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 to

as the wood sprang

layers of sludge dripped from the

the surface like a steel whip, making the entire swamp

up by the tail, rained

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

lizard that were weak, and the

gushed from the injured eye because of the force of Austin's

reptile burned

of fury danced in the

was Marvin's greeting as he got

head toward Marvin, the incensed giant

on its four stumpy legs, the lizard roared, baring a mouthful of

sprang up, and with mud splashing, it

lizard naturally thought Marvin was his attacker,

lizard suffered wasn't the only reason it was left needing to vent.

by

unleashed its fury for the old and recent grudges at the

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

energy infused fists at the huge

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

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

flew back too, crashing down into the

his fist bashed into the giant rock

in the direction of the forest

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

Marvin and he glowered back at the giant rock

blame me for what happens!"

wave of dreadful vital energy

was a flash of silvery light when one of Marvin's low-grade spiritual

ferocious silver dragon and lunged

loose a terrible roar, the giant lizard fearlessly charged

two clashed, battling each

the forest, Austin slowed

heard the roaring of the ensuing battle between Marvin and the beast,

things could

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

sense to search the swamp and discovered the beast had returned

inspiring idea hit him.

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

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

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