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!"

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

and mud flew in every direction as the wood sprang to life and

dripped from the wood, slowly revealing

surface like a steel whip, making the entire

whipped up by the

was bleeding. A tell-tale sign of where Austin's blade slashed into it.

on a giant rock lizard that were weak, and the

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

the cold-blooded reptile burned with rage.

fury danced in the reptile's eyes.

Marvin's greeting as he

giant rock lizard locked eyes

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

with mud splashing, it pounced on Marvin.

the lizard naturally thought Marvin was his attacker, and the wounded creature lashed

wasn't the only reason it was left

ago, the lizard was deceived by a vexing young man, which left

the enormous lizard unleashed its fury for the old and recent grudges at the same

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

fist pummeling into the thick, hard, uneven

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

flew back too, crashing down into the

ground and remain unharmed when his fist bashed into the

the direction of the forest he saw no trace of

glared at him. It was clear to Marvin that the lizard wasn't letting the matter or

over Marvin and he glowered back at the

it! Don't blame me for what happens!" shouted Marvin, stressing each syllable.

of dreadful vital energy

low-grade spiritual

trident turned into a ferocious silver dragon

the giant lizard fearlessly charged

battling each other

in the forest, Austin slowed

the roaring of the ensuing battle

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 time.

used his spiritual sense to search the

when his inspiring idea

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

clear yet and merely paused briefly before rushing off at breakneck speed

much of a match for