Me: -sleeping-

Kratos: ... Riku Uchiha does not own Tales of Symphonia nor Devil May Cry. Capcom owns DMC while Namco owns ToS.

Me: Zzzzzzzzzzzz

Kratos: ... he really shouldn't be staying up late at night...

Zelos: ... I know right, at first it's with talking to that girl, now... I dunno what now.

Dante: Can't we start the damn chapter already?! It's already been held up this long anyhow!


The group, along with Noishe, Lloyd's 'dog' was apparently waiting for everyone outside, as they leave the Sylvarant's Base (A/N Yes that is Renegades base #1), traveling through the hot desert.

SKIT

Transformation

Lloyd: So you really can transform into a demon

Genis: What?! Really? -scared-

Colette: -Looks at Dante innocently-

Dante: Yeah? So what?

Lloyd: It just that... you looked so cool! Can you transform again? -grins like an idiot-

Dante: -smirks- Sure

Colette: I want to see!

Genis: -sigh-

Raine: What are you four waiting for?!

Colette and Lloyd: Sorry Professor! -catches up with Raine and Kratos-

Genis: Sorry Sis! -follows Lloyd and Colette as their catches up Raine and Kratos-

Dante: ... -follows-

END SKIT

The group arrives in Triet after the long travel from the base, the sun was setting. "Phew," Lloyd dropped to his knees, sweating. All thanks to the heat, there could have also because of the snakes and scorpions if it wasn't for Dante shot them dead. I swear he likes shooting.

Dante gained the title: Trigger Happy 'Is it even necessary to shoot that much? Seriously they're already dead...'

Lloyd looked around, seeing Colette is ok, Genis probably exhausted; though he is looking at his Exsphere, the one that belong to Marble. Lloyd felt guilty, yet looked at the rest of the group, Raine is apparently trying to study the Exsphere, Kratos is... well Kratos. Dante looks like he is bored out of his mind at this moment, Noishe was in the stable, the same one that he and Genis pushed the 'Dog' in. Lloyd stood up, "Damn, I'm tired. Can't we rest at the inn for the night?" Dante shrugged, not caring. "I do not see any problem with that." Kratos said, agreeing with Lloyd's idea. "We can talk about how Exspheres work as well." Everyone nodded as the group entered the inn.

"... In other words, these Exspheres are amplifiers that awaken our dormant capabilites." Raine said, as she seems to fall in love. The group are in one room while Dante and Kratos are leaning against a wall, away from each other. Lloyd, Genis, and Colette are sitting on beds. "I wonder if I could use one too?!" Raine asked, hoping she can use an Exsphere. "That would be difficult." Kratos interrupted, snapping Raine out of her imagination. "Exspheres are harmful to the body without a Key Crest." Colette tilts her head a bit, "Um... Can't we make a Key Crest?" Kratos sighed, "As I told you before, a Key Crest is made by processing inhibitor ore, then engraving it with a crest to the Exsphere attached to its surface. It is said that to be a secret art known only to the dwarves." Lloyd nods, "Yeah, I can engrave that charm... er, crest," Lloyd corrected himself. "But only my dad can process the ore." Dante shifted slightly. "So what the hell do we do now?" "Well," Raine said, taking out her bag as she pull out stuff from it. "is there any inhibitor ore among these materials?" Genis got out of the bed he was sitting on, along with Lloyd and Colette, to see what Raine was talking about. "Raine! Did you bring these from our house?!" Genis asked, his eyes widening in surprise. "Of course." Raine nods, "They're valuable research materials." Raine said as she took out an ancient vase, "This is a holy vase from the Balacruf Mausuleum." Then she took out a sword, "This is a jeweled sword from the Martel Temple." She takes out a crown, "This is a priest's crown from the Asgard ruins." She then took out a yellow ore. "This is the yellow ore from the Hima mines." Sounds like junk to me Dante thought to himself. "What the?..." Lloyd said, "It's all junk!" At this, Raine stopped going through her bag as she stood up, walking to Lloyd, glaring at him. "What did you just say?!" Raine snapped, causing Lloyd to back away from the Professor. Kratos, after watching Raine was about to give Lloyd an ass kicking of the century, looked at the materials again. He noticed an object, he walked over to it as he crouches down and picked the ore up. "Hmm?.." Kratos examined the object, "This is..."

