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!"

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 to life and rose up.

of sludge dripped from the wood, slowly revealing an enormous

swept across the surface like a steel whip, making the entire

up by the tail, rained

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

on a giant rock lizard that were weak, and

the injured eye because of the force of Austin's impact, and the lizard was in

wildly, the cold-blooded reptile

fury danced in the

greeting as he got to the swamp.

giant rock lizard locked

the mud on its four stumpy legs, the lizard

the monstrous lizard sprang up, and with mud

was his attacker, and the wounded

the lizard suffered wasn't the only

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

its fury for the old and recent grudges at

in the face. He didn't dare

his vital energy infused fists at the huge lizard.

into the thick, hard, uneven scaled skull of the giant

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

into the marsh and splashed smelly mud up in its wake.

bashed into

in the direction of the forest he

rock lizard glared at him. It was

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

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

vital

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

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

terrible roar, the giant lizard fearlessly charged at

battling each other

in the forest,

he heard the roaring of the ensuing battle between Marvin and

could go this smoothly!

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

search the swamp and discovered

inspiring idea hit

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

clear yet and merely paused briefly before rushing

all honesty, he knew the lizard wasn't much of a match for Marvin, and