God of War: Daughter of War

As Kratos carefully carried Atreus out of the vault's entrance, Flurry landed by the dock and made sure that the boat came over to where she was standing, where Pandora boarded the vessel first and handed Modi's mace and shield to her, to add them to her collection, before taking their brother and Mimir as Kratos reached the boat.

"The sky's getting bad... Thor must be pissed about Magni's death." Flurry commented, as the sky seemed to be darkening and changing before her eyes, meaning flying might not be an advisable plan, but there wasn't enough room in the boat for her still, causing her to focus on the area they needed to go to, "We should get going."

Kratos nodded and departed from the dock without delay, where he and Pandora headed for the cave in question while Flurry took to the air, keeping an eye on the sky in case Baldur, or even Thor, came flying at them while they were dealing with her brother's illness. While she did so she also found that Jormungandr seemed to be staring up at the sky as well, no doubt knowing that this was the work of his ancient foe, but he didn't seem to be reacting more than this, meaning Thor had to be somewhere else right now, which was good for them. Another good thing was that they were able to reach the lower area of Freya's cave and Kratos docked the boat without wasting time, where Flurry flew to another portion of the area and made sure that the way to the lift was clear, allowing her father and Pandora to use it without delay. While they used the lift, however, something interesting happened in the form of someone else blowing the World Serpent's horn, meaning there was someone else who wanted to talk to him, but they decided to ignore it as Kratos, for possibly the first or second time in Flurry's life, paced while he waited for the lift to reach it's peak.

When it finally did, however, they were happy to see that Freya had left her house in the lower position, which meant she either knew they would be back for additional help and left the way open or something had distracted her and prevented her from raising it, but for now it hardly mattered as Kratos approached the door and let Pandora do the knocking.

"Freya! Open the door! We are in need of your assistance!" Kratos stated, because while he knew that one could argue that they were taking advantage of her, because of her knowledge, he hoped that she was willing to listen to them and not ignore them or chase them away in their time of true need, "Freya! It is urgent: Atreus has fallen ill!"

The last statement was more than enough to cause the cursed goddess to open the door and look at them, where Freya instantly found that Kratos wasn't lying and rushed up to check on Atreus, so she knew what she would be dealing with, before ushering them into the house, which they did so without delay as she directed Kratos to set his son down on the nearby bed.

"Mimir's probably already told you this, but I'll say it anyway: this is no ordinary illness. Atreus' true nature, your true nature, is fighting within him." Freya stated, where she made sure that the boy was set on the bed as she tended to her cauldron once more, this time voiding whatever was inside the container as she grabbed a few items to start the cure, or at least the basics of it since there was no telling what else she might need, "However, if I am to cure this stage of the fever I'm going to need a rare ingredient that can only be found in Helheim... the Keeper that guards the Bridge of the Damned, I need you to recover it's heart."

"The frozen realm of the dead... perfect." Flurry commented, as Faye had told them what she knew about the realms that made up the Nine Realms and knew that Helheim would present the most trouble to them, but since Atreus was in need she knew they would go to the ends of the Nine Realms to cure him.

"Yes, it is a land of unyielding cold... fires cannot burn there, and there is no magic in the Nine Realms strong enough to create a blaze in it's domain." Freya said, where she noted that Kratos was more silent than before, which made sense due to the fact that his son was in trouble right now, before she realized what was on his back and knew that they would be in trouble since his main weapon would be useless, "Also, you're going to have to find another weapon to replace your frost axe, since the denizens are Hel-Walkers and the cold means nothing to them."

"Father, I'm sure if you asked Flurry would let you use the Blade or the flame bow." Pandora added, as she and Flurry both knew that there was only one true weapon that their father would want to combat the cold of Helheim, but at the same time they understood the mental burden they represented for him, which was why she was offering the weapons they had that possessed a fire element on them.

