The chain of diverse worlds created by the Masters is what our Universe is. A group of young people who signed a Treaty with the insidious gnomes will have to follow this chain, first to save their own lives, then to save the Earth. Not all of them are destined to see their homeland again. The ancient fortress of the gray world - the Citadel, built by the exterminated Lakth race, will become home and protection from hordes of bloodthirsty creatures for many days. Evil exiled sorcerers and the Temple of the Warrior (a machine looking for a new, worthy owner) stand in the way of the main character of the novel, Victor. It is he who is destined to save his own world and become equal to God. Conventional weapons and magic will intertwine in battles and cut off the threads of life of both Victor’s enemies and friends...