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

every direction as the wood sprang to life and rose

of sludge dripped from the wood, slowly

across the surface like a steel

the tail, rained

bleeding. A tell-tale sign

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

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

the cold-blooded reptile burned with rage.

fury danced in the reptile's eyes.

greeting as he got to the swamp.

the incensed giant rock lizard locked eyes

into the mud on its four stumpy legs,

and with

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

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

days ago, the lizard was deceived by a vexing

the enormous lizard unleashed its fury for the

face.

he swung his vital energy infused fists

the thick, hard, uneven scaled skull

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

down into the marsh and splashed smelly mud up in

Marvin managed to hold his ground and remain unharmed when his fist bashed into the giant rock lizard, he didn't get the upper

of the forest he saw no trace of Austin.

rock lizard glared at him. It was clear

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

for it! Don't blame me for what happens!"

dreadful vital energy

one of Marvin's low-grade spiritual weapons, a silver

silver dragon and lunged at the

the giant lizard fearlessly charged at

clashed, battling each other fiercely.

the forest, Austin

he heard the roaring of the ensuing battle

things could go this

immediately and knew it was the habitat of the giant rock lizard he fought with last time.

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

his inspiring

it would waylay Marvin and give

in the clear yet and merely paused briefly

the lizard wasn't much of a match for Marvin, and