“Fights in the other world” in a world of “side time” are not without consequences for those who take part. Only Vadim Lyakhov—and to a lesser extent Sergei Tarkhanov—can keep their composure and devise a plan whose goal is to return to their reality with glory for themselves and benefit for the Fatherland. There, in turn, dramatic events begin to pick up speed. Unrest in Poland threatens to escalate into a World War, dual power in Russia has only a few hours left, and those who took responsibility for the country’s fate face a choice: democracy or monarchy, defeat or victory.
There is even less time left until the hour of reckoning.