After Kratos finds the crank handle in the Challenge of Poseidon, he uses it to lower the cage imprisoning him. The soldier begs Kratos to free him so they can return to Athens, but Kratos says he must be sacrificed to appease Poseidon. The soldier pleads for Kratos to stop as he pushes him into the Chamber of Sacrifice, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. Kratos gains passage to the Chamber of Poseidon after the sacrifice is complete.