Zavala looked up to see the Warlock he requested to see. "Warlock, as you already know, Ikora briefed me on this mission of yours. I was going to deny lifting you above the laws with the Ahamkara, until news reached me." "As of fifteen-hundred hours yesterday, two fireteams of six were dispatched to Venus to check up on an outpost set-up near the volcanic region of the Ishtar Sink that went silent. We haven't heard from them since. Until now." He reached over and pressed a button, replaying an audio transmission. "[i]This is Ryan Vulcan of fireteam Comet, we've arrived on Venus at the outpost with fire Cobalt. Entire outpost has been wiped out.[/i] "[i]Man there's a lot of bodies here, what the heck happened here?[/i] Said someone in the background. [i]"Dunno, this place is giving me the creeps though."[/i] [i]"Wait!"[/i] Someone said in a hushed voice. There was a long moment of silence. Then what sounded like a deep growl filled the audio. "[i]What is-"[/i] A loud roar filled the audio. "[i]Contact!"[/i] Gunfire sounded, along with the shouts and orders of the two fireteams. It went on like this for five minutes until everything went silent." Zavala pressed the button again. "That was the last we heard from the two fireteams. I've lifted the Ahamkara laws for the next twenty-four hours. The only reason I do this is because recently, there has actually been an Ahamkara sighting."