Mordek hides in the secret passageway where the bodies of those he betrayed twenty years earlier are left to rot. The skeletons come to life and begin their revenge.; Conan enters a town being sacked by raiders and rescues the slave girl Zuleika.; Khelru-Shan's army is destroyed and the truth behind Zuleika's past is revealed.; 14,000–10,000 B.C: The barbarian kingdom of Hyperborea comes to power. Soon comes the time of Conan.; Conan and Zuleika travel to Castle Crimson, which is being run by an old friend of Conan's.; Conan leads Khelru-Shan back to the Crimson Castle to convince him he has his abducted bride.; Conan travels to the castle of Khelru-Shan to tell him he knows the location of his abducted bride.; Mordek steals Zuleika from the Crimson Castle and opens the gate for the forces of Khelru-Shan.; Mathom tells Conan he will not allow Conan to turn over Zuleika to Khelru-Shan as his abducted bride.