The magical world is learning to live after a disaster. The main character survives in this world, having lost all his relatives. This book tells about the survival of this stubborn, smart and kind guy. The guy was lucky enough to get into the service of an ancient necromancer, who promised the child knowledge and strength, noticing his strong gift. Although one can argue about the happiness of the choice, it is not worth it, because in a world where life costs nothing, where people kill for a piece of bread, and defenseless orphans are sold as living goods - this was the best choice. In this world there is magic of all kinds, but For some reason they only hate necromancers. In this world, it is customary to burn the dead so that they do not rise! After eight years of beatings, hard work and the necromancer’s completely disregardful attitude towards his student, the guy decided that enough was enough. He had a dream to become strong and help people, he wanted freedom and decided to strive for it.