The spear broke the skin and pushed its way in among sensitive tendons and nerves.  The beast roared in pain, the foghorn sound making trees lean backward in its path.  Its momentum forced it to take another step forward on its injured foot.   As that foot began to move forward, Allistor ripped the rebar spear free, tearing nerve and tendon alike.  The titan roared again and stumbled.

Sean took advantage of the distraction.  Running up to the same foot, he slashed at the back of the ankle, which was as high as he could reach, with the sword.   He made contact very near the spot Allistor’s spear had struck.  The tear in the titan’s skin widened as Sean pounded at it with the blade.  Dark, thick ichor leaked from the wounds.  It smelled of rotted meat and sulfur.

As the monster came to a halt and began to turn, Allistor struck again with his spear.  Robert Edward was farther back, down on one knee with his rifle aimed high.  A single shot rang out, and the titan flinched.   “Direct hit!” Robert Edward yelled. “Right in the eye!”

Sean backpedaled a bit to keep from getting stomped on as the titan pivoted.  Spotting the other humans, he shouted “Michael!  Ramon!  There’s a safe place back behind us.  We’ve got this thing!  You guys get in there.  Sam’s waiting.  He has cheeseburgers and beer!”

The older of the two men waved at Sean and began running right toward the titan, which was turning its back on them to deal with Allistor and company.  The two men shouted their thanks as they passed by and continued on toward the stronghold.

The giant had lifted its injured foot and placed it back down a good distance to Allistor’s left as it spun around.  He could see it favoring that foot.  With the thing still focused on turning around, Allistor struck again.  This time in the uninjured foot.  He drove the spear point between two of its toes with all the strength and weight he could muster.

There was a nasty-sounding squelch, and the rebar sank deep into the titan’s foot. Thick black blood welled up around the wound.  Allistor kept pushing, levering and twisting the rebar around to inflict as much damage as possible.  With its weight on that foot, it took a while for the titan to be able to shift and lift the foot.  Allistor made it pay for the delay.  When he felt the foot begin to move, he yanked the spear free and ran backward just as a massive hand swept past where he’d been standing.