 Kratos is leading the Spartan army in a rampage across Greece . During the campaign , he is attacked by a number of beasts led by Argos , who was sent by the gods to stop Kratos . After a series of skirmishes , Argos is killed by an unknown assassin , who frames Kratos in an attempt to turn the gods against him . The Spartan pursues his foe across Greece to discover the identity of the assassin , but is slowed by constant attacks from the minions of Hades , the God of the Underworld . Zeus sends Ceryx to deliver a message to Kratos : stop the relentless pursuit and take heed of the destruction already caused . Kratos , however , battles and kills Ceryx , which inadvertently allows the assassin to escape . Kratos then realizes his actions have further alienated the gods , and Zeus will soon act in response to his defiance . 
