Hercules #4

In "Land of Menace," Hercules ventures into the surreal realm of Nul after Zeus and Hera appear in his cave fire to assign him a new task: retrieve the Golden Apples from beyond the veil. Stranded in a vast desert, he frees the chained giant Atlas, who guides him through the shifting landscapes of Nul, where time moves differently. With the apples in hand, Hercules returns—only to find his triumph met with mixed reactions from the gods.

In "Chapter Four: The Galley," Hrothelac endures the brutal life of a slave aboard a Viking galley, chained under the watch of the ambitious Figlaf, who dreams of uncharted lands beyond the sea. Meanwhile, King Beowulf grapples with a troubling prophecy from a soothsayer—Eowanda, the new Thane of Bagarth, is foretold to lead his army to glory, a vision that unsettles him deeply. As storm clouds gather over the restless waves, the fates of these men begin to twist in ways neither can yet foresee.