Foreseeing the possibility of his own death, the Evil One planted his mental embryos in five living beings. They are among ordinary people - indistinguishable from Lemuts or adepts of evil, or even fighters against Evil - and carry within themselves a bomb capable of destroying humanity or turning it into a herd of obedient slaves. Meanwhile, the Evil One’s doubles, in their desire for mutual destruction, are drawing more and more forces into the struggle...