"From ashes you shall rise, from ashes you shall fall," so begins the ancient prophecy that tells of how life begins and ends in a world that has only known flames rather than embers.
For as long as anyone can remember, life has risen from the ashes literally, as when a person ides, their body is engulfed in flames and in the smoky aftermath, a wailing child emerges from the ashes. Its always the same person, mind really, but different body. Memories of past lives never fully return, but rather come back in flashes, triggered by specific scents and words. Only two are able to retain all of their memories, they are the Guardians, named in the prophecy, meant to find and protect their charges, brilliants minds who always meet untimely ends.
Molly Hooper is one of the Guardians. This is her story.