LovelyMay
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Chapter V begins with Carthoris fighting for survival as he races through a black tunnel, chased by snarling banths whose roars echo through the passage. The oppressive darkness is pierced only by his determination and the cold gleam of his blade. Each step forward is a victory against the fear pressing in around him. Emerging into a luminous valley under the light of Mars’s moons, he’s struck by the surreal beauty of the hidden world before him—lush landscapes, red-furred lions, and copper-skinned…
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Chapter VI begins with Carthoris and Thuvia advancing across a battlefield that defies all natural expectations. The dead are gone—no bodies, no trace—leaving only a haunted silence where violence once reigned. Carthoris, grounded in action and reason, cannot reconcile what he sees with what he knows. Thuvia shares his confusion, though her instincts sense something more than just mystery. They press forward toward the looming city of Lothar, driven by the belief that shelter might lie within. The…
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Chapter VII brings Carthoris and Thuvia into the strange world of Lothar, where nothing can be trusted at face value. Their arrival is met not with hospitality, but with confusion as Jav confronts them, backed by bowmen who vanish like mist. Carthoris prepares for battle, but his enemy dissolves before he can strike—a disorienting moment that leaves both him and Thuvia wary. Jav, instead of explaining plainly, presents riddles cloaked in logic, slowly revealing that the bowmen were mere…
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Chapter VIII plunges Thuvia into the core of Lothar’s delusion, alone in the company of Tario, the intangible Jeddak whose will shapes the world around him. With regal defiance, she declares her identity—not as a vision or fantasy, but as a daughter of Ptarth. Tario’s disbelief is clear; to him, all things are constructs of thought, and Thuvia's assertion of reality is both fascinating and threatening. He tries to bend her emotions with hypnotic force, weaving her senses into a web of momentary…
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Chapter IX places Carthoris, Thuvia, and Jav in the heart of Lothar’s enigma—a city ruled not by armies but by the imagination of its few remaining minds. They are led into a chamber where fear briefly grips them at the sight of Komal, a ferocious banth worshipped as a deity. But what seems to be divine wrath is calmed not by steel, but by Thuvia’s voice. Her steady tone and unshaken gaze soothe the beast, proving that connection, not force, holds true power. This moment blurs the line between myth…
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Chapter X begins with the quiet companionship of Carthoris and Thuvia moving steadily through the Martian landscape. Words are few, yet each step affirms the trust forming between them. Their silence speaks volumes, filled with glances that reveal more than conversation ever could. But this fragile peace shatters when Carthoris suddenly discovers Thuvia has disappeared. Panic replaces calm, and he realizes she was never there—only a mirage shaped by Jav's powers. The betrayal slices deep, not just for…
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Chapter XI begins with Carthoris regaining consciousness in a silent ruin, surrounded by echoes of recent conflict and the absence of his companions. Thuvia and Kar Komak are nowhere to be found, leaving him disoriented and uncertain. Injured and dehydrated, he drags himself toward the desolate ruins of Aaanthor in search of water. The abandoned city looms like a forgotten memory of Barsoom’s past, its crumbling walls offering only ghosts and dust. As he presses deeper into its maze-like corridors, his…
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Chapter XII opens with Thuvia standing in the heart of danger, facing the terrifying banth-god, Komal. Jav, her only companion and protector, bravely confronts the beast but is quickly overpowered and killed. Thuvia, using a commanding presence few would expect, calms the savage creature and leads it away, her composure both startling and powerful. Though she has narrowly survived, her journey through the perilous Martian wilds has just begun. Each step she takes is shadowed by uncertainty—not just of…
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Chapter XIII reveals Carthoris of Helium caught in a delicate situation—he must walk the line between loyalty to his homeland and a temporary alliance with Dusar, the very nation now at war with Helium. His choice to disguise himself as a panthan under the name “Turjun” allows him to infiltrate Dusar’s ranks without revealing his true identity. It’s a decision made not out of deceit but of strategy, and his restraint marks him as someone thinking beyond the personal. His goal is to learn,…
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Chapter XIV places Thuvia of Ptarth at the edge of despair, locked away by Astok in a chamber that seems to mock her hopes. She sits in silence, believing escape to be a fantasy, the walls around her thick with defeat. Her mind clings to the memory of Carthoris of Helium, a man whose courage and decency stand in contrast to the treachery she now faces. Astok, lacking both honor and strength, plots behind the door with Vas Kor. Their whispered conversation reveals a dark plan—Thuvia’s death, a permanent…
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