The giant scar of Failure cut Moscow into two parts. The familiar world has changed, Magic has come to it. But along with magic came the creatures that live beyond Failure. On a strange whim, the magic zone is limited to the MKAD ring and Moscow, the only place in the world where magic is adjacent to technology. In the world behind Failure, there are not only brainless creatures, but also intelligent demons with whom humanity is trying to establish relationships. In the exclusion zones near Failure, it is difficult for a loner to survive, but the offspring of one of Anton's princely families, who is not quite Anton, has no other choice. He can only hope for himself and good luck.