He is the Chosen One of the Mother of all Sinkhs and his destiny is to destroy the Apostate. He has to go halfway around the world, from the Sea of Cold to the dark temple, to where golden roses used to bloom and prayers were offered to Her Pre-Dark Majesty... Will the lonely Synkh be able to walk this path, make the final sacrifice and return the throne to his goddess? What is the price for the return of the Dark Mother, without whom, oddly enough, the world is doomed? And finally, will the warrior return from the city of the Dead, on whose decision the fate of the Chosen One himself depends? Even the gods don’t know the answers. But the first step has been taken, and the road obediently lies beneath one’s feet, and the adepts of the Great Dragon are closely watching what is happening. On one side of the scale is the balance of the world, on the other is one and only life. The choice, as always, is up to mortals...