MHA: Hero's and God's

Chp 4: "Always a part of you"

Leonidas kratos and Faye we're out in the woods, kratos holding two buckets filled with yellow and red paint, as Leonidas looked as if his eyes were watering, but Faye places a hand on Leonidasa's shoulder and speaks in a soft voice,

Faye: death is a natural part of life love, I wish only to be prepared for when me and your father's time comes,

Leonidas: but am I prepared, to raise Atreus on my own

Kratos: son, you've shown me you are capable of many things, looking after your brother is one of them

Leonidas nods as he sticks both hands in the buckets, and connects with his mother and father's palms, they then both place there hands on a tree leaving a red and yellow hand print on the wood

Faye: we mortals must do such things leo, I am glad to have you prepare with us,

Faye says in a gentle voice as she begins to sniffle a little, they walk deeper into the woods as Faye speaks to her husband

Faye: you are quiet

Kratos: I have nothing to say

Faye: we'll... Say something. We enjoy hearing your voice

Kratos: the funeral pyre. I would have chosen different

Faye: oh

Leonidas sticks his hands into the buckets once again, as he paints both his parents hands with the colors, as they place another hand print on another tree

Kratos: in my land, we entomb our loved ones.

Faye: you would wanna be trapped, in the ground for eternity

Kratos: only if you were close to me

Faye: how touching, two rotting corpses bringing eachother comfort

Leonidas: gross

Leonidas once again repeats his actions as they place another hand print on another tree, the family then approach one final tree, as Faye gets down on her knees as the two men do the same, Leonidas once again paints his mother and father's palms,

Leonidas: I just... Can't imagine the time when you both go, it's just too much to think of a future without you both

Faye: you can make a better future, that exists without us, whenever that day comes, for you and for Atreus

The husband and wife once again leave a hand print on the tree, as Leonidas let's out a saddened sigh looking down, Faye noticing places a hand on her son's shoulder

Faye: we will always, walk toghter Leonidas, you will always be a part of us, we will always be a part of you

Leonidas: but when your both gone, that part of me dies too, mother father, to feel your absence

Faye: culmination of love is grief my son, and yet we love despite the inevitable, we open our hearts to it

Leonidas only looks at his mother with nothing to say, she then stands up

Faye: when the pyre is spent and you've gathered our ashes, spread them from the highest peak in all the realms, you must do this for us

Faye stretches her arms towards Leonidas, as Leonidas makes contact and there elbows though,

Faye: to grieve deeply, is to have loved fully, open your heart to the world and you will find every reason to keep living it

After Faye's words, both Leonidas and Faye foreheads make contact with eachother, leading up to Leonidas giving a deep embrace, after the moment Faye decided to return home to leave the father and son to have a moment, Leonidas faces his father

Leonidas: father, when I start training Atreus, what if I mess up, what if I've drive him to fight as an indulgence, like how you never wanted for me

Kratos: my son, we do not fight because the world makes us fight, we fight for a greater purpose, on your journey you will forge into the unknown, to fulfill the promise you made, and when you've prepared Atreus, no matter the darkness, nothing will stand in your way

Leonidas nods as he hugs his father, and then they both head home,

Leonidas thoughts: we are destined for greatness Atreus