Raine, hearing Kratos, turned around to see him holding the object. "Ah. I picked that up in front of the human Ranch. It was engraved in angelic language, so I took it with me." She said. Lloyd took a look at the object, "Professor!" Lloyd turned to Raine. "This is a Key Crest!" Kratos, still examining the Key Crest. "The crest is half worn off." The mercenary said, sighing. "It's unusable like this." "... I can fix that. Don't worry Professor, you'll be able to equip that Exsphere tomorrow." Raine's eyes started to shine, "Really?!" Raine hugged Lloyd kind of tight, whom blushed a bit. "Thank you, Lloyd! I'm sorry for making you go through the trouble, but I appreciate it." Raine said, before letting him go. "Hey Lloyd." Dante said, catching the twin swordman's attention. "I bet ten gald that you won't be able to fix it by tomorrow." Everyone was quiet for a moment. Lloyd smirked, "You're on!"

LATER

Dante entered his room that he will be sleeping in at the inn for the night, placing Ebony and Ivory on the table, which is near to the bed. The room that Dante is staying in, has 2 beds, a wooden table, and a window. The room can be empty as it is, just with a necessary furniture to make it into a room to sleep in. Dante placed his Rebellion up against the wall, near to the bed he just dropped himself on top of. Dante started to relax in his bed, exhausted from the tiring and boring day. Tiring because of the heat from the desert during the day. The door of the room open up slowly, as someone sneak inside, trying not to make a sound. Dante, noticing someone in the room, jumped out of the bed as he was about to grab the intruder, to see it was Colette. "God damn girl, make sure you knock next time." Dante said as he sat down on the bed he rested on a moment ago. "Sorry Mr. Dante." Colette apologized as she lower her head. "Just call me Dante, and it's not your fault." Dante said, taking off his boots and tossed them to the corner of the room. "You didn't know I would try to do that, even though you wouldn't do any harm." "Oh sorry," Colette apologized still, Dante sighed at this. "Anyhow, why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be in your own room?" Colette put her hands behind her back, looking down. "Well, actually, there was no more rooms." Colette said, "Even though the people would give up their rooms for me, but I refused." Dante rolled his eyes, he would so take the offer if he was the Chosen. "Lloyd's and Kratos' room only have two beds, so does Raine's and Genis'." Dante probably knows what the rest that Colette will say. "And since you the only one in this room, and it looks like there is two beds here., I thought I probably sleep here" Colette finished with what she was saying. I knew it the half-demon thought to himself, "Fine." Dante muttered as lay down in his bed as Colette get her knees, at her bed, as she starts to pray. Dante closed his eyes, slipping into the world of dreams (a/n I know it is kind of lame, but I couldn't think of anything.)

In Dante's dream, there was a female, yet he never met her before. She appears 19, 5'5" tall, has short black hair tied, a nice chest on her, wearing a purple mini kimono, with a big pink bow around the waist, black pants, purple ninja shoes, black sleeves, and purple fingerless gloves. Both of them were sitting up against a tree, which apparently up on a hill, with cherry blossoms in the air, with the female resting her head on Dante's shoulder. The strange thing that would most likely make it a dream, was that there was nothing but white around the hill. Dante blinked a few times at the scenery, before turning his attention to the female, getting a good look of her face. Even though this is a dream, he is having a feeling that this female is real. Though he wondered why, when Dante was going to ask a question, everything went black.

