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!
Back at the greek world....
Chaos erupted across the ruins of mount olympus, souls flying across the earth freely. Without their leader, Hades, their souls was led ashtray, without a purpose, like a wild animal.
Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta, The Slayer of the Gods, was cursed to walk the Earth for eternity due to his unspeakable sins. But, yet, once again, he escaped, by the help of the LORD of another Universe, His motives unknown.
And suddenly, Zeus appeared, roaming around the destroyed mount olympus. After seven days of madness in the deepest pits of Tartarus, he had finally escaped, "Is this what have become of my world...?" He asked himself, sadly.
Zeus regretted everything he has ever done, betraying Kratos, using him as a toy...it was one of the main reasons why the world lays in ruins before him. All of this...was his fault.
"Kratos, my son... I'm so sorry.." Zeus spoke quietly, dropping down to his knees. If it isn't for the power of fear that consumes him, maybe...the world will be a much better place than this...maybe, he could be a father for once, to Kratos, to all of his son.
But no, his paranoia caused the world it's destruction. There's no going back, Zeus. Zeus said to himself inside of his head. He suddenly remembers Gaia, the mother that nurtured and cared for him when he was but a little boy.
And yet, he betrayed her, banished her along with all of the titans to the darkest pits of Tartarus. Zeus, in rage, unleashed the power of his lightning across the world, destroying The Mountain of Olympus even more.
He felt guilt, he hated himself, his paranoia of someone who will overthrone him...caused all of this. If he weren't so selfish...
No...I have to fix this, fix everything, fix the world, fix Olympus...start a new age. Zeus realized, he needed to rebuild the world, to atone for his sins.
The Kingdom of Hell
Lucifer was done watching the past memories of the Ghost of Sparta. "Do you know where this world is located, captain?" Lucifer asked, and the captain nodded. He lifted the staff of damnation, a staff that can teleport anyone instantly to any place, but the user needs to have the knowledge about the place that he/she wishes to teleport said someone to.
The staff of damnation was mainly used to transport evil souls and sinful men to the realm of hellfire, to torture them for eternity. It was forged by God with His own hands, and was made for that purpose and that purpose only. But this time, Lucifer has another plan for the staff.
The captain shot a beam from the staff, revealing a huge portal to the Greek world. Lucifer smiled, "And now, our plan is to gather allies from this supposed world, and our last and final target will be the 'Ghost of Sparta' himself. Yahweh will be no more! His reign will end soon!" Lucifer shouted to his army, who responded by shouting back in excitement.
Back in the Greek world.
Zeus sensed a disturbance. "What is this feeling? Some kind of...otherworldly power?"
But suddenly, "I see that you are filled with guilt, King of the gods." A sinister voice was heard behind Zeus.
Zeus looked back to see a demonic, bulky creature, along with hundreds of demons accompanying him. "Who...are you?" Zeus asked, and the figure replied, "I am Lucifer, though i do not belong in this world, but I came here to offer you a chance at redemption." Lucifer said, smiling evilly.
"Give me a reason on why should I trust you? I don't even know who you are." Zeus asked. "Perhaps the death of Kratos will convince you?" Lucifer answered back.
"No...no, I don't seek to kill my son anymore." Zeus replied, turning away from the King of all Demons.
"If you help me, I will rebuild this world into a better one, a better world than you can ever imagine!" Lucifer offered, but Zeus shook his head, "I can rebuild this world myself. I need no petty assistance."
"Well, if you refuse to accept my offer, I can simply dispose you of your life." Lucifer smirked, before commanding all of his army to kill him.
Zeus was unamused, "I do not have time for this charade! BEGONE!" Zeus unleashed his lightning upon the demons, slaughtering each and every demons that charged at him. The blast killed over half of the army, impressing Lucifer greatly.
"You are powerful indeed, king of the gods. But I have my own tricks." Lucifer said, before blasting a beam of the staff in his hands to teleport Zeus...to the Kingdom of Hell.
Zeus fell into the great lake of fire, the temperature was ridiculously hot, even for the God of the Sky.
Zeus recovered himself, floating around the hot air of the Kingdom of Hell. Lucifer and his army appeared out of a portal, the same portal that threw him out of the earth. "What manner of place is this, 'Lucifer'?!" Zeus demanded, enraged that he was being toyed around by a demon.
"Welcome to my Kingdom, Zeus. No matter what you do, you will never escape this place." Lucifer said with a sinister voice. "I demand you to return me to Earth! Or you will suffer greatly." Zeus threatened.
"Nice threat, old man, but we all know that it's not going to happen. You will either help me, or I will keep you here for eternity, never to see your world flourish once again!" Lucifer said, laughing maniacally.
Zeus gritted his teeth, "I GROW TIRED OF YOUR INSOLENCE!" He threw another lightning bolt to them, slaughtering hundreds of demons along the way.
The rest of the demons started to charge against Zeus, preparing to strike him, but he easily disposed of them by throwing another lightning bolt at them.
