Count Mikhail Vorontsov must unravel a series of mysterious deaths and stand against forces whose ancientness predates the empire itself. Darkness thickens, and even Rasputin keeps silent—will the hero be able to hold out?
A troubling shadow hangs over the Imperial Special Military Academy. Evil has slipped into its ancient walls… or was it part of this place from the very beginning? The instructors offer no explanations and lock the gates, cutting cadets off from the outside world. Count Mikhail Vorontsov takes on the investigation of the terrifying deaths. The thread leads him to the dungeons beneath Moscow, where, in the interweaving of tunnels, the sect of the Worm weaves its intrigues. To resist the servants of the Great Serpent, Mikhail will have to uncover the secrets of his own cursed battle armor. But Grigory Rasputin is in no hurry to share the truth with his new student. The taciturn and elusive mentor plays his own game.
In a world where you can’t trust anyone, Count Vorontsov can rely only on himself and his ancestral dragoon.