The dolls were the kicker for a lot of things, weren't they. Is it any better knowing it's the cult and whoever else is backing them behind things? They're also no clearer to finding out any answers.

"All signs point to Amaterasu's folk." They are the first point of contact, where they appear, and the ones they're all supposed to report to. But the goddess herself insists Heaven isn't behind things, and strangely, it's believable. For all the sayings about Heaven being "Just" and "Right", it's unusual they'd openly admit having no clue what's going on.

"By the way, if you see any intact dolls like the ones around the crystal? Don't handle them."