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Kratos: Blame your fate.

Chapter one

It already had been one years and a half since the worlds had been united, during the last journey of regeneration. Every member of this grand journey parted way when it was over, but fate has decided otherwise, or maybe Regal did. One year after the end of the journey, due to an increased frequency of monster attack Lezareno president, Regal Bryant, who smelled the good opportunity created the Lezareno mercenary branch. For this business plan to function, he needed good warrior and more importantly people in who he could put his trust.

He went looking for his old companion since they all filled that description. He found Colette and Lloyd first, since they were traveling all around Symphonia in a quest to find all exsphere and they stopped at Altamira. Colette wasn't really hard to convince.

Flashback

Colette and Lloyd were walking together down the street, in front of the casino in Altamira, when they heard a loud cry they both started to run in the direction of the noise. The source of all the commotion was a poor little girl whom cat has climbed at the top of a tree.

"My poor kitty, COMEBACK DOWN MISTER MUMBOJIMBO!" yelled the little girl.

Lloyd and Colette looked at each other just an instant before Colette let out her wing and flew to the poor mister Mumbojimbo.

A.U.: Yeah I know pretty lame name but it's not like it's was going to be a major part of the story...

"Yeah, mister Mumbojimbo you're back. Thank chosen of regeneration." said the girl before leaving with her cat.

"Hum... I see that the little problem has been solved." pointed out a rather deep voice.

The chosen and the eternal swordsman made a quick turnaround to see who was talking to their surprise the one who talked was no other then Regal.

"REGAL! How have you been?" both said.

"I have been pretty well, lately some things to change in the company and you how have you been?" responded El presidente.

The gentle idealist answered for the two of them : " Well our journey is not going has good has I wanted since the exsphere are located all around the world and many traveler have exsphere too but other than that it's awesome."

"I can see that since you're not bored yet..." casually replied Regal

"..." said back Lloyd.

«I may have an offer that could benefit all of us." Regal said to them.

"Yeah, we accept" happily answered Miss Brunel.

"... You don't even know what I want to propose to you." said Regal.

"I know, but you're our friend so if you say it's a good deal then it is." promptly said Colette.

"Anyway, here the deal, I want to start a mercenary section in Lezareno and I need people for that people that know how to fight and that I can trust. In exchange, you will be well paid, nourish, lodged and be able to travel around the world while and still being paid and to get in contact with people that may have exsphere."

Lloyd and Colette took some time to think about it before Colette said "Sure, I'll be a great mercenary and I'll help puppy and cat in distress."

[Sweat drop from Lloyd and Regal] Lloyd put more meat around the bone: "We'll accept since it does seem pretty fair and we do are running low on gald. After all, a place to go other than Dirk's house could be nice and I think Colette already made her decision but if it makes our research for exsphere impossible I'll quit." so the deal was done. Lloyd and Colette were going to be member of the Lezareno Mercenary branch.

End of flashback

After that he recruited Sheena

Flashback

Regal was standing in front of the door of the mizuho village while Orochi was going to go search for Sheena who was in the chief house. Her grandfather still hasn't gave her the post of chief, saying that it could wait and that he loved doing that for him it was almost natural, the 10 years in coma hadn't hampered is capacity of chief. Sheena finally showed up in a burst of smoke.

After saying the usual salutation, Regal passed to the important point, since he would have the time to talk about the past years when they would travel back to Altamira: "Sheena, I would have an offer to make to you." Sheena asked what was the deal and Regal explained to her in what consisted the deal which was almost the same thing than for Lloyd and Colette except that the reasons she should join were slightly different : " It would be a great thing for you and the others, if you would join since you already have experience in the domain of mission made by small group, also it would mean that you would see the other again and that you would probably gain some experience from this that could be useful when you will be the chief of mizuho." explained Regal.

The raven haired girl took some time to think about it. It was really interesting since she wanted some action, she could also see her friends from who she hadn't even heard from since a long time also she would be happy to help Regal or the other, but on the other hand she didn't knew if her grandfather would accept. She asked Regal to wait a little bit so she could go search the chief to talk about this matter. It only took second before she was back with him. After some talk with Regal and Sheena, he accepted since it was a good way for him too train is successor and he understood that Sheena really wanted to do go.

End of flashback

A.U. This is the end of my first chapter in the next chapter it will be the sage and Presea and the third one an O.C. and Zelos. I will also talk about Kratos in the next chapter and is not so happy live on Derris-Kharlan. Please rate and review also tell me if my character are too OOC. I want them to look has much has possible like the one from Tales of Symphonia