For many centuries, the magicians of Art - civilizations from a parallel universe - robbed the Earth, stealing ideas, technologies and innovations, manipulating events and provoking devastating disasters. Nothing personal - just academic interest and the opinion that it is better to learn from the mistakes of others. But now the very existence of the Earth is under threat, and only the Ring - a secret society of witches and sorcerers who have dedicated themselves to fighting for the interests of humanity - can resist this. They intend to fight the orthodox, bigoted and conservative civilization of Art with the help of psychological manipulation, playing on internal differences and... what people call love... FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE!