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The concept of World Regeneration is central to the story of the RPG Tales of Symphonia, a Namco video game for the Nintendo GameCube.

"Once upon a time there existed a giant tree that was the source of all mana. A war, however, caused this tree to wither away, and a hero's life was sacrificed in order to take its place. Grieving over the loss, the goddess disappeared unto the heavens. The goddess left the angels with the edict: "You must wake me, for if I should sleep, the world shall be destroyed." The angels bore the Chosen One, who headed towards the tower that reached up unto the heavens. And that marked the beginning of the regeneration of the world." - Opening to the Legend of World Regeneration

The World Regeneration is a process by which a Chosen goes on a quest to replenish the world's supply of mana. Such a quest is undertaken when the world is in an extreme state of decline. In order to regenerate the world, the chosen must travel the world awakening the summoning spirits that sleep at the magical seals. With each seal released, the Chosen comes closer and closer to becoming an angel. Once the Chosen fully transforms into an angel, the world will be regenerated.

As the game progresses, many revelations are made about the subject of World Regeneration. Earliest among these is that becoming an angel forces the Chosen to give up the aspects of him or herself that make him or her human. With the first seal, the Chosen loses the need to eat; with the second to sleep. The release of the third seal causes the Chosen to lose the ability to feel physical sensations such as heat, cold and pain. After releasing the forth seal, the Chosen can no longer speak. The fifth and final seal requires the Chosen to give up his or her heart and memory and with them his or her life. When this process has been completed, the Chosen's body will become a vessel for the goddess Martel.

It is also revealed that replenishing the world's supply of mana means draining the mana away from the other world. This arises from the system by which the worlds of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla must compete for a limited amount of mana to survive. When one of these two worlds is regenerated, the other goes into a state of decline.

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