The 17th century. The steppe of today’s Karaganda region. At that time these lands were claimed by the Dzungar tribes. The aul of Kasym was among the first to be raided by these nomads. Every year they were required to pay tribute, ensuring their safety in that way. But Kasym and his friends did not even know how strongly their lives would soon change. Near their aul, a rescue capsule crashed carrying a prince of alien origin from the planet Mars. He told that their people were at war with the reptoid race. For the inhabitants of the aul, this was a surprise. They didn’t even have time to blink before they found themselves at the very epicenter of an interplanetary war…