Kratos begins his assault by killing , an act that triggers worldwide flooding and the near-extinction of humanity. However, his progress is halted when Zeus blasts Kratos and the Titan Gaia from the mountain. Gaia betrays Kratos, allowing him to fall into the Underworld while she saves herself, claiming he was merely a "pawn" for the Titans. The Quest for the Flame
: Kratos kills the God of the Underworld and absorbs his soul.
The story of is the climactic conclusion to Kratos' vengeance against the Greek pantheon. Picking up immediately after God of War II , the narrative follows Kratos as he scales Mount Olympus alongside the Titans to destroy Zeus. The Ascent and Betrayal god-of-war-iii-game
In the Underworld, Kratos is visited by the spirit of , who grants him the Blades of Exile and guides him to destroy the Flame of Olympus to reach Pandora's Box —the key to killing Zeus. To reach the flame, Kratos systematically dismantles the remaining gods and Titans:
Kratos eventually finds , the artificial daughter of the smith god Hephaestus . Despite Hephaestus's attempts to stop him, Kratos kills the smith and takes Pandora to the Flame of Olympus. Pandora sacrifices herself to extinguish the flame, but Kratos finds the box empty, realizing he has killed the girl for nothing. Kratos begins his assault by killing , an
Enraged, Kratos engages Zeus in a final, brutal duel inside the heart of the Titan Gaia , eventually killing both his father and Gaia . The Revelation of Hope
After Zeus's death, his spirit attacks Kratos' mind. Through a mental journey where he confronts his past sins, Kratos discovers that the power of —the very thing he used to kill Ares in the first game—had been inside him all along. The Quest for the Flame : Kratos kills
: He decapitates the Sun God, plunging the world into eternal darkness.