Within the chaotic void—
A subspace lay suspended.
Inside it, a sacred figure rested upon the ground.
Its aura was unstable, clearly showing that it was injured.
Six golden Plates floated around it, rotating continuously. As they trembled lightly, they constantly exhaled streams of dreamlike energy.
That energy spread out and enveloped its body, soothing the violent turmoil in its aura.
At the same time—
Those six Plates were also covered in cracks.
Suddenly—
Around those six Plates—
Five additional Plate phantoms appeared.
They were vague and blurred, like projections.
These five Plates each displayed a different color.
The first was earth-yellow, heavy and steady, as though embodying the boundless land itself.
The second was blue, like a vast ocean, turbulent and ever-changing.
The third was yellow-white, filled with endless lightning power, as if it were the source of all thunder.
The fourth was green, brimming with life, like forests and vegetation, nurturing endless vitality.
The fifth was pale violet, with the faint image of a dragon flickering upon it.
Ground, Water, Electric, Grass, Dragon—
These five origin Plates hovered around Arceus like transparent projections.
But—
Bit by bit, they began turning from illusion into reality.
As they gradually solidified, the original six Plates began flashing with golden light, brightening and dimming like breathing lamps.
Slowly—
The golden light emitted by those six Plates began spreading onto the five Plates of Water, Ground, Grass, Electric, and Dragon.
In an instant—
Those five illusory Plates completely solidified and became real.
A faint trembling sound rang out.
Infinite golden light burst from those five Plates, stripping away their original colors and turning them into the same dazzling gold as the other six.
Now—
A total of eleven Plates revolved around Arceus, continuously exhaling restorative energy.
Lying in the subspace, Arceus remained asleep, healing.
Its eyelids twitched, as if trying to open—
But after a few seconds, they fell still again.
Then suddenly—
A seven-colored halo appeared above its head.
Six more Plates fell from within the halo.
After sensing Arceus' aura, those six Plates shed the thick layer of dirt covering them, revealing their original forms.
In an instant, golden radiance surged from them as well.
They joined the other eleven Plates, revolving around Arceus in constant motion, their moist golden brilliance illuminating every inch of the subspace.
The aura of all seventeen Plates became incomparably active, resonating with one another as though greeting old friends they had not seen for countless ages.
Energy flowed ceaselessly between them, forming a perfect cycle.
The seventeen Plates represented all seventeen sources of origin in the world.
They were inherently interconnected—mutually generating and restraining one another.
Soon—
The seventeen Plates completed one full circulation of energy.
A boundless source power gathered among them—
Then descended upon Arceus' body.
Immediately afterward, all seventeen Plates sank into Arceus' body one after another.
And then—
Arceus suddenly jolted awake.
Source power.
It had just clearly sensed the presence of all origin powers.
It looked around slowly, and the light in its eyes dimmed a little.
This was the subspace it had opened to heal its wounds.
How could all the auras of its origin Plates possibly be here?
It shook its head.
It had probably sensed wrong in its half-dreaming state.
Those origin powers were no longer with it.
Only six Plates remained by its side.
The others had been scattered across the world while blocking the meteor.
As for another five—
They had been condensed into the Jewel of Life and temporarily lent to Damos.
The moment it thought of the Jewel of Life—
A terrifying killing intent burst from Arceus like a collapsing dam, causing the entire subspace to shake violently.
Damos!!
Arceus' eyes turned blood-red.
Rage blazed in its heart.
That human—
That human who had betrayed it and nearly killed it.
Humans—
That species had no right to exist in the world it had created!
Now that it had awakened—
It was time to settle that score.
Its origin had been damaged. It needed to gather all the Plates before it could restore that damage.
With a thought—
The Plates flew out of its body.
Arceus glanced at the six Plates remaining at its side.
This time—
It would take revenge, wipe out humanity, then gather the Plates and heal itself.
Energy raged.
Space ahead of it rippled.
A sphere of energy formed.
