His companion is a flying vampire bat, and his pursuer is the invincible Gurin the swordsman. The dogs of war are on the trail of a boy who can heal any illness in order to deliver him to his master. And nothing can make them refuse to carry out the order. After all, a deadly epidemic threatens the world again—one that destroyed the previous civilization. A hunt begins for the boy: warriors, monks of a secret order, robbers, and just enterprising villains—all want to get their hands on him. And someone thirsts for the blood of the young messiah. Gradually, events intertwine into a tight deadly knot that can no longer be untangled—it can only be cut through…