The Great Empire is on the verge of collapse, and only a few are trying to defend it. Among them are the famous detective Master and the brothel escapee Flana, the guardsman Cyrus and the student Antolo. They are ready to give their lives for the Empire. But before entering the final war, one must endure many tests: the sacrificial bonfire of the priests of the Golden Boar and the battle with the werewolf-kotolak, the fight against gangs of marauders and famine in the besieged capital, the betrayal of comrades and the hatred of renegade wizards...