Those were the best of times - for the exploitative few.
It was the worst of times - for the vast majority of people.
Iron hooves trample the mountains and rivers into pieces, and the sound of blood and tears will not end the hundreds of years of suffering.
The people were humiliated, the country was in trouble, and civilization was in ruins.
She, and thousands of them, were born in that era.
She was born in the prison of Shi Jin and Fu Cai, and every word and action she spoke was like a shadow puppet being manipulated. Escape was originally just for freedom.
But then she realized how deep the sorrow was and how long the nights were outside the prison.
Her final choice was to turn herself into a firefly to add a little warmth and light to this long cold night.
Note: The full text is fictional and does not involve real history.
Mission: Growth, development and patriotism