The Twilight of the Gods

The death of Baldur was not just a murder; it was the breaking of the first seal. With the Stranger's death, the long winter—Fimbulwinter—descended upon Midgard, signaling that the end of all things was near.

The Prophecy of Groa

Long before Kratos arrived in the North, the Giantess Groa foresaw the end. She saw the death of Odin, the fall of Asgard, and the burning of the World Tree. Odin, obsessed with control, sought to steal this knowledge to prevent his own demise. But prophecy is a tricky thing—often, in trying to prevent it, one ensures it comes to pass.

The Tragedy of Freya

No figure embodies the tragedy of Ragnarök more than Freya. Once the Queen of the Valkyries and wife of Odin, she was stripped of her warrior spirit and trapped in Midgard. Her love for her son, Baldur, became her undoing. By making him invulnerable to all threats (physical or magical), she robbed him of the ability to feel. She saved his life but destroyed his soul.

When Kratos killed Baldur to save her, she did not thank him. She vowed vengeance. A mother's grief knows no logic, even at the end of the world.

The Ghost of Sparta

Kratos came to these lands to escape his past, but war follows him like a shadow. He sought only to spread his wife's ashes, but in doing so, he toppled the pantheon. Now, he stands against the All-Father himself, not for glory, but to protect his son, Atreus.

Ragnarök is not a battle Kratos seeks to win. It is a storm he must survive.