God of War: Daughter of War

With the message received from their allies, even if most of it came as a shock to them since they knew nothing of Artemis and Apollo's plans, though as they jumped down into the area that the new pillars were resting in both Kratos and Flurry found that tentacles were wrapping around them as a large beast pulled itself up to face them. This sea monster, for that was what it was, was uglier than the other ones the pair had fought in the past, even though it looked like it was pissed at them, meaning the stone statues that had fallen due to the phoenix's actions had hurt it in some manner and it blamed the deed on them. Flurry was sure of one thing, this had to be the Kraken, another monster from the tales that everyone in Greece heard over the years, though right now that hardly mattered as she and her father discovered something, the pair of tentacles holding onto the two pillars were damaged. With that in mind Kratos took the left one and Flurry took the right, both of them lashing out at their chosen, which caused the beast a great deal of damage as it tried, in vain, to harm both of the warriors, before Kratos carved a chunk out of the tentacle in front of him and slammed it into the the pressure button in front of him.

Such a thing allowed him to open a vent that granted him the power to lift himself into the air, using the thermal nature of the area the phoenix had been pushed through earlier, before he lashed out at the Kraken's head with his spear, using the rapid thrusting ability of the weapon to deal some damage to the beast's head.

In retaliation for that the Kraken lashed out with another tentacle and stabbed the vent that Kratos had opened, though in the following moments Flurry cut into it with the twinblade, freezing parts of it as she did so, allowing her father to hack the tentacle apart with the Blade of Artemis and in a way that sent the bits flying at the beast's head. Cutting the bladed tip of the limb off caused their foe to roar in pain before attacking them with the other one, where Flurry dodged all of it's attacks as her father repeated what they did earlier, hacking into an old wound to stun the beast, before using the thermal vent to get at it's head. This time the other tentacle blade got lodged in one of the walls behind them, showing them that the beast was losing control of itself, though as the Kraken tried to get it's limb out the warriors hacked into it, breaking it off from the rest of the body, opening the way for them to attack the tentacles itself. As Kratos pushed it back, however, an idea formed in Flurry's mind as she found that the beast revealed the lever that was in this area, where she glanced at her father for a moment and they both nodded before they crippled their foe's tentacles and weakened it's grasp on this part of the palace.

With that done Kratos threw the lever and a bridge extended from a slot below them, impaling the Kraken by going right through the beast's jaw and lower head as it collided with the area the phoenix's brazier was resting in, though to be sure it was dead Flurry materialized the Blade of Artemis and drove it into the Kraken's forehead, ending it's life so it didn't suffer any longer than it already had.

"Another foe has fallen, and yet our targets remain." Kratos commented, though he knew what Flurry was thinking, that the Kraken was just a pawn to stall for time, to keep them from finding their way to the area that the Fates were waiting in, and he agreed with his daughter, before he glanced at the path in front of them, "Read to fly for a bit?"

"Of course, and to bring an end to this quest at long last." Flurry replied, because the Fates had to die for them to go back and take care of Zeus, especially since they had even more reasons to do so after what happened to their home, hence why she was focused on the phoenix as well, who seemed to be waiting for them.

Kratos nodded as he jumped onto the brazier, barely touching the edge, before leaping onto the phoenix's back, causing the flaming bird to flap it's wings before taking off, heading right towards the massive statue of itself that was beyond the area it was resting in, while at the same time Flurry opened her wings and followed after it. She could see that the large bird knew not to mess with her father, especially after seeing them take down the Kraken with ease, so it was giving him exactly what he wanted and he was fine with that, which meant she was fine with this discovery. The pair flew through the air for a short period of time, the phoenix weaving around the edges of the statue, before they made their way towards what seemed to be the next part of their quest, a temple of sorts that rested inside the mouth of the stone phoenix, one that had time energy rested inside it. Flurry could tell that due to a pulsing crystal that resembled what was on the various statues they had passed by to get to this point, and the moment her father got close to the mouth, or as close as his mount dared to get, he leapt off it's back and dived into the water.

Flurry, on the other hand, landed near the stone, one what seemed to be a platform, after making sure that the phoenix was done with them, allowing her to focus on her father as both of them studied the temple area they were in, knowing that it meant they were one step closer to the Fates.

Their first order of business was to smash the larger time stone, allowing them to restore the normal flow to the area they were in as the battering ram that was attached to the central platform struck a large bell, one that was similar to one that was resting over on the right side of the chamber. There wasn't much else for them to look at, save the large head of a Fate in the center of the area, though as Flurry moved around the temple entrance she noticed something, there was a lever in the water, below where the time crystal had been resting, and her father dived into the water as soon as she noticed it. Him pulling on the lever allowed them to actually move the central device, meaning they could alter where the battering ram could go and what it could hit, before Flurry had an idea, one that ended with both of them standing before one of the two large bells. Her plan was to ring them both at the same time and that was what they did, something that cracked the face of the Fate statue head, causing both warriors to glance at each other as Kratos activated the battering ram and smashed his way through the face with ease, creating a hole for them to jump through to reach the next part of the temple.

