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==The skirmish==
The ''Paragon'' arrived in the Shaps system and the Kig-Yar quickly located the ''Pious Inquisitor''. Chol Von led sixteen Kig-Yar aboard the ship, but the ''Inquisitor'''s eccentric [[Huragok]], [[Sometimes Sinks]], was highly apprehensive of the Kig-Yar and hindered with their attempts to use the battlecruiser's systems, even transitioning the ship to a location designated by its current owner, [[Staffan Sentzke]].<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 336''</ref> The slipspace jump uncoupled ''Pious Inquisitor'' from Von's ship, killing [[Lig]] and [[Ved]] in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 338''</ref> Sinks put the vessel into lockdown, preventing the remaining Kig-Yar onboard from leaving. Von was locked in a compartment with [[Noit]] and [[Bakz]]. The three were eventually able to break their way out of the compartment with [[laser-cutter]]s and made their way to the bridge.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 391''</ref> With Von's crew locked down in different compartments of the ship, Sometimes Sinks offered the Kig-Yar the chance to leave, opening passages to one of the [[shuttle bay]]s. She refused the offer, determined to take over the ship.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 397''</ref>

Meanwhile, Kilo-Five and the captured Staffan Sentzke arrived at the ''Inquisitor'''s location to retrieve the ship. However, the team quickly realized that the ''Inquisitor'' had been boarded by the Kig-Yar. Sentzke convinces Sometimes Sinks to allow them to come onboard and restore order.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 398''</ref> Kilo-Five intended to insert their AI, [[Black-Box]], into the ship's systems so he could take control of the ''Inquisitor'' and force the Kig-Yar to leave.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 401''</ref> [[ODST]]s [[Vasily Beloi]] and [[Malcolm Geffen]], [[Naomi-010]], Sentzke, and Black-Box boarded the ship, while the rest of Kilo-Five provided support from the {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}. Once BB was placed into the ship's systems, he helped Kilo-Five make their way to the [[bridge]], while taunting the Kig-Yar. To avoid future conflicts, [[Serin Osman|Rear Admiral Serin Osman]] had BB give the Kig-Yar a chance to escape, but Von still refused, despite Bakz's recommendations.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 425''</ref> Once aboard, Sentzke revealed that he intended to escape in order to avoid his otherwise likely fate of life imprisonment by ONI. He asked Beloi to take care of Naomi, and promised to end his campaigning against Earth in return.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 427''</ref> 

Mal and Naomi made their way to the ''Inquisitor'''s bridge, killing five Kig-Yar on the way. With the two pressing on the bridge, Von ordered [[Ril]] to detonate the ship's [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo]] reserves, choosing to destroy ''Pious Inquisitor'' over leaving it to the humans. As Chol and her team attempted to leave the bridge, Naomi entered the bridge and killed Noit. Von and Bakz were able to flee from the Spartan.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 442''</ref> She and her remaining crew then made their way for a shuttle bay in order to escape.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 443''</ref> Sinks estimated that Kilo-Five had a limited amount of time to make it out of the ship to a safe distance. While Kilo-Five escaped to their dropships, Sentzke and Sinks took a [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] from the shuttle bay but stayed in range to ensure Naomi was safe.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 445''</ref> Kilo-Five watched the ship explode from a safe distance, while Staffan and Sinks escaped in the Spirit with the [[slipspace drive]] that Sinks had installed earlier, unbeknownst to the others.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 457''</ref>