after conan found himself in the savage land, he started slaying the hand ninjas, but eventually is approached by wolverine. after a misunderstanding they fight, but eventually settled down and explained to each other their motives for being in the savage land. conan has been transported from the hyborian age to the savage land, and plans to find the third eye of agamotto, while wolverine is searching for missing people. after they depart ways, doctor voodoo is captured by the hand ninjas and they bring him to the cult leader in the city of sickles on the savage land, while simultaneously conan finds kulan gath wearing the eye along with a caged symbiote. the cult leader tells to voodoo that they are collecting the blood of warriors in order to summon an elder god named jhoatun lau, who will purge the world from mortals and bring his worshipers with him in his palace. wolverine arrives, but is unsuccessful in saving doctor voodoo. then the hand ninjas revealed that they have exhumed the coffins of punisher's family.