Hurled through the unknown, Conan of Cimmeria awoke in the Thurian Age. Found and bound by Brule the Spear-Slayer, Conan earned the Pict warriorâs trust through combat, when the Cimmerianâs lion-shuddering aura showed Conanâs true mettle to his would-be captor. Taken to Valusia, the City of Wonder, Conan briefly reunited with Yag-Kosha, a figure slain by Conanâs own hand in the future yet to come, and the ancient alien informed the Cimmerian he had become unstuck in time and was now traveling in the distant past. Further explanations would wait, as Brule presented Conan to the cityâs mighty ruler: King Kull. But, having locked himself in seclusion, the king had become unhinged, declaring both Brule and Conan to be assassinâs in disguise. When Kull unleashed an unexpected assault upon Brule, Conan challenged the Atlantean King, leading to barbarian and monarch trading vicious blows, but their fight was cut short when the kingâs loyal Red Slayer guards arrived to arrest the âtraitorsââĶ