The Riot Mark III did not just defeat the deathborn lord.
It demolished the enemy that formerly incapacitated the unstable machine.
On a physical level, the ace spearman mech's potent weapon continually eroded the phase lord carcass from within.
All manner of phasewater-reinforced tissue broke down and disintegrated at a rapid pace.
On an ethereal level, the Prophet's Bane directly caught the deathborn lord's manifestation and proceeded to devour his prize on the spot!
The latter truly mattered. As an intangible life form, the alien leader figure could always hop into another body if he had lost his previous one. The only way to eliminate this kind enemy on a more permanent basis was to target them directly.
The sight of this devouring process horrified Gloriana and many other observers.
It looked as if the triumphant demon had fished out a soul and decided to eat his prize raw on the spot!