The path was devoid of enemies as they made their way around a circular area and reached a ledge that would allow them to glide down to a large circular area that seemed to be the resting place of one of the Fates, especially with the threads that were in the area, and as they glided over to it they found Lahkesis floating down to speak with them.

"Kratos, Ghost of Sparta and former God of War. We've been expecting you." Lahkesis said, which was rather interesting, because if she knew that they could overcome the obstacles of the Isle of Creation, and in record time since they tore down literally everything that had been put in their way, it would have been nice if she skipped the formalities and just let them come to her and her sisters, before she noticed Flurry standing there, "And who is this?"

"My daughter, Flurry Heart, a goddess in her own right." Kratos stated, though at the same time both of them remained at the ready, because he had a feeling at least one or two of the Fates would deny them the ability to go back in time, reclaim the Blade of Olympus, and deal with Zeus, maybe even weaken him so they could deal with him at this point in time.

"What is a god or goddess to the Sisters of Fate? None can change their destiny, Kratos, not even the gods or the titans can force us to aid them." Lahkesis remarked, where the pair realized that she didn't seem to care that a goddess, with her full power no less, was standing before her, while at the same time it was humorous to see that she didn't seem to realize what sort of being was in front of her, "We, the Sisters of Fate, determine the fate of all those who live in Greece... it was I who, once upon a time, decided that the titans would lose their war with Zeus and the Olympians. I who allowed you to fight your way through Pandora's Temple, to claim Zeus' precious box, and use it to beat Ares. I who granted you the ability to make it this far, only to fail at the final hurdle when you realize that we bow to no one."

In the following moment Lahkesis paused as she noticed that Flurry had suddenly disappeared, only for the hairs on the back of her neck to start acting up as she heard an eerie whistle that was unlike anything she had heard before, and as she turned to look at the wall behind her she found Flurry appearing out of thin air, sickles at the ready.

"Wh... What are you?!" Lahkesis inquired, because unlike everything else she and her sisters had seen, and the work she had done to ensure that Greece reached this point in time, this was totally new to her, forcing herself to remember the deathly strand that had appeared on the loom one day, something that caused her to put some of the pieces together, "You are no mere mortal... you are..."

"Death." Flurry answered, where the air around her shuddered for a moment, while at the same time Lahkesis took a step back as he noticed her approaching her, though she also moved her sickles a little as she thought about something that she knew a number of people would have asked in the past, "And I don't mean it metaphorically, or rhetorically, or poetically, or theoretically, or in any other fancy way. I'm Death, straight up... and honestly, while I am genuinely annoyed with your disregard for life, to the point that you are willing to mess with mortals and gods alike, I might let you live if you let us..."

Lahkesis screeched as she let loose a burst of her magical power, trying to slow time enough so she could hit them before either warrior could react, though thanks to their time amulets they were able to slip through the area she had created and struck her with their fists, sending her into one of the walls as Flurry sighed.

"Okay, forget what I said. We'll just kill all of you." Flurry remarked, as she was hoping, despite what had been said, that the Sisters of Fate would realize that having Death itself visit them would make them step out of the way, but instead the first one decided to attack her and her father, causing her to focus on just killing them.

"Where did you get a second time control artifact?" Lahkesis asked, because she hadn't watched most of what the pair had done, simply glancing at their venture every now and then to make sure they were on the right path to reach this point, but she had to admit she must have missed when they obtained a second amulet that had the same stone as the one she and her sisters had placed at the start of their vast trials.

Kratos, instead of answering, lashed out with his blades and caught the Fate in front of them by surprise, as if she honestly thought they would take the time to answer her remark, though as she raised herself into the air for a moment, and let out a burst of time magic, she found that both of her opponents disappeared. Lahkesis barely had time to react as both of her foes slashed at her body and knocked her around for a moment, sending her into one of the walls as they showed her that they were serious about fighting her, causing her to realize that she might not stand a chance against two foes of this caliber. With that in mind she stabbed the end of her staff into the ground and called upon her sister, Atropos, who flew out of one of the three mirrors in the surrounding area and allowed the pair to find that she was a fair woman as well, just like Lahkesis was, only she wore bronze armor that fit her chest, waist, and head, while her lower body was a twisting mass of darkness. Atropos' hands had razor sharp looking claws on them, no doubt to help with her duties, and she held them out menacingly as both she and her sister focused on the pair, causing Kratos and Flurry to glance at each other for a few seconds before rushing at their foes, with Kratos going for Lahkesis and Flurry going for Atropos.

