Yet another crossover story I made in this site. it's a crossover between God of War and The Bible. Note that i don't own God of War. enjoy the story!
"What a damn coincidence that you're here dude!" Said Simon cheerfully. "A...a coincidence?" Asked Andreas, confused.
"Oh, c'mere, I'm gonna tell you about-" Simon was cut off when a familiar voice shouted from afar, "FISHMEEEEEEEEN!"
"Oh god, not that pale-skinned guy..." John said, rolling his eyes. Both Simon and James too sighed.
"Wait a minute...before you tell me about something bro, I think that guy is carrying Someone..." Andreas warned, to which Simon responded by looking at the direction of Kratos, and... "MASTER?!"
"W- what happened to Him?!" John said worryingly. James also widened his eyes in shock, "M- Master?!"
"Wait, Master? He's your Master?!" Andreas asked in surprise, before Simon replied, "That's the Guy I was talking about! That's what I'm gonna tell you! I didn't expect em to be...knocked out like that!"
"Stop your noisy talking and help me, fools!" Kratos yelled. Simon and the others didn't even know that Kratos had been standing there for a few seconds now.
"What happened to Master?! What did you do to Him?!" Simon asked angrily. He might be scared of Kratos, but he's ready to throw down with the Ghost of Sparta if he did something to his Teacher.
"Do I look like a traitor to you?! I do not have the time to explain, use whatever medicine or magics that you have to heal Him! NOW!" Kratos said before putting Jesus down to the ground.
"Woah, woah! I'm not a fuckin' doctor nor am I a god damn magician, chill out!" Simon protested. Kratos raised his blades of exiles and pointed it at Simon's neck, "Are you refusing to help Him, then?!"
"I didn't fuckin' said that, you fuckin' moron!" Simon yelled back, while the blade is pressed against the skin of his neck.
"Hey, hey, guys, how about we cease the arguement and ACTUALLY try to help Jesus?" John said, getting sick of the fight. "Yeah, help! And YOU can start by telling us whatever the flying fuck did happen to our Master?!" Simon yelled again to Kratos.
"Fine! If it helps, then I shall tell you pathetic fools about what happened! The Son of God used all of His energy to bring down some evil force called greed, and now He's stuck like this. There, are you not satisfied, fishmen?!" Kratos explained, finally having enough.
"See, is that so hard?! I appreciate that! Not sure if it's the same with the...the 'pathetic fools' part." Simon said sarcastically.
"Hey, what is a greed-" John was immediately interrupted when Kratos yelled, "NO MORE FOOLISH QUESTIONS! HELP HIM, NOW!"
"I know an inn somewhere around here, I'm a regular there.. I'm sure the owner will help Him." Simon suggested. Andreas, who had no idea what was going on, added, "Oh also, the Inn is owned by a hot chick so your Master is lucky!"
"Not the time, Andreas!" Simon warned, and Andreas shuts his mouth quick
Kratos carried Jesus again in his shoulders, with the disciples and Andreas following him behind him. "If something happens to the Son of God because of this idiotic 'Inn' that you mentioned, know that you will suffer my wrath." Kratos warned as they walked.
"Gee, he really does care about our Master, does he?" John whispered, but the others stayed silent. As they reached the Inn, they entered it, and was greeted by a women, "Hello there, good sirs and...Simon?! Oho, long time no see!"
"Hey there, Sarah! Though, I didn't come here for a social visit." Simon explained. "What do you mean?" Sarah asked.
But Sarah quickly noticed that something was wrong when Kratos entered with Jesus laying on his shoulders.
"Woman! Treat the Son of God well and you will receive my mercy!" Kratos offered. But Simon quickly said, "Hey, I'm not sure that's how it-"
"Silence!" Kratos demanded.
"Uhh sure but..." Sarah stopped when her husband came out, "Hey, sirs, if you want us to treat Someone, you better pay us a great amount of shekel or else you're outta here."
Kratos was enraged more. Putting Jesus's body on the ground, he yelled, "THE SON OF GOD IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A SYSTEM CALLED CURRENCY! NOW TREAT HIM BEFORE I BRING THIS WOODEN HOUSE AND BURN IT TO THE GROUND!" "Sir, we don't serve people for free. I don't care if He's a Son of God or not, we don't waste our time on a stranger if they don't have the amount of shekel required." The Innkeeper answered.
