The Game is the Thing

Chapter 9, in which you lose.

Five minutes later you're hurling his own pile of skulls at him.  Each time, he catches them in his claws and crushes them.  It looks cool and makes you wish you had a giant scorpion as a friend to play catch with when you little up but it's just as ineffective as everything else you've attacked him with.
There is a groan of defeat from across the room.  You smile, knowing victory has moved from the possible to the probable.  No doubt the checkpoint is when you enter the room so your opponent will have to battle the two crow men again, giving you a serious advantage.  If only you could figure out how to put a dent in this damn boss.

Sounds like you're winning, doesn't it?  Fine.  Then maybe you win.