Burning
Nigh
Nigh adjective - Not being distant in time, space, or significance.
Both words in one sentence
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Nigh-Invulnerability: Regeneration variety — all immortals and Lost Souls can be killed only by beheading, burning down to ash, or a poison made by rotting mermaid flesh in certain herbs.
Source: Manga / Mermaid Saga -
And they're all nigh-immortal save for beheading or burning.
Source: Wound That Will Not Heal - The Burning Legion itself is incredibly cumbersome and inefficient, though nigh-unstoppable by virtue of sheer momentum.
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