"Kratos, chill out, lemme handle this shit." Simon said, trying to calm the former God of War. Kratos was no longer angry, "Make it quick, fishmen."
Simon then approached the male Innkeeper, "Hey, just..." Simon threw a great amount of shekel unto the table, "Just take this, alright?"
"Sir, that is too many-" The Innkeeper's mouth was shut by his wife, Sarah. "Shut the fuck up and do the job already. Jesus here needs some medical attention." Simon said harshly.
"Actually, I don't." A voice called out from behind them. It was Jesus. "S- Son of God?! But I thought you were..." Kratos was puzzled, and so too did the rest of the disciples.
"Is that concern I sense in you, Kratos?" Jesus asked, smiling. Kratos was silent. He quickly went out of the Inn to avoid eye contact with Jesus.
"See? I was right!" John said in triumph. "Will someone explain to me what the hell is going on?" Andreas asked, puzzled. "Don't worry bro, I'll explain later, as for you..." Simon turned his attention to the Innkeepers, "Keep the money, and make sure to use em to buy your wife a good dress!"
The disciples went out of the Inn, leaving the confused Innkeepers behind. Only Jesus stayed there, folding His arms, resting against the wall.
"So...are You gonna go or what?" The Innkeeper asked. Jesus gave him a serious expression, before leaving the Inn along with the disciples.
Outside of the Inn...
Fool! Have I become too soft?! Caring is for the weak! And I am no weakling!
Kratos's pride were boosting up, he didn't want to care about someone, yet he did with Jesus.
"It's okay to care for someone, Kratos." A voice called out from behind. "Son of God...make no mistake...I... I did only what Your Father told me to do." Kratos said, half-lying.
"I know it was pure from yourself. You did that because you cared for Me. You're changing, now that's the step one to your redemption." Jesus smiled, while Kratos grunted, "I only seek to repay for my sins, not to care about someone. I care for no one."
"So you don't care about Calliope? Lysandra? Pandora?" Jesus asked again.
"They are my family, Son of God...as for Pandora, it was merely a pity." Kratos explained.
"That is the greatest lie I have ever been told in My entire life." Said Jesus while laughing afterwards. Kratos ignored the statement.
"So, you were planning all of this to happen, Son of God?" Kratos asked, to which Jesus responded by nodding, "That dark energy was merely a child's play, it effected Me not, only but a nuisance. I did that to test you."
"I did not know that a god like You can play dead." Kratos said sarcastically. Jesus chuckled, "I heard how you screamed to the top of your lungs to ensure My safety. That was so sweet."
"Be quiet, Son of God. I care for no one." Kratos said that for the second time. "Pretty sure you do." Jesus jokingly answered, earning a growl from Kratos.
and the both of them spent their time sitting and talking together, while the disciples...
"So He's the Messiah? The Promised King mentioned in the scriptures!?" Andreas screamed, making the nearby pedestrians puzzled.
"Uh, pretty sure ya don't wanna scream like a maniac in the public like that..." Simon said.
"But Simon..." Andreas were cut off as soon as someone 'accidentally' nudged him, "Watch where you're going!" Andreas protested. But then he suddenly realized that something was missing in his pockets...it was his shekel! That means..."Hey! You! Did you by any chance slip your dirty hands into my pockets?" Andreas shouted to the guy who accidentally collided with him.
Instead of responding, the man ran off, "HEY! STOP HIM!" Andreas shouted as he chased the thief off. Simon was puzzled, and decided to follow his brother along.
John and James who saw the whole situation, decided to report to their Master...
"Tell Me, if you see a starving, beaten man on the ground, what would you do?" Jesus asked. Kratos replied, "I would've passed him by, he is not of my concern."
"Kratos, do you think that you yourself are of My concern?" Jesus asked again, this time, harshly. Kratos gritted his teeth and looked at Jesus. "No, you're not...but look at where we are right now. Me and you, speaking here. You're a god from another universe, why should I care for you?" Jesus asked again, lifting his pointy finger at Kratos to prove His point
"If You do not care for me, then-" Kratos was immediately interrupted when Jesus said, in a high tone, "I never said that! I'm only making an illustration. You must care for others just as I have cared for you."
