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The ubiquitous essence of existence, a cosmic structure that gives birth to many worlds.

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The Imaginary Tree, also known as the Tree of Existence, is a cosmic structure in Honkai: Star Rail.

Description

Concepts

A young shoot sprouted from the cracks of primordial chaos. Nurtured by time for billions of years, it grew into a huge, unrivaled tree.
The branches of the giant tree bore colorful young leaves, each containing a fragment of the universe's will — a will that eternally speaks in cryptic vagaries but also bestows stunning scenery, treasures, epics, and life upon every world.

Imaginary Tree (Theory)

The Imaginary Tree is a theory of the universe widely accepted by the modern scientific community.

This theory describes the various worlds existing in different spacetimes as having a tree-like structure. Every branch is a specific path along which worlds might exist, with every leaf being the marks these worlds have made along the parameter of time. The crown of the tree remains in a dynamic state as it absorbs the masterless Imaginary Energy from the space-time vasculature of the trunk. New shoots grow, withered leaves fall, and endless births and deaths occur among the infinite universe... Describing the universe's structure as a "tree" may be an attitude that views the Imaginary Tree as a life form.

Before the theory of Imaginary Tree was put forward, the universe had been addressed as "a void and indiscernible object" because of its undetectable nature. After the theory was developed, people would visualize its principle using imagination: The untamed imaginary energy surges endlessly through space-time vasculature, and forms at its tips "star clusters" that humans can understand — in other words, countless worlds. The worlds are separated from each other just as leaves are separated by air, between which are unknown imaginary domains that are nigh impossible to traverse.

The Intelligentsia Guild had once thought that Harald Punch, the 2nd member of the Genius Society, was the first to propose the Imaginary Tree origin theory. After multiple assessments on the influence of the History Fictionologists, the scientific community now commonly accepts Zandar One Kuwabara as the person to have proposed it.

Overview

The Imaginary Tree is a theory that describes the space-time of the universe as having a tree-like structure. It also states that the universe is filled with Imaginary Energy, isolating worlds from each other.[1] This was first put forward by Zandar One Kuwabara.[2]

Trivia

  • Parallel universe[3][4] and a multiverse[5] are proposed concepts in Honkai: Star Rail, but it is unknown whether this holds any merit, nor if it refers to another Imaginary Tree or another branch of the Tree.

See Also

Other Languages

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishImaginary Tree
Chinese
(Simplified)
虚数之树
Chinese
(Traditional)
虛數之樹
Japanese虚数の樹
Korean허수의 나무
SpanishÁrbol Imaginario
FrenchImaginarbre
RussianДрево мнимости
Thaiต้นไม้จินตภาพ
VietnameseCây Số Ảo
GermanImaginärer Baum
IndonesianImaginary Tree
PortugueseÁrvore Imaginária

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References

  1. Data Bank, Terms: Interstellar Travel (Phenomenon)
  2. Trailblaze Mission, Before Their Deaths: Captives, Behold the Expanse Beyond Light
  3. NPC Dialogue: Dollie
  4. A Foxian Tale of the Haunted, Ghostly Grove: Transdimensional Love: This heartwarming love story will make you swoon
  5. Loading Screen: IX

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