It had connected-- legs severed like droplets of water split by the steel of his blade; yet like water-- it merges back together. His eyes grew wide and his slit smile was horror, were this creature immune to damage? Its fists, firmly planted and his sights firmly quarried to the hulk saw what came next. Its large mass of shadows swung directly beneath him-- the pressure great but none of its girth had touched him. The creature had missed. He quickly followed by stepping around the monster's side; greatsword cocked by the lower guard and delivered an upswept diagonal swing by the tip of his sword.