"And My Father, too, cares for His creations, no matter how disgusting, how putrid, how awful, how sinful they are, He treats them like His treasure above all treasures." Jesus finished. "It is hard to care for people whom I don't even know. They might betray me..." Kratos replied, but Jesus replied, "You must not make an evil assumption about other people, that's not how you live. Some people may be evil, but some have good too in their hearts. Not everyone is a horrible person."
Kratos looked down for a moment, until they heard a panicked footsteps from behind them. It was John and James, breathing heavily, "Master! Andreas is having a trouble! Someone stole his money and now we have no idea what to do!"
"I will help him, stay here." Jesus said, as He disappeared out of thin air. "W- what just happened?" James asked, puzzled. Kratos replied, "Be quiet and let Him handle this nonsense."
"HEY! COME BACK HERE!" Andreas shouted, as the thief ran even faster than before. Simon too followed him, but Andreas were too focused on the thief to even notice his own brother.
As Andreas got closer and closer to the thief, he jumped and tackled him, making him fall to the ground. "M- mercy! Mercy!" The man begged.
Andreas began kicking the man in the guts, but Simon came in just in time, "Brother! What the hell are ya tryin' to do?!"
"This son of a bitch took my money like it's theirs! He's getting what's coming to em!" Andreas said as he kicked the man in the face, breaking his nose. The man began crying, begging for mercy.
"Brother, stop, this is wro-" But Simon's plead was ignored, and instead, Andreas kept kicking the thief over and over.
Simon knew not to interrupt his brother when he's angry. As Andreas tried to deliver the last blow with his fist, a hand reached out to him, blocking his attack.
"If you live in violence, what does that make you? A barbarian?" A Voice said. It was Jesus, holding Andreas's hand, preventing his attack to hit the thief.
"You..." Andreas muttered. Jesus threw his arms away, and approached the thief. He crouched, and asked, "What is your name?"
"M- my name...is J- Judas Iscariot..." The thief replied, half-crying, "Please, don't kill me...I need that money...to...to live...I haven't...ate anything..."
"I understand, Judas. You are a human, it's not surprising that you want to fulfill your needs, but the way you try to achieve them is wrong. Remember what the ten commandments said?" Jesus asked, smiling.
"The eighth...commandment..?" Judas asked, still having tears coming out of his eyes. "Yes, that one, dear. What does it say?" Jesus asked the second time, to which Judas replied, "You...shall not steal."
"Splendid, Judas. You don't steal, but you earn them on your own." Jesus said again. Judas replied, "But...sir...I...I don't have a job..I...I can't earn them...on my own."
"Now that's the problem that we're trying to fix here. How about you come and follow Me?" Jesus offered, but Andreas scoffed, "You want a thug like him to follow You?!"
"Even if he is indeed a 'thug', he still deserves a second chance, don't you think?" Jesus calmly asked. Simon approached his brother, "Andreas! What was the point of that?!"
"He stole my fucking money! What, am I supposed to go buddy-buddy with him?! Heck no! Not a chance in hell." Andreas yelled. Jesus only chuckled, "You are indeed a fool." He harshly said to Andreas.
Both Simon and Andreas widened their eyes in shock. Jesus never said anything so harsh up until this point.
Jesus stood up, eyeing the brother of Simon, "Go ahead, hit him."
"W- what?! Please...no...sir, I'm sorry if I did anything wrong!" The thief cried again, but Jesus ignored it and said to Andreas, "If you never committed a single sin in your life, go ahead, come here and hit him, see how 'perfect' and 'good' you are, instead of making yourself look like a foolish person in front of us."
Andreas clinches his fists. He doesn't care if this Man is the Son of God or the Messiah, He needs to pay for saying these to him. How dare He?!
Judas cried again, putting his arms around Jesus's feet, begging Him to stop.
"Oh come on, how come you're being silent now? If you're much, much better than this thief then go ahead." Jesus challenged, His face lit up in anger.
Andreas then remembered how he sinned back in the past. "See? You don't even have the guts to do it. Why? Because you're no better than him." Jesus finished, before crouching back, "Hey, it's okay. No one's gonna hurt you."
