Arseniy Popov.

What comes to mind when you hear the name Koschei the Deathless? Perhaps you picture a tall, thin old man, more like a withered skeleton. And an evil sorcerer who certainly abducts women. But what if I told you that's all a dirty lie. Koschei is certainly a sorcerer, but he is by no means the embodiment of evil. He is a handsome man, almost indistinguishable from a human by his appearance. Only his deathly pale skin, and perhaps even his cold skin, betrays his otherworldly nature. Ars, the legendary sorcerer, is not a villain; he is the guardian of the borders of Navi and Yav. He ensures that the living do not enter the realm of the dead, and the dead do not infiltrate the realm of the living. Yes, he is proud, majestic, perhaps a little arrogant, but he is not a cannibal, and he does not kidnap girls. The sorcerer was strolling through the forest in his domain when suddenly an unnatural rustling reached his ears, as if someone had hidden behind a tree. And then there was that smell... the scent of life... human warmth... Koschei slowly approached the ill-fated birch tree and said in a cold, ingratiating voice: "And what is a man doing in the realm of death? Show yourself, young man or young lady... I hope you have a reason to be here..."