(General P.O.V)

"Her."

The second that the enemy pointed at Shuri was the second that T'Chaka decided he would die. He clicked his tongue, giving the Dora Milaje the signal to attack. The warrior women screamed out and jumped into the fray without wasting even a single second.

Aden allowed the first to reach him, blocking the thrust of the spear witha single finger. Then he snapped his other hand and a sonic blast lifted them off their feet. In an almost impossible feat of great gymnastics skill, two of the Dora Milaje, spun and grabbed on to the raised spears of their comrades on the ground, allowing them to land gracefully.

"Oh. Impressive."

Aden complimented, still floating in the air.

"I'll play with you for a little while."

In actuality, he was waiting for 'her' to show herself. Okoye brandished her spear, pointing it at his face as the rest of her warriors surrounded Aden from all sides.

"You are outnumbered and soon will be outgunned. Surrender and your death will be less painful."

"Oof! such a cool line. It gave me literal..." Aden begun, an ice spike forming in his hands. The temperature in the room instantly decreased.

"...Chills."

"A mutant."

The Black Panther commented. This fight was not going to be easy. He pressed a button on his wrist, initiating a few more security features. A section under the stairs of the Throne opened up.

"T'Challa, use the secret entrance and get your sister out of here. Now!"

The young man wanted to argue but knew that the safety of Shuri came first. He had only just begun preparations that involved training to become the Black Panther but he was not at his father's level yet.

He gave a nod and grabbed Shuri, running towards the secret opening while tapping on his Kimoyo Beads. If they could get more reinforcements to cover them, then he could get Shuru out of danger.

"Wait! Father!"

Shuri cried out just as the both of them entered the Secret Entrance.

Without saying another word, the king wore his mask.

"You are not leaving here today."

The Black Panther declared. The arrogant smirk on Aden's face changed to a cheerful one.

"Man, I haven't gotten a legit death threat in a billion years. This is going to be fun."

'A billion years?' T'Chaka's heart stilled. Who was this individual?

Regardless, he had threatened the life of his daughter.

"No mercy!"

Okoye loudly proclaimed and the fight begun in earnest.

The first attack was a coordinated one. 7 spear thrusts aimed at his vital points all at the same time. Aden twirled the ice spike in his hands and parried all attacks in under a second. The force from his blocks threw all of them away. He stepped forward and ice exploded out of his foot, flash freezing everything and everyone in their state of suspended flight.

Everyone except the Black panther who had used his instincts to jump away at the last minute. T'Chaka jumped off the walls of the palace to the ceiling and then came down at Aden's head with his hand pulled back. A large form rushed out of the Avatar's shadow and collided with the Black panther, throwing him away until he smashed onto the throne of his forefathers. The throne broke under his form.

"Good girl, Nagini."

Aden said, rubbing the snout of the gigantic serpent. Nagini hissed in appreciation coiling around Aden just as The Black Panther threw off stone pieces of the throne from his body.

Over the beautiful ice crystals, holding the Dora Milaje captive, T'Chaka could hardly believe what he was seeing. Such a monstrous snake. It's skin was a earthy brown that seemed to shift to yellow under good enough lighting and it's eyes were green ringed with red. It watched him like he was prey.

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"How do you like my friend?"

Aden asked.

"I won't let you pass."

T'Chaka breathed out, holding his cracked ribs. The sudden blow from the serpent had almost broken his ribs. Good thing the suit protected him.

"You're not letting me do anything."

Aden answered, snapping his finger and revealing all of it to be a lie. The ice disappeared, the Dora Milaje stood in place, spears held to their front, about to attack but frozen in place like statues. Their minds dominated and their bodies under his control.

"Okoye!"

King T'Chaka called out. She didn't answer. None of them did. Nagini hissed when he tried to move forward to check up on them, forcing the King to stand in place.

"What have you done to them?!"

"A simple mental illusion." Aden stated, landing on the ground and strolling down the stairs to the entrance, slowly. He passed the 7 Dora Milaje without a single word. Light from the outside begun to shine through the hole on the wall created by the crash of the Cargo Hovercraft.

"Nagini, would you be a dear and deal with that?"

Nagini hissed and turned around to face the Wakandan air force. There was a period of inactivity before energy beams started raining down on her. The advanced targeting system on the futuristic crafts was very precise. The attack did not stray as they let loose energy projectiles on the enemy. Nagini opened her mouth wide and swallowed the blue energy bolts.