"You...you promise?" Judas asked, to which Jesus responded by nodding with a smile. He stretched out His hand to Judas, offering him to grab onto it.
Judas grabbed into His palm, and stood up. "You must be hungry, Judas. I have something for you to eat, come." Jesus said, as Judas followed Him along.
As Jesus and Judas went away, Andreas's rage exploded, "Who does He think He is?! A pathetic pacifist?! He acts like He owns the damn fucking world!"
"Shut yer mouth, will ya?! Master was right, you shouldn't judge people. Only God is allowed to Judge." Simon replied, but Andreas yelled again, "What, are you telling me that He's a God?! Nonsense!"
"Well, that 'nonsense' is true anyways..." Simon said under his breath, while his brother is still yelling to the top of his breath, not accepting how he's being lectured by a fool...
On the streets, Judas are uncontrollably eating the bread that Jesus gave to him.
"T- thank you...sir! I haven't eaten since last week! I owe you my debt!" Judas said, continuing to eat the bread. "This is what you must learn, Judas...look at the sky above, and look at those birds." Jesus said while pointing at the flying birds.
"What about those?" Judas replied after swallowing a piece of bread. "See how God looks after them? How He fed them all day?" Jesus asked.
"Y- yes..." Judas replied. Jesus smiled, and said again, "Are you not more valuable in the eyes of God than those birds? Don't worry about the things you will eat and wear, but first, seek the Kingdom of God, and all else will be given unto you."
Judas then asked, "If I may ask, sir...what is this 'Kingdom of God'?"
Jesus began explaining, "The Kingdom of God is a group of people who believes in God and ARE governed by God."
"What kind of leader is God?" Judas asked. "He's a just, righteous, and loving leader. He will ensure His children's safety, and to keep their needs in check over time. He never abandons His children and leave them in the wilderness. He loves all of His children, even the sinners. God is like a Father to all mankind." Jesus finished explaining.
"He sounds...wonderful." Judas said in awe. "Over time, you will learn more about God if you follow Me." Jesus replied.
"I will accept Your offer...I will abandon my life as a thief..it just felt wrong, but I needed to do it..or else I'll die." Judas said, and Jesus replied, "As I said, I understand. Your sins are forgiven, and now, are you ready to be reborn as a new person, Judas Iscariot?"
Judas smiled, "I am"
I am
I am...
Kratos was getting bored waiting outside of the Inn. "Hey uhh...if you don't mind me asking...Those blades of yours...where did you find em? They look fantastically awesome!" John complimented.
But Kratos looked at him and said, "These blades are not for toys, fishmen."
"Well duh, no shit, I just asked- I mean...uhh...I mean yes I know, I'm just asking." John stuttered, remembering who he was talking to.
"Stop stuttering, fishmen, it confuses me." Kratos spoke, and John nodded as a response.
"So, about the question..." John reminded. Kratos sighed, "Fine, I will tell you the tale of my blades...these are given by my sister, Athena." He said while picking the blades.
"Athena was your sister?! I mean, as in the Greek goddess of wisdom?!" John said in excitement.
Kratos replied with an 'hmph', as if he's trying to say 'yes'. "Oh right...You heard how she was born, right?! When Zeus swallowed his previous wife, Metis, out of fear of his future son overthrowing him...man that is some crazy ass shit." John said excitedly, but Kratos? He was nowhere near excited. He hated hearing that name, Zeus.
"Do not treat Zeus as something that comes out of a children's story, fishmen. He is nowhere near it." Kratos replied, hatred can be heard in his voice.
"Gee, I know I know, Zeus did some fucked up things like marrying a bunch of women, ultimately cheating with his wife Hera." John sighed, and continued, "But he is still an awesome figure! Those badass muscles, his fiery white beard and hair-"
"Do not continue this topic further enough!" Kratos interrupted, gritting his teeth.
"Aw, why do you hate Zeus though?! He's your father, right?" John asked.
Kratos replied, "I have no father. I only have traitors."
"Wait...so you're telling me that Zeus and Athena are real? As like...the rest of the Olympians?" John asked excitedly.
"I do not know if you will believe me, but I came from another universe where those Olympians does exists. As for this world, I do not know." Kratos replied. "From...another universe? You came from another world?! Damn! This is more exciting than it should be!" John cheered.
