Long ago, Madame Destiny, Life and Death created the Island chose the Guardians who were to rule it, bestowing magic on the elect and depriving her of the unworthy. But the people betrayed the Guardians and seized power. According to legends, the souls of the rulers turned into precious stones, which can only be found by the worthy. Christian is a famous assassin who has preserved the remnants of the once powerful gift of the singer Death. Magic practically disappeared from the Island, and he lost the opportunity to perform the last songs. The young man can only hear them. Christian's measured life changes when one of the orders does not go according to plan: the deceased begins to haunt him in dreams, and her last song is played over and over again. Fighting dreams leads the young man to the messenger Ilana, who can help bring the Guardians back to life and revive magic on the Island. Now, in order to get rid of the ghost that appears to him in dreams, Christian needs to find precious stones and the mysterious Book of Shadows, written in the language of the dead.