The search for a natural human turned up nothing. Kir and Milena nearly died in the wasteland, but Gelasius (half human, half robot) followed their trail. Now they knew the secret of their eternal youth. Returning to the city of Negasimy, nobody recognized Kira—even the boss could barely remember his name. But the troubles didn’t end there. In a city where there have never been crimes, Kira was attacked—and only when he was wounded did he learn the secret of his origins. What separated the tertiloids and polihets? Who are kevolos and the wandering teachers of sannyas—created, according to legend, by the natural human? And why had the robot in the dead city been waiting for Milena for hundreds of years? These are not all the questions Kir wanted answered—so he ran…