post with the exact opposite interpretation.

 

[Hardhead]

I would assume that the spell ends, otherwise its just plain silly. Obviously there's no basis in the rules for that, and I'm sure someone will post with the exact opposite interpretation.

That's my take on it. I'd like a rules-based reason, though.