In the new reality, electricity is banned because it opens doors for creatures from another world. But former Moscow managed to keep its old grandeur. Sandr, the new ruler of the city, dreaming of reviving civilization, built a large laboratory where talented scientists work.
Here, Artem finds a job too, and Sandr’s patronage flatters him. Now they both have a roof over their heads and protection from the city walls… But sometimes that security seems illusory. Kaya senses something suspicious in everything that’s going on. Alone against the whole city, she tries to figure out what the dark basements of the laboratory are hiding. Kaya doesn’t even realize how close she is to uncovering a terrible secret…