As the Hulk attempts to leave the battle for the freedom of Sakaar, Miek, one of his war-band, takes measures to keep him in the fight. Undergoing a metamorphosis to a larger, more powerful form, he levels a spear at the Hulk, refusing to let him leave. The two clash, but the fight is brought to a close by Korg.The Hulk's Warbound group breaks up, as Karg and Hiroim lead the refugees following their rag-tag army North to try to carve out a land for themselves. The rest of the band follows the Hulk South, and towards a confrontation with the Emperor of Sakaar, when they encounter Caiera, the agent called The Emperor's Shadow.