I fear that I have not done enough to end this madness.

[kyrasantae]

Would I, when I am blessed to wield the potent implement that now occupies and interrupts my thoughts, be able to pledge upon it, "I solemnly swear that this blade shall never drink of the blood of man willingly, unless with just cause or when my life is in danger, and that in the dark of night it shall be by me always to fend off the demons that roam the streets"?