The stormy beginning of the twentieth century - the era of steam and electricity, airplanes, huge transoceanic liners and cars. An enlightened person cannot even think that in 1912 there was something called magic, that ancient curses could come to life and fall as a heavy burden on all humanity, and the legendary dragons would again take the path of destruction. Spring 1912, Rhine coast, cloudy rainy evening. An unlucky company of amateur treasure hunters wildly rejoices at their success: the famous Hoard of the Nibelungs, lost more than a thousand years ago, has been found. But the dragon Fafnir, the keeper of the treasure, vigilantly ensures that his treasures do not go to people...