Dire
Dire adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
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Similarly, when Cameron gets really desperate/ stressed out (as in when he and Boris are in mortal danger from a group of aliens or when Lucy is about to be subjected to dire hypnosis,) he demonstrates a similar psychic ability to knock whole groups of people over.
Source: Series / Alien Dawn -
However, their indirect dealings with the mortal world is much less dependent on worship and much more dire of consequence — and by "indirect dealings", we mean unleashing a demon from the underworld.
Source: Video Game / Dwarf Fortress - It's also possible for a demon in dire circumstances to "go loud", assuming their demonic form at full power with a healthy store of Aether; however, it irrevocably rips their mortal identity apart, meaning they're now a big glowing beacon for all their divine enemies.
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