21:4
“One girl lifted hers higher and declared it brightest. The others copied her until oil spilled and several flames went out.”
The Book of Diesel · Gospel Threshold Edition v4.5
What is history and what is fiction?
Open reconstructionThe chapter is literary theology rather than recoverable event history.
Historical anchor
Zoroastrian ethical language and reverence for Ahura Mazda inspire the scene; “children of the Light” is deliberate literary foreshadowing rather than an Avestan quotation.
Fiction boundary
The postwar village and dialogue are invented.