Two thousand years ago, a global catastrophe turned the interstellar research ship "Ark" into the "Flying Dutchman". However, life remained on it. The semi-intelligent inhabitants of various planets, collected to conduct an experiment on the accelerated development of intelligence, survived, adapted to new conditions and began to fight for leadership under the artificial sun of the Ark, preserving the memory of the mysterious and powerful Gods once overthrown by their ancestors, and fearing retribution. But one day the old legends found real confirmation...