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Good heavens, this is... absolutely, positively breathtaking. Although the pic focuses mostly on the tree, it also allows plenty of little details, such as the flock of birds, the neighboring jungle and islands (nice touch, BTW) and the dark and white clouds that split the sky in half.The top half evinces that the Mana universe depends on the tree to exist and survive: without Mana, there is no magic, and life in the world quickly withers and dies. The lower half, however, shows the darker side of the tree: it holds the greatest power in that world, particularly the power of creation and destruction held over all life. It's no wonder people like Julius and Dark Lord from the original Seiken Densetsu / Sword of Mana seek the girl destined to succeed in the Tree's legacy: I shudder to think the kind of havoc Kefka from Final Fantasy VI would wreak if he got ahold of it.I really have no negative criticism to impart here, 'cept that I wish there also was a piece showing the Sacred Sword itself. If Seiken Densetsu ever gets made into a full-fledged anime, this version of the Mana Tree MUST be in it: that'll make it a perfect legend of the Holy Sword and the blessings of Mana.