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The issue opens on a world in the [[Urs system|Urs-Fied-Joori system]], where [[Ayit 'Sevi]] tinkers with a [[Covenant communication node]]. Two other [[Sangheili Storm]] confront him about this, one of them making note of an unknown object that 'Sevi has placed inside the device, before 'Sevi kills the both of them. In a UNSC briefing room, [[Serin Osman|Admiral Serin Osman]] briefs a trio of officers about the upcoming [[Operation: ATHENA]]. After describing 'Sevi and his role as a [[Sangheili]] agent working exclusively for ONI, Osman goes on to explain that [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] has acquired both halves of the [[Janus Key]] and that [[ | The issue opens on a world in the [[Urs system|Urs-Fied-Joori system]], where [[Ayit 'Sevi]] tinkers with a [[Covenant communication node]]. Two other [[Sangheili Storm]] confront him about this, one of them making note of an unknown object that 'Sevi has placed inside the device, before 'Sevi kills the both of them. In a UNSC briefing room, [[Serin Osman|Admiral Serin Osman]] briefs a trio of officers about the upcoming [[Operation: ATHENA]]. After describing 'Sevi and his role as a [[Sangheili]] agent working exclusively for ONI, Osman goes on to explain that [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] has acquired both halves of the [[Janus Key]] and that Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] will seek to use the Key to find the location of the [[Absolute Record]], which in turn will provide [[Jul 'Mdama|'Mdama]] the location of every [[Forerunner]] artifact in [[Milky Way|the galaxy]]. To prevent this, ONI has assembled a five-member specialist team who will stow away aboard the ''[[Breath of Annihilation]]'', one of 'Mdama's two [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carriers]]. Once the Covenant fleet reaches the Absolute Record, the team will transmit their location for UNSC reinforcements and locate Dr. Halsey. | ||
Aboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on [[2558#September|September 15, 2558]], [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] arrives to check on [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer]], who is in the process of battling a [[Mgalekgolo]] in a [[War Games]] simulation. The officer overseeing the simulation tells Lasky that Palmer has tripled her required hours in the simulation over the last month, and remarks that she has been particularly aggressive lately, while Palmer rips the Hunter's constituent [[Lekgolo]] apart. | Aboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on [[2558#September|September 15, 2558]], [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] arrives to check on [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer]], who is in the process of battling a [[Mgalekgolo]] in a [[War Games]] simulation. The officer overseeing the simulation tells Lasky that Palmer has tripled her required hours in the simulation over the last month, and remarks that she has been particularly aggressive lately, while Palmer rips the Hunter's constituent [[Lekgolo]] apart. | ||