The second novel of the cycle "Something Dark and Holy. "The evil, insidious world of "Cruel Saints" reopens its doors to you. The story continues. Ruthless gods enter the arena of struggle, threatening to plunge everything around them into darkness. Now their fates are inextricably linked, because they are pawns in the hands of dark forces. NADIA finds herself in the complete unknown: the gods probably left her. The magic she relied on is no more. But she feels she is still capable of fighting for peace. SEREFIN hears a voice that does not belong to him. And realizes that a force he had never believed in before had overtaken him. MALACHI is gaining power every day. But giving power, darkness can captivate to the bottom of the abyss, dooming to death. Each of them has its own goal. But what if, in this dark game ruled by chaos, defeat is inevitable?