It all happened on one unfortunate day, when betrayal and envy rob Augustus of Agde, Comte de Lamar, of the future. A rake and a brute, the soul of society, a favorite of women and a master of dark magic, overnight he loses everything: wealth and title, his own name, well-deserved fame and even his old love. However, people like the Count are dangerous to drive into a corner. The consequences can be devastating. Succumbing to anger, Augustus performs a dark ritual of incredible power, and the mysterious dark sorceress Thea d'Agaris, who died a hundred years ago, returns to the world of the living. But is this the woman Augustus was thinking about? Her name is Tanya. She is from St. Petersburg. But at the same time he claims that Russia is not an empire, but a republic. And by the way, this is the 18th century. Thus begins the adventures of two adventurers - aristocrats and dark magicians - in Northern Italy and Austria. Strange events, court intrigues, unexpected discoveries and unknown dangers.