"No... I said that I would only use the Blades if the need was great... and right now... now the need is great." Kratos said, to which he glanced up at his daughters for a few seconds, where Flurry nodded her head, as she understood his burden far more than anyone else, thanks to everything they had been through, before he turned to Freya, "I must return to our home first, to dig up something from my past, but then we will make our way to Helheim. Look after Atreus, will you?"

Freya nodded, telling him that this was a mother's promise, before passing on the Travel Rune for Helheim to him, while at the same time shifting the position of her house so they could use the upper river to get back to their home, since it was just down the river, and offered her second boat, which would return to her when they didn't need it. Kratos and both of his daughters thanked Freya for the aid before departing from her house, using the door to enter her garden, where they found that her second boat was more infused with nature, so it would take them to their destination without needing to be directed. With that in mind Kratos and Pandora took their seats as Flurry remained nearby, though she was concerned with the darkening sky, all but confirming that Thor had to be angry and that he was likely speaking with Modi, but that was the furthest thing from her father's mind right now. She understood what her father was thinking about, he really had no desire to use the Blades of Chaos again, but for his son he was willing to burden himself with their presence again and use them in battle, all to save Atreus from what was happening to him.

While they moved down the river the trio found that a magical image was forming nearby, or was trying to, and Flurry was sure that it was Athena, something both her father and sister agreed with since her father even named her in surprise, but it came and went before a message could be delivered, meaning their friends were having a hard time contacting them at the moment, all while Mimir sat there in silence, at least until they reached the dock.

"Brother, you must be cautious... it would appear that there is a gorgon near your home." Mimir commented, because as soon as the boat came to a stop, and his head was lifted, he found a petrified Hel-Walker near the edge of the area, one that looked like it was fractured and destroyed, and that wasn't counting the other statues that were resting around the entrance of the home.

"Worry not, we know this one." Kratos replied, where they walked up the path and found that a number of Hel-Walkers had been frozen by Albis' innate gorgon power and that she had shattered each one to make sure they didn't break free on her, and, sure enough, the last member of their family was in the middle of withdrawing her blades from the statue she had just frozen, breaking it into pieces as she huffed, "Albis, it would seem that you are doing well."

"Kratos, Flurry, Pandora! You're okay." Albis stated, allowing the trio to see that she was happy to see them again, but at the same time she paused for a moment as she noticed that Atreus was missing, and that they were somewhat distracted by something, causing her to frown as she sheathed her blades, "Where is Atreus?"

"Brother has... fallen ill, and this time he's reached a stage that not even Faye's remedy will cure him of." Pandora said, while at the same time Kratos opened the door to the main house and approached the area that held the Blades of Chaos, a fact that told Albis just how serious things have gotten, "We're heading to Helheim after this to get what we need."

"Ugh, that realm. I'd love to help, but you know that cold places and I don't mix." Albis replied, which might be the only part of her monster form that she disliked, not being able to handle the cold like she used to, since it meant that she couldn't aid her family when something like this happened, before she found that Flurry was retrieving something from her bag, the mirror Aphrodite gave her.

Such a thing allowed them to discover that Athena had definitely been trying to contact them earlier, during the short ride back to their house, and the gods of the Land Between Realms were worried that some bad was happening in Midgard, as Hecate reported feeling a shift in the magical energies of the land. Flurry informed them that what they had felt was Atreus' godhood partly awakening, his true godly nature was clashing with his mortally trained mind, which was why he was ill right now and which was why they were heading into Helheim to get something to cure him. She made sure that their friends knew that they didn't have to come charging into Midgard over this, they could handle it, even though she could tell that all of them were now hoping that the next time she contacted them it was with good news, despite the fact that they most of them were caught off guard by Kratos recovering the Blades of Chaos. It pained all of them to watch Kratos pull his old sash, the one he wrapped the blades in, before revealing both weapons again, where he glanced at his bandaged arms for just a few moments before returning the chains of the blades to their former locations, this time without them searing into his flesh once more.

