A world that takes away your closest people has no right to exist - this is the decision that now senior student at the magic school Neil made for himself as a child. In a country where mastery of firearms and magic significantly increases the chances of survival, he, trying not to stand out among his fellow students, diligently masters both. He also secretly conducts his own investigation into his father’s murder, along the way stumbling upon many very life-threatening secrets. The closer the solution is, the more attempts there are to eliminate the overly curious. And yet, driven by revenge, the novice wizard does not turn away from his chosen path. And it doesn’t matter that it can lead to an abyss.