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

and mud flew in every direction as the wood sprang to

sludge dripped from the wood, slowly revealing

swept across the surface like a steel whip, making the

up by the tail,

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

were only a few places on a giant rock lizard that were weak,

eye because of the force of Austin's

cold-blooded reptile burned with

danced in the

was Marvin's greeting as he

his head toward Marvin, the incensed giant

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

and with mud splashing, it

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

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

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

unleashed its fury for the old and

Marvin went slightly pale in the face. He didn't dare take

as he swung his vital energy infused fists at the

his fist pummeling into the thick, hard, uneven scaled skull of the giant

his fist slamming into the lizard, Marvin was

too, crashing down into the marsh and splashed

remain unharmed when his fist bashed into

of the forest he

the chilling stare of scarlet eyes as the giant rock lizard glared at him. It was clear

and he glowered back at the giant rock

blame me for what happens!" shouted

vital

Marvin's low-grade spiritual weapons,

turned into a ferocious silver dragon and lunged at

terrible roar, the giant lizard fearlessly charged at

clashed, battling each other fiercely.

forest, Austin slowed

the ensuing battle between Marvin and the

things could go

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

sense to search the swamp and discovered the

his inspiring idea hit

provoke the giant rock lizard, hoping it would waylay Marvin and give him a chance to escape. To

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

wasn't much of a match for Marvin, and it would only buy him