As he did that, however, Albis hear something and discovered that more Hel-Walkers were approaching, where Kratos just stepped out of the house and made sure Pandora was holding onto Mimir while Flurry protected the four of them with one of her barriers, who instantly understood what he was saying. As the barrier went up Kratos remained on the other side of it before rushing into battle, allowing them to see that none of his old moves had left him, he was able to hurl the blades and use the chains with a surprising amount of ease, slashing through the Hel-Walkers with ease. Flurry had seen her father use the blades in a number of interesting and unique ways, and right now it sure looked like his skills had never disappeared, he was using them as if they had never left his hands in the first place, which was a good thing since it meant he wouldn't have to retain himself while they were in Helheim. Even Mimir was impressed by the show, as Kratos made short work of most of the frozen undead, the flaming nature of his blades allowing him to do devastating damage to his foes, which was why they had come here in the first place, and once the Hel-Walkers were taken care of he returned them to his back.

Albis wished them well in retrieving the item that would allow them to cure Atreus, while she kept their home safe, causing Mimir to point out a Door to Yggdrasil in their front yard, something that allowed them to open the way back to Tyr's Temple so they could head to Helheim, and when they returned to the temple Brok instantly stopped working when he noticed that they were in the area.

"Hey, you reek of foreign magic... sweet Nanna's nethers, what are those?" Brok remarked, as he was staring at the Blades of Chaos, in fact he actually walked around Kratos so he could get a good look at the pair of blades from all angles, and the look on his face told them that he was impressed by the weapons, "I've never seen the like... that's got to be a family heirloom or something."

"No, they are not... nor will they ever be. They are my burden to bare." Kratos stated, which was the truth, he wasn't going to let any of his children wield the Blades of Chaos, not after everything he had done with them, but he also realized that the only ones who might to be able to improve their power were the dwarves.

"Son, my brother and me created Mjolnir for the big idiot, so I know from quality... and them? Them's special." Brok said, a fact that the trio agreed with, the Blades of Chaos were definitely special weapons, though as he said that he noticed that Atreus wasn't present and his smile actually faded a little, showing that he actually cared for the boy a little, "Hey, where's the little turd?"

"He has fallen ill... though it isn't the fault of the Aesir, rather it is our own... and our responsibility to make it right." Flurry replied, where she, Pandora, and their father faced the central portion of the temple and knew that it was time for them to head out, because the more time they wasted the worse Atreus' condition would be when they eventually returned, so she could only hope that they got back to him before something bad happened.

Brok thought about that for a moment before asking if there was anything he could do to help, in fact he didn't seem to care that they were heading into Helheim of all places, which showed them that he really did care for the boy in his own way, but Kratos told him that the work he did on their weapons and gear was more than enough. It was possibly one of the few times where he would say such a thing, showing the dwarf that they could handle Helheim and that his skills as a smith were the best thing they could ask for, where Brok nodded and returned to his workshop, with a reminder that he'd be keeping an eye on them. With that done they entered the central part of the temple and Kratos inserted the Bifrost into the slot before focusing on the Realm Tower that would allow them to travel to Helheim, allowing the travel process to start as they stood around for a time. Once the travel process was done, which they knew from the rush of energy and the vine bridge moving to allow them passage, the family started to move out, as there was no telling how much they would have to fight through before they reached the Keeper whose heart they had to take for the cure.

Mimir remarked that what they were about to do was completely insane, since not even Odin could survive the cold that was in this realm, and could only hope that the blades did as advised, allowing Kratos to open the main door and grant them a look at the new hostile realm they had to explore.

