(Valiant try, but Sin wouldn't let it get that far. The moment the other captain's hand moved but nothing was said, it would be over for the hostage. May have time to flail the tail a bit, but, direct strike unlikely. )<br/><br/>Sin growled, this truly was a disappointing outing. Things seemed, against all odds, to actually be going well in the beginning, but then those lilly-livered flounders abandoned ship halfway through the battle!<br/><br/>Sure, her crew could handle it on their own anyway, she wouldn't have done this if she was concerned they couldn't win, but those filthy leaches were proving to be as worthless as she'd thought.<br/><br/>She could already tell what the other captain was planning before it happened. Her grip around the Hakaam hostage tightened as she pushed the knife into her throat. Immediately after she tossed the helpless thing at the other captain. Using her as a human shield had always been part of her intention so she was prepared for this, and the subtle movement of her hostage's tail hadn't gone unnoticed. Not that it did much after the knife was plunged into her throat and that became more of an issue for her.<br/><br/>As the Hakaam attempted to board the devil, Sara jumped down from the crow's nest, her covering garments lifting up and blowing away as she did so, revealing the metallic being underneath. Hands glowing with energy she began to cut through the opposing forces weapons, taking away some of their edge.<br/><br/>Sin was right, the world hadn't seen anything like her for a long time. In fact, Sin wasn't even sure what she was when she found her, in those caves with that other mysterious tech and those... monsters... but that's a story for another time. The battle machine was more than capable of holding her own and keeping their ship safe, but that wasn't Sin's main concern right now.<br/><br/>It was her and the other captain now, of course Anumi wasn't the only one willing to go all-in on this battle.<br/>"Fire!" She called out with a devilish grin as she drew her blade readying to charge Anumi while the Sea Dove would be torn to shreds by their close range cannon fire. Even with their armor, a row of cannons with clear shots and in close proximity was still guaranteed to do some notable damage...<br/><br/><br/>However, the cannonfire never came.<br/><br/><br/>In fact, all of the cluttered, thunderous sounds of battle seemed to stop instantly.<br/><br/>Sin's ears and brows perked curiously as she turned to look, back on the bloody devil it almost looked like everyone had been caught in a web of blackness. Or like a million-armed octopus had suddenly materialized and just grabbed everyone mid-movement holding them in place.<br/><br/>It took a moment to assess the strange sight, but she quickly figured out what happened, especially as the darkness extended like a bridge and Spectra stood at the end. She didn't actually set foot on the sea dove, but was still close enough she could easily speak to the two captains.<br/><br/>Sin growled at her fiercely, though the succubus just shrugged it off. "Now now, I know no one likes to have their things stolen, however I also know the Hakaam are shrewd business-minded individuals. The captain extended you a good offer earlier. Had you accepted you could have simply left with your crew, waited a few hours, then come back to reclaim your ship or whatever was left and continued to fight and reclaim your honor another day. Now you've already lost several of your crew and the 'weapon' the captain mentioned, Sarai, is getting warmed up. I urge you, captain, reconsider the offer. Please." She said politely to Anumi, allowing the captain to look at the scene behind them. With that display of the succubus' abilities, along with the revelation of SarAI and her unknown nature, Spectra hoped this would be more than enough to convince the captain she was outclassed and escape with their lives before things became even worse.