Joking around, Roy brought Cosmog to the entrance of the Crystal Chamber, where the World Tree's true body resided.
The Crystal Chamber was actually a cave at the summit of the World Tree.
The enormous World Tree's true body... or rather, its brain, was a massive crystal that dwelled within this cave.
It was Roy's first time here.
"That is—"
Just then, Roy's gaze was suddenly drawn to a strange flower beside the cave.
It was a blue-violet flower with its bud closed, its petals possessing a crystalline texture.
Roy recognized it.
That was...
"Time Flower."
It was a rare specialty unique to the World Tree Spirit Realm.
As its name implied, it was a flower that contained the Power of Time.
Once activated, a Time Flower would bloom and project holographic images from hundreds or even thousands of years ago through the river of time.
At present, Aura Power was the only known method of activating a Time Flower. Can it show scenes from hundreds or thousands of years ago? The thought immediately piqued Roy's interest.
A few hundred years ago, the World Tree had undoubtedly still been in the Pokémon World. Maybe he could even see what Ash looked like in real life...
Roy crouched down and touched the Time Flower with his finger. With a thought, he poured Aura Power into it.
Buzzz—!
In an instant, the Time Flower radiated a deep blue glow, and its bud slowly opened.
As the bud blossomed, the scenery around Roy rapidly changed, revealing images like virtual projections. Unfortunately, there was no one in them. He could only occasionally see Mew entering and leaving the Crystal Chamber. This seems to be footage from a hundred years ago...
The "time" emitted by the Time Flower allowed Empoleon to determine the approximate era