MEANWHILE

Lloyd just walked out of Raine and Genis' room, after giving Raine the Exsphere along with the Key Crest and pinching Genis' nose while the mage was sleeping. "Heh, Dante owes me ten gald." He said while walking down the stairs, he noticed Kratos leaving the Inn. Against better judgement, Lloyd followed Kratos out the inn. When Lloyd got out, he noticed the desert was a lot cooler now then it was during the day. Lloyd then look around, looking for the mercenary. He actually found him standing near the stable, looking at Noishe. Lloyd walked up behind Kratos, only to end up finding himself with his blade close to his neck. Lloyd's heart starts to beat faster as his eyes widen."Whoa!!" Lloyd screamed in surprise, Kratos realized who it was. "Lloyd..." Kratos muttered as he put his sword back in its sheath. "I'm sorry to startle you." Lloyd starts to pant, trying to catch his breath. "Startle is not the word for it." "You'd best not to stand behind me," Kratos warned the younger boy. "I won't." Lloyd said, getting over the fact he almost got killed by accident, as he stands next to Kratos as the two look at Noishe. "Do you like pets?" Lloyd asked. Kratos shook his head, "No, not particularly..." "...Well, Noishe seesm to be quite comfortable with you." Lloyd stated, "He usually doesn't like strangers." "I once had a pet, long ago." Kratos shared this information to Lloyd. "Really?" Lloyd asked. "Lloyd..." Kratos said the boy's name, turning to him as he stare at Lloyd. Lloyd, feeling this awkward a bit. "Wh... What?" Lloyd asked, "What are you ataring at me like that for?" Kratos, thinking fast, said "... Your swordsmanship is unrefined. You should focus a little more on elimating your vulnerabilities." With that he walked passed Lloyd, but stoped at his side. "If you care about your life." Then, with that said, Kratos continued his walk back to the Inn. Lloyd, obviously pissed off, growled. "Just because he is better than me, he has to talk he knows everything!" He shouted, yet sighed when he realized how much better. "... Well... Alot better than me... Damn!"

When Dante opened his eyes, he found himself in the room of the inn that he and the rest of the group were staying for the night. He looked to the window to see sunlight. That dream didn't felt long at all. Dante thought to himself, But who was that girl though? Even though it was a dream, Dante can't get rid the fact that she feels, real. Dante groaned, this is what he needs, a girl that he thinks is real. Dante sits upright as he looked around, seeing Colette sleeping quietly in her bed. Dante scratch the back of his head as he got out of the bed and looked for his boots. Sometime later, after he was fully dressed, find a place to shower, and made sure he had all his stuff. He met up with the others, minus Lloyd, outside the inn. "Wait here guys." Dante said as he went back inside the inn, Dante walked across the lobby, as he entered Lloyd's room, to see him tossing and turning in his sleep. Dante rolled his eyes as he walked over to one side of the bed, grabbing the mattress with one hand at that side of the bed as he flipped it over. Sending Lloyd onto the floor, "Ow! Son of a bitch!" Lloyd cursed after waking up from the 'Dante's personal wake up style'. "It's time for us to leave," Dante said as he turned his back to Lloyd as he walked his way to the door. "What the hell is the matter with you?!" Lloyd shouted at Dante. Dante turned to the younger male, "You wouldn't wake up by any normal means, so violence was the only solution. And besides, everybody is waiting for you outside." Dante said, as he walks out of the door. "Hey Dante!" the young male shouted before the half-demon completely left the room. "What?" Dante turned to Lloyd, whom smirked. "You owe me ten gald." Dante just shrugs as he took out the money. Seriously, this currency is so different then Earth's Dante thought to himself as he gave Lloyd the ten gald.

