Atreus quickly flew to the sword as the mountain size statue was approaching, Atreus unleashes his beast form as he flew and uppercuts the statue making it fall on its back, Atreus quickly grabbed the handle of the huge blade as it was draining his powers. Atreus pulled the sword out of the ground as he was breathing hard, Atreus still had little bit of energy to hold the blade and use illusions, Atreus aims the sword at the statue to shoot a blue beam at the stomach to create a hole for Atreus to fly inside the metal statue to fly upward to the head as he impaled the metal compartment attached to the eyes, soon enough with the power is corrupted, Atreus quickly exits the mouth as jumps off the statue landing on the floor where he picked up the blade. Atreus looks up at the sky as he held the blade of Olympus with one hand, "Is all that you would have me do? Do you need more proof then this to gain your attention?!"
The metal statues hand landed on top of Atreus which crushed him and caused the blade of Olympus to fly out his hand, the giant hand moves aside as Atreus was bloodied and nearly dead. He need to retrieve the blade of Olympus to gain his strength back. Atreus coughs out blood as he pulls himself up from the dirt, he limped to the blade of Olympus but fell to his knees and how was unable to continue to move forward. An eagle surrounded the area as it descended next to the blade to transform into the king of the greek gods, Zeus.
Atreus couldn't believe his eyes as he got to his feet, "Zeus?"
"Yes, I am to attend to this matter myself."
"Why? Why would you even betray me?"
"It is you who would betray me, am I to stand by while Olympus has a more greater threat?" Zeus implies as he grabbed the blade of Olympus, "Your hands are stained by the blood of the nordic gods, I won't let Olympus's fate be on my hands."
"You greeks are petty and pathetic, and your rule is weak just as Odin."
"I grow tire of this insolence, I am the king of Olympus." Zues puts the tip of the blade of Olympus to Atreus's neck, "And it is my way that is the way of the gods. You must bow to forever serve me."
Atreus pushed the sword back, "I am a slave to no one."
Zeus cletch his fist, "Then you leave me no choice."
Atreus tried to fight Zeus with the last hit of strength he has left but he just kept deflecting and taking weak hits from Atreus.
Zeus grabbed Atreus by his throat and slams him to the ground and impaled Atreus in the stomach, Atreus tried with all of his strength to pull the blade out but Zeus was too strong for him in his weak state.
"It did not have to be this way, my grandson. This path was of your choosing."
Atreus breathes heavily, "A choice from the gods is a useless as the gods themselves, you couldn't even...have enough power to take away my nightmares and this...is how you repay me. Kratos will see to it that your life is taken."
"Even now as you draw your last breath, you continue to call us weak!" Zeus pushed the blade in more further as Atreus was bleeding out, "Everything you have ever known Atreus will now forget you because of your sacrilege, you will never be the next destruction of another kingdom. Kratos and his family will forget you and I will insure that. This war ends here."
Zeus pulls out the blade of Olympus from Atreus's chest.
"You will die for this Zeus. Be sure of that as I beat you to death." Atreus says as he coughs out blood.
He walks away leaving Atreus on the floor to die. As the life was drained out of Atreus, the arms of Hades surrounded Atreus and pulled him into the underworld as there were many dead hands pulling him down the fires of torment. Atreus was now in his mind as he began to see his visions of killing Magni and Modi in cold blood, see the bodies of his first family dead at his feet, Zeus impaling him in the chest as he saw his first family watching as Cassandra says in a different voice that sounded similar to an old woman, "This is not the end."
Atreus was sees in a abyss of darkness, "Who are you?"
A giant figure appeared before, "I am the titan, Gaia. I have watched you become a powerful warrior, but I can no longer simply watch as you die. We will help you defeat Zeus, only a coward would accept death."
"I am no coward."
"Then you must, fight. I will show you the way to the sisters of fate, only with there power, you will be able to defeat Zeus."
Atreus felt this pain as his chest was being healed by Gaia, he screams in pain but a second later he resisted it as he pulls out his blades of Valhalla and began to climb back to the world of the living. He reached the surface to see himself in the same spot where he died. Atreus still the strength to create illusions which was helpful but he couldn't use his beast form since was absorbed into the blade of Olympus. He summoned his wings as he took to the sky heading the direction of where Gaia was telling him to go.
