If he gets close enough to you, he will pick you up and start punching to severely drain your life. When he gets low on health he will run to the altar to recharge. If he recharges you must repeat the process all over until he is dead. Face the altar when he picks up the book...
i dont think that is a good desicion as it takes out some of the tatical action as you can just stand there and destroy enemys with a horde of harpoons. even though theres is quite alot of glitches this is still a very entertaining game but Hail to the king is still my favourite. ...