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!"

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

flew in every direction as the wood sprang to life

of sludge dripped from the

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

up by the

the lizard's left eye was bleeding. A tell-tale

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

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

wildly, the cold-blooded reptile burned with rage.

danced in the

he got to the swamp.

Marvin, the incensed giant rock lizard

stumpy legs, the lizard roared, baring a mouthful of razor-like incisors.

and with

Marvin was his attacker, and the

ambush that the lizard suffered wasn't

lizard was deceived by a vexing young

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

face. He

energy

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

Marvin was thrown back several feet and the wind was knocked from him.

back too, crashing down into the marsh and splashed smelly mud up in its wake.

hold his ground and remain unharmed when his fist bashed into the giant rock lizard, he didn't get the upper hand,

forest he saw no trace of

rock lizard glared at him. It was

he glowered back at the giant rock lizard. It crouched down, ready

for what happens!" shouted Marvin, stressing

dreadful vital energy rushed forth.

was a flash of silvery light when one of Marvin's low-grade spiritual weapons, a silver trident, suddenly materialized

a ferocious silver dragon

giant lizard fearlessly charged at the dragon.

two clashed, battling each other fiercely.

the forest,

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

never thought things could go this

across the swamp, he recognized it immediately and knew it was the habitat of the giant rock lizard he

reason, he'd used his spiritual sense to search the swamp and discovered the beast had returned

inspiring idea

it would waylay Marvin and give him a chance to escape.

knew he wasn't in the clear yet and merely paused briefly before rushing off at breakneck speed through the

honesty, he knew the lizard wasn't much of a match for Marvin, and it would only buy him a little