The Garden

## Basic Information

The Garden has always captivated the minds of those who were actually able to understand the very idea of it. The Garden is the very thing that houses each and every concept within the Manicverse, potentially even stretching their influence beyond that of the Manicverse itself, thus making the Garden one of the, if not, the most important branch of the Database which is why it’s nigh-impossible to locate. One can imagine how the Garden would look simply by its name; life flourishing, the sun constantly shining down onto the brightly colored grass, animals of all shapes and sizes inhabiting the Garden, making it their home. As for the realm which the Garden consists of, it’ll appear as an infinitely expanding plain of hills and small valleys, mountains can be seen in the distance, yet these mountains can never be reached, they’re simply for background aesthetics. These hills and valleys however are littered with flowers and vegetation of all sorts, and with the warmth of what appears to be a sun shining down onto the terrain, the temperature is always moderate, even during the hours of darkness, after the sun sets. In the middle of the small forest which most travelers are greeted with, they’ll find a decently sized, yet cozy appearing log cabin, beside the cabin being a greenhouse, furthermore, the Cabin is the home to the Protector of the Garden. Not far from the Cabin and the Greenhouse would be an opening in the treeline which surrounds the area, and going through this opening would lead directly into the Garden itself, which appears to be an infinitely stretching field of flowers, each flower resembles that of a concept. These concepts are stored within the Garden, the most common and stable ones presented first and as someone traverses through the Garden down the pathway which is laid out in the center, they’ll begin reaching more powerful, dangerous, and unstable concepts, yet each concept always appears as a flower, and the condition of the flower represents the stability or vulnerability of said concept.

Unlike that of the Mainframe and Database, the Garden isn’t contaminated by any form of radiation, this mainly being due to the fact that the Garden essentially has no involvement with code or anything of the sorts as the Garden functions strictly on a conceptual level, this being part of the reason why it’s such a difficult place to reside in. To reside within the Garden, one must be able to constantly remain within a state of conceptual transcendence to some degree, as for those who are unable to do so will be immediately cast out and back into the depths of the Manicverse. On average, the temperature within the Garden stays at a steady 20℃, however, the temperature can range as low as 12℃ or as high as 30℃. It’s uncertain as to why the Garden sustains such temperatures, however, due to these conditions, flora and fauna of all sorts are able to inhabit the realm, creating one of the most scenic locations within the entirety of the Manicverse. Furthermore, also to differentiate the Garden from that of the Database, Mainframe, and CyberSpace, the energy levels within the Garden are quite low, as there isn’t much need for them. Really the only type of energy present would be solar energy which is generated by the star which creates the illusion of the sky and moon during the night. Due to the Garden being on a level which transcends the needs for most forms of energy, the solar energy present is merely aesthetic and only contributes to the beauty of the Garden.

Similarly to the other branches of power, The Garden has a significant amount of authority, this of course being so that the realm can function as intended. Something to note about the Garden however is that its authority almost matches that of the Database, putting it above all the other branches of power, as the other branches do need the Garden as much as the Database to function properly. Furthermore, similarly to the other branches, The Garden’s authority extends to an Outerversal Scale, though like the Database, extends more towards the very aspect of Metaphysics. The conceptual authority present in the Garden is furthermore one of the reasons as to why the realm itself is as stable as it is. Out of all the branches of power, including the Database, The Garden is the most stable, only having a stability score of 1, making it the closest to being absolutely neutral out of all the branches. The reason why The Garden has such a stability score would be due to the lack of necessities. Compared to all the other branches, which typically need large amounts of code, energy, among several other things, The Garden can essentially function entirely on its own, and given there’s practically no code involved with the Garden, there isn’t any risk for radiation. Not to mention that the only known inhabitant plays a crucial role in the stability of the Garden.

Within the Garden, despite how there are countless amounts of plants and animals present, there really is only one inhabitant, or one known inhabitant anyways. The Protector of the Garden is the only known resident, and she goes by the name Reinaeon, or Rena for short. Rena appears to be a seventeen foot, or five meter tall woman. She’s almost always dressed in a formal manner, whether it be a dress crafted from the very concepts she protects, or a suit and tie, she typically switches between the two. Nevertheless, Rena is the only official inhabitant of The Garden, as while on numerous occasions, she’s had visitors, especially from the Eidolons, as their powers all stem directly from the flowers she protects, none ever bother to stay with her. In terms of conditions however, The Garden is essentially the perfect place to live, though due to how difficult it is to reach the Garden, that’s why the habitability rate is as low as it is. Furthermore, Rena is not only physically bound to the Garden, as she’s not typically allowed to leave under normal circumstances, but she’s also mentally, and conceptually bound to the Garden. This would mean if something were to happen to her, those same effects would most likely happen to the Garden itself.