"Ha! Muluke Alashanwa! The wind and snow of the far north blow upon all the tribes, from ancient times to today, from the Eastern Sea to the Western Sea! This is the power of the Chief Divine, mastering the oceans and thunderbolts, mastering mountains and marshes, mastering the endless dense forest, until this very moment to meet!… We beseech you, come now, O supreme Divine Spirit!…"
The bonfire blazes in the camp of the Maha tribe, the brand-new Divine Platform constructed at the fallen gates of Yongning Temple. Priest Kui Huo of the Kingdom removed gunpowder and divine smoke from the boat, performing an ancient sacrificial rite beside the Sacred Fire. He occasionally scattered pungent powder and expensive tobacco, causing the Sacred Fire to sometimes burn blue, sometimes explode, sometimes emit divine smoke, a truly dazzling spectacle.
