The world is split into parts, and only railways connect them. Trains rushing straight through frozen time. Alchemical factories that process and burn Eternity itself into energy. Strange and scary entities that sometimes penetrate cities and with one touch transform people into “touched” - those who have ceased to be alive, but who are unlucky enough to die. The main character is a special police commissioner, investigating cases in which entities are involved , underground alchemists and bombers. When a series of strange murders and robberies sweeps through the city, he suddenly realizes that the answer may lie in his past.