The Time-Space Instrument was not forged from ordinary materials. It carried Arceus's primordial aura, capable of capturing the deepest temporal and spatial fluctuations in the world and sensing every trace of dimensional disturbance.
--The flow of time controlled by Dialga, the layers of space maintained by Palkia, the Distortion World where Giratina resided, even the Creation Dimension where Arceus slumbered—it could reflect them all with perfect clarity. It was the core sacred relic guarded by the Michina Ruins for generations.
Normally, the Time-Space Instrument remained perfectly still, its light calm and steady. But at this moment, the instant the fluctuations from the Origin of Creation arrived, it suddenly let out a deep, heavy hum.
Hum--
The dull sound echoed through the empty altar. Ancient runes across its surface instantly lit up with silvery-white radiance, and the once-dormant patterns seemed to come alive, racing along the paths of the stars in dense, ceaseless flashes.
The clear crystal at its center completely lost its former tranquility, its light flickering violently between bright and dim.
Before long, hurried footsteps came from outside the altar. A blonde girl in traditional Michina attire rushed inside. She was Sheena, guardian of these ruins.
She had been organizing the ancient records within the ruins when she sensed an abnormal hum rising from deep within her heart. Intense unease immediately surged through her, and she had sprinted all the way here.
When she saw the wildly agitated Time-Space Instrument at the center of the altar, she abruptly stopped. Her clear eyes widened, her face filled with shock and terror as all color drained from it.
The runes spun wildly, the crystal flashed erratically, and the low hum grew increasingly urgent. This was a violent reaction the Time-Space Instrument had never displayed before—a warning triggered only by an extreme