The god of war's adventure of etheria

chapter one: the god of hope

After the events involving Odin and his army, Kratos spent his time helping the Nine Realms in any way he could, trying to restore them after being titled the God of Hope. The long journey was hard for Kratos, seeing his son finally take his leave and explore the world. But now, with so much free time on his hands...what's next for Kratos and Mimir?

*Kratos and Mimir were inside Sindri's house...or more like their house now ever since Sindri's departure and Brok's death. For some reason, the silence was loud as both of them were quietly tending to their own business...*

*Suddenly, Mimir broke the continuous silence;* "The realms have been quiet, huh, brother?" Mimir asked. "You've done a lot of good in restoring hope where it's "needed."

*Kratos gave a small nod, speaking in a low, gruff voice;* "It is what was necessary."

*Mimir let out a soft hum in agreement as they continued into the silence. Until a loud* KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK came from the door. Kratos stood and grabbed Mimir by his head strap and walked to the door.* "Who is there!?" *Kratos yelled out in a low yet loud, gruff voice.* Kratos heard a familiar feminine voice come from outside the door as she spoke.*

"It's me!" *Freya said, quite annoyed at Kratos's tone of voice.*

*Kratos sighed as he walked to and opened the door for Freya,*

"What type of way is that to talk to a queen?" Freya asked, slightly teasing Kratos's deep voice, a small smirk appearing on her face.

*Kratos, taking notice of the tease, grunts as he allows Freya in. She walks forward, taking note of every single detail, seeing how surprisingly clean it is... especially with him having to care for it.*

"Do you need something?" Kratos asks, awaiting an answer.

"Yes. Perhaps we shall discuss it over drinks?" Freya asks, looking at Kratos, expecting him to bring drinks for the trio...if Mimir figured out a way to drink.

*Kratos sighs and rolls his eyes as he places Mimir on the table and walks over.* To a small collection of cups and wine. Pouring three of the cups as he walked over. Placing the wine down under coasters, courtesy of Sindri. Kratos sits down in a chair, taking a small sip of the hard wine.

"What do you wish to discuss?" Kratos asks, his expression unchanged as he stares at Freya, awaiting an answer.

Freya sighs as she takes a chug of wine, putting the wine down with force. "I'm not sure where to begin..." Freya sighs. "My shield-maidens have found some sort of... portal,  and we made quite a discovery. There is another world out there."

Kratos looks at Freya with a rather confused face, wondering if the wine was too strong or if she was already drunk.

"A portal...? To another pantheon?"
Kratos asked with slight curiosity in his voice, taking another swig of the wine.

"No, not just another pantheon."
Freya tried to piece the words together, still befuddled by what she had discovered.
"Kratos, we are talking about a different planet. Galaxies away from us." Freya said with a worried look in her eyes.

A small pause occurred, an awkward silence between all of them. The soft sound of the fire cackling and Lunda's stone grinder.

Kratos definitely thought she was drunk. If this was possible, why here of all places? "If this planet is real, where is the portal you speak of?"

*Deciding to go along with it to see if she'll *sober* up. Correct her error if you may. This could have all been a part of her imagination. Yet the shield maidens saw it too?*

"It's in Niflheim. We shall go when you are ready.." *Freya exclaimed, awaiting Kratos.*

*Kratos thought this was just some delusion she had or was some dream she came *upon*, but a small stroll can't hurt... Kratos got up with a slight groan and walked into his room to gather his weapons and necessities.*

A/N, that's the end of chapter one of this fanfiction. Please comment if there are fixes needed or anything that should be added.