Much earlier, long before Conan's
reign as King of Aquilonia:
Conan #4 Marvel: Wicked Conjurings
Rune, a powerful sorcerer worshipped in the
greater Cosmos as a Vampire God, finds himself on Earth during the Hyborian Age. The planet is full of contemptible human
vermin whose essence can fuel his Soul Shards but Rune is still far from his full strength and thus vulnerable to
attack.
Can anyone on this foul ball of mud defeat
him before he can reap a Blood Harvest? Conjuring a Blood Pool to divine the nature of any potential threats, he
espies naught but a young barbarian riding towards his lair.
Conan vs Rune #1: The Dark God
Having wrought bloody vengeance on the sorcerer
Harach Gnar, Conan of Cimmeria makes his way towards Turan with hopes of selling his sword-skill to the highest bidder.
While investigating an abandoned city he is trapped by his greed and
discovers countless scenes of mindless carnage. A dying man tells Conan a tale of a broken god called Rune who fell
from the sky and was nursed back to health. Once restored he was lovingly adored... until he turned on them, slaughtering
all who stood before him in a great frenzy.
In a courtyard reeking of decaying flesh and
overrun by ravenous insects the Cimmerian faces the monstrous Celestial. After an epic battle and against all odds Conan triumphs.
He purges the city of any remaining evils with cleansing flames then goes on his way.
