"Go on. Meet your children."
Hades smiled as he watched. Who wouldn't want a child of their own?
But many pirates were used to living alone, and their wandering lives could be a disaster for children.
Randy Orton, the "Viper," stepped forward. From the start, he had noticed a boy who kept glancing his way.
The boy's face was calm, and his gaze never wavered. This was his son.
"What's your name?"
"Kha'Zix."
"Good. I'll come see you again. Next time, we can talk properly. Maybe even have a spar."
The cold Randy Orton smiled, a rare sight. He didn't know what else to say, but they had plenty of time ahead of them.
Kha'Zix pressed his lips together. He was clearly nervous too, unsure what to say to his father.
"Kid, tell me your name."
Batista, the "Beast," stopped before a boy who looked remarkably like him. He was practically Batista in miniature.
But the boy's upper body was bare, with mysterious red patterns marked across his skin.
"Drax."
"Oh, those markings look good. Do they mean anything special? I ought to get some like yours."
Every officer was a formidable fighter. From the way the children looked at them, they could roughly tell which ones were theirs.
Soon, many of the officers had briefly met their children.
Bar, the "Tyrant": his daughter, Katarina.
Callaway, the "Undertaker": his son, Fiddlesticks, and daughter, Kaiya.
Edge, the "Blade": his daughter, Irelia, and son, Axe.
Moxis, the "White Shark": his son, O'Neil.
Iskanbel Lailis, eldest son of the Iskanbel Family and one of Hades's officers, the "Conqueror King": his daughter, Nidalee.
Gao Bai, the "Gladiator": his son, Olaf.
Mark Henry, the "Giant Arm": his son, Gragas.
Lebeck, the "Silverback Gorilla": his son, Riley.
Raines, the "Giant Hound": his son, Reg.
Dean, the