Helheim was exactly as described, it was an icy realm with a powerful chill in the air, with large chunks of ice forming on both the realm bridge that was in front of them and the rest of the area that was around the temple, causing Flurry to pull out her reforged blade and tab into it's power, which she weaved into a heat rune to keep the worst of the chill at bay so they could focus on their mission. While they walked forward, however, the family discovered that the denizens of this realm didn't seem to care about their presence, as the Hel-Walkers that actually lived in Helheim, and didn't invade the rest of the realms, simply went about their business. Flurry, on the other hand, knew why they weren't attacking them, as she noticed a few of them nodding, or even bowing, their heads towards her, meaning the undead that were bound to this realm likely felt her nature as a Goddess of Death and were either revering her as their goddess or were acknowledging her as a visiting god of the same deathly stature. Such a thing worried her, because if they came back here and Atreus was with them he'd definitely notice this, his focus was remarkable at times, and knowing her brother Flurry knew he'd ask a few questions on what was going on and then she'd have to reveal her nature to him, which she was hoping to avoid since people feared Gods of Death.

There was one other thing that they discovered, the fact that the Blades of Chaos could burn away the bramble they had seen since starting their journey, which came as a nice surprise for them as Kratos opened the way forward, even though Mimir was surprised by how well things were going right now. They also found that the denizens didn't seem to care about them looting the chests, as Pandora spotted a golden one and as Kratos opened it both she and Flurry found that none of the undead attacked them, rather it seemed like they were completely fine with this. Inside the chest Kratos found a red gemstone, meaning it was a power for his blades, like how the axe had blue gems and Atreus had green, so he made sure to add it to his arsenal before handing the gem over to Flurry so it could be added to the collection. Other than that there were a few weird golden spheres that seemed like they could hold some sort of energy, what type they had no idea, but since it wasn't important in the grand scheme of things the family continued down the path that would bring them to the Keeper they were looking for.

As they walked forward the family discovered that all sorts were phantoms were making their way towards the bridge that the Keeper was watching over, no doubt so they could enter the main part of this realm and be judged, or whatever it was that they were walking towards, but the souls hardly acknowledged their presence and just ignored them, which was good in Flurry's eyes. For Mimir, however, this was all wrong, as only the newly slain should be here, but the number of souls he was seeing indicated that something was majorly wrong, because there were far too many souls around them, which told him that the gate was closed and that meant Hel was full. Such a thing told them why he had been of the opinion to track down the Valkyries and see what was wrong with them, because if they were unable to sort and cull the souls the realm would become overwhelmed, and that proved to be bad for the rest of the Nine Realms, where Flurry told Mimir that they would deal with the Valkyries. Kratos and Pandora agreed, now that they knew what was going on it stood to reason that they, at some point in the near future, would track down the locations of the Valkyries and deal with them to take care of this particular problem, which seemed to appease Mimir as they continued towards their destination.

They also cut their way through more bramble, which there was a lot of in this realm, while Mimir explained that time was different here than in Midgard, like where the Light of Alfheim was faster, which they knew, in Helheim time was slower, so that meant they would get back to Atreus that much sooner.

"That's good to hear, really." Flurry commented, though as they climbed up another wall, and reached the end of the very bridge that they were looking for, they found two things, that the Keeper happened to be a golden or brass troll that was taller than all of the others they had seen so far, while the second was the massive white bird off in the distance that just seemed to be watching them, "Should we be worried about that thing?"

"You mean Hraesvelgr, the ruler of Helheim? No, she's mostly indifferent towards everything that's going on... in fact, she likely won't care if you kill the Bridge Keeper." Mimir stated, though he could see why Flurry would ask such a thing, since the massive eagle could be a problem if she decided to attack them, despite the fact that he was sure that they could kill her if such a thing happened, but as Kratos turned to face the Keeper, their target, Mimir noted that the eagle tilted her head as she looked at them, meaning there was something here she found to be interesting.

"Good, then we will kill the Keeper." Kratos replied, to which he and his daughters dropped down into the area that was in front of them, something that caused the troll, Mattugr Helson according to Mimir, to draw forth the power of Hel into his totem as he jumped down into the arena as well, lifting it like the clubs of the other trolls they had fought.

