In the Solar System there is a fierce struggle between the higher and lower castes of the Community, divided into colors. Darrow of Lykos, leader of the scarlet rebels of Mars, is captured and, after terrible torture, thrown into prison, from which there is only one way out: inglorious death. The golden rulers, using the latest technology, simulated his execution and broadcast it on all channels of the Universe. Envoys of the Sons of Ares, enemies of the supreme ruler from the golden caste, free a prisoner needed by their people. But Darrow's spirit is already broken. His loved ones managed to mourn him, his comrades-in-arms lost faith in victory, and it seems there is not a single chance to raise a new wave of uprising...For the first time in Russian!