This is a huge world. A world in which two valor, two powers are valued above all - the power of the magician and the martial art of the warrior. A world in which the mightiest of Empires now groans under the rule of the usurper Empress, the former head of the Order of Assassins. A world where troops who took the side of the new ruler capture the Free Cities one after another - but are forced to retreat before the inhuman power of the mysterious Scarlet Guard of warrior-magicians. A world in which people wage an endless, ruthless war... and do not even suspect that the gods have recently entered into their war. The one who rules the Void of Shadows, and the one who has been patronizing murderers since ancient, pre-eternal times, begin their own secret game. ...And then the teenage girl turns into the greatest killer that the world has ever known... ...And then a pack of Monster Dogs, sent by the Throne of Shadows, causes a bloody massacre in the military camp of the Empire... ...And then the doll, which contains the soul of the legendary wizard, sets off along secret magical paths. ...And then begins the secret mission of the Empress's comrade-in-arms, sent to the far south to awaken the ancient Evil that had been dormant for centuries there to life... The rules of the game are still unknown to the participants. The outcome of the game will be decided by chance!