"I'm tired of this desert!" Lloyd complained for the third time they reached and found the Triet Ruins. "Will you shut up already?!" Dante shouted at Lloyd. The young male glared at the half-demon, whom glared back. The ruins doesn't look like much, it's pretty much a small ruin which looks like there is a way to get inside a underground place or dungeon. Dante's and Kratos' eyes narrowed and Noishe started to whine as they sensed monsters around. Lloyd turned toward Noishe, wondering what's wrong with Noishe, just as it ran away. "Not again," Lloyd groaned, shaking his head. "Everyone, get ready!" Kratos shouted as he took out his sword, Dante rested his Rebellion over his shoulder, smirking. Two floating huge round rocks appeared as Genis, Raine, and Colette got to the back of the group while Lloyd, Dante, and Kratos charged in. Suddenly one of the rocks casts fireball on Kratos, whom used Guardian to protect himself with the green barrier that surrounds him just for a few seconds, long enough to protect him from the spell. Dante dashed, using his trickster style, becoming a blur, dodging the fireballs from another rock that is currently has it's attention on him. While Lloyd sneaks up on the rock and attacked it with Tiger Blade, knocking it down to the ground. Dante appeared above the rock, suddenly felt his gut burning, yet doesn't hurt much, when he noticed the monster ram into him there as he was sent back a couple of feet, causing him to hit the ground. Dante bounced back on his feet as he took out Ebony, shooting at the monster, bullets piercing the monster's rock skin thingy. The rock monster fall to the ground as Dante continues to shoot it, just to be sure if it is dead. Genis casts aqua edge on the other monster, seeing that Kratos is fighting the monster on his own. The water streams crashed into the rock monster, even though it didn't make a noise, because it has no moouth, it weaken by the way it stopped casting and fell to the ground just for a while. Kratos took this chance to impale the monster, finishing it off. "You owe me Dante!" Lloyd said as he sheathed his blades. Dante rolled his eyes, "Keep believing that kid." Lloyd glared at Dante.

"This will become a nuisance." Kratos spoke to himself. "What will?" Both Dante and Lloyd asked in unison. "ah... Nothing." Kratos said, then he decided to change the subject, somewhat. "Anyway, it will be a good idea for you to learn techniques to protect yourselves." "Pfft." Dante folded his arms across his chest. "I don't need such techniques." Kratos shook his head, "You'll need them just in cause in this journey. Even though you are strong, you never know when the times come that they will be a necessary use." Dante sighed, giving up. "Fine." "As I was saying, it will be a good idea for you to learn these techniques." Kratos said, causing Colette to tilt her head. "Are you talking about self-defense training?" The Chosen ask the auburn haired mercenary. "Something like that." Kratos answered. "Techniques to raise your defense during battles." The mercenary continues. "I'll show you how it's done. Once you grasp the theory, the rest should be easy."

Lloyd/Dante learned "Guardian"

Genis/Raine learned "Force Field"

Colette learned "Damage Guard"

"I'm not sure if it just me but I feel stronger already." Lloyd grinned, excited that he learned a new ability. Genis sighed "I think it just you Lloyd." The group walked up the few steps the ruin had as while Colette looked at the pedestal, "So this is the seal?" The Chosen asked as she looked at it. "It has my family crest on it..." While Colette was talking, Raine was admiring the ruin. "Fantastic!!" Raine squealed, catching the attention of everyone. "Look at this slab covering the entrance!!" Yep, Raine has gone Ruin mania mode people. "It's clearly of a different composition than the surround stone!" Raine eyes had turned into hearts at this. The professor laughed a bit, "Hahahahaha! It's just as I thought!" Raine get down on her knees as she took a closer look. "This is polycarbonate, developed during the Ancient War to defend against magic! Oh, feel the smooth surface! It's wonderous!" Dante, feeling kind of creeped out, said "... Riiiggghhtt?" Kratos was in disbelief, so he asked "Is she always like this?" Dante decided to ask as well, "Is she always this obsessed?" Raine got back up on her feet as she went over to the pedestal to examine it. Lloyd turned to his best friend. "Is she?" Genis sigh, giving up. "I've tried so hard to hide it to..."

Raine gained the title "Archeological Mania"

Raine took a closer look at the pedestal. "This depression, it says 'oracle stone'." The older woman turned to Colette. "Place your hand on, that will reveal the entrance." Dante and Lloyd, while the twin swordsman tilts his head to the side to the left a bit, asked in unison. "Really?" Raine nods. "This stone is enchanted by magic designed to identify the Chosen. There's no question about it." Raine explained. "If you're going for a wild guess..." Dante muttered, everyone heard him as Raine glared at the half-demon. Dante shrugs it off. Colette walked over to the oracle stone as she placed her hand on it. The entrance opens up as everyone look inside. "It opened!" Colette smiled as she jumped up and down. "Wow! I guess I am a Chosen after all." Dante rolled his eyes. "We already knew that... when we were done at that temple." "Ok!" Lloyd threw his fist in the air. "Now this is getting exciting! Let's hurry up and go in!" Kratos shook his head. "... I hope you'll be able to maintain that enthusiasm."

