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!"

rolling noise from the bowels of the swamp, met with the water splashing followed

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

the wood, slowly

surface like a steel whip, making the

ooze whipped up by the tail,

bleeding. A tell-tale sign of

on a giant rock lizard that were weak, and the

the force of Austin's impact, and the lizard

cold-blooded reptile

fury danced in the reptile's eyes.

greeting as he got to

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

into the mud on its four stumpy legs, the lizard roared,

and with mud splashing, it

naturally thought Marvin was his attacker, and the wounded

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

days ago, the lizard was deceived by a vexing young man,

fury for the old and recent

the giant rock lizard's spleen, Marvin went slightly pale in the face. He didn't dare take the

vital energy infused fists at the huge lizard.

sound of his fist pummeling into the thick, hard, uneven scaled skull of the giant rock lizard reverberated through

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

crashing down into the marsh and splashed smelly mud

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

direction of the forest he saw

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

over Marvin and he glowered back at the giant rock lizard. It crouched down, ready to strike again at any

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

vital energy

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

dragon and lunged at

terrible roar, the giant lizard fearlessly

battling each

the forest,

of the ensuing battle between Marvin and the beast,

could go this smoothly!

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

the swamp

inspiring idea

Marvin and give him a chance to escape. To his surprise, it worked better than he'd hoped!

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

lizard wasn't much of a match for Marvin, and it would only buy