Solarwatch
...the Commanders ship began moving towards the gate...
...as he passed the border, the gate closed behind them...the sensors stopped working, at least that´s what they thought first, but...there was simply no data incoming, the Commander looked out of the bridges window, only seeing a fluctuating blue fog changing in colors from skyblue to neon-blue in fulminant shapes, yet, the scanners picked up no signals, no transmissions, no cosmic background radiation, not even space and time seemed to flow here, apparently there was nothing else to do but waiting for the Lords next step...
...a message was sent to the Mikrelian HQ a few moments after the ship passed the portal "The Lords acknowledge your willingness to obey their order."