As the fight started they discovered that Mattugr fought like all of the other trolls, just swinging his totem like a club, as if he had no other moves to use against them since he was an important figure in this realm, before they found that he had the power to temporarily phase out of existence and reappear at the areas that his totem placed orbs at. With that new piece of information in mind Flurry slashed through them without delay and opened the way for her father and Pandora to hack into the troll's body, because with Atreus' life on the line all of them were using more precise attacks to make this battle end that much faster. The other new move Mattugr used against Flurry and her family was to slam the bottom of his totem against the ground and send out waves of Hel energy to harm them, though such a thing meant nothing to them as all three of them jumped over the waves before attacking him again. As Kratos struck Mattugr they also discovered that he could warp away from them and send out shards of ice at them, which really didn't matter as all three of them dodged out of the way before continuing their assault, delivering powerful blows to the troll's body while he tried, in vain, to hit any of them with his attacks.

When Mattugr fell to one knee, a familiar sign, Kratos leapt onto his head and smashed one of his tusks into pieces, while stabbing him right in the face with one of the blades, but this time, when he tried to bring down the totem on his foe, he found some resistance that ended up shattering it into fragments, prompting him to bring both blades straight down into the troll's head, killing him at last.

"Good work, all of you. Now, get his heart." Mimir stated, where Kratos huffed for a moment before shifting one hand so he could hold Mimir out for Pandora to take, though when she did so he climbed onto the troll's large body and knelt on his chest, positioning his weapon so he could get to work.

With the first plunge of his left blade Kratos pierced Mattugr's chest and tore it open with ease, leaving a bloody scar that went down into cavity that the heart was resting in, before he pulled the second blade out so he could forcefully open the cavity, allowing him to tear through a few bits of muscle, and toss off some blood, before he extracted the glowing heart of the slain Keeper.

"Flurry, clean me up, would you?" Kratos inquired, where his daughter nodded her head as her magic washed over his now bloody and gore covered body, magically washing away the blood that had gotten on him since they knew that Freya would freak out if she saw him in this state, and when she was done he touched down near them, before he and both of his daughters turned towards the bird as a massive cluster of darkness took a familiar shape and spoke his name, "It can not be... Zeus?!"

Mimir was interested in that piece of information, as Flurry confirmed that it was her grandfather that her father had seen in the darkness, causing him to warn them that they should never go to the area that the darkness was coming from, a fact that caused them to nod as he was returned to Kratos' belt, only to find Brok hiding behind a pillar.

"I know I ain't supposed to be here, but I said I'd help. Real quick, give me your blades... I need to take them back to my shop in Midgard." Brok stated, where Kratos pulled the Blades of Chaos out and handed them over, causing the dwarf to disappear behind the pillar as Flurry found a crimson flame resting near Muttugr's body, a Chaos Flame she realized, and as she added it to her collection, to upgrade the blades later, Brok returned and handed the blades back to Kratos, "Now your blades are ready for the Winds of Hel! Just target stuff like this here glowy bit and those babies will carry the Winds for a short time... should help you open the way back to Tyr's Temple."

Sure enough they did as Brok told them, Kratos could stab the golden orb with the deathly winds with one blade and that extracted it, allowing him to stab another orb to empower it and open the way forward, causing the dwarf to leave before he froze from the realm's elemental hazards. With that done the family started to make their way back to the temple using a new path, with Kratos utilizing the Winds of Hel to open the gates that were in front of them, while again Flurry found that the denizens of Hel didn't seem to care about their presence, which had to be because of what she was. Such a thing meant they were able to utilize the various wind traps that were in the way to empower the various gates that had been placed in this place in the past, without having to waste precious energy fighting the denizens, which Kratos appreciated since it meant they'd get to Atreus even faster. After that they found their way to Tyr's Temple and entered it, stopping for just a moment to upgrade the Blades of Chaos and thanking Brok for his assistance, before entering the central chamber once more so they could get back to Midgard.

While they did all of that Flurry noticed that Mimir was thinking about something and when the device was set to move them back to Midgard, allowing them to relax a little, he finally spoke up, no doubt since this would be the last time before Atreus was back with them.