And then, Lucifer himself came into the scene to fight Zeus. Zeus and Lucifer clashed with each other with their fists, causing the very concept of time and space itself to slowly shatter.
Zeus escaped from Lucifer's grip and threw a punch to his guts, causing him to cough a great amount of blood.
They began to trade blows with each other, blocking and attacking. The fight was so great, that it sent shockwaves across the Kingdom of Hell. Lucifer was a bit exhausted, and Zeus saw an opening. He hits the demon with his elbow, causing Lucifer to stagger a bit.
Zeus would continue with a kick to Lucifer's face, before impaling his chest with his lightning bolt.
"I hope you will learn your lesson, demon." Zeus said, saying a goodbye message to Lucifer. But Lucifer only smirked, "Bold of you to think that your pathetic lightning bolt affected my very being, Zeus. CAPTAIN!" Lucifer gave a command, and Zeus was impaled in the abdomen from behind by the captain...with the Blade of Olympus..
"The Blade...of Olympus? H- how...how.." Zeus was bleeding, suffering from the wounds that the blade has given to him. "As I said...I have a few tricks up my sleeves to defeat you, Zeus." Lucifer smirked.
As the captain of the demons pulled out the blade, Zeus was unconscious, instead of being dead by the blade. Zeus fell to the lake of fire, but the captain caught him and carried him.
"Take him to the chamber." Lucifer commanded, and the captain did so.
"What about Kratos, my lord?" The captain said as he chained the fallen king of the gods. "We will wait. Jesus's destiny is to die, and when that happens, that's where we strike. Kratos won't let His death slide." Lucifer replied.
Back on earth...
The sun rises above the horizon, as Kratos and Athena slept in front of the house, leaning against each other. Unbeknownst to them, Jesus was standing above them, looking at them awkwardly.
"Hello? Guys? Are you there?" Jesus spoke, trying to wake the sibling gods. Kratos was the first to wake up, "Hmm?" he mumbled. Athena too woke up, "Oh...jeez...how long were we sleeping here?"
"About 2 and a half hour." Jesus replied, sighing. It was seven in the morning, meaning that they slept around five. "I was wondering if you can just...go inside to sleep? Instead of sleeping in front of the house." Jesus spoke, and Kratos looked to him, "We are not sleeping anymore. You mentioned that you have a lot of affairs to do, Son of God."
"Yeah, I know, but when we're resting, can you at least...sleep normally? What's wrong, Kratos?" Jesus asked, and Kratos shook his head, indicating that nothing is wrong.
Jesus was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Forget it. We should go to the nearest river to wash ourselves."
"Where is the thief?" Kratos asked. Jesus answered with a sigh, "Still sleeping." A tone of disappointment can be heard in His voice.
"And all the other disciples?" Athena added. Jesus answered, "Let them sleep. Kratos, you and I will go alone." Jesus looked at Kratos. "If you wish, then so be it." Kratos answered.
As the both of them walked away, Athena closed her eyes..she sensed a familiar presence, somewhere. But she shrugged the thought and continued to wait for Kratos and Jesus.
Jesus and Kratos sat at the edge of the river, bathing themselves in the water with no clothes on.
"Jesus." Kratos called out His name. Jesus responded with an 'hmm?'
"I still am curious on why You care so much about me." Kratos asked. Jesus opened His mouth once again, "I have been watching you, Kratos. I have been with you throughout all the events of your life. I felt the need to...help you."
"You have been with me? How? You are in a different universe." Kratos asked.
Jesus began explaining, "Ever since I was a teenager, I sensed you from far away, looked within, and saw all the events of your life. It is a vision that not even My Father knows what is the cause of it. The power of My omniscience allowed me to know about everything, even about the things that happened outside of My universe but...yours were special."
Twenty two years ago, the village of Nazareth...
The young, 8 years old Jesus rushed to His mother, Mary, "Mom...I kept seeing things about a tormented man. I asked My Father, and He knows nothing of it."
"Jesus, please, eat. Maybe Your hunger caused You to hallucinate." Mary responded, before giving her Son a loaf of bread.
"But mother! It was all real! Really! I see a man, who's name was Kratos, who was betrayed by the gods of Olympus...I do not know the details, but it was all real!" Jesus said again.
Mary said once again that her Son is hallucinating, and there is no such thing as 'the gods of Olympus'. "Son, are You serious right now? The gods of Olympus?! Don't you believe in Yahweh, the One True God? Why are you talking about a belief that is adapted by those Greeks?!" Mary asked again frustrated with her Son's nonsense.
"You don't understand! IT WAS ALL REAL! I saw his suffering...I need to help him, I must!" Jesus's heart were filled with compassion and guilt. He rushed out of the house in frustration. "Jesus! Where are you going?!"
But Jesus neglected the call and kept running. He needed to find this man, even if it means His death, He will help this man.
As He ran, He kept seeing visions...
"ARES! DESTROY MY ENEMIES, AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!"
The voice echoed inside Jesus's head. And another echoed too...
"My wife...My child? How? They were left in Sparta..."
