( He plants his sword through the creature's back once, again. Bows it, howling and shivering, seeking to shake him off, back in an impossible, sharp and unpleasant angle — a comedy of perverted biology.

On a normal man, his spine would now break.

But then, this is a titan, one brought to his knees by pain, nearly crushing constructs on the beacon's dais —

And giving Vanessa's swarm the chance to climb him, consuming along the way. He falls down, scrambling first to collect his sword, then to a crouch, then stand — before retreating, blade extended and forward, eyes ever on the titan, within Vanessa's orbit. )

How long will they persist? ( Until the giant is toppled, or a lesser time? )