Conquest (1983) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Ilias leaves his paradise home as part of a rite of passage. His father gifts him a magical bow to test his courage and resolve, marking his transition from childhood into adulthood. This tradition sends him into a dangerous world where tribes are preyed upon by hostile creatures.

Foreshadowing: The bow Ilias receives will become the central object of conflict throughout the entire story.

• rite of passage
• magical bow
• Ilias father
• coming of age

Ocron wants the magical bow because it is a powerful weapon capable of purging evil from the land. As a malevolent witch seeking to maintain her grip on the realm, she knows that possessing the bow would grant her immense power and eliminate any threat posed by those who would use it against her.

Foreshadowing: Ocron's obsession with the bow is established early when she dispatches troopers to capture Ilias immediately after seeing him use it.

• Ocron
• magical bow
• witch
• evil intentions

Zora is a great spirit summoned by Ocron from a supernatural realm. It inhabits the body of a white wolf, serving as a powerful ally in her dark quest. When Ocron invokes Zora, she offers herself body and soul in exchange for killing Ilias, demonstrating the spirit's immense power and the depth of her commitment to destroying the bow's wielder.

Foreshadowing: Zora appears multiple times throughout the story, including as a spectral double of Mace, showing its ability to shapeshift.

• Zora
• white wolf
• spirit
• supernatural powers
• shapeshifter

Mace kills a random hunter during a training session to demonstrate the bow's lethal power. This brutal act serves as a grim reminder of the price of combat and establishes Mace's survivalist mentality. Together they then steal the hunter's game, further emphasizing the harsh realities of their dangerous journey.

Foreshadowing: This early display of violence sets the tone for the relentless succession of violent confrontations that follows.

• Mace
• hunter
• training
• violence
• survival

After being poisoned and cured by the rare plant, Ilias becomes disillusioned with the mission. The trauma of the poisoning, combined with the constant danger and loss he has experienced, causes him to beg Mace to return home. He has lost his taste for the perilous quest and yearns for the safety of his paradise home.

Foreshadowing: This moment of weakness is short-lived, as Ilias is soon captured and killed, preventing any return to his former life.

• Ilias
• healing plant
• disillusionment
• cowardice
• retreat

After Ilias is decapitated by Zora, Mace builds a funeral pyre for his fallen companion. Ilias's spirit speaks to him from within the flames, guiding Mace to anoint himself with the ashes. This ritual transfers the power that Cronos granted to Ilias, allowing Mace to wield the magical bow.

Foreshadowing: The transfer of power was foreshadowed when Ilias received the bow from his father as a test of courage, Mace must now prove himself worthy.

• Mace
• Ilias death
• inheritance
• Cronos power
• magical bow
• ashes

When Mace shatters Ocron's mask with a magical arrow, the ghoul beneath the human façade is revealed. Upon her death, her corpse transforms into a wolf that runs away alongside Zora the white wolf. This suggests that Ocron was either a werewolf or was somehow linked to the supernatural wolf spirit she had summoned.

Foreshadowing: Ocron's association with Zora, the wolf spirit, and her use of werewolves as her army hinted at this lupine nature.

• Ocron
• wolf transformation
• werewolf
• mask
• ghoul

An army of super-intelligent dolphins gnaws through the ropes binding Mace to a wooden cross and frees him from the cobweb-covered monsters. This miraculous rescue washes him ashore, allowing Ilias to find him and renew their partnership. This seemingly fantastical element underscores the magical nature of the world.

Foreshadowing: The dolphins appear at a crucial moment of despair, demonstrating that even in a dark world, there are forces willing to aid the heroes.

• dolphins
• rescue
• magical creatures
• Mace captivity

Ocron burns Fado on a giant hot plate as punishment for failing to capture Ilias and the bow. This brutal torture serves as a stark warning to all her subordinates about the consequences of failure. The execution demonstrates Ocron's ruthlessness and the high stakes surrounding the pursuit of the magical weapon.

Foreshadowing: This public execution establishes the extreme measures Ocron will take to obtain the bow and maintain control.

• Fado
• punishment
• torture
• Ocron cruelty
• example

When Ilias begs to return home and asks Mace to take the bow, Mace refuses. This reflects his initial belief that the bow belongs to Ilias as part of his rite of passage. Mace sees himself only as a protector and companion, not as the bow's rightful owner. Only after Ilias's death does Mace accept the bow through the ritual of the ashes.

Foreshadowing: Mace's refusal sets up his eventual acceptance of the bow as a meaningful inheritance rather than mere theft.

• Mace
• magical bow
• refusal
• ownership
• character arc

Ayana is a young girl Ilias recognizes from earlier in their journey. After they rest among her cave-dwelling tribe, masked attackers strike and kill Ayana while abducting Ilias and stealing the bow. Her death serves as a tragic reminder of the violence that plagues the land and motivates the heroes to continue their quest against Ocron.

Foreshadowing: Ayana's death represents one of many losses Ilias experiences, culminating in his own decapitation.

• Ayana
• death
• tribe
• abduction
• motivation

During the coastal journey, Mace encounters undead beings and a spectral double of himself. This double is revealed to be Zora, the great spirit, demonstrating its shapeshifting abilities. The encounter foreshadows Zora's eventual role in Ilias's death and adds to the supernatural mystery surrounding the spirit.

Foreshadowing: Zora's ability to appear as Mace explains how it could later capture and kill Ilias while disguised or unnoticed.

• Zora
• spectral double
• shapeshifter
• undead
• supernatural