This prequel tells the story of Kratos battling a horde of Persian Soldiers, to the time he must save the world from the god of dreams, Morpheus. But Kratos grows more and more desperate to remove his nightmares of his past deeds, despite serving the gods of Olympus for a decade.
Plot. Ten years has passed since Kratos began his service to the Gods of Olympus, he is sent to the city of Attica to defend it from an invasion of the Persian Army. After successfully killing the Persian King, and their pet monster, the basilisk, Kratos observes the sun fall from the sky, plunging the world into absolute darkness. He fights his way through the city of Marathon and witnesses the black fog of Morpheus, the god of dreams, who covered the world in darkness, and he also hears a haunting flute melody, reminding him of his deceased daughter, Calliope. His task is to find the sun god Helios, who was captured by the Titan Atlas.