Pokémon: Grand Adventures with Cynthia
Chapter 120

The myth of Arceus

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"Now."

"Dialga symbolizes the ceaseless flow of time. From the beginning of its existence, people of the past carved the shape of time."

"Then the same goes for Palkia."

Just as Kaim had expected, Palkia's mural was also covered in writing.

"Space is the vastness of all things. The heart, too, is space."

"In these ruins, there are murals depicting the Pokémon that symbolize the heart: Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit. The Pokémon that symbolize the heart, Palkia, which governs space, and Dialga, which governs time that never stops. Myths were born from Pokémon that people worshipped as gods. Isn't that fascinating?"

"Oh, myths are fascinating. How did people interact with Pokémon back then? Is it still the same now? History offers clues. Fascinating."

"I think so too. Let's go inside."

He entered the ruins with Cynthia. The interior was empty, with nothing particularly remarkable about it. Farther in, however, stood a wall with something painted on it.

"The mural at the very back. This is the only legend these ruins tell."

"Really?"

Led by Shirona, Kaim also made his way deeper into the ruins. The mural depicted three beings and a light at the center. An ordinary person would not have understood it from the image alone.

However, Kaim had studied the myths of the Sinnoh Region under Bairo's rule. I can understand what this mural shows.

"Do you know what this means?"

"Oh, the three beings around the outside represent the gods of knowledge, willpower, and emotion. And in the middle are Dialga and Palkia themselves?"

"That's right. That's what they say here in Celestic Town."

Cynthia released Kaim's hand and gently touched the mural.

"After hearing that legend, on the day I saw this mural, I thought, 'How was this world formed? Tano.'"

"So this was where it

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