Arceus took a step forward, about to leave the subspace—
When its foot froze halfway in the air.
Its mouth slowly fell open.
One… two… four… six… ten… fourteen… seventeen?
It stared blankly at the Plates floating around it.
Its expression froze entirely.
Seventeen Plates?
It had seventeen Plates?
What the hell was going on?!
Even Arceus' aura trembled wildly out of control.
It counted them again and again.
Seventeen.
All present.
All perfectly complete.
It drew a deep breath.
This wasn't an illusion.
Its injuries had also healed considerably.
But why?
And the five origin Plates of Water, Electric, Ground, Grass, and Dragon—
Hadn't it condensed those into the Jewel of Life and lent them to Damos?
It remembered it clearly.
It had only had six Plates with it.
Back then, it had gone to retrieve the Jewel of Life—
And Damos had betrayed it.
Refusing to return it, nearly killing it in the process.
So why were the origin Plates that had been condensed into the Jewel of Life now back inside its body as well?
Arceus was completely dumbfounded.
It racked its brain, thought and thought for a long while—
Yet could not come up with even the slightest clue.
Its eyes narrowed.
In that case—
It would go to Michina and see for itself.
And then…
Destroy humanity.
It didn't know why the Plates had returned to it—
But humans, cunning and deceitful as they were, had no right to live in the world it had created.
With a thought—
Arceus' body vanished instantly.
It entered the Pokémon world it had created.
At the same moment…
In the Valley of Creation—
Hoopa sensed something, and a crafty smile spread across its face.
"Hehehe, Arceus is awake."
"I wonder if it's seen the Top Ten Divine Beasts videos yet."
Across the Pokémon world—
The divine beasts all sensed Arceus' aura at the moment it entered the main world.
Expressions of joy appeared on their faces.
Arceus had awakened.
But when they sensed more carefully—
They were dumbstruck again.
Why was Arceus heading straight for Michina?
And why was the aura it emitted filled with such terrifying rage and killing intent?
Hadn't the truth already come out?
Hadn't it already been made clear that Damos had not betrayed Arceus?
The hatred should have been resolved when Ash returned to the past.
So why was Arceus descending on Michina in such fury?
Michina
At the Temple of Creation—
Heatran remained lying there lazily.
Beside Arceus' statue stood another statue.
It was the statue of Ash and his companions.
Sheena looked at Ash's statue.
Ash had changed the past.
The timeline was gradually converging, and the changes caused by his actions were slowly manifesting in the present.
That statue had only just appeared.
The same was true at every future point in time.
Because the Jewel of Life had already been returned to Arceus in the past—
The barrier covering Michina had disappeared.
As the past changed, the present naturally changed with it.
Without the power of the Jewel of Life, Michina's barrier was gone.
The isolated paradise that had remained sealed off for countless years would now finally rejoin the outside world.
But Sheena was not worried.
The world of today was peaceful.
The age of endless wars from her ancestor Damos' time was long gone.
Rather than a loss, the disappearance of the barrier felt like an opportunity.
Looking at Ash's statue, Sheena smiled.
Her heart felt lighter than ever before.
Her ancestor Damos had not betrayed Arceus.
He had not been some despicable villain.
Her mood was better than it had ever been.
And just then—
RUMBLE!!
The sky above Michina suddenly split open with a gigantic crack.
A terrifying divine pressure descended, covering the entire land.
Countless Pokémon collapsed to the ground, shivering in fear.
Heatran, lying beneath Arceus' statue, jerked violently and let out a terrified whimper at the sky.
Sheena looked up at the massive opening in the heavens, where endless terrifying power churned.
An ocean of rage rose from within it, twisting the sky into distorted streams of gray-white energy.
Arceus!
A figure descended from the裂口 above and entered Michina.
Sheena's face changed dramatically.
The Power of Michina was inherited through bloodline and had not disappeared just because the Jewel of Life had been returned.
At this moment—
Arceus had descended.
