God Of War StoryLine

God Of War - Kratos

The story begins with Kratos on the tallest cliff in Greece, lamenting that the gods have abandoned him; hopeless, he consigns himself to the waves below. The story then rewinds three weeks into the past; as the game progresses, it also relates Kratos� past through numerous flashbacks. For reasons of simplicity, this summary covers all of these events in chronological order.

Kratos is a fearsome Spartan warrior, unmatched in strategy, tactics and ferocity; such was his success that his original fifty-man group grew into an army of thousands. However, in a battle against a barbarian horde, his army was massacred, and, in desperation, Kratos offered his life and service to Ares, the God of War, in exchange for salvation. Ares, sensing enormous power in Kratos, accepted his offer and destroyed the barbarians. He also granted Kratos the Blades of Chaos, whose chains are seared to Kratos� arms. Kratos, now Ares� servant, led his Spartans in conquering much of Greece.

In his final battle, Kratos� army came across a village that worshiped the goddess Athena and put the residents to the sword. Despite his own foreboding feelings and the warnings of the local oracle, Kratos personally entered the village�s temple and slaughtered all within. Unfortunately, after his blood-lust cleared, he realized that his two last victims had been his beloved wife and daughter; Ares had engineered the battle to sever the last of Kratos� humanity and turn him into a perfect warrior: the incarnation of death itself. Despite this, Kratos renounced his service to Ares and began to wander the Aegean, lamenting his deeds and serving the gods of Olympus for ten years in exchange for redemption from his sins.

The player becomes involved in Kratos� story as he is approaching the city of Athens, under siege by Ares� army. After a battle with the Hydra, Kratos moves into the city and attempts to save it at Athena�s behest. Using clever wording she tricks Kratos into helping the defending Athenian forces, believing that his haunting nightmares will cease, when in fact all the gods plan on doing is rewarding him for his efforts but never forgiving his horrible past. He fights his way through the attacking forces to find the Oracle of Athens, and learns from her that only Pandora�s Box can give a mortal the power to kill a god. Unfortunately, due to the gods� fear of this object, the box is locked deep within the Temple of Pandora, a murderous edifice constructed on the back of the Titan Kronos, who wanders the Desert of Lost Souls.

Kratos makes his way to the Temple, defeating many foes and evading the many traps built into the Temple, and recovers Pandora�s Box (a process that contains most of the game�s content). However, as he pushes the Box out of the Temple, Ares senses his success and slays him with a thrown pillar. Kratos, despite this, is able to escape the Underworld and return to the mortal realm, conveniently in Athens, where he regains Pandora�s Box and confronts Ares.

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