The group walked down as they found themselves in a hall, with torches lighting up the way. "So this the seal of fire." Dante said as the group keeps walking down the hall, well Raine is examining everything before catching up with the group. While walking through the hall, they encountered some fire elemented monsters shaped as birds, same formation as usual, with Lloyd, Dante, and Kratos in front while Colette is in the middle with Genis and Raine in the back, supporting the group there. Genis started to charge up his Aqua Edge while Raine waited for the chance to heal with First Aid. Kratos leaped upward as he slashed horizontally at one of the birds. The bird flew higher up, evading Kratos' attack easily before diving downward, knocking him down and burning the mercenary slightly. Kratos flipped as he landed on his feet. Kratos starts to casts lightling when he noticed Dante appeared behind the bird, slicing it in mid air with his Rebellion. Dante then kicked the monster with his beowulf greeves, making the monster to crash into the ground, killing it. Kratos turned his spell at the other monster, hurting it as lightling crashed into it. Genis used this chance to cast Aqua Edge, yet he feel something different. Next thing he know, he casts Spread, a pillar of water hits the monster, instantly killing it. Lloyd felt somewhat left out because he didn't get to fight.

Skit

Is our group prepared?

Kratos: Lloyd and Genis shouldn't have come along.

Raine: You still don't trust them do you?

Kratos: They're too young to carry the weight of regenerating the world.

Raine: The only one in the group that can be considered is the Chosen. While I am a elf, I am also a teacher. We also have you, who is a Mercenary, and Dante, who is a half-demon. So we aren't prepared to carry this weight. Though I don't trust Dante one bit.

Kratos: Indeed... we must keep our eyes on him.

Skit end

After a short, but somewhat time consuming to figure out, puzzle, along with battles against the monsters. Though they did ran away from a Fake. Back to the group, they had reached the seal. Raine said something about this room have somekind of technology, well Dante wasn't even listening to the woman.

Suddenly the entire room started to shake, causing everyone, except Kratos and Dante, to struggle to stay on their feet. Suddenly the fire started to shoot out of the altar as three flame monsters appeared. Three of them look like some kind of lion/tiger or whatever you call them. One of them was huge and it had horns from the center of the head to the tail as the other two were smaller. The smaller ones did not had the horns and are floating. Genis starts to charge up Spread as Dante, Lloyd, and Kratos charged in. The biggest one swings it's tail at the three as Dante seem to went through it as he became a blur, Lloyd slid underneath it, and Kratos jumped over the tail, slashing the tail with his sword. The beasts howled in pain as it jumped toward the Mercenary. Dante jumped between the beast and Kratos as he used his beowulf gauntlet to punch it in the face, sending it back, causing the monster to crash into the wall. Lloyd jumped back when he noticed fireballs almost hit him. The teen turned around to see one of the beast's sidekicks started to charge up the spell again. Lloyd is not gonna let this damn thing have the chance to cast it. Genis noticed that the other sidekick was about the cast fireball on Lloyd, so he casts Spread on it. The pillar of water crashed into the beast as it was knocked down for a while. Lloyd jumped toward the sidekick as he slashed at it repeatly. "Take this!" Lloyd shouted as he brought both of his blades downward, as an image of a blue lion crashed into the beast. Dante took out Ivory and Ebony as he unloaded on the beast, killing it off. Kratos charged at the remaining beast as he jumped toward it. The beast roared only to get it's head sliced off by the mercenary's sword. Kratos landed a few feet away as the beast's body dropped to the ground. Kratos put his sword in his sheath as the battle was over.

