Shearing off parts of Skadi without its durability

What happens when we obliterate the library where they store all their memories of violence and ruin?

GO

Still falling, I pulled the trigger, and I went from seeing gold letters against a black and red backdrop to seeing the Stygean Blue aftermath of those letters, and the golden beam.

The initial impact elicited that same shudder as before, though it felt like it came from a different direction. The bulk of Skadi beside me reacted. She hit the edge of the crevice, found her equilibrium, and slashed for me again. This time I slowed my fall, best I could. It hardly mattered, because she crashed through the crack. I did my best to steer upward and break the fall while still aiming on target. For two or so seconds, I was off-target, hitting the ground five to ten feet near the blast zone. I found my target for two more seconds.

***

In the distance, the wall of flesh collapsed, breaking under its own weight. Oberon was enmeshed in hand to hand combat with the other flesh-creature, and collapsed as it did. Ophion tipped over. A figure in the background, black as night from head to toe, with something like tv static buried deep within itself, dropped, and landed with enough force that shoulder sheared from torso. Skadi, who had appeared too late, was gone.

I aimed for it, firing. The beam lanced out, bright against the darkness, and sheared off part of its head.

No strength, no durability.

I felt the gun move, my hand involuntarily shifting, unable to point directly at it. It was regaining some strength.

"Hit them!" I screamed the words.

Hoping others would hear.

- Infared 19.2