Savage Sword of Conan 176

=The Eye of the Storm=

Creators
Writer: Chuck Dixon & Gary Kwapisz

Artists: Gary Kwapisz, Neil Hansen, Flint Henry, Timothy Truman

Major Characters

 * Conan (Previous chronological appearance in first story of SSOC-189; next chronological appearance in CB-17).

Minor Characters

 * Unnamed seer (First appearance; dies in this issue). Kothian wizard.

Location

 * Southern Koth, in the Flaming Mountains.

Time Frame

 * One or two days.

Synopsis
Conan, searching for the Prism of Khorshemish, pushes his way through the Flaming Mountains and comes across a spooky castle. Inside, a very creepy and insnae collector of human heads magically binds Conan and tells his fortune by drawing four cards, one of which will be Conan's true destiny. The first card shows Conan's life as a slave, betrayed by a witch-woman, and killed by monsters in a gladiatorial pit. The second card shows Conan at sea, surviving a shipwreck, but ultimately dying in the tentacles of a sea-demon, turned into a mindless zombie. A third card has Conan torn apart by a horde of undead. While the seer revels in telling the barbarian his fate, he doesn't notice Conan managing to flex his arm and gain the strength to hurl a dagger at the wizard, killing him. Conan can't resist looking at the final card,and chuckles when he sees himself as a king.