I was slightly shocked that the sword's magic hit, let alone hurt the being. I followed up by pooling the magic in the blade at the tip and gave an over extended swing. At the pinnacle of the arc, I released the magic from the sword's grasp, lobbing it over the ashen wall. An explosion of magic from the other side of the wall caused it to crumble. When the ash dissipated, Death was nowhere to be seen. 