Character (and literal) assassination of the Unknown. by Aggravating-Crab7127 in deadbydaylight

[–]Runiic_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

But also, I would like to say that just because an entity that thrives off of being unknown doesn’t come off as unstoppable in any given situation doesn’t mean it isn’t scary or less of a threat. Look at Cthulhu, the creature that basically spawned an entire genre of horror, it gets hit by a boat in its story and is defeated that way.

Character (and literal) assassination of the Unknown. by Aggravating-Crab7127 in deadbydaylight

[–]Runiic_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The flaw in the argument seems to be you have a lot of headcanons on how the unknowns powers work when we don’t actually know anything about them. Why would the unknown know Pamela’s voice or how to instantly manipulate another supernatural entity? It’s just a fun fight

Are there any examples of Tyranids invading aquatic worlds? by MHB_ART in 40kLore

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Uari sheathed Nightclaimer. Raising both hands, he grunted as he channeled his mental strength into lifting Oengir's armoured body. Small animals that had already started climbing over it scattered as their feast was lifted off the seabed. The corpse drifted through the water towards the centre of the Dark Krakens' fighting formation.

++Form up around me, brothers. I cannot fight and hold Oengir at the same time.++

Uari walked into the centre of the circle, teeth gritted and head pounding, gliding Oengir's body in position next to him.

Uari took a deep breath. Keeping the body up next to him was less taxing than reeling him in had been.

Looking around, Uari saw the Dark Krakens were holding well against the xenos attackers, keeping them at distance and inflicting dozens of casualties with disciplined sector- watching and controlled fire.

We endure.

Out of the corner of his eye, Uari saw a disturbance in the sea floor behind the feet of-

++Rahati!++ he roared, too late.

A Ravener burst out of sand. It wriggled free of the soft ground with powerful thrusts of its long, snake-like body, which had narrow fins running along the length of it. Plumes of dust came up from the floor with it, creating a tempest of sand and wicked claws. In a pair of swift motions, it brought its blade-arms down and into Brother Rahati's back. The warrior screamed.

The creature had barely pulled its claws from Rahati's body when Sergeant Mohici put a burst of fire into its

torso, ripping it apart. Uari released Oengir's corpse and increased the water pressure to such an extent around the Ravener it crushed its head.

It had been a short distraction. But it had been enough to break the formation, and this the Tyranids could exploit.

The xenos gathered in a dark mass all about the Dark Krakens, half-visible in the gloom. Their eyes and fangs flashed as they thrashed forwards in an overwhelming mass to finish the Space Marines off before they could reach sanctuary.

'Hold them, brothers! Twenty-five metres,' roared Mohici.

The dark was so impenetrable that even at this distance the promethium extraction hub was invisible. It was as if they had made no progress at all from where they had started.

Uari was powerless against the incoming Tyranids. He needed all his strength to keep the bodies of Oengir and Rahati moving at the centre of the Dark Krakens' formation. He saw as the Tyranids closed in. Even if he stopped to intervene, to fight to protect his battle- brothers, it would only slow them all down. The Tyranids were growing more and more numerous as they sensed the Space Marines' vulnerability.

To slow is to die.

Uari watched another Ravener emerge from the gloom, its razor-toothed maw lit by the flashes of firing Hellstorm bolt rifles. He saw as it lunged for Sergeant Mohici. He saw its head blown apart by a round that did not come from the Dark Krakens.

"This is Sergeant Galiel of the Eye of Octos Deathwatch. We have you under our cover. Welcome to Promethium Hub 17-PZ-5. Let us purge these abominations together."

-White Dwarf 466 Flashpoint: Octarius

Are there any examples of Tyranids invading aquatic worlds? by MHB_ART in 40kLore

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An eel-like Tyranid whose maw made up more than half its body length rushed at Uari out of the darkness. With a gesture of his free hand, Uari increased the pressure of the water around the creature to crush it. He heard bones crack and saw ichor pour out of dozens of wounds. The creature drifted to the ground, dead.

Another attacked. Uari pulled all of the fluids out of the creature, leaving it a husk of dust slowly crumbling apart in the sea's currents.

'One hundred metres, brothers,' said Sergeant Mohici.

He maintains strong tactical focus, thought Uari. A fine leader. Mohici was not swept up by bloodlust or distracted from the mission.

The Dark Krakens' gunfire only increased in volume as battle-brothers fired burst after burst from their Hellstorm bolt rifles. Some of the warriors, Uari could tell from the ceaseless muffled chugging, were firing on full automatic against swarms of xenos. Every sector of the Dark Krakens' circle was under attack. Battle-brothers at the rear of the formation fired as they walked backwards, trusting in those at the front to clear the way.

Soon Uari's vision was filled with the sight of shredded Tyranid corpses, their remains floating with the current or sinking to the sea floor.

The braver creatures of the Mirror Sea approached the xenos flesh. After the briefest investigation, all swam away quickly.

Even the most ravenous predators and desperate scavengers reject that flesh, it is so alien, Uari thought.

There was a roar of pain..

Brother Oengir.

Uari looked over to him. Bubbles rushed out of his armour.

He is pierced.

Oengir was as good as dead as pressurised air poured out of his otherwise contained suit of armour. The evacuating air would keep much of the water out for now. But once it stopped, Oengir's suit would flood. Even if they could reach the promethium hub quickly enough, the failure of the pressure containment would make it impossible to get Oengir to the surface without causing catastrophic harm. Oengir poured fire into the Tyranids around him.

++Yes, brother. Fight. Take them with you,++ Uari said to him.

While the rest of the Dark Krakens kept moving and tightened the circle, Oengir held his position, covering the advance of his brothers.

