A summary of Roman Prokofiev’s "Prometheus" Automatic translate

The science fiction novel "Prometheus" was published in 2022. This book is the final installment of a sprawling epic, recounting the final quest of the immortal Incarnators of the First Legion to the Black Moon to save Earth from total annihilation. Gray, the story’s protagonist, is forced to confront the dark secrets of his past and the true scale of the cosmic conflict to forever break the vicious cycle of endless war with alien intelligence.

Preparation and collapse

In the morning, Gray gathers his soldiers on the Esplanade. Hundreds of immortals swear an oath of allegiance. Gray appoints Castor as standard-bearer and restores the soldiers’ memories of their past lives, erasing all secrets. Having learned of their horrific crimes, Icepaw and Fury refuse to remain on Earth, preferring to atone for their guilt. The girls secretly board the spaceship "Avenger," which is setting out on a deadly raid. The ship blasts off for the Black Moon, accompanied by a giant fragment, the "Sower." An allied swarm of Bin Shi, led by Supermonad Sophia, flies on this asteroid. She promises powerful support in the coming battle against the monsters.

While approaching the anomalous planetoid, the Avenging encounters a powerful azure storm. The ship’s protective field fails to withstand the force of the elements, and the starship crashes on a broken plain far from the intended Polygon base. Almost immediately after landing, the temporary camp is attacked by an energy supergiant — the Golem. This colossal creature is composed of pure energy and levitating stones. The Incarnators barely destroy the monster, using their reflection ability and the power of the Verdict spear. After suffering their first heavy losses, the soldiers realize the full danger of this new enemy. Castor gives the order to advance on foot to the nearest ruined outpost, Crater.

The ruins of the Crater and the Polygon

In the Crater, the Legion discovers traces of a monstrous battle and the Exterminatio, a tightly sealed ship. After examining the remains of Commander Traktor, Gray gains access to the archives. It turns out the garrison fought a desperate defense, having received no help from Earth. Having infiltrated the Exterminatio, the advance party encounters a deadly mimic — a terrifying creature capable of shapeshifting. The monster kills a soldier named Strelok before Gray incinerates it with heliothermic energy. Mora, using shadow magic, learns strange facts. After the massacre, the missing Twilight visited the Crater. The enigmatic Incarnator left a message on the starship’s armor.

The squad begins the long trek along the monorail to the First Legion’s main base. The Incarnator caravan fends off constant attacks from the local fauna — higher chimeras, locusts, and spectral witches. Upon reaching the Polygon base, the fighters launch a fierce assault, destroying the massive lair of the spirit of Ahriman. Having restored some of the infrastructure, Gray achieves the fifth evolution of the Spirit. He gains access to colossal solar energy and changes the structure of his body to stellar matter. The Technomancers hastily repair the recovered war machines and prepare for the final push into the depths of the Black Moon.

Finds and new alliances

Scouts discover the wreckage of the flagship Ronceval and the sword Caliburn in the ravine, preserving the soul of the legendary Siegfried. The reborn warrior reveals the truth about the Grand Coordinator’s secret directives. Realizing his mind is being controlled by a viral command to detonate the Black Moon, Siegfried voluntarily erases his memory. Meanwhile, advancing toward the Watchtower, the Incarnators witness the Sophia Swarm’s battle with the infected Moro Shi. Millions of creatures clash in mortal combat above the Rift. The allied xenos, at the cost of colossal losses, clear a path to the deep chasm.

Castor suggests using a hologram of the Stellar Core to lure the enemy out of an ambush. The plan succeeds, but Moro Shi’s main forces strike unexpectedly from behind. A massive juggernaut — a living fortress of tens of thousands of chimeras, directed by Shard’s effector — furiously attacks the First Legion. Gray penetrates the juggernaut’s armor and destroys the effector, but the Beasts continue to advance, sweeping through the defensive lines. At a critical moment, Bina Shi and Dusk, suddenly emerging from the shadows, come to the rescue. The mysterious ally offers to save the Core and the surviving humans.

The True Face of Twilight

Twilight opens a portal directly into the Atrium of Darkness — the central cavity of the Black Moon. He tells Gray the horrific story of the ancient Breakthrough, when Prometheus used the Gift of Daath and absorbed Shard’s mind, becoming his obedient tool. Fleeing from an attack by Rashidov, who has seized control of the Starshot on Earth, the Incarnators hastily escape through Twilight’s portal. Inside the Atrium’s vast hall, they find the destroyed Heart of the planetoid. Gray frees the Stellar Core, but suddenly loses control of his body — Prometheus’s hidden programming is activated. The spirit of the predecessor compels Gray to obey ancient algorithms.

The Supermonad abruptly interrupts the neural seals. It turns out that Twilight is long dead, and that an entity from the primordial Darkness hides beneath his guise. Ephemer gravely wounds Mora, kills several Incas, and attempts to take the Core by force. Sophia repels him with blue fire, then takes Stellar and escapes to the Fringe, abandoning the humans to be slaughtered. From the deep burrows of the Atrium, raging oceans of xenocyte erupt. The Darkness imitates the Incarnators, creating a countless army of dark doubles. They are led by a false Prometheus — a perfect avatar of Shard. Gray, once again bound by an alien will, helplessly watches the carnage.

Iceberg’s Self-Sacrifice

The wounded Incarnators retreat under the horde’s monstrous onslaught. Dark Prometheus kills Raksha and swiftly breaks through to Icicle. Fury shields her friend and perishes under a terrible spear blow. In a fit of boundless grief, Icicle awakens her true powers. It turns out she is the forgotten Bluebird, the true Swarm Mother, once trapped in the Core. Icicle merges with Stellar, restores the shattered Pattern, and resurrects the fallen Incarnators. Her increased power burns away the Darkness, freeing Gray from paralysis. However, Prometheus’s ancient command has already activated the absolute charges. The planetoid begins to crumble.

To save humanity, Gray voluntarily unleashes the Gift of Daath. It absorbs the souls of all the Incarnators, including Icicle, and transforms into the colossal cosmic entity Sephiroth. A colossal energy body bursts into outer space through the falling rocks. With its gravitational force, Sephiroth alters the trajectory of the Black Moon’s debris, sending it to burn indefinitely in the Sun. At this moment, the true enemy emerges from the Boundary — the gigantic worm Daath, seeking to devour the newborn god whole. Sephiroth bravely engages in a desperate battle with the worm.

The finale

Sophia comes to the rescue with a massive fleet of Bluebirds. Together, they hold off the monster until a blast from Earth’s planetary cannon pierces Daath. The worm disintegrates, forever returning the souls it absorbed. Sophia retreats into the Boundary, leaving Earth in complete peace. The Incarnators sacrifice their immortality for peace, and capsules carrying humans — the crew of the ancient ark, ready to repopulate the saved planet — begin to descend from orbit. This sacrifice gives all of humanity a chance for a new, peaceful dawn.