And through the Power of Michina—
She could feel the terrifying rage in Arceus' heart.
It felt like a vengeful demon god crawling out of the deepest hell.
But hadn't the past already been changed?
Why was Arceus still carrying such terrifying anger?!
"Damos! Betrayer—come out and face me!!"
Visible ripples spread through the air, transforming into giant waves that swept across all of Michina.
Terror filled Sheena's beautiful eyes.
Her mind nearly froze.
Arceus was still enraged because of her ancestor?
Pokémon World
The divine beasts watching Arceus were thoroughly confused.
Dialga: ???
Ho-Oh: ???
Eternatus: 7777
Giratina: ??
They were truly stunned.
What the hell was this?
Wasn't this just a replay of the scene from TOP 1?
Hadn't Ash already changed the past?
What was Arceus doing?
Could it be that the past hadn't actually changed?
They were bewildered.
But then—
Looking at the seventeen Plates floating around Arceus—
No, that wasn't possible.
The past had definitely been changed.
Otherwise, where would those Plates have come from?
They were completely lost.
What exactly was Arceus doing?
"If you won't come out, then disappear."
"Damos—and your entire race—disappear with him."
"Humans have no right to exist upon the planet I created!"
Divine might shook the world.
Terrifying energy exploded out of Arceus' body and spread across the Pokémon world.
Countless energy spheres appeared behind it.
Its exclusive skill—
Judgment Shards.
And the power of this move was even more terrifying than what had been shown in TOP 1.
Back then—
Arceus had only possessed six Plates.
The power wasn't even in the same league.
Now—
All seventeen Plates were gathered within it.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Without another word—
Those terrifying energy spheres scattered outward toward the Pokémon world.
And in the next instant—
The flying Judgment Shards suddenly reversed as though a rewind button had been pressed.
They all returned behind Arceus and reformed.
Arceus froze.
The authority of time—
Dialga?
Ripples spread through the air, and Dialga emerged.
Arceus was furious.
Dialga actually dared stop it from exterminating humanity?
It had betrayed it too!
Then—
Another roar sounded.
The heavens were dyed crimson as a red dragon-like being floated in the sky.
Eternatus!
And that wasn't all.
Sun and moon appeared overhead.
Lunala and Solgaleo emerged.
Immediately after them came Necrozma, blazing with endless radiance…
Then—
Ho-Oh, Rayquaza, Mew, Lugia, the Dragon of Truth, the Dragon of Ideals…
One divine beast after another appeared above Michina.
They formed a complete encirclement around Arceus.
Arceus was enraged.
Rebellion!
Had they all turned against it?
Had all the divine beasts born from its laws betrayed it?
A terrifying aura raged around Arceus.
At that moment—
It truly felt that the world it had created had utterly failed.
It wanted to destroy this world—
And create a new one.
Then—
The instant it sensed the auras of those divine beasts—
Arceus stiffened.
Their auras—
Had become absurdly powerful.
Suddenly—
Its pupils contracted violently.
It had sensed a power on the same level as itself.
Main God-level???
And at the same time—
A strange set of memories suddenly appeared in its mind without warning.
Images flashed past like galloping horses.
Ash… Pikachu…
Damos had not betrayed it…
He had been controlled…
The past had been changed…
As the timeline converged, the effects of that altered past were finally beginning to manifest at this point in time.
And only now did Arceus finally understand what had happened.
Endless realization rose within its heart.
At last, it knew why the five origin powers of Water, Ground, Grass, Electric, and Dragon had returned to its body.
It was because Ash had gone to the past—
And changed everything.
But—
Arceus was still incomparably shocked.
Looking at the divine beasts before it—
Their auras were unbelievably powerful.
Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina had already reached the level of Quasi-Main God.
No—
Perhaps they were already there.
And Eternatus—
Had fully stepped into the level of Main God.
Arceus stared blankly.
While it had been asleep—
Just what on earth had happened?!
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