Sometimes a person cannot even imagine how his subconscious desire to change his life will turn out. Sergei, finding himself in a strange, hostile world full of magic, has no choice but to submit to the whim of the ruler and become one of his many gladiators. Alien morals and inhuman traditions do not give the young man the opportunity to hope for leniency. In fights with the best imperial fighters, he can only count on miracles. But an even greater miracle is necessary to find a place for himself in a world completely unfamiliar to him, to stop being a stranger.