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!"

from the bowels of the swamp, met with the water splashing followed by a grumble which made every

flew in every direction as the wood sprang to

dripped from the wood, slowly revealing an enormous lizard.

large and formidable tail swept across the surface like a steel whip, making the

whipped up by the tail, rained down everywhere.

left eye was bleeding. A tell-tale sign of where

only a few places on a giant rock lizard that were weak, and the eyes happened to be

because of the force of Austin's impact, and the lizard was in a great deal

wildly, the cold-blooded reptile burned with

danced in the reptile's eyes.

was Marvin's greeting as he got

Marvin, the incensed giant rock lizard locked

legs, the lizard roared, baring a mouthful

the monstrous lizard sprang up, and with

lizard naturally thought Marvin was his

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

few days ago, the lizard was deceived by a vexing

lizard unleashed its fury for the old

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

he swung his vital energy infused fists at the huge lizard.

uneven scaled skull of the giant rock lizard reverberated through the

his fist slamming into the lizard, Marvin was thrown back several feet and the

crashing down into the marsh and splashed smelly mud

hold his ground and remain unharmed when his fist bashed into the giant

of the forest he saw no trace of Austin.

felt the chilling stare of scarlet eyes as the giant rock lizard glared at him. It was clear to Marvin that the lizard wasn't letting the matter or

wild rush of rage washed over Marvin and he glowered back at the giant rock lizard. It

blame me for what happens!" shouted Marvin, stressing each syllable.

wave of dreadful vital energy rushed

of Marvin's low-grade spiritual weapons, a silver trident, suddenly materialized in his

dragon and lunged at the giant rock lizard.

a terrible roar, the giant lizard fearlessly charged

two clashed, battling each

the forest, Austin slowed his pace.

he heard the roaring of the ensuing battle between Marvin and

never thought things could go this

it immediately and knew it was the habitat of

the swamp and discovered the beast had returned from

when his inspiring idea hit

lizard, hoping it would waylay Marvin and give him a chance to escape. To his

and merely paused briefly before rushing off at breakneck speed through

much of a match for Marvin, and it would only