Note from CW – I'm finally back in school lord help me and I have access to a computer full time. I have been trying my best to keep up with certain fanfictions and I'm very impressed with what I have seen. To those of you, my loyal fans, who have been waiting all summer for my return, rejoice, because I'm back at the keyboard and hard at work. I will be trying to respond to a few of my reviews if I get any throughout the course of this story. Now, without further delay, I present…….

The disclaimer – I do not own Tales of Symphonia, nor do I own any of it's characters. I do however own my newly developed OC Angelos, named partly for my brother Angel.

Now that that's out of the way, please enjoy my new fanfiction.

Tales of Symphonia

The Return of Kratos

Chapter 1

Darris Kharlon emerges

It was a starlit night in the new world, as Loyd and Collette walked along a dark path in the forest. "Loyd" called Collette in a tired voice, "are we going to set up camp soon? I could really use a break". Loyd turned to see that Collette was panting a little bit. "OK" replied Loyd softly, "let's find a place to rest for the night". The two of them wandered off the path, looking for a safe spot to sleep. Suddenly, they heard a rustling in the bushes behind them.

"What was that?" shrieked Collette, "I don't know" replied Loyd "but I'm going to find out, stand back Collette". Loyd raised one of his blades into the air and cried out "Demon Fang". He slashed downward, creating a shockwave which struck a small beast that was lurking in the shadows. Just then, a large cultivation of creatures had surrounded them.

"What now?" asked Collette as she grabbed her weapons and unfolded her wings. "We fight" replied Loyd as he unsheathed his blades, "we fight to the very end". The creatures lunged at the angel and her companion, Loyd dodged a claw and struck down what looked like a mutated lion. Collette stretched out her wings, flew up high into the air, and put her hands together as if she were praying.

"Oh holy mother, lend us you're strength and grant us the power of thy song". Collette's body began to glow in a radiant purple color, then, she opened her arms and called out "Holy Song". A purple wave shot fourth and illuminated the two travelers, granting them extra strength.

"Thanks a lot Collette" called Loyd, "any time" replied the chosen one. With his newfound, yet still temporary, power, Loyd went into a spin and called out "Sonic Sword Rain". He rapidly swung his blades while spinning around, striking down monster after monster, but, there were just to many of them.

Noticing that Loyd was being overwhelmed, Collette swooped down to save him. She picked him up, and they flew away from the area. "Thanks for the save Collette" said Loyd, sheathing his swords and holding on to his friend, "What are friends for?" replied the angel. After a few minutes of flying, they finally came across a town.

"Finally" exclaimed Collette, "a place to get some sleep, I'm seriously beat". Loyd looked around at the style of the town, it was made to suit an ancient Japanese setting, and, it made him feel uneasy. "Does this place seem familiar to you?" asked Loyd as he followed Collette into town. "Now that you mention it" replied Collette, "it does feel like we've been hear before". Just then, they heard a very familiar voice .

"Well, well, look who finally came to visit, I was beginning to think that you had fallen off the face of the planet". A cloud of smoke suddenly appeared, and from within the cloud, emerged their old friend, the summoner ninja, Sheena. "I knew it" shouted Loyd, "this is Mizuho". Collette ran to Sheena, and, gave her a tight hug.

"Sheena, it's sooo good to see you again, how long has it been?" Sheena managed to escape Collette's tight grip and replied, "exactly, 3 years, 5 months and 19 days, give or take a few hours". After a short reunion, Sheena invited the weary travelers to spend the night at her place.

Around 11:50pm………

Collette and Sheena were both sound asleep, but, Loyd was still wide awake. He sat at the window, looking out into the dark sky. Just then, he caught a glimpse of something glowing dimly in the air. As it approached the planet, it seemed to get brighter and brighter, until, it was plainly visible to everyone.

"Collette, Sheena, wake up" shouted Loyd "you have to see this". The girls woke up in a really bad mood, but, they were in aw when they saw what lay before them. "It can't be!" exclaimed Sheena, Collette could only stare with her mouth agape. "He's back" muttered Loyd, "my father has finally returned".

Loyd, Sheena and Collette, all got dressed and ran toward the bright light, toward the marvelous sight of Darris Kharlon.

CW – I know, I know, it's totally short, but, I am still getting back into the groove of writing. I just played the game in July, and, I have already forgotten how to spell the names. If anyone out there can offer me some help, or, any ideas please let me know in you're reviews. I'm also looking for a better title so please, send me some ideas, gets down on knees and begs PLEASE. Also I just want it to be known, that Angelos, my OC that I mentioned earlier, might not appear until later chapters but, it will be worth the wait. To those who have read this far and are going to review, I thank you. I promise that I will try to update soon.

Well, until the next chapter, later.