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!"

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

mud flew in every direction as the wood sprang

from the wood, slowly revealing an enormous

the surface like

whipped up by the tail, rained down everywhere.

lid of the lizard's left eye was bleeding. A tell-tale sign of where Austin's blade

lizard that were weak, and the eyes happened

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

cold-blooded reptile burned with rage.

in the

he

toward Marvin, the incensed giant rock lizard

the mud on its four stumpy legs, the lizard roared, baring a mouthful of razor-like

and with mud splashing,

naturally thought Marvin was his attacker, and the wounded creature

anger from the ambush that the lizard suffered wasn't the only

deceived by a vexing young man,

lizard unleashed its fury for the old and recent grudges

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

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

thick, hard, uneven scaled skull of the giant rock lizard reverberated

force of his fist slamming into the lizard, Marvin was thrown back several

back too, crashing down into the

remain unharmed when his fist bashed into

forest he saw no

chilling stare of scarlet eyes as the giant rock lizard glared at him. It was clear to Marvin that

back at the giant rock lizard. It crouched down, ready to strike again at any

asked for it! Don't blame me for

vital energy rushed forth.

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

trident turned into a ferocious silver dragon and lunged at the giant rock lizard.

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

clashed, battling each other fiercely.

in the forest, Austin slowed his pace.

roaring of the ensuing battle between Marvin and

thought things could go this smoothly!

it was

search the swamp and discovered the beast had

inspiring idea hit

give

and merely paused

honesty, he knew the lizard wasn't much of a match for Marvin, and it would only buy him