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Darktongue blacked out as Captain Ironblood told him to stay put.
He woke up seconds later to see the Captain mere footsteps away, on one knee, pushing aside the Colossus' blows with his axe and shield.
Clearly the monster was still after him.
Disregarding the Captain for a moment, it reached over him and grabbed Darktongue by the throat with its right hand, attempting to choke the life out of him.
Dwarf after dwarf hurled itself at the monster, trying to save the young warrior.
To Darktongue, the world seemed to take on a quiet quality, as the colors drained from his vision. The world was full of bronze.
It took Kast to finally bring his hammer down on the monster's arm with such force he was sure it would never be the same again.
The Colossus' arm certainly wouldn't ever be the same again, as it shattered at the point of impact, falling to the ground nearby, with Darktongue gasping for breath having been released from its terrible grip.
The Colossus lost all composure and began striking randomly, clearing a path to Darktongue, grabbing him once again, this time by his right arm, releasing him only moments later to strike at Erendor.
Erendor gasped as his right arm was broken, it was, to him, just the latest in a long line of unhappy events.
This moment of introspection was his last as the Colossus brought his remaining fist down upon his head, smashing it into the body as an unrecognizable mess.
If nothing else, it gave the other warriors new focus as they leapt at the monster, and shortly it was short both eyes as well as an arm, as it flailed around blindly.
Viktoria took the opportunity to shatter its left leg with a focused strike with her spear, toppling it to the ground at last.
The battle was theirs, and the remaining dwarves brought their weapons down on its torso at once, breaking it into pieces.
Such was their grief that they kept striking at it well after it was dead.