diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/hierophant.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/hierophant.dm
index f3eb4338b74..806ea169b2d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/hierophant.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/hierophant.dm
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ Difficulty: Hard
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/hierophant/celebrate_kill(mob/living/L)
 	visible_message(span_hierophant_warning("\"[pick(kill_phrases)]\""))
-	visible_message(span_hierophant_warning("[src] obliterates [L]!"),span_userdanger("You absorb [L]'s life force, restoring your health!"))
+	visible_message(span_hierophant_warning("[src] absorbs [L]'s life force!"),span_userdanger("You absorb [L]'s life force, restoring your health!"))
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/hierophant/CanAttack(atom/the_target)
 	. = ..()