

Kratos dies from head trauma but is revived by Thor, who repeatedly tries to goad Kratos' rage so he can see the Ghost of Sparta. Odin allows Thor to assault Kratos as retribution for killing Baldur, Magni, and Modi. After they reveal that Atreus has been secretly searching for Tyr, the apparently dead war god, and after Mimir chastises Odin, Kratos coldly refuses the deal. Odin, the chief god of Asgard, follows soon after, and makes an offer to the God of War: in exchange for him and Atreus not antagonizing the Aesir gods, Odin and Thor would also not do the same, in order to maintain peace. While both father and son were asleep, they were awoken by Thor, the thunder god, who asks to talk with Kratos. Atreus and Kratos argue about the former's intent to learn more his "Loki" identity before returning home again. Kratos strangles the bear until it shape-shifts back to Atreus, who suddenly developed his bear powers from his intense emotions. While searching for the teen, Kratos and Mimir are attacked by a bear named Bjorn.

Kratos dreams about Faye but is awoken by Mimir, who is worried since Atreus hasn't returned home from burying Fenrir. Kratos accepts and falls asleep at the house.

When the duo reach their home, Fenrir, one of their wolves, is close to dying Atreus recites a funerary chant before asking his father to let him grieve for and bury the wolf. In Midgard, three years after Fimbulwinter began, as Kratos and Atreus were returning home after a hunt, they were attacked by Freya, who then failed to kill Kratos.
