# Chapter 21: Plans
"Alright, Mother, where are we going next? Are we heading straight to Honeycomb Island?"
Calming his emotions, Hades looked at Nyx and asked. He felt that since his mother had come personally, she must have already made arrangements for them.
"No, don't think of that place as too simple," Nyx shook her head. She didn't want Hades to go there too early.
With just Hades' strength and his Death-Death Fruit ability, merely gaining a foothold in the Rocks Pirates and becoming an official member was only barely possible.
But becoming a Cadre was still a long way off.
Hades was still too young after all. Nyx also didn't want Hades to be too prominent; he needed enough time to grow.
Being too flashy made one an easy target, and even Nyx would find it difficult to protect Hades.
That place was a gathering ground for monsters.
Even Cadres were divided into two tiers based on strength, and she was currently just an ordinary Cadre.
In reality, the Rocks Pirates only had three divisions: cannon fodder, official members, and Cadres. It was just that the cannon fodder all considered themselves official members of the Rocks Pirates.
Every single one of those official members was a great pirate on The Great Sea.
Just like her.
But compared to those true monsters, there was a gap like a chasm.
If one went there without a certain foundation, they might be eaten without leaving a single scrap.
If Hades were just an unknown nobody, it would be fine; he could just keep a low profile for a while.
But Hades' identity destined him to be unable to keep a low profile, and the possibility of being targeted was not small.
"I plan to take you somewhere to train for two years. Devil Fruit abilities need time to develop, and Haki still needs training."
"After two years, I'll take you to Honeycomb Island."
Nyx stated her plans, which she had already formulated beforehand.
She had confidence in Hades; two years would be enough for him to undergo astonishing transformation.
The Tartarus Family bloodline was powerful, and Jaeger was an outstanding individual among them, a born monster with a terrifying physique known internally within the Tartarus Family as the "Fierce God".
Steel bones and iron muscles, innate super strength, terrifying vitality like a beast king, and a fierce aura like a demon god.
Even without the Death-Death Fruit, relying on his monstrous physique, Jaeger was still a top-tier monster on The Great Sea.
Compared to the title of Grim Reaper, rather than saying the Death-Death Fruit made Jaeger, it was more that Jaeger made this Devil Fruit.
As Jaeger's child, Hades had perfectly inherited such a physique. His naturally awakened Observation Haki indicated even greater potential than Jaeger.
Hades nodded. Regarding the Rocks Pirates, his mother definitely knew more.
His own impression of the Rocks Pirates mostly remained in his past life, where most future sea overlords originated from the Rocks Pirates.
And in the current era, the Rocks Pirates had not yet reached their true peak.
Just Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Big Mom, and other monsters who would be famous in the future, some had not even joined the Rocks Pirates yet.
Even if they had joined the Rocks Pirates, they were only official members.
They had just emerged and hadn't become the core of the Rocks Pirates yet, but with their potential, they would quickly grow.
Among the familiar names, the most renowned were John, Silver Axe, and Wang Zhi. Perhaps due to being older, they were already Core Cadres of the Rocks Pirates.
Even so, the Rocks Pirates still had many powerful individuals Hades hadn't heard of, who might have died early in future great battles or been captured and sent to Impel Down, remaining unknown.
"Violence King" Kosa, a Paramecia-type Muscle-Muscle Fruit ability user.
"Death Gun" Lyon, a Paramecia-type Penetration-Penetration Fruit ability user.
"Golden King" Donovan, a Paramecia-type Gold-Gold Fruit ability user.
"Werewolf" Quilo, a Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit: Werewolf Form ability user, and also a rare variant race Werewolf Tribe member on The Great Sea.
They were all powerful individuals who joined in the early days of the Rocks Pirates' establishment, from the same era as Rocks D. Xebec. Some were even older than Rocks D. Xebec.
Initially, they were all renowned hegemons in the New World, but they were defeated by Rocks, and their Pirate Crew were merged into the Rocks Pirates.
They were the true Core Cadres of the Rocks Pirates currently.
Rising figures like John, Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, and future ones like Golden Lion, Whitebeard, etc., were merely rising stars of the Rocks Pirates.
But it was precisely because of them that the Rocks Pirates reached their true peak.
There were many other monsters like them who would be unknown in the future.
Information about the Rocks Pirates in the future was blocked by the World Government. Under the erosion of time, countless individuals were forgotten by the era.
Therefore, the current era Hades was in was very early, giving Hades ample time to develop.
Having someone's protection was the best. This was also the main reason he left the Kronos Kingdom. What he needed now was just time to grow.
No matter how great the potential, it needed pressure to be activated and time to be converted into strength.
Even upon reaching the Rocks Pirates, he would need a few years to develop.
He needed more arduous training. The wild beasts of the Kronos Kingdom could no longer provide him with pressure.
Hades also had some expectation about where his mother would take him.
However, he could roughly guess the situation: different paths leading to the same destination – a harsher environment and fiercer wild beasts.
There were many such Island in the New World, but the prerequisite was safety, not being disturbed by others.
"I'll do as you say, Mother," Hades said, narrowing his eyes. A dense, fierce aura erupted from his body.
"However, before that, there are a few rats that need to be cleaned up."
Hades' gaze swept around. There were nearly two hundred Pirate on the ship, all his mother's subordinates, members of the Night Pirates.
His gaze slowly landed on a few individuals, and a malicious aura locked onto them firmly.
Seemingly sensing Hades' gaze, their bodies stiffened, and their expressions changed.
Meanwhile, Titan, behind Hades, erupted with a terrifying aura, staring intently at the surroundings.
A strange devouring power appeared outside his body, invisibly emitting a soul-stirring attraction.
A fierce and greedy monstrous mouth actually grew on Titan's right palm.
Ananke also looked around vigilantly, ready to use her ability.
(end of chapter)