Kratos commanded the frost and responded by launching his axe as hard as he could at the stranger, embedding it in the man’s chest, which forced him to take a knee. But he did not freeze! Somehow this one was unaffected by his axe’s most potent power. The act of Kratos recalling his axe caused the stranger to topple to the ground. In the next moment, the bleeding ceased, the wound closed up. Witnessing such supernatural power, the God of War ran at the stranger and grabbed him by the throat, dangling him off the ground.

God Of War - Midgard, Ch 4