At the Earth's Core Page #4

city is dependent upon the slaves.

And, uh, we are

among their number now.

Oh, there's

cheerful Annie again.

Watch yourself, doc.

Doc!

Yeah.

David.

David.

- Ra.

- Ra?

Hu-rah, rah.

Oh, uh...

I don't come from Pellucidar.

I come from another world.

I escaped from the Mahar city.

No one can escape from the Mahar city.

The Mahars are all-seeing,

all lethal.

Ra, why haven't you risen up

and fought the Mahars?

You do not know the Mahar.

You have not really seen their power.

They're evil!

Ra,

if your tribe and the others

joined together, you could

defeat the Mahars.

It's good thought.

But come with me.

I'll show you.

Then you'll understand.

Ra?

Where are you taking me?

We are now within the outer

walls of the Mahar grotto.

We climb.

What are these

prisoners doing here?

Wait, and you shall see.

You may be thankful that you're not

on the same side of the wall as they.

The Mahars.

Are you looking for someone?

Yes.

Dia.

Thank God she's not here.

Vile cr...

They've got to be destroyed.

They've got to be.

Come.

We go.

David.

I'm going back.

After what you've just seen?

Especially after what I've seen.

They've got to be destroyed.

David, you're one man...

Strong, it's true.

How can you win?

I've got to find the

secret of the Mahars

and destroy them.

- I'll bring Ghak back.

- Ghak?

He will not trust me.

No tribe trusts each other.

I know.

You go back to your village, Ra,

till the Sagoths come again.

Do you think I'll let

you go back alone?

- You're a friend, Ra.

- Yes, but foolish friend.

The Mahars will

make a meal of us.

We've just doubled our strength.

It's...

Danion!

The ear.

Get it behind the ear.

The ear!

Oh, no!

You got him!

Bravo!

David, above you!

Freedom!

Freedom!

Freedom! Freedom!

Come on, doc.

Get a tight hold, doc.

I have a firm grip upon

your trousers, David.

- David!

- What?

I found it!

I found the Mahar secret!

- Come with me.

- Not now, doc!

But it's just through

this hidey-hole.

Come on, me boy,

I'll show you.

It's not far now, David.

Be careful of the edge.

It was the most amazing piece of luck.

I practically stumbled on it.

And after pondering over all

those heavy slabs in the library

and learning very little from them,

I got so dispirited.

I kept thinking, "whatever will I

tell David when he gets back?"

You knew I'd come

back for you, did you?

Of course I did.

What would I do without you?

There...

there it is.

The very origin of

every Mahar that's born.

Look, David.

Do you see that winch?

That is what controls the fire curtain.

This is where we're

going to finish them.

- It's a dead end, David.

- Doc, in here.

Down there? But I'm

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