The doll's memories shattered like pieces of a broken mirror.

The fragments did not connect, leaving only faint images behind.

She was always sitting in the same position.

In the center of a grand religious building made of white marble, there was a huge furnace.

From the furnace, bright white flames were burning.

The flames seemed ominous, but the people bowed their heads in front of it, offering their worship.

Their faces were hidden under black cloths, so their expressions could not be seen, but their gestures were filled with reverence and devotion.

They prayed with desperate hearts, sometimes shedding …