InnocentFox

"Stop following me!" Asher yelled, his patience running thin. He had let it slide for too long because she had done a lot for him.  But now she was everywhere, suffocating him. 

"I’m only trying to protect you," she responded. 

Asher sighed, running a hand through his hair. "I need some space, alright? I can take care of myself." 

She didn’t budge, and just kept staring at him with that same obsessive look, like she had no intention of leaving. 

"Is it because you’re strong now? Are you going to leave me because I'm no use to you anymore?” Her voice had turned cold, sharp enough to cut through the silence. 

“Of course not, you know that’s not the reason…”

“Then why do you want me to stop following you?”

“I’m just going to the restroom, for God’s sake!” He massaged his temple, clearly at his wit’s end.

“Oh, you should have said that earlier.” She giggled, the earlier tension melting away.

“I did,” he sighed in defeat.

My Supernatural Girlfriends Spoils Me Rotten

However, his dragon form was still far from perfect, making traveling to the Void difficult and dangerous.

There was no point in him coming there if he ended up being unable to leave with her.

At the very least, he needed to control 80% of his dragon form's power without going berserk.

Pantheon told him there was a way to accelerate the process: bathing in dragon fire.

A crucible of agony, it would temper his power and will.

The problem, as always, was time.

To undergo the process, he would need to isolate himself for three months—a sacrifice he wasn't sure he could afford right now.

His thoughts shifted to Deuz, the mysterious artificial intelligence who deceived him.

The main reason he hadn't immediately gone searching for it was his concern for Lucy's safety.

There was a strong likelihood that more Demon Kings would come after her and her family.

Opening Up Part 2