Before moving on to the next chapter, which is in development as you are reading this, I want to answer some questions that I've been asked several times and it seems like a few of you are confused which is completely my fault for I should be a little more clear about things.
Before coming to Remnant, Kratos walked the Greek realm for at least a hundred years which is why he's older; I don't remember how long it was stated that he walked the earth for after GoW 3. He was found by team STRQ and helped them out here and there with a few missions, but he eventually settled down, put away his blades, and married Raven. Shortly after having Yang, however, Raven left them, and Kratos hasn't seen nor heard from her since. A little over a year later, Kratos married Summer, and nine months later, Ruby is born (Yay). But shortly after the birth of their newborn daughter, Summer was killed on a mission that she was sent on by Ozpin. We know that Salem, as stated in Volume 7, killed Summer, but Kratos DOES NOT KNOW THIS. Kratos doesn't fully blame Ozpin, but he doesn't trust him, which is why he was hesitant to allow Ruby to go to his school. This is also the reason Kratos decided to teach at his school so that he could keep an eye on Ruby and Yang.
Kratos' attitude is similar to his GoW 4 variation except he's a little more lenient with Ruby, more so than with Yang. He knows that she is part God, and he resents that side of her. He sees too much of himself in her and fears that she will become like him, and that's the last thing he wants for Yang. Like with Atreus, Kratos wants her to be better.
Speaking of Yang, she's been altered as well. Her last name is not Xiao Long, but instead Branwen, taking on her mother's last name (mainly because I don't think Kratos has a last name). She has black hair, like Raven, instead of blonde, and her semblance is similar to Kratos' Godly powers. I call it Maiden's Rage. There haven't been any changes made to Ruby.
A few other things: Kratos has encountered the Grimm, and during the early lives of Yang and Ruby, he preferred they fight them for training.
Kratos knows the history of Remnant, about Dust, Aura, Semblances, Grimm, Faunus and even the Brother Gods, who he dismisses as being real due to a lack of their presence.
Kratos doesn't use a weapon.
Yes, Tai Yang is still in the story and will be introduced later on. He doesn't like Kratos, however, and blames him for the disappearance of Raven and the death of Summer. He helped with Ruby and Yang's training and is a little protective over them.
Yes, Qrow is in the story (and when I write his dialogue I will be imagining Vic's Qrow saying it instead of whoever voices him now). No, he doesn't dislike Kratos and does not blame him for Summer's death. He is the closest thing to a brother that Kratos has ever had (yes Deimos is canon, and he is Kratos' brother, but he was also captured for years, and Kratos thought he had died. I still think Atreus should have been named Deimos) even if Kratos doesn't show it.
Nobody knows that Kratos is a former God EXCEPT for a very small number of people, like 2 or 3. No, Ozpin is not one of them.
No, Kratos doesn't have any of his former abilities i.e. Zeus' Fury, Blade of Olympus, or Helios' Head. Although with that said, I MIGHT give him a semblance that allows him to use those abilities along with his Spartan's Rage. Speaking of which, yes Kratos still has Spartan's Rage.
No, Kratos may not go all out in this story. I might have him do it at the end just to show people how powerful he is but against Salem and these new enemies, no. So don't freak out if you see one of these enemies punt Kratos through a wall or punch him in the gut hard enough to cause him to cough up blood. Just like in GoW 4 he's not fighting seriously, but also like in GoW 4, he's never going to really lose either. Speaking of which, yes, these new enemies ARE going to be the OC God's that I was talking about making in one of the previous chapters. I've been thinking about basing them off of the Seven Deadly Sins (no, not the anime either) so let me know what you guys think.
No, there will not be any Gods from the other Games EXCEPT for Athena since she was in GoW 4 and I'm pretty sure she wasn't there physically. I think she was just an illusion created by Kratos' mind because after he retrieves his Blades of Chaos, she vanishes and never shows up again.
Anyway, that about wraps this all up. I hope I answered all the questions that you guys have or had and if there are any more, let me know. As I said, the next chapter will be up soon so look forward to it. P.S. you guys DO NOT have to react to this upload whatsoever. This is merely to clear up some confusion.