In a world ruled by wealth and power, alchemy is the hidden art of transformation—used by crime syndicates to produce a priceless drug known as sand. Coveted and closely guarded, the ability to create this drug is a dangerous privilege, and alchemists are recruited into these syndicates early on.⁠ ⁠ In a city ruled by alchemy, two rival syndicates vie for control, locked in a fragile balance.

That balance begins to crumble when two former childhood best friends, now on opposing sides, are pulled into the escalating conflict. One, desperate to escape a life of poverty, joins one syndicate in search of something better. The other, taken from his family at a young age, has risen through the other syndicate as a formidable force.⁠ Once inseparable, they now stand as enemies in a war driven by ambition, betrayal, and the seductive promise of transformation—one where no one emerges unchanged, and not everyone survives.⁠