*the shadow seems to be solid enough to grab, though the touch of it feels strange. It flails briefly, then realizes what you're doing and runs with you out of the path of the descending club.
The impact shatters the earth behind you -- well behind you, fortunately. The walls of nearby buildings crack, and sand erupts from the crater in a fountain, stinging your eyes. The colossus pauses, then its shoulders bunch, and it begins to raise its club back to ready. It doesn't seem to be walking yet...*