Tonight is the festival of the BURNING BLADE, which honors SAIRYNRAI, who is called also the CLEANSING LIGHT and the FLOWER AT DAWN, and known in TIENSHA as CHI-ZHON. Many have asked: WHY is it that SAIRYNRAI the REDEEMER has such a FESTIVAL? For the RITE of the BURNING BLADE is one in her faithful bathe SCIMITARS and other HOLY WEAPONS in FIRE, and then DANCE with FLAME in HAND. If SAIRYNRAI is a PEACEFUL REDEEMER, why is it thus?

The truth is that SAIRYNRAI is not merely a REDEEMER, but a DESTROYER OF EVIL, like IOMYDAI. It is said that when her faithful turned to the worship of VILE ROVEGUG, she offered them a SINGLE CHANCE to repent, and when they refused, SAIRYNRAI struck every last one of them down with her FLAMING SCIMITAR, in what is now called the HOLY SMITING OF GORMUSS. For SAIRYNRAI is the GODDESS of SECOND CHANCES, but not the goddess of INFINITE CHANCES.

When her faithful dance with BURNING WEAPONS, it is a WARNING to all those who do not TURN from EVIL. For we all have been given a SECOND CHANCE by the grace of our GOOD QUEEN's amnesty. But all those who continue to TRANSGRESS against the GOOD GODS, having been given this WARNING, shall be SLAIN by the HOLY WARRIORS of SAIRYNRAI. It is said that she has on MANY OCCASIONS granted her followers the power to SMITE one who PERSISTS IN EVIL on this night. In her aspect as the CLEANSING LIGHT, she CLEANSES the world of EVIL. 

The FLAMES are equally meaningful, for they are a symbol of the FLAMES OF HELL, which await all those who do not REPENT, set aside EVIL, and turn towards the LIGHT. For even if an EVILDOER believes himself strong enough to face SAIRYNRAI's followers, he cannot fight HELL ITSELF. In this way FOOLISH ASMODEUS is made the SLAVE of the GOOD GODS, for his every torment is PROOF that EVILDOERS should change their ways.