"I finally understand now... I'm dangling from the hip of the bloody Ghost of Sparta!" Mimir remarked, because after the family had stepped in front of him the first time he had observed Kratos' form and markings, trying to piece together who he might be, and even both the blades and the mention of the Greek gods only narrowed it down for him, but the fact that Zeus was Kratos' father finally put everything together.

"Do NOT call me that... especially in front of Atreus." Kratos stated, because there were many things he was fine with, but at this point in time he had no desire to be reminded of that part of his life, or to be called by that title again, something his daughters knew thanks to living with him for so long.

"Oh, don't get me wrong brother, from what I've heard the pantheon had it coming... but even then this is still a bit to take in." Mimir said, which only made him wonder which of the tales he had heard about Kratos' exploits were true and which ones were just lies told to make him out to be the monster that Zeus feared, while at the same time he was curious about Flurry and Pandora, as he wasn't too sure on them since a fair number of tales only focused on him and no one else, a fact he hoped they'd fix for him at some point, "I knew you hated gods, but you really can't stay away from them, can you?"

"Father doesn't hate gods... sure, we've had some bad encounters in the past, but we don't hate the gods." Flurry stated, all while she pulled out the reforged blade and cancelled the spell she had been powering, since they were no longer in Helheim and that meant the power wasn't necessary, before she glanced at Mimir for a moment as her father waited for the teleportation process to finish, "Trust me, the whole truth is a lot more outlandish than you've been told... maybe we'll tell you about it in the future... but for now you should let us tell Atreus what he needs to know."

Mimir sighed and agreed with them, they had to tell Atreus about his godly nature, otherwise they would be back in this situation, before they returned to Midgard and made their way out to the main part of the temple again, where Brok had to stop them once more, this time with good news. He had taken a few gusts from the Winds of Hel and improved the main Door of Yggdrasil, which would enhance all of them, as he was sure that they could now go both ways, so instead of just coming back here the family could now go from here to somewhere else, if everything was working correctly. Kratos instantly used his Key to open the Door to Freya's place, as he knew there was a Door near her place, and, sure enough, he and his daughters found that it sort of worked as Brok intended, because they appeared outside Freya's house. Flurry knew this was likely to be the only problem with the modified Door, since the family had appeared nowhere near where the Door in this area was located, but her father didn't care as he walked up the ramp and entered Freya's place.

Sure enough she was pleased to see them return and Kratos handed over the heart without delay, allowing her to get to work on the cure while he knelt by Atreus, placing the back of his hand against his forehead to make sure he was fine, and it wasn't too long before Freya produced the cure.

"One last reminder: I can break the fever... but to truly heal Atreus needs to know the truth." Freya commented, where she had Kratos brace his son up for a moment as she placed the bowl on his chest and allowed the fumes to enter his nose, as this cure required one to smell it to break his fever, before she sighed for a few seconds, "I know this won't be simple for you... I have experience with my own son, so I know what your going through. The runes foretold that he would die a needless death, and I knew that I would do everything I could to protect him... of course everything I did I also did for my own well being. I didn't see the resentment until it was too late... and if you walk down this path, I'm afraid that the same might happen for you."

"Atreus has been burdened with something he should not have been burdened with." Kratos stated, because while he did know that the union of a god and a mortal gave birth to a demigod, such as himself, he had hoped that Atreus would be an exception since his mother was from an entirely different realm, but he was a god anyway, placing a burden on him that he didn't deserve to have placed on him.

"Fa... ther?" Atreus weakly asked, where they found that he opened his eyes as the color returned to his face, showing the family and Freya that he was getting better, which was a good thing to see since his family had been worried for him after his rage had exploded like that, before he shifted his stance and set his feet on the floor.

