>Most of Kratos’ abilities would only be able to help him buy some time. Any temperature, energy blast or absorption attempt Kratos does is something Asura could easily overpower. Realm Shift is something Asura already has adapted to and soul destruction or absorption is something he counters in several ways. Most notable, The Mantra reactor being fueled by seven trillion souls, something far beyond The Blade’s capabilities. Which means Kratos doesn’t really have a way to kill him, with how ridiculous Asura’s regenerative abilities are, combined with his immortality, and already higher durability, he’d simply brute force his way through anything Kratos does.
>Kratos may have been a strong opponent, but he had no hope to be able to defeat nor contain the true power of Asura’s Wrath.