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 the swamp

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

from the wood, slowly

surface like

the tail,

lizard's left eye was bleeding. A tell-tale sign of where

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

of Austin's impact, and the lizard was in

reptile

in the

as he got to the

incensed giant

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

up, and with mud splashing,

naturally thought Marvin was

lizard suffered wasn't

days ago, the lizard was deceived by a vexing

unleashed its fury for the old

spleen, Marvin went slightly pale in the face. He didn't dare take the power of the ferocious beast lightly.

as he swung his vital energy infused fists at the huge lizard.

hard, uneven scaled skull of the giant rock lizard reverberated through

was thrown back

down into the marsh and splashed smelly

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

forest he saw no trace of

as the giant rock lizard glared at him. It

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

blame me for what

wave of dreadful vital energy rushed forth.

of Marvin's low-grade

silver dragon and

the giant lizard

two clashed, battling each other fiercely.

in the forest, Austin

battle between Marvin

never thought things could

it was the habitat of

to search the swamp and

his inspiring idea hit him.

rock lizard, hoping it would waylay Marvin and give him a

wasn't in the clear yet and merely paused briefly before rushing off at

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