Jesus can't take it anymore. His heart were filled with pity for the supposed man named 'Kratos', whom He isn't even sure if the man is real or not. Maybe His mother was right. He was just seeing things...
Jesus fell to His knees, "Father...tell Me what to do..is this man real?"
A Voice was heard from the Heavens, "He is very indeed real, My Son, but he is beyond Our reach. We cannot help him. Our priority remains, and that is releasing this world from the grip of sin, and to spread Your message across the world."
"No! We must! We must help him!" Jesus insisted.
"We can't, and that's final." The Father responded coldly, leaving His Son behind.
Jesus punched the ground in anger. "All You ever care about is the worship of these people, isn't it?" He said to His Father. But the Father didn't respond, the Heavens were closed, and no messages were sent to give Him a revelation
After that fateful day, years went by, and Jesus was still given a vision of the same man, Kratos, and experienced his rage from when he was the God of War, betrayed, went to the Island of Creation to find the sisters of fate, went back in time to kill Zeus, and failed.
He also saw the mass killings of the gods of Olympus, which was gruesome and terrifying. 22 years later, one day before His entry to the synagogue in Nazareth, He begged His Father to save Kratos once again, and His Father agreed after 22 years, saying that He has another plans for the Ghost of Sparta.
The Present, Capernaum...
"You...You experienced my sufferings?" Kratos asked again, his face were saddened that another people have to experience his suffering too.
"Indeed I did, Kratos. My Father didn't seem to care so much about it, but I gave it no further thought." Jesus answered.
"I am so...sorry that You have to see all of that ever since Your childhood..." Kratos apologized, feeling guilty for making Jesus's life a living hell, just like his.
"It's alright Kratos, really. All I ever wanted was to help you, and here you are, and I'm thankful for it." Jesus smiled.
Kratos also asked another question, "If I may ask, Son of God, how were You born?" Jesus answered, "I was born in Bethlehem, when the star of David appeared in the heavens, three wise men travelled to the location to give Me gifts and to worship Me."
Kratos was silent, until he remembered what he saw...on the temple of the fates..It was three men travelling into a great star appearing in the sky.
"No...it can't be..." Kratos said, sensing a pattern.
"What is it, Kratos?" Jesus asked, but Kratos ignored it and remembered another picture...it was blurry, but he remembered seeing a long haired and bearded man crucified on a cross..and he looked EXACTLY like Jesus.
"The Fates...The sisters of fates...THEY ALL PLANNED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN!" Kratos yelled suddenly. "What?" Jesus asked, puzzled.
"I saw how You were born, Son of God, on the temple of the fates! I saw an image of three men travelling into an unknown location, as a bright Star shone upon them..the fates planned all of this.." Kratos finally said, piecing everything together.
We the sisters of fate determine the fate of all! Kratos remembered those words. He gritted his teeth, and looked to Jesus, "The Sisters of Fate gave you those visions, Son of God...I just know it."
"If they did, I'm glad they did." Jesus replied with an unexpected answer. "You were not supposed to be involved in my life, Son of God! We have no connection at all! I do not want to burden you anymore, so I will find a way out of this world. I WILL NOT BE USED BY THE GODS AGAIN!" Kratos said, but Jesus stepped in front of him, "You are not used by anyone, snap out of it, Kratos. You do not burden Me, whatever lies are planted inside of your thick head, cut it out Kratos." Jesus said.
"Your involvement in my life...and the sisters of fate are involved too...it can mean that they are planning to resurrect ALL THE GODS OF OLYMPUS!" Kratos yelled back.
"It does not matter! You must stay here, please." Jesus said another word.
"As long as you suffer, I will not get peace. I want you to live a better life, Kratos, not to be this...this 'Ghost of Sparta' thing." Jesus added.
"What if they get resurrected?! The gods?" Kratos asked, and Jesus answered, "I shall take responsibility..."
"Son of God...what are you-" Kratos was cut off, and Jesus said, "Even if it takes My life, I will do whatever it takes to help You. The gods of Olympus...will not stop Me." Jesus replied, His face were lit in anger.
"Son of God, that is a suicide move, I cannot let you do that!" Kratos said again, trying to convince Jesus.
"I am going to die anyways, Kratos. My destiny is to die, rejected, insulted, and beaten. It's hardly matters if I get killed by those 'gods'." Jesus answered, even though He was ridiculously powerful, He remains humble, and knows not to underestimate His opponents.
Jesus stood up, and went out of the river, and puts His robes back on. "Come. There's a lot of things that needs to be done." Jesus said, and Kratos puts his white robes and hood back on, following Jesus...Kratos will find a way to make Jesus not involved anymore in his life. He must do it.
TO BE CONTINUED. haha, plot twist, right? The Sisters of Fate indirectly IS involved in this story. If you may ask, yes, the 'three wise men' Easter egg are indeed real. You can find it after you beat the sisters of fate in God of War 2, though i forgot the details, search in the internet if you're curious. What will happen next? Stay tuned.