The Savage Sword of Conan #98
In "The Blood Ruby of Death!", Conan and the former slave girl Sorcha follow a fabled treasure map to a long-forgotten ruin, where they stumble into a deadly conspiracy. A disgraced baron and a sorcerer seek the corpse of the once-wise King Nekros and a blood-forged jewel said to break his magical shield, but the quest ignites a frenzy of greed among the expedition's soldiers. Written by Michael Fleisher and illustrated by John Buscema, with inks by Rudy Nebres and Pablo Marcos, and lettered by Joe Rosen, this 1984 issue features a cover by Michael Golden that captures the tale’s grim, high-stakes atmosphere.
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Conan and former slave girl Sorcha follow a treasure map to an ancient ruin. They are captured by an expedition from a kingdom once ruled by the wise King Nekros. Baron Gerned conspired with the magician Bhutra Mamnon to take over the throne, but the king was protected by a magic shield, and it took a jewel forged in blood in order to kill him. Now, the expedition seeks the corpse of the king and the jewel to restore their kingdom to its former glory. As they find the jewel, the soldiers are overcome by greed and kill each other. Conan and Sorcha barely escape alive, but the jewel is lost.
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