"I expected you to call me crazy." Kratos replied. "I mean, you're with Master, so I can trust you." John replied back.
"Can't wait to get that blade though." John jokingly said, but Kratos was angered by this, "You will NOT go near the blades, fishmen."
"Geez, calm down, I'm only joking." John said, rolling his eyes. "I am not in a mood for jests." Kratos explained his dislike towards John's joke.
"Sometimes, you gotta lighten up." John spoke, but Kratos replied, "The Son of God said the same thing to me. We ended up disagreeing."
"Well, I guess me and Him have something in common then." John said, smirking.
As they converse, Jesus and Judas returned, along with Simon and his angry brother. "Ah, Son of God, so what took you so long?" Kratos asked, standing up.
"This thief here is reborn again, and he will follow us." Jesus replied. Kratos replied with a 'hmph', as the other disciples nodded, except for Andreas.
"Look, brother, do ya wanna follow Him?" Simon asked Andreas, and he nodded, "If it doesn't harm me, then yes...I am interested on what kind of 'prophet' He is."
The day is almost night, but Jesus still has many works to do. "We are ready to receive many souls. Today, those souls will be saved. The news of the leper's healing are spreading, and soon people will come from far away to hear to what I'm about to say." Jesus explained.
Kratos, confused, asked, "I thought you You said we were not ready for that kind of unwanted attention?"
"We are ready now." Jesus replied, assuring Kratos. "Fine. As long as it does not bore me..." Kratos said, rolling his eyes. "I need to remind you, Kratos, that-" Jesus was rudely interrupted by a Pharisee, "Hey, You! You must be that carpenter fool from Nazareth, Jesus, right?"
Hearing the insult, Kratos tried to unsheathe his blades, but Jesus puts His arms around him, halting Kratos.
"What if I am?" Jesus asked. The Pharisee replied, "I have heard about You. You put those people in the synagogue to sleep by only a word, interesting."
"Get to the point." Jesus said impatiently.
"I have traveled this far to inform you that many people from my village are coming to hear Your teachings, and me, personally, are interested. Follow me to that house over there." The Pharisee ordered, walking away.
Jesus and His disciples followed the Pharisee, who in the way met with the other two Pharisees.
"You mind if you wait a bit? I have something to discuss here." The Pharisee asked, and Jesus nodded.
"Those men are suspicious, Son of God." Kratos spoke, but Jesus shook His head, "No. They play a bigger part in this story." was all He said, though Kratos did not understand what He meant, but he brushed it off of his mind.
"Him and His disciples could threaten our authoritship of our religion! People will start believing in them, and the Romans will put us out!" One Pharisee said to another.
"Yeah, and we will lose our power!" A Pharisee added. "I might have a plan...to trap the charlatan with His own words." The main Pharisee offered, and continued, "That Jesus guy must be stopped. If He says something blasphemous, there's our chance to humiliate Him in front of everyone."
and so, the Pharisees and The Doctors of the Law agreed and conspires to trap Jesus.
"Anyon' havin' this feeling lately?" Simon suddenly asked to break the silence.
"A feeling of what?" James asked, annoyed. Simon replied, "Y'know...suspicion, towards those uhh...black hoodie guys."
"If they try to hurt The Son of God, I will not hesitate to murder them." Kratos threatened, to which Simon and the other disciples can hear.
"Hey, big guy, chilly chilly! I thought Master was against murdering people?" Simon said, trying to calm the Ghost of Sparta down. "Hear this, fishmen, I will do what's necessary to save The Son of God, even if it takes the lives of those fools." was all Kratos said, before turning his gaze on the Pharisees again.
"Kratos is a scary guy." John whispered to James. "Of course he is." James replied with a chuckle.
"Speaking of which, I miss my mother-in-law...how is she, Andreas? Did you treat her well?" Simon asked. Andreas lifted a thumbs up, "Of course I did, bro. Your wife will haunt me from the graves if I didn't."
Simon chuckled at the joke, and a bit of sadness too. I miss my wife...
"Oh, I'm sorry, where are my manners, making you pathetic- I mean fine gentlemen waiting for my arrival. Please, come." The Pharisee said with a fake polite smile.
Jesus and His disciples continued to follow the Pharisees, until they found a large house, covered with a large amount of crowds waiting outside of it.
