God Of War: The Forgotten Warrior Has Returned

by Nightmare Guy

This story is about if Kratos was the Forgotten Warrior which in this adaption, Kratos's backstory is slightly different while previous versions of God Of War will have alot of differences. This story has some spoilers for God Of War (2018) whilst some of it will not be actually in there. OC Kratos, News Abilities, Possible Harem, Massive amount of equipment for Kratos. First Story

1. 1: Beginning Of The Journey

Hey...This is my first story so...yeah, the concept is inspired by the 'Forgotten Warrior' costume made in God Of War 3 and i thought about if Kratos was actually the warrior. Kratos will be OCed alot...i think, maybe but he'll be noticeable different as well as i'll be doing it in God Of War (2018) format meaning that i'll be adding in game aspects from the actually such as Skill Trees, Gear and the like while making it seem..you're playing this or you're controlling the Fanfic...whatever, can't use words. I'll bring in things from previous adaptations such as GOW 1, 2 and 3, Ascension, Ghost of Sparta and/Chains of Olympus. Plus new things are gonna be add that aren't in the game...like some more cool stuff. BTW, Might be novelized...sort...i'm just gonna write whatever i want really.

Recommendation - Purchase or acquire God Of War (2018) before hand if you don't want any possibly spoilers but if you have and/don't care then read as you wish.

Sound Identification - "This" Means some one is talking, Italics are used for noise or sounds heard by the Camera and Bold Italics represent ame related activities.

Disclaimer - I don't own the God Of War franchise in the slightest, God Of War is owned by Santa Moica Studios.

Part 1: Farewell

The screen was black as the sound of the frigid, cold wind came wiping by and through the trees, color and light came into being as orange and yellow leaves fell down onto the snow covered ground. Brown oak trees littered the area whilst 1 pure white, older than the rest with crimson red leaves was shown but not without having a golden handmark that was no big than a fully grown woman's own hand would be where the camera then moved to a towering figure, it's shape appeared to be male but he was concealed by the shadow of the tall, white tree. Stepping out from behind the white oak, the figure came into view as a tall and muscular built man appeared in view.

His hair was strange, twisted in tightly compacted bunches of hair all across his head and were large in shape giving him the hairstyle of an large dread afro if this hairstyle was done in the age of today but it wasn't as well as being black in color. The man's face was broad and rugged, warrior-like in form with no feminine features that describe beauty but the face of a man that has seen countless battles with small and swallow scars littered his face while two major markings was on said face. A large and deeper scar going down from his brow on the right side on his face going down his eyebrow and eyelid toward his right cheek in the shape of a straight line while the other was a crimson red tattoo that started at his left cheek and went all the way down his body that stayed on the left side of him. Having a large beard that was also twisted like his hair but certain parts such as the sides at and underneath the chin were braided with golden rings to keep the braids in place.

The skin of the unknown warrior was strange in color dispute the area that he was in, a darkened grey color was it that came onto the man by mystical means but it torments him constantly through visions during his slumber. Powerful arms and legs connected to a robust body were coming to be seen as the man walked more into view of the Camera, his forearms were covered in many layers of blood soaked bandages that have been wore by man for various lengths of time. His shoulders left bare while a grey cloth in the form of a shirt was worn whilst under it was a layer of hide armor covering the torso like the shirt did, it had been tucked in tightly by the man's large belt made by furs of the animals in the forest that he had stayed inside for a great time. His hips carried the belt mentioned before while leather cloth hung down from his front and back where strange red crimson straps made from different quality leather was seen with golden studs at the ends. Wearing darken grey pants as well as winter-like boots with a ring of fur around where the boots don't go on any more as they stopped just above the shins.

This was a man from a different land, he was a murder, a warrior, a ghost, a deadman and many other things but he will always be known as two things. The Ghost Of Sparta and The Forgotten Warrior but those weren't names but titles, his name given to him at birth was...Kratos. Now standing beside the white oak, Kratos looked at it with a beautiful constructed Axe in his left hand with unknown runes on it's blade and a well made handle with a leather grip near it's pommel and a simple wooden pommel. A rune unknown to Kratos was seen near the handle in the shape of a fork but he didn't know at the time or cared as well as two slots on both sides of where the metal for the Axe begins that were empty whilst engraves that were seen on the inside. The camera panned away from Kratos as it should him looking down at the tree where the golden handmark was shown by the Camera as one thing appeared in grey text with a black outline just as his feet.

New Game

Kratos breathed inward and exhaled as the Camera gazed at the the sudden option that appeared but it had no other choice except accepting. As the Camera accepted the New Game, Kratos walked forwards to the tree as he had gotten closer which he then crouched down onto one knee. Switch the hand that held the Axe in hand, he placed his left hand onto the tree but it shook softly as he moved until it was touching the white oak. Resting his head onto the tree, visualizing the warmth of her skin, the silkiness of her hair and the angelic voice that she had as he thought about his deceased wife. A woman that loved him and cared for him ever since they first meet a time ago where the love between the two was built and though her people's ceremonies, they married.

Opening his opens that displayed his pure jet black black eyes as Kratos stood to his full height and grasped the Axe with both hands, reading himself as he swung it. Sinking it into the tree as a rush of memories went through his mind with himself and his wife, retching it back as he got into position once again to swing it again. A stronger swing was his respond, as more powerful and long-lasting memories ran through his mind like a stampede of wild beasts that he rip the Axe out of the tree with more force as it went further in as he got ready once again. Kratos did a stronger swing as it slammed into the tree as he cut it quarter of the way, the days of making their home together or fight off monsters that tried to evade their woods and looking after their wounds came as he felt anger well up inside of him. Ripping it out of the tree and he quickly got ready to swing it again as he slammed it at the same point as he did before causing the tree to shake slightly once he pull it out of the tree whilst he remember the day that she gave birth to their child and she ask him to hold the infant as they both took hugged each other as their baby was held by it's parents. Kratos then yelled angrily, a roar of fury came from his throat and out of his mouth as memories of her final days came and the promise that she told both her child and husband to do but they were silenced as Kratos chopped the white oak down as the place that he has been cutting was cut right through as the tree creaked and croaked as it slammed onto the earth.

Exhaled and breathing the cold air as it cooled his temper and his lungs which he felt himself calming down a substantially amount which he walked forward where he then sheathed the axe by having the head of it hang on a familiar shape to him that was the 'Omega' symbol but it had many runes on it's form and was silver. Walking a couple more steps only that Kratos suddenly noticed the one of the bandages on his left arm had become loose because of the forceful movement that he did beforehand, hesitantly move his right hand towards as flashes of a past fueled by wraith, anger and blood came to his mind as he saw some of the skin underneath as he took a breath and exhaled as he grabbed the bandages and firmly begun to rewrap his arm in said bandages.

The Camera then panned outward as Kratos's son came into view as he was a young boy no older than 12 years of age, his hair was light brown in color with sides shaved with a light buzz around while the top is left untouched with his crystal blue eyes coming from his mother's side which he had a small scar on his left cheek and being little bit taller than an average children would be at his age. He was lean in shape and didn't have the same bulk or broadness that his father was at his age but they grew up very differently, wearing a dull blue tunic that went down to the boy's hips where he wore a vest made from wolves fur over his tunic. Having dark blue pants instead of the grey that his father has that wear held up by a leather belt whilst wolf fur came down on both the front and back sides of it while they did wear similar boots, long sleeves were made into the tunic for the boy that went down to his wrists but the right arm was different as a series of cloth were wrapped around near the upper arm that keep up the sleeve display Norse tattoos on his forearm in bluish ink. His right hand had a specially made glove meant for archery that went around his thumb, index, middle and middle finger as his mother had been training him in the art of hunting and more specifically archery before she pasted on. The name that his father gifted him was Atreus, a way that he would honor a friend from his previous life.

Atreus then said to his father with a small smile "Found some.." Carrying in his left hand a special picking of herbs and berries that the boy's mother liked when she was alive but also they helped in burning things. Kratos however turned his back to his son as he stopped rewrapping his left arm as he heard his son, not wanting his child to see the skin underneath and the scars on the older male's forearms. Atreus switching the hands as he placed the plants in right hand, he tried to look at what his father was doing but Kratos kept showing his back to his son as the older male hovered over the bandages before he stated his deep and thunderous voice "Get in the boat, boy." Atreus's face pouted slightly as he heard his father's respond and sighed as he did as he was told, Kratos finishing the wrapping before he looked at the tree which he then hefted it onto his left shoulder and walked with his son to a small boat.

The younger of the two then asked "Still want me to tie it to the boat?" as Kratos walked over to the dock, placing down the tree as gently as one could with a heavy oak like the one that he was carrying. Most of the unneeded branches fell off as the two head to the dock, kneeling down as the grey skinned man grasped a rope as he tossed it to his son saying "Boy." Catching the rope, Atreus wrapped in on the end of the boat as his father slammed a hook into the wood which Kratos moved towards the end of the boat as he watched his son tie the boat, doing so a couple more times before he said "That is enough." Atreus moved towards the front of little boat as his father then sat down on the end as he grabbed the paddle inside as the two of them headed downstream towards their home.

It was quiet as Kratos paddled their way until Atreus then said "Father?" Curious but also hoping for a reply from the usually stoic and quiet man which he then received as the grey-skinned man said "What?" that was followed with the ginger haired boy then saying "Did something change?" as he continued by then saying "The forest feels different...now." That gain respond from Kratos as he then said "Everything is different now, boy." followed by "Try not to dwell on it." Nodding at that, Atreus said "Yes, Sir." As they continued towards their dock that was near their home which they arrived at. Atreus stepped out of the boat onto the dock whilst his father stepped out as well in which he pulled on the rope hooked to the white oak as it was successful dragged it out of the water and onto the ground as Kratos then hefted it up onto his shoulder once again.

The two then walked up the path from the dock towards their home, a small house but their area was spacious and wide allowing for a child or possible two to roam around and explore or even a young child to learn from one or both of their parents through the wide area. The Camera's view was then seeing a medium sized house in the distance which the both of them closed in.

