Life on an offshore oil rig is grueling hard work. For Nika, the hard work, isolation and discipline is ideal.On the eve of flying back to the mainland for a two week break, however, disaster strikes, and Nika is plunged into darkness.When he awakes in a strange world, with no memory of his past, he finds himself in the presence of monks, who offer to help, on one condition. Nika must deliver an urgent message to the king, and in return, the mysterious monks will help him recall his memories and find a way home.Upon delivering the message, the king instead sends Nika on a long journey with his new friend Freyne, and the spoilt Princess Iryna, to fulfill a prophecy that will restore balance to the world.Nika must adjust to more than just a new world; as his body undergoes a transformation he does not understand, he must also deal with being hunted, forbidden love, mancery, and gods he's never heard of.