When Pierce brought the Golem overhead, Ivar hungry for victory, saw a chance. Electing to not use his powers to keep the construct together, allowed the giants base elements to crumble into dust, bathing Pierce in a large amount of Black Gunpowder.  The inextinguishable fire from the torch that was on the construct's back would connect with the Gunpowder dust. The result, caused an explosion with the force of approximately twenty grenades. The flash that occurred illuminated the area in a flash of red and orange hues, followed by black smoke.

The remains of the construct would land in chunks of hot shrapnel down on the muscled man. The explosion would also vacuum the air out of the surrounding area. Leaving only hot embers, charred Gunpowder, and pain to breath in. The explosion would be enough to char and burn the flesh right off. That pain would be enough to make Pierce pass out, if he even survived. The latter was extremely doubtful.