Atreus went ahead of his father where Kratos placed the oak down onto the snow covered ground as he took the Axe of his back which he then said to his son "That was the last." Referring to it being the last handmarked white oak in the forest, raising the axe high and slamming down onto the tree as he begun to chop the tree into smaller and finer bits. The younger boy then opened door of the home as the Camera begun to follow over Atreus's shoulder as it show a dimly lit room, taking a deep breath in as he then exhaled before he walked inside. Seeing a sacred and ceremonial wrapping of fine cloth and leather wrapped around his mother's body resting on a bench that his father placed there to rest it while they acquire the wood which the boy walked over to a candle that was still lit that he picked and walked over.

The body's covering had beautiful array of flowers lightly placed onto it and weaved into the wrapping as Atreus walked to his mother, unlit candles surround the lit by him by his mother's instructions before her passing which he put his other hand around the family to prevent the north winds from blowing out the candle. Put the flame to a series of candles on the left-side of the table near his mother's head as he said "Lo, there do i see my Mother." In the form of pray meant to be used by the child of a decreased in their family traditions as he reached over using his left hand to push him as he put the candle's flame to other series of candles on the opposite side as he lit saying "Lo, there do i see my Father." Atreus removing his left hand from the bench as he didn't need to reach that far any more as he went for a couple candles on the far side of the bench next to his mother's left hip as he lit those as well which he brought the candle over her body and then lit the candles next to her hip on the side that he was standing as he said "Lo, there do they call to me."

Putting the candle he used to lit the other candles to side. Atreus then went into a pouch as he placed the herbs he found onto the wrapping as he said 'Lo, there do they call to me" which he followed by placing the wild berries inside of the wrapping at her head, torso, hip and finally feet. He rested his arm and forehead onto her body as he closed his eyes and repeated "Lo, there do they call to me." a pause... "Lo, there do they call to me." ... "Lo, there do they call to me." ... "Lo, there do they call to me." Whilst a long paused happened as the boy spent a while reflecting and speak to his mother but his words weren't audible to the Camera as they were very soft whispers. Suddenly the door opened as Atreus looked at the entrance, the looming and imposing shadow of his father was present but different then before. His right forearm was covered in a cloth going down to wrist while on his left had greater amounts of cloth compared to his right as a strange golden contraption was attached to his back forearm on his left, his knuckles were also covered in the same cloth as well.

Tear lines were present as well on the young boy's face as the light from the sun shining on the snow allowed to Camera to see before it went to Kratos. Walking forward towards his son and deceased wife, Kratos looked at the sight of it and remained strong for he mustn't do so for himself but for his son as well. Atreus quickly noticing the tears and wiping them off his face so his father wouldn't see, the boy did a loud sniffle as he tried to get out these emotions out of him as he glanced back before he saying "She's ready." As the boy walked pasted his father which respond with the older man that walked over and bent down as he keep his eyes onto the body which he then said "Find your way home, you're free." which was followed by almost noticeably whisper as he continued "My Love." before he picked it up which he turned around and followed his son outside.

A funeral pyre was made with white oaks land down in the shape of properly cut logs as Kratos walked over to it and softly placed her down onto it as he then crouched down as he had a stone which he then grasped his axe and ran it down the end the stone causing sparks which he did so cause greater sparks which set the pyre ablaze. Stepping back as Kratos watched whilst Atreus walked up beside his father, looking at the man's stoic face which the boy's eyes looked at the body as well however he noticing something shine that wasn't seen before as the boy rushed forward and picked it off his mother's wrapping.

Trying to hold onto the hot object as it begin to burn his palm, Atreus grunted in pain until he couldn't take it anymore and dropped the hot metal object onto the snow covered ground which cooled it down tremendously. Waving his hand back and forth to somehow cool down the rampant heat that he felt on in his palm as he looked at it, it was a knife that was placed there but his sudden action must've displeased his father as he looked up and said "I'm sorry.." Meekly as he expect a verbal lashing from the strict man however he instead watched his father kneel onto the snow and pick some up. Grasping his son's wrist softly before he turn the hand showing a large burn mark on the palm as Kratos then placed a fistful of snow into the boy's hand as he then said "Squeeze." Making his best attempt as Atreus tried to squish the snow in his burned palm but he couldn't successfully which Kratos pulled on the new bandages from his right arm and wrapped around his son's hand as he then picked up the knife by it's now cooled blade.

"This knife...It was hers but now...It is yours." Kratos put the weapon forward as Atreus grasped with his non-burned hand as he looked at it, long and hard while his father stood to his full height as the man asked "She taught how to hunt?" As Atreus thought about the long lesson with mother in the woods during all seasons whilst his father was somewhere which the boy replied with "What she knew." With a point of the knife to the now burning body as Kratos keep his eyes on the flame, fire...a concept that he no longer wanted to experience as the boy's point was followed by Kratos immediately saying "Show me." Atreus looking up from the knife as he asked "Now?" and the reply was a firm "Now."

Walking into the house as the Camera moved up to Kratos's face, his coarse black hair was unmoving in the wind as his face was shown. The flame's light flicked in the pure black eyes as the man looked deeply at it while he heard Atreus walking back into the house to retrieve certain things need for the up incoming test that he didn't was going to happen as the man of the family moved his hands to his face. Rubbed the left side as he felt his flesh, not the cold and unforgiving melt worn by the Slayer Of The Greek Pantheon however he promised that he wouldn't wear that helm...not until Atreus was ready.

Exiting the home, Atreus looking at his father's looming figure with two straps now on his back. A quiver for the arrows his mother left for him and the bow built by his parents mainly for when he grew up/ into it later on. Speaking to his father as he asked "What are we hunting?" followed by Kratos stating "You are hunting deer, boy." Pausing as he was unsure of what to say next as he said "Which way?" followed by Kratos saying again "In the direction of deer." Again unsure, Atreus then said "Okay? ...Uh...This way-" Extend his words as he begun to head north from their home.

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Part 2: The Test

Jogging after his son, Kratos walked behind of Atreus. Observing the young male's moments as they walked through their woods, a question was then asked by the younger out of the two until Atreus asked "Father? Why are we doing this, now?" which Kratos respond by saying "To see if you are ready and able to survive the journey." As Atreus asked another question "Then we leave for the mountain?" only for the grey skinned man to say "Depends on you." Atreus felt a new urge in him, excitement... to prove that he was ready...able of proving himself in his father's eyes. His steps noticeable quicken as he went ahead and past the gate of their home at the front which Kratos followed after.

Atreus then saw an open patch of mud which had footprints of an animal as he then said "Tracks!" The Camera followed after Kratos as he saw his son walk near the mud and gazed upon it which the boy quickly deducted that they weren't Deer's tracks as he then said to his "Father, not those." His face remaining the same but Kratos judged every bit of his son's attitude towards the situation, despite this task appearing so simple but the two might be going after things that are much more dangerous so Atreus must be prepared both physically and mentally before the journey.

Walking further down the path, Kratos then looked around like his son was doing which his eyes locked onto tracks as well which he walked over. Kneeling beside the mud patch as he instantly noticed that it wasn't a deer but he had to test his son as he said "Boy." Atreus heard his father's booming voice as he looked over and jogged to his father and kneeling down the opposite side that his father was as man said "You missed these, boy." which he pointed at the tracks in the mud. Atreus looked at them and said "Close but not deer, looking at the tips. There are too wide." as he looked back at his father's face as he which the grey-skinned man hovered over the tracks as the boy asked "Mountain goat?" Straightening up his back as he look at the boy firmly which Kratos said "Your mother taught you well." however that struck a small nerve as Aterus's face sunk and a sad expression was present as he said "Yeah." Get up onto his feet as he went onward to search for Deer tracks. Slowly standing up as well, Kratos watched his son continue forward the task.

Comments like those would test the young boy's resolve and he would need plenty of it, continuing on as Atreus walked north. Kratos however noticed many things from chest containing a strange pouch of coins however he knew that it was Hacksilver, something used by Dwarven folk and many traders that spoke the common tongues of the land whilst other used different things for trade. Another was a toy, one from Atreus's youth that he lost in the forest while he played and explored which gave a huff from the Man. He made them after all and Atreus's crying when he returned wasn't easy to spot.

There would possible be more in the forest by Atreus's test came first, Kratos walked behind his son which he then exclaimed "Deer tracks! This way." Hurry as he found his prey, the boy's speed quicken as he sprinted forward which was followed by Kratos's saying "Don't be too wild, boy. The deer will hear you." However his advice fell onto to deaf eyes as Atreus was far to force onto the task placed onto him. A yelp was heard from Atreus as he stopped before a broken stairway possibly from the ruins that were there a long time ago as he asked "Now what?" which was respond with Kratos's casually leaping across and upward onto the platform above as he said "This way, boy." Only to see Atreus come running in and leaping upward to platform as he got further than his father as he said "Oh." Mildly surprised that he got ahead of his father from his jump as he kept going before the boy noticed deer tracks again but these were far newer than the previous ones beforehand as Atreus said "Deer tracks again and they're fresh!" Running now as well.

Kratos yelled "Slow down, boy." as the boy hopped a tree that had fallen over followed by Kratos doing the same as a massive male deer with large rack of horns with strange blue tips looked down at the boy which surprised as he exclaimed "Ahhh!" in surprise. It turned to the boy and headed off down the path as Atreus said to his father "Found it!" which Kratos replied with "Remember boy, you're hunting deer-Not chasing it." promoting a sigh from the man as his son got too into as the younger of the two stated "Sorry..." before he jogged once again after the creature as he said "Yes, Father."

Arriving at a bridge, the two noticed that a banner placed by Kratos and his wife had been knocked down and blocked the path by Atreus's prey whilst center of the bridge had lost it's boards and inconveniently once Kratos's arrived, it the feel down and completely blocked the path even if they leaped across. The boy said "He broke our bridge. How will we get across, father?" that result in his father saying "Step aside." Doing so, Kratos then grabbed the hilt of his axe and tossed it at the wooden banner as it had easily sliced through the panel. Atreus wasn't surprised by the fact that it cut through the panel but the speed of it, his mother couldn't throw it as far nor as fast which prompted a "Wow." from him as his father said "Go." they still need to hunt the deer down which Atreus leaping across which Kratos opened his right hand and the axe magically came back and right into his palm of his right hand as he too leap across the broken bridge.