The altar hisses as mist emitted from it. Suddenly some structure that the author has no idea that is called popped up from it. After a few minutes as a strange red thing was being created. The structure returned down but the thing stayed behind. "You." A mysterious voice spoke out of nowhere. "The Chosen of Regeneration. Offer your prayers at this altar." Dante looked around, wondering where this voice is coming from. Colette nods, "Yes my lord." She walked up to the altar as she kneels. "Oh goddess Martel, great protector and nurturer of the earth, grant me thy strength!" With that said, the altar started to light up as the red thing started to separated, heading up to the ceiling. Suddenly a ball of light descended from the ceiling. Remiel replaced the ball with himself. "You done well, my daughter." the angel said. Dante could tell this is bullshit. "Thank you... Fa..."Colette hesitated. "...ther." Remiel nods to this. "The guardian of the seal has fallen, and the first seal had been released. Efreet will awaken soon." Dante shifted slightly before he walking over to a wall, leaning against it on his back. Ok, I bet she doesn't believe he is really her father. The half-demon thought to himself. The blond angel continues. "In the name of Cruxis. I shall grant you the power of the angels." Colette nods. "Thank you my lord." Four orbs descended and surrounds Colette. They come in contact as if it went inside her as light emitted from her. The group covered their eyes with their hands, due to the light. They uncovered their eyes as they see Colette have pink wings on her back. Lloyd, Genis, Raine, and Dante were shocked. Well Dante still kept his cool like Kratos, but in the inside. He is a tiny bit surprised. Colette floated up in the air. "The angel transformation will not be without pain." Remiel explained. "But it will be for one night. Be strong and endure." Colette bow her head. "I humbly accept this trial." The Chosen said. "The next seal lies to the east," Remiel said, giving out the clue of where the next seal is. "Across the ocean, offer your prayers at that altar." Colette nods. "Yes Lord Remiel." Dante noticed that Colette didn't address him as father, but as Lord. The angel formed into a ball of yellow light as it shot up to the ceiling, to the heavens. "I shall await you at the next seal, the Chosen of Regeneration. My beloved daughter Colette." A voice spoke out.

Colette descended as she landed on her feet. Lloyd, with his eyes widen due to Colette having wings, spoke "Colette... have wings!" Colette turns to Lloyd, nodding. "Uh huh!" She smiles. "And look, I can put them away whenever I want." Her wings disappeared. Genis jumped up and down. "So cool! Do it again!" Genis cheered as Colette's wings appeared again as she flap her wings. Dante and the rest started to talk what they gonna do next. "He said the next seal will be across the sea. Ha ah! We're gonna sail on a ship!" Lloyd cheered as he grin like an idiot. Dante rolled his eyes. "You better keep that enthusiasm kid," Lloyd turned as he glared at Dante. "A ship hmmm... I wonder if ships will be sailing at things stands right now." Raine explained as she thinks. Kratos decided to speak up "We should head to the coast to see what we can find." Everyone except Genis and Colette, due to the fact Colette is flapping her wings really fast for Genis. Lloyd turned to his best friends. "Ok you two, that's enough." He said, causing the Chosen and mage to be disappointed. "Ok..." they said in unison, as their fun was ruined.

Suddenly fire erupted from the altar, causing everyone to be on their guard. "Chosen, get back!" Kratos ordered as Colette and Genis retreated to the back of Dante, Lloyd, and the mercenary. A sword appeared, Dante instantly remember what sword it is. "Agni?" Dante said, catching the attention of everyone. Suddenly the sword zipped passed everyone, especially almost hitting Dante, as the blade stabbed into a wall. Everyone except Dante and Kratos went to get a better look. "Did I make it?" The sword spoke, thanks to having a head on the hilt. Everyone back away, surprised that a weapon is talking. Kratos got curious about this. Dante suddenly walked up to the sword. "Ah, master. I did..." All of the sudden, Dante kicked the head with the bottom of his boot. "Even though you are here, and happy to see me." Dante said, "The deal is still no talking!"


I'm thinking of giving Dante some skills by the end of the adventure. Some based on his weapons , like hi ougis, and some based on the actions of the other characters, unison attacks. But I need the readers help in deciding the attacks, not to mention ideas of the weapons.

'A mysterious female ninja awaits for our group. Who is she, and what does she want with them.'

Review or you will suffer the wrath of Solid Snake and I will take another long update.

Think of this chapter as a late christmas present. The real reason why I took so long was that I got side tracked.