Originally posted by Burning thought
hmm i say they clear this one quite easily until they reach Zues who takes quite a beating, do they have to actually kill these gods to win or can they simply cipple them beyond fightng chance...since gods are trick, but Raziel is basically invulerable so hed be fighting them for eternity and i dont think even these gods can stand for eternity since they are of physical form but i think Raziel will swallow their spirits
the first fight would be an epic battle, certainly the most difficult. raziel is in his element with countless souls at his disposal. however hades is also in his realm making him nigh unstoppable. furthermore hades is the third most powerful god of olympus. while kratos is the support of this battle he shows his worth by providing the diversion. while hades may have endless minions at his disposal kratos would easily dispatch all of them. with that kratos can run interference and give raziel the opportunity to get the victory.
now the question presents itself on whether or not raziel can devour the soul of a god in the underworld? more over the god of the underworld. not likely but, hades would be no more reguardless.
their next challange proves to be just as daunting. i never stated that kratos had pandoras box at his disposal. so this is a 6'plus kratos not a giant.
both combatants must stay on an unrelenting offensive keeping ares from mounting any momentum. raziels abiltity to warp into the spiritual realm and "freeze time" proves to be a most valuable asset. keeping himself fresh for this ongoing fight. if kratos were to die in this battle, with hades defeated, there wouldn't be any problem for kratos to recoup and rejoin raziel in the fight.
this battle takes days. these two just keeping comming without relent. it also is valuable that kratos also knows his opponent inside and out. this proves to be too much for ares and finally the god of war succubs to the two combatants .
now the question presents itself; can raziel devour the soul of a god? i see no reason why not. there doesn't seem to be any variables to keep raziel from doing so. with that, raziel becomes a god himself making the next fight easier than it would've previously have been.
athena is as powerful as her brother ares (perhaps slightly stronger), but with the already powerful raziel consuming the power of the god of war and with kratos as his partner. athena is overwhelmed and defeated.
raziel feeds again and becomes even more powerful.
(hmm... i'm thinking i should've made fight 3 more difficult. perhaps poseidon instead)
finally kratos and raziel face the lord of the skies. kratos frankly becomes a non-factor here. but with raziel becoming as powerful as he has, he can rival zeus' might. the heavens shake and rumble for a life time but in the end i see raziel assuming the throne of olympus with kratos as the god of war once more.
well...that's just the way i see it.