The Supreme God

When Marvin saw the distance between Austin and himself was narrowing, he was overjoyed. In an attempt to upset Austin, now and then, Marvin taunted him.

'Wow! Marvin is one persistent guy!'

Austin determined. Since he couldn't change it, he ignored Marvin completely and focused on escaping instead.

"Boy, you won't get away! You should just give up. If you hand over the earth spirit fruits now, perhaps I'll spare your worthless life."

"You want my earth spirit fruits? Then go get them yourself!" snapped Austin over his shoulder as he leaped over a massive row of thorny undergrowth. After landing on the other side, Austin realized that his body's vital energy would be depleted soon.

There was a loud bang from behind Austin which sent thick twigs and leaves flying through the air as Marvin began trudging through the brambly thorns!

Thorny branches and twigs that blocked his way, shattered, whizzing into the sky when Marvin's potent vital energy collided past.

As he made his way through the underbrush, a long passageway right down the middle was created.

"Crash! Crush! Smash!"

Rather than go around the boulders blocking Marvin, he slammed into them!

The large stones instantly disintegrated and dusty rubble was all that remained.

"Hey, you don't need to be so desperate, do you? It's no big deal! Just a few fruits!"

Austin called out over his shoulder as he continued trying to put more distance between himself and his fearsome pursuant.

A few steps more and Austin saw a swamp come into view ahead of him.

He quickly scanned it with his spiritual sense and then, overjoyed, Austin beamed. He had a brilliant idea.

Picking up speed, Austin rushed at the swamp in the distance.

"Brat! We'll just see how much further you can get!" jeered Marvin, gnashing his teeth and drawing more vital energy to speed up.

In a flash, Austin was in the swamp.

"Ssh!" the noise of metal scraping leather reverberated as Austin unsheathed his sword.

There was a swoosh, when his vital energy imbued blade cut through the air as Austin thrust at floating driftwood.

He struck the wood with only one strike. Then, he turned and darted to the forest without glancing behind him.

Heart pounding, as his adrenaline raced through his veins with his blood, Austin ducked behind a towering cedar tree in the blink of an eye before continuing to flee farther into the forest.

"You should slow down, enjoy your run!" shouted Austin right before he vanished.

Behind him, in the swamp Austin had left a surprise for Marvin.

"Roar!"

met with the water splashing followed by a grumble which made every leaf quiver, from the swamp to

and mud flew in every direction as the wood sprang to life and rose up.

the wood, slowly revealing

formidable tail swept across the surface like a

the tail, rained

lizard's left eye was bleeding. A tell-tale sign of

giant rock lizard that

because of the force of Austin's impact, and

the cold-blooded reptile burned

in the reptile's eyes.

Marvin's greeting as he got to the

head toward Marvin, the incensed giant rock lizard locked eyes on

mud on its four stumpy legs, the lizard

with mud splashing, it pounced on Marvin.

gone, the lizard naturally thought Marvin was his attacker, and the wounded

from the ambush that the lizard suffered wasn't the only reason it was left needing

ago, the lizard was deceived by a vexing young man, which left it infuriated.

unleashed its fury for the old and recent grudges at the same time.

Marvin went slightly pale in the face. He didn't dare take the power of the ferocious

as he swung his vital energy infused fists at the

the thick, hard, uneven scaled skull of the

of his fist slamming into the lizard, Marvin was

too, crashing down into the marsh and splashed smelly mud up in its

fist bashed into the giant rock

in the direction of the forest he

rock lizard glared at him. It was clear to Marvin that the lizard wasn't letting the matter or him get

rage washed over Marvin and he glowered back at the giant

blame me for what

dreadful vital energy rushed

flash of silvery light when one of Marvin's low-grade spiritual weapons, a silver trident,

silver dragon and lunged at

loose a terrible roar, the giant lizard fearlessly charged at the

two clashed, battling each other fiercely.

deep in the forest, Austin slowed his

the ensuing battle between

could go

he came across the swamp, he recognized it immediately and knew it was the habitat of

his spiritual sense to search the swamp and discovered the beast had returned from the lake.

inspiring idea hit him.

to provoke the giant rock lizard, hoping it would waylay Marvin and give

the clear yet and merely paused briefly before rushing off at breakneck speed through the forest.

all honesty, he knew the lizard wasn't much of a match