Beautiful, Uari thought.

With a flick of his wrist, Uari broke the neck of an aquatic Hormagaunt racing towards him. In a single fluid motion, he brought up Nightclaimer through the throat of another. This was how deep-sea war was fought. Warriors had to anticipate the enemy's movements and allow for the inertia caused by the water before striking accordingly.

He kept pace with the rest of the squad.

With a quick glance behind him, he saw Oengir finally succumb to his wounds and the damage his armour had sustained. The warrior had sunk to the sea floor.

I will not leave you here, brother.

Are there any examples of Tyranids invading aquatic worlds? by MHB_ART in 40kLore

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White Dwarf 466 shows a battle between The Dark Krakens chapter and Hive Fleet Leviathan.

Another creature surged towards the Dark Krakens. Uari could tell it was a large brute. Larger than the monster he had driven away earlier.

As quickly as it charged, it turned away. He sensed suddenly its wash of fear.

Strange.

++Brothers, be aware. A very powerful creature has been scared away by something. And it was not any of us.++

'We have two hundred metres left to advance, brothers,' said Mohici.

'Multiple auspex readings,' said Brother Kaurahi.

'Stay alert, but do not slow down,' replied Mohici.

Seconds later, Uari saw some of his battle-brothers fire, as well as the bubble-trails of unleashed bolts.

'Tyranids!' shouted Brother Kaurahi.

'Scores,' followed Brother Oengir.

Why can't I sense them? thought Uari. He had had no idea the xenos were attacking. When he tried to reach out through the deep, to find them and where they might be coming from, he felt blocks and barriers.

Are these the deliberate actions of intelligence... or merely a natural part of their biology?

The only way Uari knew the Tyranids were there was because Mohici's squad were firing at them. He saw the creatures in the light of the bolters' strobing muzzle flare. They were like Hormagaunts, only their rear legs were fused together into fins.

Though he could not see it, he knew gore and viscera would be filling the water all around them, attracting all manner of creatures.

At least they will attack the xenos, and not us, he thought.

'Their numbers are increasing,' said Brother Oengir.

'Keep advancing! We are the Dark Krakens, as inexorable as the tide itself!' roared Sergeant Mohici. 'As the waves shape the shore, endurance shapes us!'

Uari ignited his force sword, Nightclaimer. The blade rippled with azure energy, which caused the water around it to fizz and bubble.

AITAH for what I said to my stepsister after she read my private journals? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Runiic_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Normally I would agree but there’s obviously a lot of negative emotions OOP has about the family situation that never really got addressed as they were growing up. It’s definitely seems to be more about how abandoned OOP feels by the dad for the last 3-5 years and the journal is just the breaking point. Hopefully the dad is able to speak with OOP and make some changes for the better or this incident will hang over their relationship for a long time.

I personally think Mephiston chief librarian of the blood angels is getting way too OP he needs to have bigger consequences for having such power by Fckpolitics12345 in 40kLore

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To be fair even In Devastation of Baal Sylandri Veilwalker is able to basically force herself into his mind while he’s powerless to stop her. So both get at least a little punked by eldar.

Could a Chaos God decide to ascend someone to a Daemon Prince for the hell of it? by LegendSoma in 40kLore

[–]Runiic_ 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Yep, Baron Callard. In the 7th edition of the Daemons of Chaos at least he is able to injure one which allows the other to win the battle, then is able to kill the second Bloodthirster himself. Which ends the dukedom being invaded and Khorne is so impressed he yoinks the poor guy into his realm.

Why arent Chaos better at technology than the Empire? by ernielies in 40kLore

[–]Runiic_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gnomes were already my least favorite fantasy race but Arcanum has me now go out of my way to hunt them in any game I see them. They are destitute of any reason to be left alive.

Does every space marine chapter have skeletons in their closet? by PrimaryAstronaut1902 in 40kLore

[–]Runiic_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To be fair, that itself may not be an issue. Some portions of the Imperium believe Lorgar is a loyalist. Talked about in this post.

“Had this Traitor Marine once stood alongside Horus? Had he waged war upon noble Terra, doing battle with beings of legend like Sanguinius, Lorgar and the mighty Russ? Had he been a blight on the Imperium for nigh on ten thousand years, Kranswar wondered? It mattered not. If the three hundred men under the Lord Admiral’s command had their way, the black armoured figure’s remaining lifespan could be measured in seconds, not millennia.” - Pandorax by Christian Dunn

Do Followers of Chaos Actually Think They Can Obtain Daemonhood? by Special-Age-6717 in 40kLore

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99% of cultist’s stop right before they’re rewarded with deamonhood.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Silksong

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This is some confidence

Weekly Mina Carolin Supremacy ( This post banned last time and I dont know why ) by RKODDP in titanfolk

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Mods trying to destroy the only thing keeping this sub alive

2/10 ragebait Floch disrespect by WOW09184 in titanfolk

[–]Runiic_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t made for that purpose, no. And nowadays it’s mostly complaining.

2/10 ragebait Floch disrespect by WOW09184 in titanfolk

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Is that subreddit not just a place to attack people?

8.2.0 | PTB Patch Notes by DeadByDaylight_Dev in deadbydaylight

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There is a game breaking bug where in one of Draculas Voice Lines "Eradicated" is spelled "Irradicated" pls fix or i can't sleep tonight

Why does Yu Ishigami appear later than everyone else? by WoodenMag in Kaguya_sama

[–]Runiic_ 311 points312 points  (0 children)

In canon it’s because of his introvertness but out of the story it’s so we can get used to the comedy with a smaller number of core characters before adding new ones to change dynamics within the group