From the best graduate of the Faculty of Magical Mechanics - to the creator of prohibited mechanisms. From a timid young man to a death-defying street fighter. From well-fed Belavia - to the slums of Ingvold, where the air is poisoned by the black smoke of manufactories, and a pistol filled with rare artifacts replaces friends. Eric Freiberg lives in a dark world of steam and technomagy, fenced off by a high wall from the world of aristocrats and white-collar workers. He dreams of avenging his father's death, reclaiming his name and throne, but now he needs to survive. And it's better not only to survive, but also to become the first in the City of Dark Streets.