the flame sword may be ignited quickly, like a gun shot, or slowly, to build menace.
the flame sword must be lit in dark places, or where the air is already thick with smoke.
the flame sword will burn yellow-white, fading to red in the smoke; or blue, fading into green or magenta; or even a brilliant mixture of hot pink and sharp cyan and soft yellow and electric blue.
the flame sword is the brightest thing you can see.
the flame sword may billow, or lick, or waft; but in all cases, the fire trails the motion of the sword.
the flame sword produces sparks.
the flame sword may be swung in a wide arc, or thrust forward like a white-hot needle.
the flame sword is rarely still... and when it is held to guard, the flames might die down to a thin hot line, so that its light can catch the intense gaze of the swordswoman, all coiled with potential.
the flame sword should be swung quickly, but stop just as abruptly; the swordswoman must hold a powerful pose as the fire carries her motion.
the flame sword should leave a trail, still sizzling, on the ground.
the flame sword casts light everywhere; it glitters off skin and shines in metal.
the flame sword is composition, timing, lighting, acting and animation... and, second to all of these, a sword that's on fire.
the flame sword should be a message; that message is 'power'!
