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(sorry it became much longer than I realized XD )




~~~~~Pumpkin Goddess - Keeper of the fire garden. ~~~~~

There's a garden between the underworld and earth. It's simply called the fire garden, for every magical flower of fire grows there. And of course there is a gardener there, a keeper if you may. For the flowers and plants burn bright and strong, but thieves still risk being burned alive for it's magical benefits. This garden belongs to Nanouta, the child of Nantosuelta. (actual goddess) 
She protects and guards this beautiful but deadly garden. As much as she protects it's flowers from thieves she actually protects the potential thieves from being burned too. All she really wants is to live peacefully with her garden.
She wears a carved pumpkin on her head, something that frightens foks and magicals. But it's really because her face burns with bright fire all the time, and that is much more disturbing to look upon than a pumpkin. 
Though she is quite beautiful under that fire... 

One time a small lost soul from a child wandered in to her garden. At first she of course thought it to be a thief... but when the small soul stared crying and hid behind a burning bush she saw her mistake. She sat down and said with a soft voice: Don't cry lost soul! I'm sorry I frightened thy.  You seem to have lost your way, for this is not the underworld yet. And limbo is further to the north I'm afraid. What is your name?
The lost soul replied, sobbing: I'm... I'm... I have no name. My mother abandoned me before she gave me one.
Nanouta said: I'm sorry to hear it. She is no mother of yours if she never even bothered to name you.
We can't have that can we? What would you like to be called? - she smiled behind her pumpkin head, somehow being able to mediate it outwards. 
The lost soul said carefully: don't laugh... but I'd like to be called ruby. I've always liked the colour red. And rubys are precious, something I wish for.
Nanouta said: That's a lovely name. You wish for precious things? 
Ruby said: No.. I wish to be precious to somebody. 
Nanouta felt sad for this lonely little soul... and yet she understood it completely. 
She asked: So how did you lose your way? The path is quite straight forward to the underworld from life...
Ruby looked embarrassed and said: It's not so much that I lost my way... as I kind of wandered away from the path. And suddenly I was actually lost for real. It was so dark. Pitch black in fact. I thought I was lost forever. Then I saw the lovely bright and warm light from your garden! 
Nanouta smiled again and said: I see... so you strayed from the path...  maybe you didn't feel ready for the afterlife? 
Ruby nodded. 
Nanouta stood up and looked around. Sort of pondering on something. Then she said:
I guess... if you rather... you could stay for a while? Until you feel ready, then I can guide you the way to the underworld. And you won't have to walk the path alone. Would you like that?
Ruby got overjoyed and smiled the biggest smile they ever had done. Saying: Yes please! 
In the most controlled way it could muster. For really, it just wanted to jump up and down screaming excitedly. 
And so it was. Nanouta now had someone to help her with her garden and of course, someone to keep her company. 

It is said that if you make a fire in your garden, and drop things in it. Those things are found in the fire garden.
Like an old teddy bear (or teddy unicorn)... and maybe... just maybe... Ruby or Nanouta find it and take care of it for you.
But you should never seek to  break in to the fire garden. If you're skilled enough to go there. Nanouta is a kind soul, but she is fierce when wronged! And skilled with swords and fire magic... If you ever need her help you should just ask.