Conan the Barbarian 63

Major Characters

 * Conan (Last appearance in CB-62; next appearance in CB-65).
 * Belit (Last appearance in CB-62; next appearance in CB-65).

Minor Characters

 * Belit's crew (Last appearance in CB-62; next appearance in CB-65).
 * Watambi tribe members (Last appearance in CB-62; next appearance in CB-95).
 * Amra (Last appearance in CB-62; dies in this issue).
 * Makeda (Last appearance in CB-62; dies in this issue).

Location

 * Inland Black Coast.

Time Frame

 * One night.

Synopsis
Conan, led by Makeda, arrives at Amra's lair just as Amra is preparing his wedding rituals with Belit. He drives some lions into a frenzy by spilling his own blood, then wrestles and kills one to prove his superiority. Conan's crew encounters and slays some lions, while Belit and Amra are attacked by the four-armed monsters, the Unbound Ones, summoned by Makeda. Belit is dragged beneath the surface of the temple, and Amra leaps in after her. Makeda leaves Conan into the underground tunnels, and they also encounter the creatures. Belit's screams draw Conan, and the two groups run into each other and team up to destroy the Unbound Ones, though Makeda is killed in the battle. Conan faces Amra, and after a pitched battle, Conan kills the jungle lord. The temple begins to collapse as Conan and his companions escape, only to come face-to-face with the black lion, brother of Amra. The lion roars its allegiance to the new white lord, and Conan becomes the new Amra - first among lions. A weary Conan and Belit head back to the coast.

Reprinted

 * Conan Saga 52
 * The Chronicles of Conan Volume Nine: Riders of the River-Dragons and Other Stories