The orphan Farah, who lives on the edge of the desert, is far from thinking about battles and battles, he is an apprentice to the village blacksmith and nothing more. He was raised by his grandfather, and an ordinary fate awaits him - work, marriage, children... But the God of Fire and the God of Darkness are waging an eternal war, dividing the world in which people live. The time comes when a clash between the armies of the South and the hordes of the North is inevitable and evil fate grins wryly at Farah. He is forced to flee, exchanging the usual peace of the village for roads full of dangers. They lead him north - to study with the priests of Fire and to a new destiny. And soon the blacksmith's hammer in his hand will replace the warrior's sword, he will comprehend the secrets of Fire, and the old prediction will change his whole life.