Chapter 246: Nine-Headed Dragon
The guests from Elbaf enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the Kronos Kingdom and arrived outside the Royal Capital by train.
There were no tall city walls, allowing the prosperous city to be seen at a glance.
And their destination, the Royal Palace, was already beckoning to them.
The wide Central Avenue led directly to the Plaza in front of the Royal Palace.
The dense population of the Royal Capital lined the roadsides, separated by two lines of Army Soldiers.
Everyone craned their necks to see what the legendary Giant Tribe Prince looked like.
News of the Giant Tribe Prince's arrival had spread throughout the entire Kingdom.
Some residents of the Kronos Kingdom were already familiar with the Giant Tribe; previously, some Pluto Pirates Cadres, including Giant Tribe members, had arrived inside the Royal Palace.
For this Succession Ceremony, in addition to important figures of the Kingdom, Cadres of the Pluto Pirates would also be present.
For the Kingdom, the Pluto Pirates were also a terrifying Force, guarding vast Territory and crucial to many of the Kronos Kingdom's interests.
Strength was everything; they were qualified.
And the Giant Tribe was the only Faction invited by the Kronos Kingdom, an honor that surprised even them.
One after another, tall Giants approached, a truly shocking sight.
Under the watchful eyes of the masses, the Giant Force moved forward along the Central Avenue.
Prince Loki happily waved his scepter to the surroundings.
With their hearts filled with shock and a subtly rising fear, who would dare say anything negative in front of these Giants?
The residents of the Kingdom weren't fools; they knew the Giant Tribe were guests invited by the Tartaros Royal Family.
The Royal Palace gates opened, with Palace Guards stationed in every corner.
In the shadows, Underworld Guards were also hidden.
Since Hades's throne succession was being live-streamed, the Royal Palace had specifically arranged for official media.
When the Giant Tribe arrived, the camera shifted to them.
Now, all residents of the Kronos Kingdom witnessed the Giant Tribe's existence firsthand.
"Is that a Giant? They're really big."
"It's a shame, we can't watch it live."
In the Royal Palace's Garden, there was another venue.
These were Hades's wives and children, and it wasn't convenient for them to show their faces.
At the Royal Military Academy, it was better, with various restrictions that rarely exposed them to the outside world.
Some children even retained their Royal Family status, while others hid their identities and blended in.
Among Hades's children, the first batch of truly outstanding individuals had already eaten Devil Fruits.
Most of the many Devil Fruits collected by the Kronos Kingdom over the years were prepared for them.
Inheriting Hades's bloodline, there were actually very few people at the Royal Military Academy who could compare with them.
Even the weaker ones among the many children were among the top tier among their peers.
The only top-tier individuals without Hades's bloodline were Tyr and Barrett.
And both of them were members of the Tartarus Family.
Most of the rest were the children of Pluto Pirates Cadres.
Of course, given the large base number, there were also some excellent talent within the Kingdom and among the orphans collected by the Kingdom.
While the second batch of children had not yet grown up, the first batch of outstanding individuals mostly took the lead.
The eldest son, Kasa, is a Paramecia Type Warp-Warp Fruit Ability User, a top-tier Paramecia Type with very comprehensive abilities.
The Warp Field he releases is like a domain, covering a certain space and controlling everything.
The pure Warp Power has very strong killing power, and can also weaken others' attacks, directly performing Warp Transfer.
It can also cause interference to others.
Unlike Hades's Haki, Kasa's Warp Field is more efficient.
Through warping light he can become invisible and create illusions.
Through warping the magnetic field he can fly and create gravity.
He can even warp space, and upon deeper development, can even warp the mind.
Fully developed, it is an almost invincible ability.
When preparing a Devil Fruit for Kasa, among the many Devil Fruits, Kasa hesitated between two.
One was the Paramecia Type Warp-Warp Fruit, and the other was the top-tier Mythical Zoan Behemoth Fruit.
Ultimately, he chose the Warp-Warp Fruit.
As for the Behemoth Fruit, no one has eaten it yet, but Hades clearly has a decision in mind regarding who to give it to.
The second son, Jörmungandr, possesses Snake People Tribe bloodline and is a Paramecia Type Mirror-Mirror Fruit Ability User.
He can create mirrors and perform space movement using the Mirror World as a medium.
Also using the Mirror World as a medium, he can absorb others' attacks with mirrors and return them.
He can create illusions through the reflective ability of the mirror surface.
Pure mirrors can also be used as weapons and possess strong defensive capabilities.
The third son, Möbius, possesses Snake People Tribe bloodline and is a Paramecia Type Muscle-Muscle Fruit Ability User.
Similar to the "Violence King" Kosa's Muscle-Muscle Fruit Ability, it can strengthen the body's meridians, thereby affecting other structures of the body to enhance the physique.
The Muscle-Muscle Fruit gives Möbius terrifying combat power.
In terms of pure burst, it even surpasses the speed granted by muscle enhancement.
More importantly, Möbius can create strong muscles to perform long-range attacks and control on others.
The fourth son, Grado, possesses Dragon Race bloodline and is a Paramecia Type Volcano-Volcano Fruit Ability User.
Aside from not being able to perform elementalization and large-scale environmental change, it is no different from the Logia Type Mag-Mag Fruit.
In some aspects, it is even better than the Mag-Mag Fruit.
The sixth son, Broly, possesses Oni Tribe bloodline and has not eaten any Devil Fruit.
The seventh son, Styx, possesses Blood Race bloodline, is a Two-Sword Style Swordsman, and a Paramecia Type Blood-Blood Fruit Ability User.
The tenth son, Saga, possesses Elf Race bloodline and is a Paramecia Type Psychic Fruit Ability User.
The eleventh son, Ignis, possesses Elf Race bloodline and is a Paramecia Type Void Fruit Ability User.
The fourteenth son, Dexiu, is a Paramecia Type Curse-Curse Fruit Ability User.
Although each of Hades's first batch of children is a Monster, there is ultimately a gap.
These nine children are the strongest and have the greatest potential in terms of combatant strength.
Within the Tartarus Family, they are even referred to as the "Nine-Headed Dragon".
Except for Broly, who chose not to eat a Devil Fruit, all the others, without exception, chose Paramecia Type Devil Fruits.
This also represents one thing: they are not purely reckless individuals and did not blindly pursue the rare Logia Type or the rarest Mythical Zoan.
Through elite-style teaching, they already know what direction they want to take in the future, which Devil Fruit suits them, and how to develop that Devil Fruit.
Although the Kingdom knows how to develop these Devil Fruits and can offer them suggestions.
However, their own ideas are very important.
Especially for Paramecia Types, which require significant effort to develop.
The Devil Fruits are all placed in the Treasury, and their relevant abilities are known beforehand.
Before choosing a Devil Fruit, you must have a clear understanding of it and formulate a development plan yourself, without the help of others.
This can also be considered a form of assessment.
Only if this development plan receives the recognition of the Royal Family can you obtain that Devil Fruit.
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, in the eyes of Strongmen like Hades, the compatibility between a person and a Devil Fruit is very important.
Devil Fruits have life.
Devil Fruits chosen in this way have a much higher probability of awakening.
If one cannot perfectly develop a Devil Fruit, how can they gain the fruit's recognition and achieve awakening?
If there is no potential to awaken the Devil Fruit, then in Hades's view, eating that Devil Fruit is simply meaningless.
It would just be a waste of a precious ability.
Suitability is the most important thing!
However, there is also a prerequisite, and that is the potential to match it.
(end of chapter)