Welcome to chapter 3 of GoW: Remnant. Hope you all enjoyed the last chapter and are looking forward to future ones. One thing I'd like to address that I didn't in the last chapter would be Kratos' ago. He's about 22 years older than when the story started. He's not as old as he is in God of war 4, but he does look older than God of War 3 Kratos. He also has his full beard as well.

The following morning, Kratos stood standing at his window and observing the aurora as he habitually did. He arose hours ago and commenced his usual routine which consisted of him doing light exercises and walking around his house, only this time it was an entire Academy that he had patrolled. It enabled him to get to know the grounds again and memorize every aspect of the building including The Cliff where the new students would commence with their initiation. A knock on his room door got his attention and he turned his head toward it. "Enter."

The door opened and in walked Ozpin with his coffee mug in one hand and his cane in the other. "Good morning Kratos. I trust that you slept well?"

"About as well as one can." Kratos turned his entire frame toward Ozpin and crossed his arms. "I assume there's a reason you are bothering me?"

Ozpin hesitated for a moment before saying, "Look, I understand the aversion you have for me. But I ask that we try and be professional with one another."

"I've no feud with you Ozpin, I just do not trust you with the lives of my daughters is all."

"What happened with Summer was not my fault."

The air in the room suddenly grew heavy. Kratos glared down at Ozpin and said, "You wish to keep things civil and professional?" He took a threatening step toward the Headmaster who had no choice but to retreat slightly. "Never use Summer's name again."

A few tense seconds passed before Ozpin finally nodded his head and cleared his throat. "Well, the Initiates are getting ready. I trust you know your way to the Cliff?"

Kratos grunted and turned away from him. Taking it as his cue to leave, Ozpin gave a small bow of the head and exited the room. Kratos turned his head toward the closing door and gave another grunt. After a few minutes to regain his composure, he strapped on his boots and tightened his leather and fur shoulder guard before exiting the room and making his way to the Cliff.

(Meanwhile)

Ruby and Yang were in the locker rooms getting ready for the upcoming. "So, you seem chippy this morning," Yang said with a smirk and crossed arms.

"Yep. That's because today is the day that I get to show off my baby." Ruby grabbed her weapon and cradled it in her arms. "No more introductions or awkward silences."

Yang chuckled at her sister's antics and said, "Just remember Ruby, you're not the only one going through initiation today. If you're going to," she stiffened up and puffed out her chest to mock her father, "grow up and become mature, you're going to have to get to know people."

"Ugh, you sound just like dad!"

"That was the point of the voice."

"First off, what does meeting people have to do with fighting and secondly, I don't need to meet people to grow up and mature. I DRINK MILK!" She then comically sizes her self up and gropes her chest. "Besides, I've grown at least an inch."

"You've still got a ways to go kiddo," Yang said, dashing the young girl's comical mood. She then leaned in and whispered, "But hey, at least you're not flat as a board like that uptight Schnee."

"I heard that," a white-haired girl, Weiss, shouted from across the locker room.

"Well, I wasn't trying to keep quiet about it!"

"This is ridiculous," a blonde-haired boy, Jaune, shouted as he walked by Ruby and Yang. "I know I didn't put my gear in locker 636. I would've remembered having to count that high."

"So, have you guys heard about the new instructor we're supposed to be getting," one student, a spiky black-haired kid, asked.

"A new instructor? You mean Ms. Goodwitch will not be training us," a red-headed girl, Pyrrha, asked.

"I heard this guy is an old grumpy bastard." a big, orange-haired boy, Cardin, said with a smirk.

"I heard he ripped an Ursa in half with his bare hands," another random student said.

"Old, grumpy, AND has ripped an Ursa in half? You don't think he's talking about dad do you," Yang asked.

Ruby shook her head and said, "You know how dad feels about Professor Ozpin after mom died. He wouldn't come anywhere near here." Yang hesitated for a moment before shrugging her shoulders and accepting the answer. A voice then came over the intercom, asking for all Initiates to report to the Cliff.

"Well little sis, let's go out there with a...Yang," she said with a cheeky grin.

Ruby groaned and said, "You've got to stop with those. Or at least come up with better ones."

(Transition)

The Initiates gathered at the edge of the Cliff as Ozpin got ready to explain to them what they would be doing. Kratos was there hiding away from sight as he wanted to see how his daughters would do if they assumed he wasn't watching. He wanted to see if they were ready. Ozpin took a moment to explain what it was they would be doing, which was finding relics. Partners were also determined by the first person whose eyes yours locked with. After that, the Initiates were launched one by one until only Glynda and Ozpin remained. Kratos stepped out of hiding and stood next to Ozpin and was given a scroll to watch the students progress. It was time for the Initiation to begin.

Kratos watched on the Scroll the children as they flew through the air and landed in various and unique ways. Ruby hit a bird and shouted, "Birdy no," which earned a roll of the eyes from her father. She then fired three rounds before using her weapon to swing off a branch. "A waste of ammo," Kratos mumbled. Next up was Weiss followed by Ren and so on all of whom were being secretly being evaluated by the former God. "All Initiates have successfully landed Professor."

"Good. Now, let's see what our future students can do." With that, the three watched on Scrolls as the Initiates trudged through the dense forest.

Alright, so I know I said I'd just do the whole Initiation in one chapter, but honestly, I felt this was a good stopping point for this chapter. The next chapter though will be the Initiation so look forward to that. Thank you all for reading and I hope ya enjoyed.