Pierced
Both words in one sentence
- Cruel and Unusual Death: Most of the victims are found in a mangled state, with limbs ripped off, throats pierced, and skulls crushed or having had stuff shoved inside of them.
Source: Literature / Halo: Last Light -
Survived getting his heart pierced by Kardia; getting it ripped out by Regulus; and survived long enough, after being cut in half by Alone, to unseal Athena's power, and still save Pandora as his last act as an Specter.
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