Atreus looked around as Kratos came around a corner blocked by a boulder one of the sides of a bridge which he saw his son once again but the deer came in view as well. Atreus then pointed it out "There it is!" however his father then said "HOLD." but his command feel onto to deaf eyes as the boy got ready to fire his bow but he rushed resulting in the deer running away as well Atreus missing by a large distance. Kratos threw his arm down as a means to possibly stop his son from firing as the boy exclaimed his frustration however it paled to his father who took the bow suddenly out of his hands as he yelled "What are you doing?!" as he continued by saying "Now it's guard is up! Only Fire..." Taking a breather and exhaling as he looked at the boy's face, he felt himself being to hard on the boy but he need to know his lesson as Kratos said "Only Fire...when i tell you to fire..." Which Atreus respond with "I'm sorry." as Kratos then told his son "Do not be sorry... Be better... Find it." Motioning for Atreus to keep going but he then reached for his bow only for Kratos to pull back as he said "Find...It." This command was firm as his son display anger towards the Camera as he huffed out some hot air before he then turned away and ran after the direction of the deer.

Kratos hung the bow on his left shoulder as the bowstring and the bow itself presented tightly around his arm as it was secure and wouldn't fall off. Hopping over a fallen tree, the boy step forward only for a strange figure in the shape of human appeared to leap out of the woods while it's body was seemed to contain a strange fire burning within it's chest as it wore rusted armor that wasn't taken carried for in the slightest whilst it's skin was decaying rotten flesh all the way down to the bone. It's screeches were far from human as it hobbled forth as Atreus sprinted past it whilst it looked between Kratos and his son, it instantly went after the bigger out of the two as it roared at Kratos as Atreus yelled to his father "My Bow!" his arms waving to get his father's attention and possibly the man to throw him the bow however Kratos yelled "No! You are not ready!" Grasping his axe in his right hand as he raised it to the air which then caused the centerpiece of the axe begun to shine a sky blue as it had then begun to freeze over which the Camera seemed to slow down time as it showed every inch of the metal gain an icy shell over it as the man yelled "Stay back!" which time came back into full action.

Suddenly, Kratos then swing his axe down as he strike the mysterious and fiery creature while he did so again as he came from the other side as he then held it with two hands before he strike upwards which launched the creature into the air as it floated quiet abit from the hefty blow as Kratos then responded with a heavy downward strike that knocked it down and strike onto it's face that he followed with a strong roundhouse swing knocking it backwards as it was chopped away however two others similar to the figure that attacked appeared as well.

Looking at the both of them, Kratos then looked at the one near a boulder as he then threw his axe at it. The heavy hit then slammed the creature against the wall as it struggle only for it's body to quickly freeze over while Kratos saw the other one close in which he then proceed to dodge out of the way which he followed a punch with his right and left hook that sent into sprawl to the ground as the grey-skinned man stretched out his right hand and the axe seemingly came back into his palms which he firmly grasped as he then threw again but fast at the creature which he recalled again to his hands as he begun to attack the creature again which he brought a swift end to it.

Atreus watched his father handle to monsters before but he knew about them, Draugr. Supposedly mother said that they were undead warriors that refused the call to Vahalla from the Valkyries as they were fuel with rage and anger but they still aren't a match for father however this pondered a question as Atreus said aloud "Draugr." which Kratos respond with huff as he placed his axe back onto his back, more significantly onto the omega symbol. The boy continued "They never venture this far into the forest." Only for Kratos to respond with "Keep Moving." as the two walked pasted the area they were as Kratos did a quick detour which he had then entered a chamber with a strange chest which was known as a Nonnir chest which housed unique items placed inside by the gods themselves all across the world however it required him to shatter three runes located in the room before he then opened it and picked up a...apple?

Iduun Apple: Food of the gods that bolster their vitality and give them their immortality, consuming three will give Kratos's more vitality as well as maximum hit points. 1 out of 3 found and consumed.

Looking at the shining, green apple. Atreus looked at it as well as he said "What is that?" which then earned a reply as his father said "Food." Kratos then bit into the apple until it was down to the core before he placed in onto the ground, Atreus watched as his father left the room while looking at the apple curiously but payed no mind to it. As they walked out, noticing the deer tracks which Atreus said "This way, there are new tracks." Silence was what he received as Kratos walked in the opposite direction of the tracks which Atreus said "Or we can follow you." and he did as the two went looking around which they went down a chain that was near a waterfall, landing on their feet Atreus noticed dark green eyes in the darkness of the cave which Kratos turned his back and called his axe to his hand. Tossing it at one of the figures which earned a howl of pain as two wolves jumped out of the darkness, recalling his axe sliced both of their back as Kratos then yell swung his axe upwards as he knocked one of the wolves into the whilst the other was flew back from the hit as he threw the axe at the wolf in the air which sent it's body to the roof of the cave which cause it's body to shattering to pieces which the other tried to regain it's sense only to get an axe slam into it's head causing it death.

Kratos looking around but heard his son say "They were hunger." Atreus drew his father's attention as he said "What was that?" which the boy continued by saying "The wolves, they were hunger. They weren't mean." A huff was heard from the grey skinned man as he said "Yes...i imagine that they were." A slightly anger face came onto the boy as he looked at his father's form but noticed him picking up a toy? What...that was one of his toys from a long time ago, Kratos looked back at his son to only see him looking away at the waterfall that caused the older man to huff once again. In which he walked over to a supposed casket of sorts and ripped the lid off while he then took what was inside which prompted his son to say "What-? Wh-" only to be interrupted by Kratos saying "He can no longer use it... we can." which he grabbed a strange material that he had no knowledge off but it would have some use, he was sure of it.

Traveling back towards the main area that split into the room housing the Nonir chest and the path where they meet the wolves whilst they followed after the deer tracks as they were now walking across a strange bridge towards an ancient temple, Atreus looking at the temple only to noticed that the deer they had been tracking as it then climbed up the cliff and entered through a hole inside of the sturdy and withered walls of the place of worship. Atreus said "Looking! it's going into the old temple but Mother told me never to go into there." However this was followed by his father saying "We do as we please, boy. No excuses." This earned surprised from Atreus as his father usually never went against his mother's wishes unless he didn't like them but he felt...different compared to before.

Walking towards the door that Kratos then pried out as he let his son enter before whilst he walked inside as well, in the distance there was a large crack in the temple which showed the deer standing on a cliff looking around for danger. The two crouched downward as they looked at the deer as Atreus asked his father "Could i get my bow back?" Where Kratos's head slowly turned to his son as he asked "Can you hit it from here?" Atreus shut his mouth as he looked at the distance while looking at the deer as the Camera focus onto it as it reared it's head and moaned outwards which it turned away and walked out of sight, pouting to himself and his 'frail' body as he respond "We should get closer."

Leaping over a gap, the two then traveled downward into the temple where they arrived deeper inside as they walked down a set of stairs. Atreus then asked his father "I went hunting with a bunch of times but not like this, father. You never wanted to take me." An eerie quiet came from the big man whilst Atreus continued by asking "Why Now?" That however earned a respond from Kratos as he said "It was your mother's wish...besides, i did want to but your mother wanted to me to do so after the 13 year of your birth." A slightly grimace came from the boy as he wish that he was 13 years old but he was only 12, exiting the stairway as they then arrived in the inter of the temple.

However it had a bunch of Draugr on the inside which Kratos and Atreus crouched down as they looked whilst Atreus said "Father. can i please have my bow back, now?" Earning a respond as the man said "You're hunting deer, boy. Not Draugr." Which the boy then said "Yes, Sir." However these Draugr had plenty of numbers and currently, they need to hurry. Sighing to himself, Kratos then said "It seems that i will require your assistance." Instantly, Atreus looked at his father as he said "REALL-" however the large hand of his father was over his mouth as the screeches of Draugr came but quieted as they stopped, looking deep into his son's blue eyes as he said "Not if you do that, boy." Nodding to his father, Kratos took his hand off the boy's mouth as the man took off the bow from his left shoulder and hand it to his son.

Talon Bow: A bow created and woven together by the parents of Atreus, this bow was meant for when he was older but he must now using it for the journey. Atreus now is able to fight alongside of his father and his arrows provide extra stun damage.

A small smile appeared onto his face as he looked at his father but that was stopped as the man stand at his full height which he then said "Get Ready, be careful and aim your strikes. Precision and accuracy over speed and don't let one get to close." Nodding to his father as Atreus said "Yes, Sir." Unsheathing and gripping his axe, Kratos rolled out and into the open as he threw an axe towards one of the lightly armored Draugr and successfully killed it, recalling as the rest begun to screech at him as they charged at him which he did so as well which he then did a wide swing that struck three of them as he continued his attacks whilst a surprisingly quiet one managed to sneak up behind and raised it's dagger as it yelled at Kratos that earned him to turn around and his eyes widen as he then saw an arrow piece through it's mouth and went out. Looking as Atreus went out of cover and fire again but this wasn't as good as the one before which it had hit only the Draugr's foot but it allowed for Kratos to strike it down, turning back towards the group. Kratos dodge backwards as Atreus tried his best to strike one down but he wasn't as successful as he had hoped however he did manage to get one down significantly while Kratos finished them off except for the one that Atreus brought down onto it's knees by piercing through it's skull with a nicely aimed shot from his bow however they heard sounds of Draugr above while climb up and staying onto a ledge however this Draugr was different, it's right arm was brightly lit with a strange flame that came from it's core. it kept screech as it had then formed a strange flame in it's hands and threw it at the pair.

Kratos dodge out of the way while he moved his son out of the way as well, Atreus look out only to see a fireball that come and explode on the stone that the two hide behind. Kratos said "What do you think that we should?" This was to test Atreus's knowledge of battle and strategy, the heat of the moment may dull one's sense but they must remember to use their mind as much as their body. Atreus tried to think but nothing came as he said "Uh-Uh...Throw your axe at it and i'll cover." Squinting his eyes, Kratos head out of the cover and threw his axe at the Draugr which it then slammed into it's chest knocking it out of sight while three more popped up and onto the ledge as well.