Atreus landed on a frozen hand and looked at a titan who was been imprisoned a long time as his insides where being eaten by a giant bird, it was Prometheus. Once it was done, his injuries healed.
"Ghost of Scandinavia. You live."
"Of course I live. And I no longer walk with the gods. Who placed you here?" Atreus questions.
"Zeus, he condemned me to this torment, I tried to bring this fire to the mortals but he considered it a betrayal. Everyday this cursed bird eats me, day after day and at the fall of night, I am healed. Please Scandinavian, free me."
"I will free you."
Atreus cuts the chains as Prometheus fell into the fire, once he was burned alive, the fires of the titans fused within Atreus to give him great strength.
Atreus flies to the island of the fates as he asks Gaia as question, "Why are you helping me Gaia?"
"Zeus was the one who imprisoned us in the first place, after the great war was over he sent us to Tartarus."
"Oh I see." Atreus continues to fly to the islands as he sees it on the horizon, undead soldiers riding creatures from the underworld were chasing him but Atreus took them all out not letting a single one survive. Atreus spotted someone from down below who was closing a sealed door. Atreus landed in front of the man and who it was, it was none other then Theseus.
Theseus laughs at the sight of Atreus who was still alive, "The Ghost of Scandinavia, then what they say is true."
"Theseus."
"Of all the fools who try, you would be the last I would expect to seek an audience with the sisters of fates."
Atreus counters his quote, "And you are the last one that I would expect to become a slave to the fates."
"I serve and protect the sisters of fate for the glory of Zeus."
"Hmph, well it seems that the time of Zeus is coming to an end."
"Then it seems that you seek the sisters to kill Zeus. You no longer possess your great power Atreus, I doubt that your capable of killing me, let alone the king of Olympus."
Atreus grew tired of this, "Let me pass and I will let you live. Trust me, you don't want this fight."
"I do not thing that is your choice to make." Theseus said as he held out his weapon that was connected with two blades of each side, "Come forward let us finally see who is the great warrior in all of Greece."
Theseus was kicked in the back of the head by an illusion of Atreus which caused him to lose his balance making Atreus have the opportunity to impale his heart, Thesues cried out in pain as the life was leaving his body, "Forgive me Theseus."
Atreus entered the room as he stepped on a floor plate, a holographic figure of Cronos appeared behind him as he spoke and gave him his magic to increase his strength.
Atreus continues to the fly to the island of the fates as he saw an giant eagle statue, he bursts through the roof as he continues his journey through the statue. He walks forward as he saw one of the sisters of fate.
"We have been expecting you Ghost of Scandinavia."
"Let me pass and you'll walk away unharmed."
"None can change their destiny Atreus, it was I who deemed that the titans knew the great war and I who has allowed you to come this far, it is not your destiny to kill Zeus."
"You don't have control of my destiny."
"I see that Gaia has filled you with her lies." The sisters placed her hand on Atreus shoulder but the boy grabbed her throat.
"I have warned you, let me pass."
The sister laughs, "You have always amused us Atreus, but know this mortal. There is no power greater than the the sisters of fate. For if you challenge us you will die."
Zeus was impaling Atreus in his chest as his life slowly began to fade but a portal began to open at Zeus's left side as Atreus stepped out while knocking Zeus away from the past Atreus.
Zeus couldn't believe his eyes, "What? How can this be? It seems that the sisters of fate have aided you. Unexpected."
Atreus pulled the blade of Olympus of his past self, seeing the sight of him disappear to replace this version of Atreus, after Atreus grabs the handle, his power returned to him, "The sisters are dead."
"Hm, I underestimated you. A mistake I do not intend to repeat."
Zeus charge Atreus as the blade of Olympus disappeared from Atreus's hands so he can fight him hand to hand. Zeus grabbed Atreus by his throat but was given a roundhouse kick to his face, Atreus falls down to the cloud but landed on the summit of sacrifice. Atreus saw the sight of Zeus hovering over the summit, Atreus summoned his wings to fight Zeus midair, Atreus deflected Zeus's attack to counter strike the God of thunder in the face. Zeus created duplicates as they lightning striked him all at once to create an explosion, Atreus was caught in it but no damage was inflicted upon him as he was now in his beast form. The flames surrounding his forearms as his eyes were showing small glimpses of orange flames. An illusion of Atreus kicked Zeus in his face as his body flew instantly with speed which caused him to fly into a mountain to create a huge shockwave, Zeus erupted out of the rubble with a shout. Atreus had his arms crossed while his wings were flapping, Atreus landed softly on the ground as he pulled out the blade of Olympus.
