A magician named Valdres brings from his journey a long-lost relic - a stone called "Snow Sapphire" When he tries to use it to join the power of the ancients, he himself becomes a link in the insidious plan of the gods-brothers. As a result of a failed ritual in space, a failure is formed that connects the two worlds. Fleeing retribution for a crime committed before the Empire, he is joined by Space Legion Sergeant Colin McStine. What should a person do if he finds himself in an unfamiliar world, where everyone wants to kill or capture you? It is right to try to survive. But will a man from the technogenic world survive in a world ruled by magicians?