Instead of sticking to her sickles Flurry brought them together and spun around as she swung her scythe at Atropos, who raised her hands to block the attack and found that she was pushed back as the weapon clashed with her hands, in fact it looked like the head even dug into her claws a bit. Atropos, upon seeing that, gathered her power into her other hand for a moment and loosed green bursts of energy at her foe, choosing orbs or beams as she focused on Flurry, who flipped over her head for a moment, grabbed the back of her head, and slammed her into the wall. As she did that it was easy to see that Atropos was interested in the three mirrors that were around the area, causing her to realize what her foe might be thinking of doing, she was going to go back in time and do something to her past, likely manipulate it in some manner to make sure she died a painful death. With that information in mind Flurry decided to eliminate one of her foe's powers before she even had a chance to use them, where she used the side of her leg to kick Atropos into the ground, before she switched to her bow for a moment and prepared both her magic and a few arrows.

Atropos and Lahkesis watched in surprise as Flurry loosed a number of arrows into the air and they pierced the mirrors, half of them embedded in this side and half striking the magic that sustained them, breaking all three of them in a matter of seconds and shattering the place that Atropos was planning on hiding in while she ruined Flurry's life, but that wasn't the end of it as they soon discovered.

"Sister, watch out!" Lahkesis called out, though as she started to move she found the chains of the Blades of Chaos as they wrapped around her chest and yanked her down to the ground, reminding her that Kratos wasn't about to let her go and interfere with Flurry's fight.

Atropos barely had time to react as she lost her foe and a blade erupted from her chest, Theseus' she realized as she and her sister stared at it, though as both of them realized that Flurry was right behind her she noticed something else, ice was forming around the edges of the blade. In the next instant a wave of frost magic surged through her body, nearly turning her into an ice statue before she could even react to what was going on, as if the power of the Goddess of Death was far beyond what she and her sisters had assumed after observing Flurry and her father. As Lahkesis struggled against Kratos' chains, however, Flurry removed the twinblade from her foe's chest, appeared in the air above Atropos, and called forth the hammer without delay, allowing her to smash the first of the Fates to pieces, scattered ice chunks with ease. Lahkesis struggled against the chains for a few more seconds as Kratos stabbed her in the chest a few times, mostly to weaken her, before he quickly wrapped them around her neck, heated the chains, and severed the head of the second Fate, causing the central mirror to shatter for some reason.

Kratos suspected that the power of the two Sisters of Fate had been keeping this mirror intact, since there was a passage that lead even deeper into the temple, so with two of their targets dealt with the pair regrouped and entered what looked like a prophecy section. There was the eternal battle between the titans and the Olympians, another had three figures that were traveling towards an unknown destiny, and a third where three figures were observing a scene of desolation and destruction, two females and a male by the looks of it. After looking at the area they found a way up to the upper level and discovered that Clotho, the third and final Sister of Fate, was a massive obese creature that seemed to be chained or just contained in a single area, which appeared to be the center of the Threads of Fate. She, of course, wasn't too pleased to see either of them as they walked down a path that involved smashing a wall to their right, though after doing that Flurry opened her wings and glided over to where Clotho was resting, allowing her father to make his way to an area where he could get up to their final target.

"Death... what do you want?" Clotho asked, because now that her sisters had fought the pair, and had fallen to them, she had tracked down the thread that belonged to Flurry and had discovered that she couldn't harm it in any manner, due to the fact that she couldn't even touch it, and had done her best to quickly study up on the figure in front of her.

"To use the power that you and your sisters have abused over the years to go back and kill Zeus." Flurry stated, as she saw no reason to lie to the figure that was in front of her, though at the same time she switched her weapons around and held out her scythe, something Clotho glanced at before they locked eyes again, almost as if she knew that her options were very limited right now, "Unfortunately each path available will end in your death as well... you can either aid us, or I can give you a swift end and we'll figure out what to do next. All we want is to go back, take the Blade of Olympus, and take him out, so we can focus on the aftermath of his demise."

"War is inevitable, but... I caught a glimpse of a wonderful future." Clotho said, surprising Kratos and Flurry for a moment as they noticed that whatever she had seen had caused her to lower her guard fully and completely, meaning there had to be a bright future beyond what they were seeking, where they watched as she touched a thread and a large mirror on a level behind her changed, showing the events of Rhodes again, "Make it quick... so all may experience that wonderful future that Zeus isn't a part of."

Flurry nodded her head as she slashed open Clotho's neck, enough to bring an end to her life in a matter of seconds, but as soon as she was done with that she returned to her father and carried him up to the portal that would take them back to when Zeus attacked them in Rhodes.

"Here we are, at the end of our quest." Kratos remarked, though while he wasn't sure what to make of Clotho giving them exactly what they wanted, without even offering any resistance to their desires, he was pleased with the fact that the Fates were dead and could no longer influence the rest of Greece to suit their own twisted desires, "Flurry, are you ready?"

"Yes, let's go deal with Zeus." Flurry replied, because she was ready to bring an end to this quest, retrieve the blade that held her father's godhood, and then get on with their lives without having to worry about Zeus screwing everything else up for them or for the rest of Greece.

Kratos nodded as both he and his daughter faced the portal that would allow them to head back in time, to stop Zeus and claim the Blade of Olympus, to which they braced themselves for what they were about to do and could only hope that this was the next of their quest and not the start of something much larger.