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!"

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

every direction as the wood sprang to

the wood, slowly revealing an

across the surface like a steel whip,

ooze whipped up by the tail, rained down

eye was bleeding. A tell-tale

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

because of the force of Austin's impact, and the lizard

cold-blooded reptile

of fury danced in the reptile's eyes.

Marvin's greeting as he got to the swamp.

giant rock lizard locked eyes on him.

on its four stumpy legs, the lizard roared, baring

sprang up, and with mud splashing, it pounced

was his attacker, and the wounded creature lashed out.

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

lizard was deceived by

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 ferocious

swung his vital energy infused fists at the huge lizard.

of his fist pummeling into the thick, hard, uneven scaled skull of the giant

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

the marsh and splashed smelly mud

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

the direction of the forest he saw no trace

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

washed over Marvin and he glowered back at the giant rock lizard. It crouched down,

me for what happens!" shouted Marvin,

of dreadful vital energy rushed

one of Marvin's low-grade spiritual

turned into a ferocious silver dragon and lunged at the giant

roar, the giant lizard fearlessly charged at the

battling each

deep in the forest, Austin slowed his

the ensuing battle between Marvin and

never thought things could go this smoothly!

the swamp, he recognized it immediately and knew it was the habitat of the giant rock lizard he fought with last

used his spiritual sense to search the swamp

his inspiring

provoke the giant rock lizard, hoping it would waylay Marvin and give him a chance to escape. To his surprise, it worked better than he'd hoped!

Austin, knew he wasn't in the clear yet and merely paused briefly before rushing off at breakneck speed

a match for Marvin, and it would only buy him