"Hey, look! It's the Teacher!" The men shouted. They began hailing Jesus as a 'Prophet of God'. "I do not like being surrounded." Kratos complained.
Jesus entered the house with His disciples, and Kratos too. As they entered, people gathered to hear what He's going to say.
Jesus cleared His throat, and began speaking, "Thank you all...for coming here to hear the Word of God. I appreciate your
willingness to come so far just to hear Me. Behold, the Father in Heaven rewards such dedication."
"The Father? Wait a minute, who is this Father?" A Pharisee suddenly asked. The crowds suddenly centered their attention to the Pharisee.
"God is the Father to all mankind, by Whom all things were made." Jesus replied, as the Pharisee was silent again, knowing that what He said was true.
"The Father who sent Me to the world, not to destroy it, but to save it. You all must repent and turn yourselves to the Lord, and your sins will be forgiven, your soul will be saved, and you will be with Him in the Heavens above when the Judgement day comes." Jesus finished, and all the crowds began shouting.
"The Kingdom of God is near, and you must repent. Ask the Father for forgiveness, and He will forgive you." Jesus said to the crowds.
"Say, Teacher, are you a disciple of John The Baptizer?" A jew asked. Hearing the name of His sibling, He smiled. But He replied otherwise, "I am not a disciple John The Baptizer, he is but a waymaker for Me."
As Jesus spoke, suddenly, the roof opened, revealing a man laying on a mat attached to the roof with a rope.
The man descends slowly to the ground, as the crowds and Jesus went out of the way. As the mat touched the ground, it revealed a paralyzed teenager.
Jesus looked above to see the two other teenagers holding onto the rope, "Who are you three?"
"We are very, very sorry for this, Teacher...but we needed Your help. We can't find a way to You on the frontway, so we decided to go to the roof. Our friend here has a paralyzed leg since birth, and we cannot do anything to heal him. We have heard of how you healed that leper, we beg You to do the same to our friend." The young teenager explained.
Jesus smiled, and said to the teenagers, "Your faith is unbelievably big for one so young." Jesus turned to the paralyzed teen, "Your sins are forgiven, child."
The Pharisees gasped, and whispered to one and another, "Who is this Man to think that He can forgive sins?! We must say something about this! Who can forgive sins, but God alone?!"
"A blasphemous charlatan indeed. We must humiliate Him." A doctor of the law added.
Though no one can hear what they were saying, Jesus was the only one who can. He began to speak, "Why are you so troubled by what I have just said?"
It took a few moments for the Pharisees to realize that Jesus was not talking to the crowds, but them.
"Which one is easier to say? 'Your sins are forgiven'? Or 'Get up, take the mat, and go'?" Jesus asked, but the Pharisees stayed quiet.
"And so, you must know that the Son of Man has the power to forgive sins." Jesus finished, before turning His attention back to the paralyzed man, "Get up, take the mat, and go."
The paralyzed man tried to stood up and...he can stand! He can stand!
"Oh, Lord, I can walk! I can walk!!!" The teen began jumping and shouting in joy, along with the crowds who sang praises to God, "Glory to God!" They said.
At what they had just witnessed, the desire to kill Jesus began to rise among the Pharisees and the doctors of the Law
"He must be killed!" A Pharisee said.
Kratos was used to people jumping and worshipping their gods. He had experienced it the firsthand.
"This bores me." Kratos said, earning a glare from the disciples.
Kratos approached Jesus, "Son of God, I want to go out to get some fresh air." Before jumping to the roof, which amazes a lot of people, because Kratos can jump high enough to reach the roof.
Jesus sighed, "That guy..." And He began His teaching again.
Outside...
Kratos walked between the streets, seeing the large crowds gather in front if the house where Jesus was teaching.
"I do not know if I can continue this charade for long enough." Kratos said. "Preaching...'Saving' and healing people is not my thing." Kratos added.
"Hey, brother..." a feminine voice called out from behind. Kratos looked there to see Athena standing, smiling.
"Athena...have you come here to torment me again? I do not have time for this." Kratos said, annoyed.
"No, actually...I came here to apologize, for everything." Athena sadly said.
TO BE CONTINUED. see you in the next chapter! Remember to give criticism (if you have one lulz)