Monard is an ancient megacity where unlike fates intertwine in a strange pattern. Canzan is a boy from the slums who passionately dreams of a better life. And one day, he gets a chance to change everything, because fate hands him an unknown power. Hora is a lizard-person. She is among the first of her people to get a position in the elite guard. This appointment plunges her headfirst into a swamp of ruthless political intrigue. Julius is a scholar from the Empire beyond the Ocean. He goes to excavate in Monard, because there is something there that interests the Emperor himself.