A/N Here we go! The next exciting chapter in the God of War story!!!!!
GOD OF WAR:FATES' DECREE
Hellboy left the group for a moment, wandering through the various gravestones, until he bent down at one. Kratos could not see what he was doing, but he knew something was amiss. When Hellboy returned, the corpse of half a man was upon his back.
"Hello everyone, this is Ivan. Say hi Ivan."
The corpse muttered something in Russian that only Hellboy understood. Then it looked at Kratos. It's dull yellow eyes went wide and it began to speak in perfect English.
"Kratos! Do my eyes deceive me? Is that truly the Ghost of Sparta?"
Kratos' eyes went wide.
"You know me foul thing," he questioned.
The corpse laughed. Hellboy smirked.
"I'm thinking the same thing. How is it you know him?"
The corpse looked again at Kratos.
"You remember me Spartan. I'm sure of it. It was I, the grave digger of Athens that freed you from Hades, so you could slay Ares. Long had I thought you dead, Spartan."
Kratos smirked.
"Here I am alive before you. But why did you think I was dead, surely you knew I would destroy Ares."
The corpse laughed.
"I did not mean against Ares. I meant in the final battle of Olympus. It was said that you had perished then and there. Upon your 'death' Zeus and the others were able to defeat the Titans, but at the cost of Olympus itself. All perished upon the mountain that day. Except you, Kratos."
Kratos swallowed hard.
"Somehow you manage to appear before us, generations ahead of your time, when it is you who should have met his end on that day. You've done alot of damage with your quest Kratos."
Kratos sneered at the corpse.
"You can blame Zeus for his treachery. He was his own downfall!"
Hellboy and Liz looked at each other, confused. Finally Hellboy continued on as the corpse told him the directions and continued to tell Kratos of what happened.
"And after the fall of the Gods, I wandered about until I became in the service of a Rasputin," the grave digger corpse said.
"And that's who they are after," added Kratos.
"Yes. He is a very powerful man and is on the brink of summoning the Ogdru Jihad," Liz said.
"And we have to take him down before the end of the world happens," Hellboy chimed in.
They continued until they reached a mausoleum.
"This is it, red monkey," the grave digger said.
Hellboy smirked and Kratos half grinned as the mausoleum doors. A cool breeze, followed by the stench of death hit the group. Kratos had grown accustomed to the smell, for it haunted his nostrils for most of his life. The mausoleum itself was more than a outside door with a large jumble of solid stone steps leading down into darkness. Hellboy grabbed an unlit torch from the wall, chanted something, and the torch burst on. He began heading down the steps, the others moving slowly behind him.
"Stay close. There's no telling what Rasputin has awaiting us down here," he said.
Kratos sneered as he followed the others, quietly saying in his mind how happy he was to be out of the bitter cold. The group continued down into the darkness, only their breaths and their feet upon stone were the only sounds. Finally, after what seemed an eternity, they entered into a large, circular chamber. There were three pathways open at the end of it. A breeze filled the chamber as the group filed in. The chamber seemed to glow with the essence of magic, a dim bluish green color emanating from the wall. Kratos had only seen these things on the Island of Creation, in the Sisters' temple. This led him to think that Rasputin had acquired some of their power. As they stood in the room, discussing which way to go, a mechanical noise sounded. Portions of the floor shot up, separating the group from each other. Hellboy, Ivan, and two men were on one side, Liz, and the other men were on another, and Kratos was by himself.
"Is everyone alright," Hellboy called out.
"We're good over here Red. You," Liz replied.
"I'm just fine. How's our pale friend?"
Kratos sneered.
"I am alive," was his reply.
"Alright, everyone we'll need to keep in contact via radio from now on until we find each other again," the older man with Hellboy stated, possibly showing he was in charge of the affair.
"What is a radio," Kratos asked.
"Dammit, we should of given you one ahead of time. Sorry Kratos, but you'll have to make due," Liz said.
"I didn't ask for your sympathy, I asked what a radio is!"
Liz was taken aback by the comment, but did not let it sway her.
"It's a device for communication. All of you who have one switch it to frequency 4. Red, I'll be Marco. Alright everyone, be careful."
Kratos muttered under his breath and left for the pathway he was in front of. The others went through their respective pathways.
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Kratos entered into a large chamber with just a singular pathway suspended with ropes above an enormous cavern with no see able bottom. It looked like a wooden bridge in the dim twilight of the magically induced light.. There was a light blue haze that seemed suspended in the air, above and around, the platform. He treaded the suspension bridge, moving through the haze towards the other side. The bluish haze was a thick curtain around the Spartan and heavy like a stone in his lungs. He continued to move cautiously across. Suddenly the haze swirled around in front of him and a figure stepped through.
"Hello Kratos," the figure said, it's voice like the smooth venom of a serpent's.
Kratos drew his swords and armed himself.
"Who are you?"
The figure bowed to him, allowing Kratos to make out his features. He was bald, but had a black beard. His robe was a solid, royal blue. He rose again.
"I am Gregory Rasputin. I am the lord of this realm and high priest to the Ogdru Jihad. I have heard of you, Ghost of Sparta. You're tale is a legendary one. One that I have been familiar with all my life and sometimes was even jealous of it. I looked up to you, Spartan Ghost, and now as I stand before your presence, I am humbled by you."
Kratos smirked.
"Though you may be humble, there seems to be the fact that you are bent about bringing the end of this world. And if I am to return to my time, then this must not be allowed."
Rasputin smiled, evil and intelligence shining as he did.
"I know the power you have, Kratos. I carry the same power within myself. Only, I received this power from the true gods of this universe and you received yours from some ridiculous hags. I can do anything I will, how can you?"
Kratos drew nearer to Rasputin, his hands squeezing the blades tightly.
"You dare mock the power I have fought for!? I will kill you myself sorcerer!"
Kratos lunged at Rasputin, but Rasputin waved his hand. Kratos' body immediately was stuck in position. He then walked to within an inch of Kratos. Kratos struggled but was bound by the magic.
"Join me Spartan. Together we can summon the true gods to wipe clean the species that inhabit this world."
Kratos spit in his face and continued to struggle. Rasputin smile.
"I had faith in you. I will give you one more chance."
With that, Rasputin disappeared into the haze and the bridge collapsed under him. Kratos suddenly could move and found himself falling into the black oblivion.
A/N Sorry it has taken so long to update. Work is cracking down on on line use so updates may take longer. Anyways, let me know how this was!!!! Read and Review!!!