Dark things are happening around. A serial killer goes on the hunt, leaving behind only empty, mummified remains of bodies. Necromancer and FSB captain rolled into one, Nikita Chernovsky and the Witch Vasilisa Larina, while investigating a complicated crime, encounter the secrets of ancient magical families and discover a dark ritual designed to destroy our world. What awaits them along this path? How many traps and monster encounters will they have to overcome before they both decipher the ancient ritual? What secrets of the past will they have to uncover before the truth comes out and the culprit is found? This is the story of one strange investigation and a whole journey into the magical world that exists right next to us.