Gurado, the fourth son, and Broly, the sixth, were locked in a fierce battle.
Both were exceptionally gifted physically. One had inherited the bloodline of the Dragon People, the other that of the Oni.
In raw physical talent, they were evenly matched.
Gurado had stronger defenses, protected by Dragon Scales.
But Broly had the edge in recovery.
Broly had also inherited Hades's fierce aura. More gifted in battle, he was a born fighter with extraordinary adaptability: the longer he fought, the braver and stronger he became.
The Volcano-Volcano Fruit was essentially the Paramecia counterpart to the Magma-Magma Fruit.
Aside from its inability to grant Elemental Transformation or alter the environment on a massive scale, there was little difference. In sheer explosive power, Gurado was even stronger.
Sakazuki merely simulated a volcanic eruption.
Gurado was the volcano itself.
Perhaps because of their bloodlines, both boys stood among the tallest of Hades's children.
At just fifteen, they were nearly four meters tall. Reaching five meters would be no problem.
They had already adapted to fighting under increased gravity.
As evenly matched rivals, they could improve rapidly by competing with each other.
Hades had not decided their futures for them. Mobius planned to tour the four seas aboard a luxurious battleship and expand his Crystal Palace along the way.
Broly wanted to fight more powerful opponents. He might become a Lone Wanderer or establish a small organization, but he had no intention of becoming a pirate.
His love of battle and hunger to grow stronger were etched into his blood.
Gurado had decided to form a pirate crew in the eastern Pluton Sea, near New World Central.
It would let him fight many of the sea's powerful figures while expanding the Kronos Kingdom's territory.
Yates, who had also inherited the bloodline of the