The mysterious Astral—the magical reality where anyone can become a true mage—has been opened again, and now it seems that any willing person can touch the magic. But that’s not true: a powerful organization wants to control the entire Astral in order to rule the inhabitants of our reality without limits. Strict control, rules, and restrictions turn Earth’s mages into prisoners forced to play by someone else’s rules. But that doesn’t suit the only mage on Earth capable of keeping the world from falling into the Dark Abyss, into the embrace of the Source of Evil. Will he have enough strength to carry out what has been planned—and what will he have to pay for gaining abilities beyond all dreams and desires?