The simple city driver Taras, thrown by an unknown force into the Hive, made up of the debris of other worlds, was lucky. He turned out to be one of the few who survived the attack of the virus, which turns the infected into the living dead - zombies. And the unexpected Gift of the Hive - invisibility - helped him out in the bloodiest scrapes. In this cruel and strange reality, every step of Taras and his companions could turn into a meeting not only with monsters, but also with bandits or hunters for the organs of survivors. Even more terrible were the secret fanatics calling themselves the children of Styx. They subjected the unfortunate captives to ritual torture. Fate’s crooked grin—meeting here with his beloved girl, who had left him in that native and distant world—broke Taras’s heart. How to live further? Who will give the answer and what?..