Author's Note: I've really wanted to type a serious Tales of Symphonia fic for some time now, so now is that time. I hope you enjoy it. And Disclaimer, you have to be serious too!

Disclaimer: Humph, fine! …Ahem… Angelglory does not own Tales of Symphonia; that belongs to Namco. Angelglory does own the new characters appearing in this fic though.

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The Nocturne Saga: Chapter 1: Lost, Yet Found Again

Raine closed the journal abruptly after reading the last few sentences. What was this person talking about? How did this person know about her and everyone else and where they went? Before she could give it anymore thought, a cheerful voice called out from across from her spot on the sand.

"Raine, dinner's ready." Genis chimed.

"Oh, right…dinner." Raine replied solemnly.

A worried look spread across Genis' face. "What's wrong?"

Raine shook her head and evaded her younger brother's question; "It's nothing. Let's eat." She answered.

"…Alright." Genis said, still worried for his big sister.

The two half-elves said nothing afterwards and sat quietly, eating the food Genis had made. Triet Desert was awfully silent that night; not even the wind made a sound. The two travelers went to bed early, because the sun would be just as unforgiving as always once it came up.

"Don't take your eyes off of the darkness. What does that mean? What evil could be lurking still?" Those thoughts fluttered around in Raine's mind as she read the journal entry over again to herself.

"Maybe finding this wasn't accidental…" She thought.

Just then, a quiet rustling sound could be heard. Raine sat up, only to find Genis sitting up in his sleeping bag. "Genis? What's the matter?" Raine asked her brother.

"Gotta go to the bathroom." He replied sleepily before standing up and walking off to do his business.

Raine sighed and lay back down. At least this journey wasn't all for nothing. Half-elves were a little more accepted by everyone now thanks to Raine and Genis' efforts. Slumber eventually took hold and all was silent, the only other sounds that night were from Genis getting back into his sleeping bag. They only had a few hours to sleep, since they had to get moving before the sun decided to show itself.

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Somewhere in Gaoracchia Forest, Lloyd and Colette were trying to find there through the forest maze.

"Everything looks exactly alike." Lloyd complained.

Colette walked beside the red-clad swordsman with her usual smile. "Don't worry, Lloyd. I'm sure we'll find our way out soon." She reassured him.

"I hope you're right. Who knows, maybe there are some Ex-Spheres around here somewhere." Lloyd replied.

"Yeah, and maybe we'll see Zelos again soon. He stories are all so funny." Colette remarked happily.

"What's surprising is he hasn't changed at all." Lloyd exclaimed, laughing aloud.

The two continued on their way, oblivious to the thing following them through the brush. Lloyd and Colette continued chatting as they searched for any possible exit. The creature, or whatever it was crawled closer and closer by the second emitting a low growl as it went.

Finally, Colette was able to hear it. "L-Lloyd, do you hear that?" she asked hesitantly.

"No, what is it, Colette?" Lloyd asked.

The growl grew louder and fiercer. Lloyd drew his swords and took a defensive stance, while Colette took out her chakrams and stood behind Lloyd.

"Who's there?" Lloyd shouted towards the growling.

Slowly, the creature emerged from the bushes. It was shaped like a large canine, white and green colored with large ears. Black veins ran all over its body as it stared the Lloyd and Colette down with red glowing eyes.

Lloyd took a step back with widened-eyes. "N-Noishe?"

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The morning sun had just risen past nine and signs of a bad sandstorm were everywhere. Genis and Raine were nowhere near Triet or the Ossa Trail to take cover.

"Raine, do you think we'll be okay?" Genis asked, worried about the fast approaching storm.

"Until we reach Triet, we'll have to just rely on our cloaks." Raine answered, not being able to think of a better answer.

Genis pulled his cloak closer to his body. "I was afraid you'd say that." He said, grumbling.

…Genis…

"Huh?" Genis looked back behind him, searching for the source of the voice he just heard.

"Genis, stay close. The sandstorm is picking up." Raine commented, extending her hand out to her brother.

Genis turned back around to dismissed the thought of the voice. "Huh? Oh, right." He took his sister's hand.

It wasn't long until the storm quickly blew in. This storm was more intense than the usual sandstorms, and the fine grains of sand were painful on bare skin.

…Genis…Come here…

"What?" Genis turned back again, still no source to this voice he was hearing. "What's going on?" He thought.

Suddenly, Genis' foot caught a hold of something and he fell. His grip around his sister's hand was gone.

"Genis, take my hand." She exclaimed, turning back to look at her brother. "Genis?"

He was nowhere to be seen. "Genis? Genis!" She called out, but to no avail.

Panic quickly settled in, "Genis! Genis, where are you?" she yelled out, slowly trudging back as she tried to retrace her steps.

The sandstorm only got worse as she kept going. Sand, literally, began surrounding her feet, like it was trying to pull her down.

Her legs soon gave way and fell down into the piling sands. The grains continuously beat down on the helpless Professor.

"This is it…killed in a sandstorm." She thought, as her eyesight started to dim.

Just before she passed out, though, she saw what seemed to be a person approaching her slowly. The person stopped in front of her, reach down and…that was all she could see.

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The entire area of visibility was a purplish black color. What sounded like a dull moan was all that could be heard. Far off there was someone, someone was standing off in the distance. It was…Genis?

