Kratos is a mortal, turned to god. the new god of war.
his family slaughtered after the gods betrayed him, Kratos set out to destroy all the gods of Olympus and by doing so he became more and more powerful to the point where when he destroyed every single god, he left the world in ruin and was left with nothing but regret in his heart, now he realms the northern realms in search of a purpose. In search of something more.