Legends about Doctor Faustus, a magician and warlock, have circulated throughout Europe since the late 15th century. They were immortalized by Goethe's immortal drama, in which the main character sells his soul to Satan in order to achieve his dream. However, Faust is not a literary fiction, but a completely real person. This is exactly how Oliver Pötsch, a brilliant storyteller and a wonderful researcher of German antiquity, tells about him. As about a man who was looking for his true destiny - and met Evil along the way... 1486. Knitlingen, a quiet town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, remained so until the day when the magician and astrologer Tonio del Moravia came to it and children suddenly began to disappear. But young Johann Georg, nicknamed Faust, did not attach any importance to this, because the mysterious stranger occupied all his thoughts. The boy was drawn, as if by magical force, to this strange man with black, piercing eyes. He promised Johann a great future as a scientist. And Faust went with him on a journey through the German lands, absorbing everything that Tonio taught him. However, this teaching was fraught with an inexplicable danger. Soon Johann realized that the mentor was connected with dark forces. Forces that will determine Faust’s entire future life...