Kratos was happy to see that Atreus was fine, though they did find that he wanted to continue their quest, instead of just waiting for him to fully recover, showing them that he was thinking of himself as a burden and that he wanted to stop all of them from thinking that. With that in mind all four of them thanked Freya for her assistance, who was happy to help them out, especially since it seemed to make her think of her own son, before they departed from her residence, mostly due to the fact that Atreus insisted on leaving so soon after the fever was broken. The strange thing was that when Mimir tried to remind the boy about their next step, finding the Black Rune, they found that Atreus didn't seem to care, rather he seemed to focus on the fact that he had overhead what his father had said before he woke up, about a burden, and that was distracting him. Such a thing made Kratos wonder if he should have overruled his son's opinion on leaving Freya's place and just forced his son to rest up before continuing their quest, before they reached the lower level of the lift and he moved the boat back into the water.

While he did so, however, he asked Atreus if he wanted to head back up to Freya's and get some well deserved rest, since he might need it still, but his son didn't seem to care about resting right now, which only made them wonder what was going on in his head right now.

"I know what you meant to say... that I'm a burden, since I was born weak... I'm not like you, Pandora, or even Flurry... I'm just weak and useless." Atreus remarked, showing them that he had misinterpreted what he had overheard, while at the same time placing himself on a level that was lower than every member of his family since he thought they were tired of his weakness slowing them down, before he sighed, "But... at least I know the truth now."

"No, Atreus, you do not know the truth. You are not weak, nor are you useless... you are a god, Atreus, just like I am, and just as your sisters are." Kratos stated, as it was time to tell his son the truth, or at least what he was comfortable telling him at the moment, where Flurry and Pandora noticed that Atreus seemed to perk up after hearing that, "We are from a land that is far from here, and when we arrived I chose to live as a man for a time, but... the truth is that you were born a god, just as we were."

Flurry knew that this wasn't anywhere near the truth, since her father and Pandora were born demigods and had been raised into godhood, while they were unsure if she was born a demigod or had been a goddess from birth, but none of them said anything as Atreus considered this information.

"I'm... Can I..." Atreus said, where the sisters could see that he was struggling to come to terms with what he had just been told, along with the potential powers that might be his since gods and goddesses had all sorts of abilities, before he stood up with an innocent look on his face, "Can I turn into an animal?"

While such a thing caught Kratos off guard, as he had been expecting something else after raising Flurry and helping Pandora learn how to be a warrior, but he admitted that he had no idea what sort of abilities Atreus would have and that his son was welcome to surprise him, since he seemed to insist on animal transformation. With that in mind they started to head out of the cave with him fully renewed, as learning that he was a god had finally shattered his fever and the illness he had been suffering from, though Atreus wrongly assumed that them being gods was why Baldur had been chasing them. Kratos still had no idea why Baldur was after them, and right now he didn't care, as long as they stayed head of him, but he was pleased to see that his son was improving after being told that he was a god, meaning he and his daughters may have been wrong to worry about the power going to his head. That had been the other reason for Kratos holding off on telling Atreus about his godhood, because back in Greece power went to the heads of the gods and demigods, in fact he and Flurry knew how Hercules let it go to his head, and it was good to see that Atreus wasn't walking down that path right now.

"You know, I wish I had known I was a god back in Alfheim... I wouldn't have felt so bad about killing so many elves." Atreus said, something that caused Kratos and his daughters to pause for a moment, because that wasn't what they wanted to hear right now, because it meant the power might already be going to his head, from just the thought of being a god, and it made them hope this wasn't a sign of things to come, "You know, we're gods. We can do whatever we want... why don't we go back and kill some more of them for wasting our time when we were first there?"

"No. We are going to Tyr's Vault... do not let the potential power go to your head, Atreus, as power can lead to disaster and tragedy." Kratos stated, though he started to think of new things to say so he could deal with the potential attitude that might come from his son thinking that he stood above everyone now that he was a god, while hoping that Flurry and Pandora could aid him in taming their brother in case the power really went to his head.

As they headed for Tyr's Vault, however, Flurry noticed that am eerie green scale had appeared on her brother's right hand, making her wonder if there was more going on with him than what they were seeing right now, and could only hope that this wasn't the start of something they would all come to regret in the near future.