"…Raine…My horrible sister…How could you? …How could you leave me to die? …I thought you cared about me, your only brother…But I guess I was wrong…Raine…Raine…Raine! "

Raine's eyes shot open and she quickly sat up, panting and sweat rolling down her face. As her eyesight refocused, an unfamiliar place came into view. It seemed like a campsite built against a large desert mountain.

From somewhere in the far end of the large tent, came a timid voice, "Oh, y-you're awake." The voice said.

A small boy stuck his head out from behind a curtain. Messy brown hair fell over his shy green eyes, and sticking out of his head were…fox ears?

"Those ears…" Raine began.

The boy quickly threw his hands over his ears and shook his head. "N-No, it's nothing." He claimed, hiding back behind the curtain.

"It's alright. I understand how you feel. I'm a half-elf." Raine replied.

The child slowly stuck his head back out. "I-I don't know what that is." he said, his hands still over his ears.

"He doesn't know what a half-elf is? He must live a sheltered life." Raine thought to herself. "Do you have a name?" she asked.

"…Sen." The boy answered.

Raine nodded. "It's nice to meet you, Sen. My name is Raine." She replied.

"I-It's nice to meet you too, Raine." Sen said back, finally emerging from behind the curtain completely.

Sen was a very small child, probably only about four feet tall. He wore a long sleeved green shirt; the sleeves were much too long and went down over his hands. Around his waist was a large metal gray ring. His pants were a dark tinted blue color and almost covered up his gray shoes completely. He brushed his hands across the ring around his waist nervously.

"Are you the one who brought me here?" Raine asked.

"No…Mistress Sata brought you here." Sen replied.

Raine looked around at the layout of the tent. "Is she here now?"

Sen looked down at the ground and his ears flattened. "N-No, she went back out."

"Hmm, tell me. Did she find anyone else? Did she find a boy with the same hair color as mine?" Raine asked, hoping that maybe Genis was brought to this place too.

"No one else has been brought here." Sen shook his head. "I-I'm sorry."

"No, it's alright. I'll just have to look for him myself." Raine commented, getting out of the bed and donning her cloak.

"I-If you insist. P-Please be careful Miss Raine." Sen said, bowing as Raine left the tent and reentered the desert.

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"Noishe, what's wrong boy?" Lloyd asked, taking a step forward.

Noishe growled even deeper, the black veins pulsing all over his body. Even his shadow seemed to pulse.

"Lloyd, I think Noishe is possessed. We have help him!" Colette claimed. In a flash of light, she sprouted her wings.

Noishe cringed back and let out a blood-curdling howl. Lloyd sheathed his swords and unclipped the sheathes from his belts. "Don't worry, Noishe. I'll save you!" Lloyd shouted, taking his sheathes in his hands and getting back into a defensive position.

The possessed canine howled again then lunged at Lloyd and Colette, claws outstretched.

Lloyd hesitated but then slammed his right sword into the ground sending up shock waves. "Fierce Demon Fang!" He shouted.

Noishe collided with the shock and jumped back. His shadow seemed to seep forward grab onto Lloyd's feet.

"Ah! What the?" Lloyd said before quickly being pulled towards Noishe.

A raven colored dome enveloped Noishe and launched Lloyd into the air when he came in contact with it.

"Lloyd! Watch out!" Colette shouted, tossing several Pow hammers at Noishe. "Hammer Rain!"

Noishe leapt out of the dome and at Lloyd, clawing him across the chest. Lloyd went tumbling backwards yet he managed to land on his feet.

Colette flew back a safe distance while Lloyd continued to fight off Noishe. "Holy wings, I beg of thee to reveal thy glory. Angel Feathers!" She finished the incantation and unleashed the angel spell.

Three rings of light came forth from nowhere and rammed into the crazed Noishe and sent him reeling, crashing into the ground hard. The impact rendered him unconscious.

Lloyd clipped his swords back onto his belts and dusted himself off. "What was that all about? Why would anyone possess Noishe?" he asked, walking over to the sleeping Noishe.

Just as Lloyd laid his hand on Noishe, the black veins and the pulsing shadow leap off Noishe's body, condensed into a black cloud and flew away.

The two travelers watched this events with an identical look of shock. "What was that thing?" Lloyd asked.

"I don't know, but I felt like we've seen it before somehow." Colette remarked.

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Back in Triet Desert, Raine made her way through the scorching sands.

She thought to herself, "I will find you Genis. Even if it's the last thing I…"

"Miss Raine! P-Please wait!" A voice yelled out from behind her.

Disturbed from her thoughts, Raine turned around to see Sen running up to her with something in his hands.

"It's that boy from earlier…" "Sen? What's wrong?" she asked.

The small boy stopped to catch his breath as he reached Raine. "Miss Raine, y-you forgot your staff." He replied, holding up Raine's staff to her.

"That was careless of me. Thank you, Sen." Raine said, taking her staff from Sen's hands.

The small boy blushed and looked down at the sand. "I-It's was nothing really…" He mumbled.

"Well, well, well, what have we here?" A mysterious voice remarked.

Suddenly, Raine and Sen were immediately surrounded by a large number of thieves and desert bandits that seemed to emerge right from the sand.

"Uh oh…They followed me." Sen claimed.

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 So there's Chapter 1. Crazy stuff, huh? The bunch of H's are my divider, just to clarify. More to come next chapter. R 'n' R Please. Thanks!