After a brief encounter with Scylla, Kratos found himself in this volcano. After traversing through the area, he came across two large doors. As he moved in closer to the doors, Lanaeus tried to prevent Kratos from entering. Kratos, however, entered the doors anyway, much to the irritation of Lanaeus. After encountering an imprisoned Thera, he took a portion of her power, and, at the same time, freed her from her prison. After Kratos escaped the chamber Thera was held in, a vengeful Lanaeus then activated a nearby Automaton to kill Kratos, for all his hard work had been ruined due to Thera's escape. Kratos quickly destroyed the Automaton and journeyed forward. As Kratos moved through the volcano, he encountered Scylla yet again, but was able to kill her by drilling her head with an Archime