Atreus caught by surprise fumbled with his arrows as he tried to get a better aim and decide which one to shoot first while his father weaved and dodged out of the way of the fireballs thrown by the Draugr. The older male yelled "Decide, Boy!" as Atreus respond with "I can't!" That sudden pause resulted into Kratos being hit with three of the fireballs and sent back into one of the temples inner ways, fall off as he looked at his son hard. Kratos then recalled his axe and strongly tossed at the one in the middle which struck it dead and smashing through it's head as he recalled it and threw it again which got him another one, the last managed to throw a fireball but Kratos dodged and recalled his axe which sliced into it's back and brought it off the ledge and to the same level as him. Sprinting forward, Kratos then slammed his axe downward which ended the undead monster's life.

Breathing in and out. Kratos then yelled "Boy." No respond as Atreus meekly walked out as he looked at his father's slightly bloodied body which Kratos then said "Action is important as well thinking but not acting can lead to one's death...Never forget that." Putting his right hand forward, he then flicked his son's forward giving the boy a stinging reminder of the events that had happened which Atreus rubbed his forehead as he looked at his father with one eye closed from the pain which his father's face said it all, pure disappointment and dissatisfaction. Walking away as the two had to get out of the temple.

The grey skinned man quickly noticed the chain in the certain and pull it causing the gate at the north part of the temple to open up, Atreus said "Cleaver." Whilst his father huffed a respond as Kratos grabbed his Axe which he then threw it at the a strange metal object that resulted into it being frozen by the axe's magical properties where the two walked over towards a gate only for another to be in it's way. Recalling his axe unfroze the mechanism above as Kratos and Atreus exited the temple which Kratos saw green crystals that he then stepped on, his wounds suddenly healed rapidly as he continued onward as they went to side as Kratos popped open another chest as he took the materials inside.

Noticing a chain, Kratos then climbed up whilst his son launched onto his father's back. Getting up, they were at the area that those projectile Draugr were before they killed as the two of them looked around. Atreus to state his childish curiosity and Kratos to find materials, picking up some more Hacksilver only to notice and crudely made wooden gate that the grey-skinned man broke down as the two walked down the hallway until they arrive at some sort of shine? Kratos opened it up as he said "Boy, look here." It showed images unfamiliar to Kratos however Atreus begun to decipher and spoke aloud "Oh look, it's Skoll and Hati. The giants wolves that chase after the sun and moon, where do they come from? How did they get up?" Looking at the two first pannels, he walked over towards the end as he saw drawings and pictures of combat as he said "What's going on at the end? They eat the sun and moon and everyone fights?" However this got a reply from Kratos as he said "I do not know." As he turned towards the shrine whilst his son tried to write the last bit of it before chasing after his father.

Going down the chain as they traveled downward the path until they saw the deer once again, Atreus tried to go ahead but his father pulled him by the shoulder as he said "Get into position and be ready, come." Kratos crouched down from a distance away from the deer as he looked at the deer while it grazed as he beckon his son which he grasped his bow and one of the arrows, he crouched down beside his father as he got into firing position as the man said "Wait for my mark." Nodding as Atreus breathing and out as he looked at the deer which Kratos continued "Relax. Do not think of it as an animal but a target. Do not feel for it." Pulling the bowstring back as Atreus breathed and sucking in his breath as he keep his eyes and arm steady. Aiming directly for deer, Kratos said "Exhale and release." Releasing the bowstring, the arrow connected with the deer and went into it's flesh as it reared up only to fall downward and onto it's side as Atreus turned to his father as he said "I got it!" which earned "Good."

Running in the direction of the deer as Atreus stopped whilst Kratos slowly walked over which he crouched down to the dying animal along with his son which the boy said "It's..It's still alive." Which his father said "Your knife, boy." Grasping his knife, Atreus pulled it out and put it forward for his father to take however Kratos said "No...Finish what you started." Atreus's eyes noticeably widen as the Camera moved over to watch the boy as he attempted to put the blade into the animal however he couldn't bring himself to do so as he verbal said "I can't."

Looking between the suffering animal and his child, Kratos gently grasped his son's hesitant hands as he softly pushed the sharp edge into the animal's hide. Guiding his son's knife into the creature which he released as Atreus drove it deeper into the deer however it's eyes flinched but it looked at the boy one last time before they shut forever. The blood leaked out onto his hands and lap, which he released the knife as he looked at his hands as his body shook as he tried to look at his father whilst a small tear dropped from his right eye however Kratos looked at the distance mountain...believing that his son was almost ready.

Atreus put his hands down as he then took a kneel position as he looked around like his father. The man tried to move his hands to the boy's shoulders as to comfort him but he couldn't... he couldn't which Kratos then pulled the knife out of the deer and handed the handle back to his son so his son wouldn't cut his fingers. The boy noticed his mother's and in turn his knife in which he grabbed and continued to look.

This moment of peace was interrupted by the low, inhuman growl coming from a creature bellow which Atreus said "F-Father?" As a large, blue blue hand came up towards the cliff and grasped the deer which Kratos leaned away as well as Atreus that he respond with stab it into the hand only for him to be launched/carried into the area below. The boy's father then said "Atreus!" Whilst another hand came up the cliff and slammed down, trying to squish Kratos as he dodged out of the way and walked onto the hand as he suddenly kicked the creature in the face.

It stumbled backwards and slammed against a pillar from the ruins from before as both Atreus and Kratos looked at the creature... It was a Troll!

Troll: Totem wielding and mystical tied raced of horned folk. They travel in clams and tribes only for the unproven, exiled or conquers to leave their tribes and do various tasks given to them by the gods or by the tribe itself.

However every Troll was different from each other as this one had dulled blue skin with small amounts of yellow tattoos on it's thighs and legs whilst some small ones on it's forearm and stomach, it's horns were like a goat or a rams and a grey color of the bone where it's body was big and powerful but it had no visible muscle that hidden under a thick lay of fat meaning that it wasn't an active warrior or fighter but more or less a simple traveling behemoth that bullied other creatures away from food and took what it wanted. A large leather loin cloth and belt was wore that held multiple small bags as well as two human skulls, rotting and tied by a thin rope handed on it's left as it's nails were black and sharp which it wore no cloth except for loin cloth itself. Having a unkempt beard and a rather foul human shaped face with a large nose and a mouth with bone crushing teeth and sharp canines. Sharp orange, glowing crystals glow form out of it's shoulder on it's right arm whilst it did opposite on it's left leg on the outside of it's thigh that seemed to radiate with Magick.

This Troll's name was simply... Daudi Kaupmadr!

Kratos looked at the Trolls as it shook of the blow to it's face as Atreus yelled "What do we do?!" only for his father to say "Get ready! It seeks to fight us!" The Troll stared with fury in it's eyes at Kratos as it tossed the deer towards the side, it's corpse smashed and splatted on the ground which the monster walked over as it spoke loudly and angrily in it's native tongue unknown to Kratos. Atreus pulled out his bow and grabbed an arrow as he looked at the creature which it then pick a massive stone pillar which housed a strange rune that glowed orange as a fiery seemed to leak from the carving of it on it's broader edge that was all around it as it then roared at himself and father.

This was the beginning of a Boss Battle as a strange set of numbers appear from the Camera's vision that said

Daudi Kaupmadr's Health - Stage 1: 1000/1000

Looking at the two, it then roared at the two of them as Kratos begun to strike the creature with his axe as he constantly hit it's legs. Causing gashes and cuts along it's thighs which the Troll then shrugged off the attacks which it then swung it's totem forward and slammed it into Kratos's body which stopped his attacks as the magical creature raised the totem above his head and brought it down however Kratos then dodge out of the way. Atreus fired his bow as it's face but Daudi wasn't flinching from the arrows as it pushed forward to his father as the Troll pressed his attack as the warrior dodged and weaved his way through the onslaught while he attack it as best as he could with faster but weaker strikes.

This strategy was working as the Atreus's bow strikes and Kratos's ability to draw attention was valuable in this fight as they constantly brought down the creatures's Health. Successful, the health went all the way down to 500 which the Camera zoomed outward slightly as Daudi then roared loudly as Lava seemed to form from inside of the limbs contain the crystals which infused the Totem as it's enter form begun to explode with fire. Kratos said "Boy! Get out, the fire will burn you!" Only to receive "No, i can do this!" As the brown haired boy fired his bow at Troll only for it to shrug off the arrows once again but it changed it's focus towards Atreus. Roaring at the child as it begun to close in as it raised it's totem into the air and charged at the boy, firing as he tried to somehow blind only to trip over a rock which the creature came over and put the totem high into the air, brought it down.

Kratos ran in between the totem and Atreus whilst raising his left arm as the Camera slowed down, the golden mechanism on his arm begun to active as metal slowly popped all around from the it as it formed a round shield which it then connected with blunt tip of the totem. Moving towards Atreus's shocked face and Kratos's struggling expression as the Camera begun to reflect time into a normal sense as the ground broke around Kratos as his grunts of extreme effort were heard as Daudi tried to crush the ancient Spartan.

A roar of effect was heard as Kratos then suddenly pushed the totem back which it then slammed into the Troll's face which Kratos's grasped it's tip with his handles as the two struggle with it however a icon appeared in the Camera's view.

O (Mash It.)

The Camera did so as Kratos suddenly begun to push the Totem back into the Trolls face which pound and damage the creature from the blunt force trauma that it was currently experiencing large amounts of pain. The Camera did mashing O as much as it could whilst Kratos kept pounding the totem into the monster's face which he then finished by do a large smash that sent it tumbling onto it's back as a couple of it's teeth landed onto the ground.

Looking down at the mechanism attached to his left as a icon popped up for the Camera to see.

