His companion is a vampire bat, and his pursuer is the cruel swordsman Gurin, who does not know defeat. The dogs of war are on the trail of a boy who can heal any disease in order to deliver him to their master. And nothing can force them to refuse to carry out the order. After all, the world is again threatened by a deadly epidemic that destroyed the previous civilization. A hunt opens up for the boy: warriors, monks of a secret order, robbers and simply enterprising scoundrels - everyone wants to get their hands on him. And someone is thirsty for the blood of the young messiah. Gradually, events are intertwined into a tight, deadly tangle that can no longer be unraveled, which can only be cut...