Fractured And Broken

Sophie maintained her posture and kept the aliens on their knees. The mental image of a bloodthirsty lunatic needed to be burnt into the mind of every survivor.

This was the first opening act that was crucial in the outcome of the negotiation.

Intimidation was not as simple as merely threatening harm. 

No… she needed to go further. She … would show them…

Why they should fear the predator.

The remaining crewmembers were shown the enormous gap in strength between the two parties.

With a casual punch, Sophie could split their bodies in half. In a blink of an eye, she could mercilessly tear their corpses into fleshy chunky of meat.

Even plasma rifles were useless against her sharp reflexes.

Still… even trapped rabbits would dare to bite when faced with a merciless hunter. 

Sophie released her killing intent for a few minutes and then abruptly withdrew her bloodlust without warning.

The next step was unpredictability.