Guardian Shield: A special device gifted to Kratos by his deceased wife as a means to watch over him that she made him promise to meant protect himself and their son. Enables the abilities of Block and Perfect Block

The Camera looked at Kratos's face as he picked up his son off his back and asked "Are you okay, boy?" Atreus's face was stunned which the boy looked at his father as he said "Yeah... I am." Exhaling slightly in relief as the warrior said "Let's leave, we must return home." Nodding as Atreus looked at his face which he felt his heart still pounding. Kratos stood up to his full height as he went on his way to a ledge that they would climb out to leave the area however Atreus went over to the Troll as he poked it, Kratos looked at his son as he said "Leave it, boy. It may still be alive." Atreus sighed as he walked over only to feel a wave of hot area blasted down from his back which he turned to see fiery orange orbs of the Troll coming from it's eyes as it got back up to it's feet and stomped where it threw the totem back onto it's feet which it spoke once again as blood and broken teeth flew onto the snow covered ground.

A notice appeared for the Camera once again that said...

Daudi Kaupmadr's Heath - Stage 2: 250/1000

Kratos clenched his fist around his axe as he yelled "NEVER POKE THINGS, BOY!" The boom of his voice was present as Atreus backed away which he charged it, Daudi looked at Kratos with renowned anger as it's right are lit up with lava as it threw it off it's arm which burned the spartan and knocked backwards as he rolled over. Quickly get back up to his feet, the warrior watched as the Trolls walked over and raised it's left foot high into the air as Kratos quickly evade as the magma expelled itself once the heavy limb slammed onto the ground.

Atreus's arrows were slightly better from before as it hit the glowing spikes which stunned the Troll that allowed for Kratos to get in his stronger strikes that torn away the flesh and begun to rattle the creature's bones. It did a small stomp that caught Kratos off guard as it flung it's totem around that smack Kratos to the side and looked to slam it down, only to have the Guardian Shield blocking the impact as he pushed the totem off once again. Realizing that the shield was a nice addition once he figure how to activate it properly, Kratos begun to block the various attacks from the Troll such as the lava throw and pushing strike that he Perfectly connect sending the creature off balance as Atreus shoot it in the one of it's eyes that blind it with blood as it's vision was blurred as Kratos then did a strong downward strike on the crystal on it's leg that he shattered which it feel down to it's knees as a sign appeared for the camera as it said...

R3 (Grapple It.)

The Camerea noticed it right away as a red circle spread around the icon of the R3. Activating it, Kratos sprinted forward as he grasped onto the Troll as the warrior leaped onto the Totem which he jump off as he smashed his shoulder through Daudi's horns which broke them off and against the side of it's head which disoriented the large humanoid beast as Kratos pulled up it's brow with his left hand as he slammed his right hand against it's forehead two times before he grabbed the remaining set of horns and drove the creature's head into the ground as he locked the head firmly before he twisted it that resulted into a loud, thunderous snap resulting into the Troll dying from it's snapped neck as the totem stopped glowing along with the crystals which Magick faded out of the Troll's body as well as life which it's eyes lost the light of life that they had before.

Sheathing his axe in onto his back, Kratos would've skinned the beast or look at what it had but his son was take it too far which Atreus ran over. Dropping his bow as he slashed and stabbed his knife violently into it's dead shoulder as he screamed and exerted his vocal cords "RAAA! That's what you get!" The boy's father trying to get his attention as he said "Boy." Only to be ignored as the child kept attacking the lifeless corpse "Think I'm afraid of you?!" Coughing from exerting himself to much which Atreus struggled breathed in and out but he still strike which he kept on with his yells "You're nothing to me! NOTHING!" Kratos had seen enough as he stepped in and grabbed the boy's shoulders which he pushed the boy away from the Troll which respond with "Boy! Look at me! Look at me, Boy!"

Breathing as he looked away from the Troll whilst closing his eyes, blood covering him as he breathing as he started to hear his father once again which the man said "Boy- Look at me!" Atreus kept breathing as he faintly said "We DID it." only for his father to state his final review of the test which he stated "You are no ready." Disbelief was shown on the boy's face as the Camera got closer which it was just near arms length of Kratos now as Atreus said "What?" a paused as his father let him go which he continued on "Are you serious? I found the deer." Walking over and pulling out one of the arrows near the shoulder of the Troll as he pulled it out which he said "I proved myself." More blood went over his face and body as he had the arrow in hand which Kratos stood to his full height which Atreus said "How am i not ready?" Needing these answers only to have his bow pushing back against his body as he stumbled back a couple steps as Kratos said "We are going home, boy."

Walking over to the Troll as he took out his axe, Atreus said "I haven't been sick in a long time... I can do this." Only for Kratos to say "You are NOT ready." Followed by a heavy swing of his Axe on the Troll.

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Part 3: Meeting of the Stranger and Beginning of a Journey

Atreus watched his effectively butcher and rip apart the corpse of the Troll that they had killed which he took the bones, flesh, muscles and various other bits of it. An anger expression as Kratos walked away with blooding covering himself and his axe as he walked away from the corpse, going over to the ledge as Kratos then tossed his son up with is approval as he climb over and stood up which the boy replied with "I AM ready." Which Kratos said "This is a discussion for home."

Walking upwards towards the path of their home, Kratos and Atreus continued on in silence until the boy said "Why was their Dragur near or home...Or a Fire Troll and why are you so quiet?" That simply earned "I. Don't. Know. Boy." Every word had a pause and was firm as Atreus stopped talking, he felt his father's shame in his actions but why? He got anger and in the fight so why was it so different for him, put his bow back onto his back and the troll covered arrow as the two landed in their backyard which Atreus kept asking his father questions only to earn the same respond.

Walk out to the front as Atreus walked inside of the house and closed the door which caused his father to grumble to himself only to stop once he looked over to the pyre and saw the large pile of ashes... Walking over with a large pouch as he slowly pushed and placed as much of the ash which was entirely all of it into the pouch casing it to be triple it's original size, his eyes squinted alittle and dropped the stone like expression as the Camera would see a emotion from the unshakable warrior's face which it zoomed in as the pyre's fire glowed off his face and body showing more of his form. Kratos would then plac it on his side whilst he reached deep into the snow next to the pyre and picked a still very hot metal object, the burn and sizzle was heard by the Camera however Kratos ignored the pain as he walked over to a small little hut that contain a forge which he worked on the metal object mysteriously as he brought out the pieces of the troll that he butchered which he seemed to combine or meld it into the metal.

Bring it over as he placed it into the snow once again as seemingly magical energies from his axe flood the metal which caused steam to come, looking at it again which caused him to shake his head as he buried the object under the snow. The boy proved he wasn't ready yet, they needed more time and they had alot of it in order to prepare his son for the Journey. Walking over to the door as he opened it, seeing Atreus sitting on his bed whilst the dimly lit room by the entrance as the candles were running out of wax to keep them going however the area near the bed had a fire place which had the ceiling alittle bit open for light to fall in.

Hearing his son's vocal arguing as he said to himself "It's not fair." Followed by "He doesn't know anything..." As Kratos came up to his son and placed down his axe beside his bed which Kratos said "You lost control." Rolling his wrist as he turned his back to his son which Atreus replied "That thing was trying to kill us, father...It's not like you don't get angry in fight, you did in that on-" Cut off as the man turned to his son that he said "Anger can be weapon." Fully turning towards the man as he said "If you can control it- Use it. You clearly cannot." Kratos then moved forward slightly which he tried to continue by saying "When you lose-" As Atreus in turn cut off his father as the boy said "I haven't been sick in a long time...I'm better now." Moving his head and body to face his father more as he wanted to prove that he wouldn't slow the man down during the possibly journey.

"Fine." As Krato then walked closer towards his son as he got kneeled in front of his son as he opened his hands revealing his palms, meaning to be used as targets which the man said "Come on then." Atreus looked slightly in disbelief as he asked his father "You want me to hit you?" As Kratos only said "I want you to try." Sighing to himself, the boy raised his right hand and extended it forward only for his father to bat away the hand. A stinging sensation happen on his backhand as he said "Ow." Looking at his father once again as he said "what are you-!" Only getting "Try again." Atreus then got into better position as he swung his left hand at his father only for the strike to be knocked away which the boy got off his bed to question his father by asking with a defiant tone "Why are you doing that?" As he got from Kratos "Too Slow. Try again." Atreus placed more effort into this as he raised his right hand to punch his father only for it to be batted away with little effort which the boy said "Cut it out!" He didn't like this feel, he wasn't like his father but he didn't want the gap to be present in the man's eyes as well. Kratos then said "Weak. Again." Which the boy did with his left and got the same thing as Kratos batted that hand away which Atreus looked at his dad with anger in his eyes as he heard his father say "Again." That drove the young one off the edge as he said "STOP IT!" Only getting "Again. AGAIN." From his father and he threw a punch with his right.

Moving out of the way, Kratos let Atreus's force to carry him to the ground as he feel down. The dust causing him to cough whilst the loud steeps and creeks from his father's steps came as he got infront of Atreus and picked his son up by the arm in which he kneeled so he would look in the boy's eyes which Atreus didn't like. The elder of the pair then said "Your anger... You can get LOST in it... The path ahead is DIFFICULT." Pulling his son back as he tried to walk back towards his bed which Atreus tried to get away as he looked at Kratos with defiant eyes as the man contiuned "And you, Atreus... Are clearly not ready."

This however stopped the tone of the moment as they heard the skies suddenly shifted as something big and that was able to fly had moved along just above their home. The house shook slightly as Atreus asked quickly "What is that?" only for Kratos to say "Quiet." Distance sounds of a large creature roar where the loud flapping of wings were head as it seemed to be leave, gusts of wind hit the house but it remained steady and unfazed which it then begun to stop shaking.

Boom, Boom, Boom as loud knocking came from the door which the Camera turned as well as Kratos and Atreus looked at their door which the man stood up as they heard a strange voice "Come on out!" Walking over to the door as he placed his left arm onto it which he wanted to gauged the danger, normally humans would be for miles even bandits or travelers so Kratos would've shrug off the supposed drunken man only to hear "I know who you are..." This caused Kratos to tense up, if someone knew of his past and willingly came here then they had something they wanted to do as the grey-skinned man heard his son asked "What's going on? Do you know him?" Whispering to not make the stranger hear his voice as his father turned to him and back to the door as he heard "More importantly, i know what you are!"