"I lay down my arms Zeus." Atreus called out as he impaled the blue glowing sword to the ground while he disabled his beast form, and turn his back, fell to his knees, "Release me from this torment of my life."
Zeus picked the blade of Olympus as he raised it over his head, "I bring you through from your life, my Grandchild but your torment is just beginning."
Zeus lowered the sword to impale Atreus in the back but he fades to dust, "What?"
Zeus look forward to see Atreus fly to him the blink of an eye as he was punched in the face that sends him on his back which made him drop the blade of Olympus in the process. Atreus impaled Zeus hands with both of his blades to the ground as he picked up the blade of Olympus to drive it into Zeus's heart. Athena came out of nowhere for Atreus to defend himself from Athena's attack.
"You are standing in my way Athena!"
"I do not wish to fight you Atreus. But I will defend Olympus."
Zeus got up from the dirt as he held his stomach with his one hand, "Know this my grandson, you have started a war you cannot possibly win. The fates have deemed my victorious."
Atreus pushed Athena aside as he was ready to deliver the final blow to Zeus but Athena took the hit as Zeus teleported away.
"Athena! No! Why? Why do you choose to sacrifice yourself?" Atreus questions as he pulled out the blade of Olympus out of Athena's chest.
"To save Olympus."
"I don't wish to bring down Olympus, only Zeus."
"Zeus is Olympus."
"He brought this to himself!"
"Because of fear, Atreus."
"A fear that brought the great war, a fear that drove Zeus to kill you, and Kratos, his own son."
"His son?"
"Just as Zeus was compelled to destroyed his father Cronos, Kratos is compelled to do the same. No son should destroy his own father."
Atreus looks away with a frown as he looks back at Athena, "No. I never had father and neither does Kratos."
"God after god will deny you Atreus. Zeus must live so that Olympus will prevail."
Athena fell on her back as this green magic was starting to surround her body, Atreus rose to his feet , "Then if all on Olympus will not give the vengeance I seek then all of Olympus will perish. I have lived in shadow of the gods for far too long. The time of the Greeks has come to an end."
Athena explodes as a beam of green magic shot up in the sky. Atreus ignored it as he went back to the sisters of fates temple. He was having second thought of going back in time to save his past family but that would mean Calliope and Lysandra will die. He couldn't think of them dying even if they are from another timeline, saving his first family wouldn't change anything, the norse gods will continue to go after them, Kratos will not find peace if his family were killed by Ares because he can't save them at the same time because he won't be able to get to Sparta. Kratos will suffering through nightmares like him. Kratos, Lysandra, and Calliope will stand against him but he won't see them harmed, perhaps he can try to reason with them to join him. There was only one choice he could make.
Atreus opened a portal to the great war as he called out Gaia's name, Gaia lower to the boy, "We have been expecting you, Ghost of Scandinavia."
"All of Olympus trembles at my name. Zeus is weak. The fates and Athena are dead and I hold the blade of Olympus. We can win the great war but not in this time. Together we can destroy the Greek gods and see Olympus fall before us. Come with me Gaia, return to my time. Victory awaits us." With that they teleported back to Atreus's time.
Zeus sat on his golden throne as he spoke to the gods who surrounded him which were Helios, Hades, Hermes, Poseidon, Kratos, Lysandra, and Calliope. "We were forged in victory, a victory that ended the great war and brought forth the reign of mount Olympus, born from the depths of the underworld, rooted in the river of soul. Our mountain emerged out of the choas, as it grew so too did the might of the Olympians we created a world of peace, a world that prosperity, a world that lives in the shadow and safety of my mountain. We have faced far worse then this fallen mortal but we are the gods. Brothers, put aside the petty grievances that have splintered us for so long. We will unite, we will stand together and I will wipe out this plague. Olympus will prevail."
With that said from the king of the god, Olympus began to shake as they all look over the edge of the mountain and they see the titans climbing up, Atreus was on the shoulder of Gaia as he shouts, "Zeus, your enemy has returned. I bring the destruction of Olympus!"