Journey of Regeneration

The Journey of Regeneration is a pilgrim the Chosen One takes in the game Tales of Symphonia in order to regenerate the decreasing world. When the Chosen has received the Oracle, he or she will go on the Journey of Regeneration to unlock the five Seals all around the world, the last Seal being in the Tower of Salvation, where the Chosen will become a true angel. In the game, the Journey of Regeneration takes about one third of the gameplaying.

Becoming an angel
In the game, the party believes for a long time that as Colette, Sylvarant’s Chosen of Regeneration releases the seals, the world is closer to salvation and that she becomes an angel. However, it’s later revealed that for each seal Colette releases, she not only gets angelic powers, such as wings and Angel Skills for battles, but also loses traits that make her human. It seems like this is because of the Cruxis Crystal that is placed on the Chosen in the Day of Prophesy. Although it looks like it has a Key Crest on it, it may just be a fake of some sorts.


 * ’’’The First Seal’’’ – When releasing the first Seal, which in Colette’s case is the Seal of Fire in the Triet Ruins, the Chosen will receive the wings, as well as the angel skill Angel Feathers. On the other hand, he or she will also lose the need to eat, and later the ability to taste.


 * ’’’The Second Seal’’’ – When releasing the second Seal, which in Colette’s case can either be the Seal of Water in Thoda Geyser or the Seal of Wind in the Balacruf Mausoleum, the Chosen will not gain any angel skills, but will lose the need and ability to sleep.


 * ’’’The Third Seal’’’ – When releasing the third Seal, which in Colette’s case can either be the Seal of Wind in the Balacruf Mausoleum or the Seal of Water in Thoda Geyser, the Chosen will gain the angel skill Holy Song, but will not be able to physically feel anything. In the game, it was after releasing the third seal that Lloyd realizes that something is wrong with Colette, and gets her to tell him what is going on with her.


 * ’’’The Fourth Seal’’’ – When releasing the fourth Seal, which in Colette’s case is the Seal of Light in the Tower of Mana, the Chosen will get the angel skill Sacrifice, but will not be able to speak anymore. It is at this point in the game that Lloyd will tell the others what is wrong with Colette.


 * ’’’The Final Seal’’’ – The fifth and last Seal is the Tower of Salvation, where the Chosen will sacrifice his or her last remnants that makes him or her human; the heart and the memories. By doing this only by his or her free will, the Chosen will be sacrificed, and the body will be used to try to revive the Goddess Martel, and the world will be regenerated. This, however, is not known by common people, and even those who know merely know that by going on the Journey of Regeneration means that the Chosen One never will return home again. In the game, Colette will learn the angel skill Judgment. However, in the game, Colette seems like the very first Chosen to still be alive after starting the Journey of Regeneration. However, throughout the time she was without any soul, her eyes were different from normal; in the game, they became red, while in the manga and anime, they became darker and cloudy.