This was no longer a simply drunk or fool as Kratos turned to his son with urgency as he "Underneath the floor. Quickly!" Keeping his voice low as well as his son but the boy questioned his father when he saw the grey-skinned man came over as Atreus said "But you told me never to go down there. Who is that?" Getting a "I do not know." Which Kratos rushed to throw the carpet off a hidden door as Atreus then asked "What's he talking about?" As his father said with urgency "I do NOT know. GEt IN, quickly." As the grey-skinned man put the panel back down and quickly put the carpet over it as he walked over towards the door.

Raising his right as his axe flew towards his hand which he grabbed the handle and placed it onto his back which Kratos heard "Just tell what i want to know! No need for this to get Bloody." Exhaling as the ancient warrior opened the door, the Camera looked over Kratos's shoulder as the sunlight shadowed the man only for the the vison to clear. A thinly built man nowhere near Kratos's stature looked at the doorway, he wore no shirt despite the freezing weather as well as no shoes leaving his feet bare. Many norse runes and tattoos covered his torso and arms completely which was done in blue ink representing many meanings that Kratos didn't know or care for, his hair was similar to his son as the sides were cut down however he leave a decent amount whilst the center still had alot of it which he did into a ponytail and his bread was kept in proper shape whilst metal rings keeping the braiding together. Wearing only large pair of blue cloth pants with a white sash that kept up by a leather belt with various rings that had other items attached to it from a dull dagger to a small metal plate as it appeared. Most of his face was hidden by his beard but it held a youth face of a young man which the piercing blue eyes looked at Kratos hard.

Unknown man said "You're a big one...and you're the one as well, this will be interesting." Moving around as he looked at the warrior's face as he asked "Long way from home, aren't you?" His face moved around to fit the questioning tone which he looked at Kratos which he replied with "What do you want?" As the stranger said "Oh. You are already know the answer to that." That was followed by the mysterious man taking an aggressive tone as his body and face displayed as such.

Kratos looked at the man for a few moments with his stoic face that he responded by saying "Whatever you seek i do not have it... Carry on, stranger and leave my home." Turning back to the man only for the strange to put his hand onto Kratos's left shoulder that was responded with "No, No, No. I'm far from done, old man and i'm surprised because i thought that your kind was supposed to be so enlightened." Kratos turned back as the man spoke with sarcasm running down from the words that came out of his mouth that made the stranger continue on "So much better than us... So much smarter..." Moving his hands dainty like which he said those words make it seem like he looked down upon such things as he said "Yet here you are hiding, in a quiet part of the woods. Alone...Like a coward." Kratos stepped forward as his heavy steps made large prints in the snow that the spartan said "You do not want this fight, whelp." Only for the man to smugly say "Ohhhh but i think i do." Those words made Kratos step in more and looked down on the man which he laughed slighty to himself as he rubbed his chin with his right hand only to backhand Kratos's face, unmoved but agitated by the action that caused the grey-skinned man to slowly state "Leave... My... Home... Now." Only for the stranger to look directly as Kratos as he said "You're gonna have to kill me to make that happen, Old Man."

This was followed by another strike to Kratos's face with the stranger's left hand followed by two strikes to the old warrior's stomach that was going to be followed by a right hand but this was stopped however which Kratos grabbed the hand with his left as he said "No more warning." That caused the stranger to voice his pain as the spartan twisted the hand and in turn, arm which the blue tatted man said "Finally..." Which was followed by Kratos punching the man with his right fist sent him sprawling and rolling back, he did hold back alittle as this man may be a messenger or someone trying to get his riled up. Saying more to himself than the stranger "You would no listen." Looking back in his home as the Camera looked over Kratos's shoulder which his face showed distress only to be moved back to the man currently on the ground which Kratos walked closer to him but he heard something strange from him "No... No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No..." Standing right next to somehow broken man as the Spartan grasped him by the forearm and picked him up that brought out of longer "No..." From the man which he stood on his two feet as he then said "Fine..." Like a child would to a parent that didn't want to do something only for Kratos's grip to be thrown off as the man then said "My Turn." Putting down his left arm and using his body's rotation and momentum to slam his fist into Kratos's face that sent him off the air and slamming through the wooden roof near the front of the house.

The Camera followed the ancient warrior as he flew through the air, taken off balance as he tried to move himself only to crashing onto his roof and bounce off that landed him smacking hard into the ground behind his house. Get a hand up after he skidded across the open patch of dirt that he then groaned out in frustration as the pain from the hit got his adrenaline pump which he pushed himself up as to look back which the man was currently on the roof that he jumped off causing Kratos to roll towards his right which the Man slammed his right knee into the dirt cause the ground to crack from the strong slam which the Camera witness only to zoom out as it look over Kratos's shoulder as he then stood up onto his feet that the man also got up to his feet which the stranger said "How incredibly disappointing... Come on, the-" His voice was shut as Kratos slammed his right fist into the man's fact send him skidding back as his back slammed against Kratos's face.

Surprised by that, the blue eyed man said "Ha, looks like this will be entertaining after all." The Camera then noticed a icon appear on the bottom of it's visual which it then said...

The Stranger's Health - Stage 1: 2000/2000

Looking at the man, Kratos sprinted forward as he strike the man with his fist and did again and again. Sending the man into the air that he finished a powerful strike down as The Stranger bounced off the ground from the hard hit only to pop back onto his feet as he punched Kratos back that he was sent rolling as he collide and broke down one of the trees in the back, grunting out that The Stranger ran at Kratos which he suddenly zoomed in a zig-zag using his sudden, impressive speed. Having difficult keeping track, Kratos tried to keep on the man only for him to appeared and kick the spartan in the ribs that sent him slightly into the air as he fell down onto the ground which the blue tattoo man leaped forward with his left hand raised only for the sound of a gong to happen. The Stranger "What the..." As Kratos used the Guardian Shield to block attack which Kratos pushed back and followed with a heavy right hand smashing into his face sending crashing through a tree then a rock before he landed onto the ground as he rolled back to his feet.

His fist while powerful could so much that Kratos grasped his axe and unsheathing it, the metal froze as it's wielder ran at The Stranger and the other did as well. A strange glow appeared on The Stranger's body as his tattoos glowed blue as well as his eyes that he charged forward then his fist that hit against Kratos's shield again and again only for the last strike to be parried that the concussive way of energy formed around Kratos as he threw the man's fist out of the way which he did an upward strike knocking the man into the air that he did a short combo with the weapon that he finished with a powerful roundhouse slash that blasted The Stranger backwards leading to his smashing into a stone wall which he shrugged off.

The Spartan ran forward only to see the Stranger raise his hands up and slam them into the ground causing a shards of ices and stone to ripple upward and towards Kratos, trying to block the shockwave but he couldn't result in him sent flying into the air which The Stranger jumped at the warrior. Laughing wildly as he grasped his head and slammed the Spartan in the ground hard as he mounted the older male that he then tried to strangle him but Kratos fought as he pulled the arms away from his neck however it was a struggle, where the man said "You're pretty tough but you're old and slow, you can't win against me." Kratos grunted as he then punched The Stranger with his right that knocked him off as the Spartan recalled his axe which he jumped back to his feet.

The Stranger laughed as he said "Useless, you won't beat me!" Charging at Kratos as he roared whilst the Spartan ran at him only being silent, swing his axe downonly for it to hit the ground resulting in The Stranger picking up Kratos and run into the forge area of his home. Releasing his axe as the shoulder hit his stomach as he groaned loudly once his back went through the wooden area as his back went through the flames of the fire, yell out in pain which The Stranger grabbed a hot rod and tried to stab Kratos in the head only for the man to dodge and slam his fist into the ribs of the mysterious man. Releasing the rod as well as he said "Oof!" The air from his lungs went out quickly from the impact which Kratos followed by picking up the man and slamming his head onto the anvil, a loud ding happened as it had dented from the impact which Kratos kept going.

The Camera saw a very positive image in it's view that was...

O (Mash It.)

The Camera slammed it's form against the circular shape which Kratos in turned slammed The Stranger's skull against the anvil that dented and caved from the impact until it had almost been split in half that the Spartan warrior then tossed The Stranger back into the backyard which he picked up the two pieces of the anvil which he then threw it one at the Stranger who then took it to his chest as he was sent rolling backwards pretty far as Kratos threw the second piece that The blue tatted man caught it with one hand and threw it back, using the Guardian Shield and knocking it to the side.

The Stranger's Health - Stage 2: 1500/2000

"You won't go down?! Fine, you want keep doing this, WE'LL DO THIS!" His tattoos glowed blue as wind build around him, The Stranger motioned for his opponent to come at and Kratos didn't hesitate as he ran forward. Recalling his axe, Kratos tried to hit the man only for it to bounce off the ice-like skin of the blue eyed man as he laughed at Kratos enough that he followed with a firm kick to the stomach that pushed Kratos away. Spitting out some blood onto the dirt uncovered by the battle, Kratos put the axe on the omega symbol which he then cracked his knuckles. Zipping back and forth, Kratos expected this and managed to perfectly block the attack that he respond with a right punch followed by a left uppercut that used the Guardian Shield as the rim of the shield smashed against The Stranger's chin that stumbled him that was followed by a shield using backhand that Kratos pulled back his left arm and flung it forward as it hit powerful against the mystery man's chest which he rolled back and got back to his feet and jumped at Kratos.

His left fist slammed against the Guardian Shield which he followed with his right knocking Kratos backwards, lunging forward to press his attack which he battled with the Spartan which The Stranger struck against the shield trying to batter the older male's defense but he couldn't. Kratos dropped his shield as he smashed his fists into The Stranger as he battered his body and face whilst he end it with a heavy punch towards the face, The Stranger back away which he dodged the punch from the older of the two that he suddenly tackled the Kratos which he punched his gut with his left fistand uppercut him into the air with his right as The Stranger grasped his ankles once the Spartan slammed back onto the ground and thoroughly tossing in once again into the air as he then tackled Kratos over towards his home which he slammed the Spartan against the Roof which two struggled once again when The Stranger attempted to strangle the Spartan. "Tell me what i want... Pains stops, real soon." Dodging a punch which went through the roof, Kratos looked at the hole in his roof and looked down as the rocks didn't smash or crush the hidden door only to hear from The Stranger "Why are there two beds in there?" Kratos roared as he grabbed The Stranger by the face which he pushed him down and slam into the roof whilst The Stranger did the same only for the Spartan to lifted him up and slam the blue tatted man onto the roof hard as he put a hand on his throat which he raised another hand.

