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

After wrapping up business at O.N.E Universal Trading, Asher headed straight to the Inter-world Portal hub.

No one gave him special treatment here. He wasn't some bigshot. Just another face in the queue.

The portal area looked like a massive airport, except with rows of circular gates instead of terminals.

Each gate pulsed with soft, glowing light, forming smooth rings large enough to drive a truck through.

They were color-coded, each connecting to different cities across Agath.

Dozens of signs hovered above the gates, displaying names in multiple alien scripts.

Hundreds of people moved between them, giving a sense of how huge this planet really was.

Asher scanned the portal names. Most didn't matter—he wasn't here as a tourist. He knew the longer it took to reach the center of the universe, the longer Lucy and the others would be stuck waiting for him.

Journey to the Center 4