Well, gentlemen!
Got my Moonlight Greatsword. Didn't have to do much running. The trick was to let him breathe on the thingy in the back. After that, I just ran back once and got it with five or six swings once he was stunned, easy-peasy. As for the fight itself, I cheesed the everliving




out of it: Bloodshield and Cursebite Ring, stood right in front of him and just spammed Great Combustion and Fire Whip. Had to chug my Sunny D whenever I dropped below 50% health, but yeah. Blew him up in thirty seconds flat.
ONTO THE KILN because Oolacile Township is scary.