The Camera would then see a new pair of icons...

R1 (Attack)

L1 (Counter)

Unsure at first, the Camera stare at the icons only to see The Stranger suddenly move his hands up and grasp Kratos's neck. Slamming into L1, Kratos threw the hand aside which caused the old man to throw the hand off with his left and bring it down onto The Stranger's face as the Camera then slammed itself against R1 that made Kratos violently punch The Stranger's face rapidly with alot of force in each strike. Trying once again to grab Kratos again that was responded with another L1 that Kratos pushed the hand down with his right arm and slammed his elbow against The Stranger, as the R1 was being hit made The Blood splatter onto both Kratos and The Stranger as the beating continued.

Kratos yelled "LEAVE!" Followed by a strong left strike as he yelled another "MY!" A downward smashing strike with his right hand as The Stranger tried to reach up with hands only for them to pushed away as Kratos roared "HOME!" Having raised both arms as he said this and brought them down onto The Stranger's skull that sent the town down through the room into the side area of the house that was to access the front and back. Kratos landed on his feet only for The Stranger to sneak his way behind the Sparatan and suddenly wrap his arms around Kratos's waist once he landed as he picked the grey-skinned man up that he then brought Kratos down hard on his neck, getting up as he didn't lean forward but only slammed the man as The Stranger's tattoos glowed light blue as he soccer kicked Kratos away as he crashed through rocks and trees being in the middle of the backyard.

Camera looking over The Stranger's shoulder only for it to zoom over towards Kratos as it saw him get up slowly with his right hand on a thick and durable oak tree as he had a furious expression of annoyance only to hear the pain in his ass yell "STRUCK A NERVE? HUH, BIG MAN?!" Kratos instantly grasped the tree and swing it, it collide with The Stranger as he flew through the air and over towards the shambles of the roof blocking the way. Throwing down the tree beside him as the broken trunk wasn't needed anymore, Kratos sprinted forward as he rammed his shoulder into the Stranger plowing through the pieces of wood. Running as The Stranger was striking his side and back as he yelled "Who are you hiding?!" Slamming through a stone as The Stranger said those words which they then collide with a much bigger stone which The Stranger then brought his fist down and slammed Kratos into the snow.

The Stranger then cracked his back as the loud cracks were heard as he said "Slow and old with alot of power put to waste, Old man... You should've never come to Midgard." Kratos looked up only to see The Stranger's wounds beginning to heal with extreme quickness only to witness that all of the cuts, bruises, burn and bleed was heard. The Stranger's voice got better as his previously caved in skull from the Anvil had healed as he looked at his body, showing his normal body as he asked "So... Care to try again?" Kratos spoke to the younger being as he spoke "You talk too much, whelp." Going right to his feet, he grabbed the Stranger by his shoulder as he punched him once in the gut then the head and cocking back another punch only for him to dodge under as he punch with his speed towards Kratos's face that drained his stamina as he aimed for another to miss then The Stranger do a couple more punches this time. Kratos cocked back his right fist after being hit and punch only for that to miss as The Stranger came in with a shoulder block to slam into the Spartan that missed that lead him to plowing into the stone that the grey skinned man then slammed his own body against The Stranger shoving him into the rock, that lasted for a couple seconds as The Stranger popped out and dropkicked Kratos in the face as he was sent flying over towards his wife's pyre and crashing through as he landed onto the snow.

Breathing heavily as he coughed, his eyes opened as he saw the remains of the pyre all over the ground. His face turned from anger to fury to pure rage as he then heard The Stranger say "Now that you're all tuckered out, i'm gonna looking inside your stupid, fucking house!" Marching through the snow forward as the crystal blue eyes stared at Kratos as he got up towards the door and touched it only for Kratos's axe to find it's way inside of his back, groaning as he pulled it out and threw against the ground only to see a anger Spartan grasped him and toss all the way over towards the boulder.

Kratos couldn't beat this man down in his current state... So he must wear it... Slowly walking over to the snow near his wife's pyre as he picked the metal object which he wiped the snow off it, it appeared like a Spartan helm except it had no protection on atop the skull whilst it allow for the man's hair to be out. It protected the sides and forehead of the face as dirty brown metal was seen that went down towards the chin area as it left his face mainly open but the everything else was covered in the same metal where it had large opens for his ears whilst it had separation at the back where two metal panels that represented the back of the helm with what appeared as no locks or anything to keep it tight but it had magic in it. What was strangely new about it was the seemingly grafted blue underneath the metal's surface and the small, bone-like spikes on it's sides as he did some improvements on it early through the usae of the Troll from before. The Stranger pulled himself as he looked at the helmet inside of the man's hand as he said "What! you think some stupid helmet is gonna help you? You really are slow, old man."

Cockily, The Stranger kept walking forward as The Camera watched as Kratos slowly placed the helmet back onto his head. Putting it fully around his head as he then pushed the two back panels together as the sound of clicking was heard by Kratos when a familiar feel begun to arise inside of him which caused Kratos to stumble until he lose his balance and kneeled down. The Stranger raised an eyebrow as he got right at the Spartan, looking down at him as he said "You put it on and you're on the ground...i thought it was suppose to help but what can do if it doesn't even work." Kicking the downed man as he said "I'm gonna" A powerful kick shock the Spartan's body once it connected only for Kratos to get back up but he couldn't stand as The Stranger "Go Through!" A punch against the grey-skinned man's head but it was protected against the hit but it still rattled Kratos slighty which The Stranger yelled "YOU!" Raising his foot as he tried to stomp the Spartan but the attack was stopped when Kratos then grasped it, trying to pull it back but the grip only tighten until it had begun to draw blood which Kratos sprung to his feet as he then slammed his fist against The Stranger that sent him smash against the boulder which made him go inside of partway.

The Camera then look at Kratos as he seemed different from before he placed the helm onto his head, his muscles were more defined and bulky as well as his physique was significantly bigger. Copious amount of veins from the smallest and the largest bugled against his skin where skin turned a darker grey, The Camera zipped all around the newly improved Spartan as it saw a new icon appeared...

Forgotten And Blessed Helm Of The God Of War: A helm constructed for the crowning of the new God Of War that replaced the one destroyed during his conflict between Ares and himself. The warrior that wore this helmet was blessed with the attributes and abilities of the remaining gods at the price, he would never turn against them or he would lose his sense of humanity and self...But he did. Enables Spartan Rage, 50+ to Strength ad Vitality, 20+ to Defense.

The Camera's view widen as it saw the description that it then saw Kratos roar loudly as The Stranger manage to get out again as he said "Uh Oh." Seeing the Spartan then uproot an entire tree which he then slammed against him but he still pressed on with his questions as he yelled whilst they went through the large boulder. "Who is it, Who you'll afraid that i'll find?" By that point, they were already over out of the boulder as they were in a new area which Kratos rammed The Stranger into a massive stone with strange carvings all over it as blue tatted man then said "Let's find out." Ripping the tree in half as he lunged forward and punched Kratos away, Grunting out but he was still right there and looked at the stranger with violent intentions.

The Stranger's Heath - Stage 3: 2000/2000

Grasping his axe and unsheathing it as he sprinted forward, The Stranger zipped back and forth as he kicked Kratos in his side but he didn't fall over but he was pushed back. Noticing this, he lunged forward with punched at the man only for this be blocked by the Guardian Shield which Kratos push The Stranger's arm out of the way and slammed his axe against him. This dealt far more damage compared to before as The Stranger rolled over in the ground as he touched earth, this difference from before was night and day as Kratos gave the axe a heavy toss that smack the blue eyed man but it bounced off only to be recalled which was followed with a upward strike send the him into the air followed by a downward strike that bounced him off. The Stranger got up and blocked the axe as his body glowed which he raised his right fist to strike the Spartan only for the Guardian Shield once again to get in the way that resulted in Kratos slammed his axe against the Stranger once more.

Getting annoyed as he felt like a ragdoll, The Stranger's tattoos glowed blue which would prevent the brutal axe attacks which Kratos put away his attack only to see the smaller male raise his arms as he slammed them three times against the ground causing a large wave of ice shards and rock to go towards Kratos that he dodge only to be blind side by a strike to the face followed by a back hand that was finished with a dropkick. Rolling backwards, The Spartan was getting tired of this as he then roared loudly which a strange fuzzed flamed appeared on his arms and torso which the Camera saw a icon...

Spartan Rage: Channeling his anger into it's purist form, Kratos would shrug off attacks that would normally cause him trouble or injure which he'll begin to heal his wounds as well. He'll strike with noticeable more force as well as become more destructive than normal.

The Camera looked over at The Stranger as he groaned when he saw Kratos charge him and slam his fist against his face. As a powerful combo followed after the singular, the brutal punches knocked around the smaller man like he was nothing which he rolled away as he raised his hands to slam the ground that he did but Kratos did the same thing except he hopped into the air and brought his meaty fists down much harder which caused a more powerful shockwave that sent The Stranger's shockwave packing.

Kratos's ground slam...slammed into The Stranger's body as he went in the air and hit the ground, his body stopped glow which Kratos grasped his axe and dropped the axe like a hammer into the blue tattooed man's side which Kratos grabbed his neck and threw him to the ground. The Camera saw a icon that helped alot...

O (Mash It)

It's did so before as the Camera slammed itself against the icon which Kratos punch and smashed The Stranger's face in until a point that Kratos then ripped out the axe which he would grabbed The Stranger by his legs and throw the man towards the strange stone but the Camera moved over towards his face and time slowly slightly as he was laughing at this...Why was he?

