The two teams entered different portals. For Selena, she went to the portal in the far north of the former planet. The frozen planet had been destroyed because of the battle, but the portals remained intact.
Nathan took the portal not far from her to the left. The portals might not be separated too far, but the moment they entered the portal, they were separated tens of thousands of light-years away.
"This is the new place. This is the first time I've gone through the portals." Machina looked around.
"You have never gone inside the portal? Surely, the empire has sent their people inside the portals before, right?"
"Yes, but this place is extremely dangerous. From the database, right underneath us, magma is flowing." Machina pointed down. "This planet has a very high activity. If not for the fact that this planet is quite far from its sun, its ground would have been much softer and wobbly because of the core."
"Anything else I need to know?" Nathan asked.
