The world was broken and become tidally locked to the violet moon when Cratos broke the soul of Selune. Now her soul is trapped in The End as a being of pure light, and the main Player Character is secretly the other half of her soul, made mortal, unbeknownst to anyone but Cratos. Cratos has displaced the other gods of the realm in this act, taking their divine powers unto himself. If the player kills Loth, Umberlee, Sylvanus, Tyr, Hades, Odin, and Freya before reuniting with Selune in The End, Cratos will cement his rule over the lands eternally. If the player reunites with Selune in the The End and has not killed these Loth, Umberlee, Sylvanus, Tyr, Hades, Odin, and Freya before reuniting with Selune in The End, they all regain their divine forms, Heaven and Hell return to their planes, and Cratos becomes mortal again.