Sailing through the air as he slammed against the stone which he flopped against as he raised his face only for the Camera to see Kratos's heavy knee collide with it that he then hoisted up The Stranger to his feet which he then proceed to bang his head against the stone followed by a round punch to the face with the right then the left followed by three powerful punches to the stomach that shoved the smaller man into the stone which Kratos followed by grabbing him by the neck and slammed his right fist against The Stranger's face. Smashing it into the rock as the brown haired man groaned slightly from getting almost knocked unconscious which Kratos saw the structure loses it's strong base as he tossed the man aside beneath the main part of stone as he punched through the supporting side that the Spartan then grabbed the stone which he picked up and furiously yelled out as he slammed it downward right atop The Stranger.

Blood covered his clothes and hands as well as his axe which Kratos tiredly walked in the direction of his home as the Camera watced from behind of the Spartan as he felt exhaustion get to him. He hadn't been pressed that hard in a long time, no sense... The fall of Olympus, burying those memories away as best as he could but the helmet was his remind along with the other things as well... Something that he couldn't so easily stop as he struggled to walk.

The large boulders and the ground broke away because of the battle but mainly once the stone was slammed down onto the ground, Kratos turned that way and moved not batting an eye as he did so. He had defeated the fool that challenge him but he wasn't easy, not in the slightest as Kratos suddenly felt a change. The ground crumbled and shifted as he heard a voice that he wasn't expecting to hear ever again but The Stranger asked "Leave so soon?" Turning to the stone as he regained his balance from the ground shifting, Kratos watched as the rumble of some of the stone fell off only for it to be flung at Kratos.

Raising the Guardian Shield, Kratos threw it upwards which it then loudly slammed against the stone that crumbled around the impact which he looked at away as some of the rumble may get into his eyes. Shrinking the shield back to it's original state only to see The Stranger, once again fully healed as he was before with his fist raised to punch Kratos however the caught the punch which he respond with his one that was caught by The Stranger's own unoccupied hand. Pushing The Stranger back as he tried to get his balance as the two stopped moving which they entered a deadlock of power which the two pushed only for them to raise their lead foots and stomped them down as the Camera witness a shockwave envelop around the two as they pushed.

This would've been quiet except for The Stranger saying "When Odin sent here, i was just looking for answers but YOU!" The ground crumbled and cracked as the two pushed where their feet was well under ground as the stone beneath their feet broke open and cracked while the earth shifted violently against each other. The earth at certain spots raised while others sunken as The Stranger kept speaking "You had to act all proud." They were anchoring themselves against eachother as they push whilst large amount of snow blasted away from the area that they at because of the force generated between the two of them.

The Stranger said these words as well "Throw whatever you want at me, i'll keep on coming and when that body gives out then i'll beat you but before i end all of this... to know one last thing... I can't feel... Any of this." A sick laugh came at the end as he threw Kratos's right away and punched with his own, throwing the Spartan off balance as he tried to uppercut him only for Kratos to knee him in the stomach which he feel to his knees which the Spartan tried to go for a smashing strike with both of his hands that end up only being stopped as The Stranger got off the successful uppercut that sent Kratos flying into the air. Jumping after him and tackling him, The Stranger found him self being punched very, very, very, very, very hard in the face that he stopped by pushing Kratos downward which the man flipped in the air as he saw a cliff that he grabbed his grabbed his axe with and brought into down onto the dirt along with his other hand to stop his movement down which he did successful as he sheathed it and begun to climb up, the camera watched Kratos climb while it heard The Stranger say "You've seen it with your own eyes, you can't hurt me. Nothing can." The anger man climbed as more mud and dirt covered him which fueled his anger even more so as he kept going having more to go. "This fight is pointless, your struggle is pointless." Kratos grumble at that as he had being kicking the smaller man's ass quite a bit in this fight which he heard "It didn't have to be this way..." Nearing to the top as the Spartan reached only to see The Stranger stomp his feet whilst saying "Pathetic!"

The climbing path that Kratos made leaned over and feel to the more solid side of the broken area the two had fought in. Grunting out as he grabbed the edge and pulled himself over, the blood and mud cover clothes he was now wearing that he looked down at as The Stranger kept speaking "You can't win. I feel nothing." Kratos's rage built as his wounds and skin begun to clean as he was just like the Stranger, 100% but his stamina was running out at the moment. The Stranger said "But you... You feel everything but you keep trying. I'm not my brother and despite that you are just as strong as him, i'm not like him so if you'd given me what i fucking wanted then i wouldn't have to be this way... But no..." A burst of speed happened as he lunged at Kratos clearing the gap in a instance as Kratos dodged the attack which he then said "Let's finish this."

The Stranger's heath - Stage 4: 500/2000

Kratos ran forward and slammed his fist against The Stranger's body as he knocked him into some trees and a distance away as Kratos then proceed to unsheathe his attack as he move forward. Hopping up to his feet, The Stranger then jumped into the air which he brought himself down as the wind blasted around Kratos as he moved out of the area but the shockwave of the impact as The Stranger came down knocked the Spartan back which the blue tattooed man jumped forward as he dropkicked Kratos when he tried to get up sending the Spartan rolling. Get up to feet as The Stranger laughed at the incident only to be shut up as the axe hit him in the head which Kratos came back and recalled it backwards to his hand which he proceed to absolutely and brutally beat down The Stranger.

Smashing around to a point as Kratos then put his axe onto his back as the older man grabbed the younger one by the legs and swung him around which the camera slowed down that it went to The Stranger that he loudly groaned out when he tossed away. Grabbed the edge of the cliff, pulling himself up as he watched Kratos close with his axe and knocked it away which was followed with trying to wrestle the bigger man to the ground only for himself to be flung to the ground which Kratos quickly went to the down man as the two struggled against each other as Kratos went behind the man as he placed him in a headlock which he choked him out. Air wasn't coming as The Stranger struggled hard trying to get out of the hold that he brought elbows onto Kratos's abdomen followed that caused a release as The Stranger tried to get out only for Kratos to grab his head once again but he couldn't get him in a headlock properly which a another idea came to his mind.

The Stranger was beginning to talk as he said "i'd hoped that you... of everyone i'd face be the one to finally make me feel something but you can't." Trying to gouge out Kratos's eyes which caused the Spartan to yell out in pain as he shook off the limb and held The Stranger's head with hands which he twisted, making a cracking snap which The Stranger's neck was firmly snapped and broken as the unmoving body froze as Kratos pushed him off that the blue tatted man rolled off the cliff and into the unknown.

Large blood splats covering the old warrior as he breathed and exhaled exhaustion whilst he slowly stumble and groaned as he got to his feet as he walked back home but the Camera would hear something. Kratos's voice came out as the man said "Who was he?" Talking to himself as he walked up a small incline to his home which he got up before he said "He knew me... Did he know my past?" Talking as he felt himself slow down from the pain as he then recalled his axe but he could only drag as he kept walking as he said "How did they find me... After all of this time? Faye!? What do i do?" Speaking to himself but speaking her name would ease his thoughts at the moment which he kept speaking "Our son...is not ready... to take your ashes...to the top of the mountain." Falling over himself as Kratos felt the pain of the battle collectively hit but he looked at his home, his family was waiting for him... His son was waiting for him. Put his axe down beside as he felt his injuries heal themselves which he was able to stand up as his helm's magic pumped firmly inside of his body as his muscles and bones grew bigger than before as he felt more of his old self come back but he was still healing and he was very tired. "and neither am i." He wasn't but he would try his absolute best to be warrior he was before this all so for the Journey... The Forgotten Warrior...

Kratos kept speaking to himself "I do not know how to do this...without you." Arriving at his home's door as he breathed in and out, feeling as good as he could possibly be to new which he said "But we cannot stay here no longer." Put his hand to the door as he paused before he opened it, quickly walking over to the carpet as he threw it off and the pannel to see his son as Atreus looked surprised at his father which yelped at his father's newfound physique and build which his father raised his hand for him to calm down which the boy did but slowly however. Speaking his words to his "Boy... Are you alright?" This was respond with his son hesitantly saying "There was so much...I thought... you're all alright." Kratos sighed out as his son ignored his question but he said "I am all right... Come." Moving his hand forward so he would take his son out, Atreus took his father's hand as he felt himself being pulled right out as the older man said "Gather your things...we are leaving."

Caught by surprise as he watched his father breath heavy for a couple more moments as he asked "I thought i wasn't ready." Kratos looked at his son as he said "You are not but we have no choice now..." Placing down the wooden pannel for the secret door slowly as he grabbed and throwing the carpet over which he breath out once more as he stood up and turn to see his son placing his bow around his with his quiver full with as many arrows as it could hold, his knife on hand. Kratos cracked his shoulder as he rotated followed by him saying "Prove me wrong, boy." Atreus gain a small smile but he kept a straight face as possible as he said "Yes, Sir."

Kratos stood up and walked towards the door whilst his son nodded at his father and exited the house which the father looked back at his home before he closed the door. Atreus said "The mountain... It's gonna be a LONG trip." as the only thing Kratos said to that was "Yes... but an important one." Atreus went ahead as he saw new path form from the destruction of the battle between his father and the mystery man which Kratos followed after him.

The Camera saw a new icon appear in it's view...

Quest Complete

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The Marked Trees

Rewards: 350 EXP

As a result of this, the Camera then froze the current image as it then saw everything become blurred as two options appeared...

Save

Load

Picking the first option which caused a massive omega symbol to appear with small, Norse runes on it that glowed bright red as it flashed slightly only to stop as in bold writing stated...

Current Progress Saved

Forcing Exit

Return At Your Own Discretion.

The Camera's view got darker... and darker before it shut close as the darkness formed but it did draw questions as too what may happen next... and what will happen next.

Yeah... First Chapter... Sorry if you guys don't like... or i'm just talking to myself like a insane person but that is besides the point, if the format is weird then i won't change it cause i like it alittle but i might however if it gets too annoying to make. You'll see more chapters of this later but i haven't figure out when to make more chapters so yeah... :(

I'll be making a forum so you guys can talk to me about ideas because the Camera is the reader and i want you guys to be involved however i kind will have final decision and i do have a generally idea of what i want out of it... That's if i somehow get people.

I'll allow for a 5 question in total from different people that i'll answer in the next Chapter like other people do.

Reviews wanted if you think i have stuff that i can work on.

Yeah, by the way. Call me BB's Rage...yeah