Conan the Cimmerian

In a vision from the god Mitra, Princess Yasmela of Khraja was told to venture alone into the city at night, and place it's fate in the hands of the first man she met. Now, she has made Conan the General of Khoraja's armies, and he has decreed that those armies march out to meet the desert prophet Natohk.

As the army marches to Shamala pass, Conan encounters an old friend who has actually seen Natohk's face, and warns the Cimmerian that the enemy he faces is not one of mere flesh and blood.