With the departure of Erza and all the other awakened survivors, except Arslan, only three remained in front of the portal: Idan in the form of the Alpha of Fire, Ned, who took the form of the Light Valkyrie Lucinda, and Arslan.
The three of them kept their eyes on the portal, fearing that someone as powerful as Erza might appear from there. However, to their relief, no one came out, and the portal remained open, showing no signs of closing soon.
That was exactly what bothered Idan.
"They're all gone. Erza checked everything and took all the awakened ones she had captured with her. So why is the portal still open?" he asked himself mentally.
"Is this really her doing?" said Idan, remembering Erza's last words before she left.
