<P> A week later, Kratos arrives at the island of Delos and explores the ruined statue of Apollo . He is attacked by all three Furies and is eventually captured . Orkos appears and frees Kratos, transporting him to another location . Orkos gives Kratos his Oath Stone and reveals that he and Aletheia tried to warn Zeus of Ares' and the Furies' plan . In retaliation, they took the Oracle's eyes, the objects Kratos seeks . After a perilous journey, Kratos uses the Amulet of Uroborus to restore the statue and retrieve the eyes . On completing the Trials of Archimedes, Kratos is ambushed and captured by the Furies, who confiscate all of his items . </P> <P> Back in the present time, Tisiphone and Daemon cast another illusion to deceive Kratos, who overcomes it and retrieves the Oath Stone of Orkos . He encounters the Scribe of Hecatonchires, who reveals that the Furies were originally fair in their punishment, but devolved into ruthless beings because of Ares . Continuing his pursuit of the Furies, Kratos reaches the door to Alecto's Chamber, but seemingly returns home to his wife and daughter: another illusion, this time cast by the Fury Queen Alecto . She tries to convince Kratos he can live within this illusion if he rejoins Ares, but he refuses . Enraged, Alecto and Tisiphone attack Kratos, who retrieves the eyes, and Alecto transforms into a giant sea monster . After a brutal battle, Kratos uses the eyes to break through the Furies' illusions before killing them both, which destroys the prison . </P> <P> Kratos returns to Sparta, where he is met by Orkos . He praises Kratos' victory over the Furies, but reveals that Kratos will not be free from Ares' bond unless he kills Orkos . He begs Kratos to give him an honorable death, which will free them both from Ares . Kratos initially refuses but Orkos' continuing pleas ultimately force Kratos to kill him . Afterward, Kratos experiences the first of many nightmares--previously masked by his bond--and discovers his path to redemption through continual service to Olympus . Kratos burns down his house with the corpse of Orkos inside and leaves, beginning his path towards becoming the champion of the gods . </P> <P> In January 2010, Santa Monica's studio director John Hight told video - gaming blog Joystiq that "while God of War III will conclude the trilogy, it won't spell the end of the franchise" and said "We're going to be really careful about what we do next ." From April 2011 until April 2012, several sources claimed that a fourth main entry would release sometime in 2012 and would feature an online component . On April 12, 2012, Sony released a teaser image on its official PlayStation Facebook page, which was followed by the game's announcement on April 19, though Amazon leaked the announcement the day before . The trailer announced Todd Papy, who had worked as a designer on God of War and God of War II and as Design Director on God of War III, as Game Director . David Jaffe confirmed that God of War III Game Director Stig Asmussen did not return to direct this game because he was working on another project at Santa Monica . The announcement trailer was narrated by Linda Hunt; it refers to a time before Kratos became the Ghost of Sparta and was not "bound in blood". The announcement officially confirmed that the game's title would be God of War: Ascension . Papy said the game was not titled God of War IV to avoid confusion because it is a prequel, rather than a sequel, to the trilogy . The name was chosen because it complements the story and the additional multiplayer component; according to Papy, in this mode, players are "basically ascending from an unknown hero to a god". </P>

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