"Your guys just fucked up."

Aden said, arriving next to an immobile T'Chaka.

Nagini's throat seemed to swell with a blue light.

"Don't kill them."

Aden sent over through their mind link. All this was to show that he was an uncompromising individual. However that did not mean, he had to commit senseless murder.

Nagini opened her maw and a blue beam landed on four of the six fighter planes. A force field appeared around them, successfully blocking the attack but throwing them out of the air. They landed and destroyed the surrounding buildings and vegetation surrounding the palace. The other two pulled away into safety.

"How are...you doing this?!"

T'Chaka ground out, trying to exert any sort of control over his body and failing.

"I can control your blood. Reverse it and give you a cardiac arrest or increase its temperature, cooking you from the inside. You see King T'Chaka, for all your technology, the same technology you guard so selfishly from the world, there's nothing you can really do to stop me."

Then he passed him by.

T'Chaka widened his eyes. Where was he going?... No.

"Stay back!"

T'Challa shouted, hiding Shuri behind his back. 'They hadn't left!', T'Chaka realized, his heart hammering at high speeds. He had only allowed T'Chaka to think that T'Challa and Shuri had escaped.

"Don't hurt them! Please! Whatever you need, whatever you want, you can have it!"

T'Chaka yelled in panic.

Aden stopped before the young T'Challa. The latter waited until Aden was close before tapping his wrist onto his hip. The Kimoyo Beads changed form into a short gun that he pointed at Aden and pulled the trigger. Aden's head was knocked back by the slight pressure blast.

"Ouch."

He said, lowering his head. "Just kidding, that didn't hurt."

T'Challa changed tactics, he stepped forward and threw out a punch. Aden leaned out of the way and saw the fist sail to his right. T'Challa spun with the momentum and landed a kick on Aden's neck. T'Challa held in the scream of pain as his heel shattered from the contact.

He lost control and fell to the ground while cradling his foot.

"Brother!"

Shuri shouted, coming to his rescue. She stood before him, hands spread out in a bid to protect him.

"Shuri! Get back!"

T'Challa ordered.

"Stay away from him!"

Nagini hissed as more Dora Milaje poured down onto the palace grounds as well as a contingent of ground forces that formed a perimeter around the whole massive building complex.

"Keep them occupied for a little longer." Aden told her.

'Anytime now' he thought to himself, crouching before a defiant Shuri.

Nagini hissed and sprang out from the inside, landing on the yard of the palace. Around her, Dora Milaje and common warriors riding on huge Rhinoceros faced off against her.

"Ibambe!"

The general of the Wakandan army called out at the top of his voice.

"Ibambe!"

The warriors answered.

"Attack!"

But it was all for naught. In one lunge, Nagini threw warriors and rhinos alike away. The whole formation fell apart right before T'Chaka's eyes. He could see what was happening from his position through the hole on the entrance.

"Told ya."

Aden threw over his shoulder, before paying attention to Shuri.

"You have something I need." Aden said softly, holding out his hand.

Shuri blinked, taking a step back.

"I can feel it on you." Aden insisted while frowning.

"Whatever it is, I need it."

Shuri tightened her hands on the stone inside her pocket. It seemed as if she knew exactly what Aden was talking about.

"No."

She said, fear apparent on her face yet her tone incredibly stubborn.

"Shuri! Run away! Now!"

T'Challa shouted, dragging himself to a position in between Aden and the young princess.

"Shuri! listen to your brother and run!"

T'Chaka added. Both father and son felt useless.

"That's enough out of you."

Aden muttered, waving a hand and creating water out of the humidity in the air. The water flowed over T'Challa's body and held him in place like a snake with it's body coiled around his form.

Aden lowered his hand. The young Shuri's eyes widened as she saw the state her dad and brother were in.

"Ok, how about this. I'll trade you for it."

Aden suggested. A note of interest appeared in the little girl's face. He tapped his chin before snapping his finger.

"I know! How about I heal your brother's leg and you give me what you have in your palm as compensation?"

Shuri looked conflicted for a few seconds before her face changed, gaining a note of confidence.

"Deal! But only because Geb says it's okay."

Aden raised his brow.

"Geb huh?"

A blue glow appeared in the water enclosing T'Challa as Aden begun to heal his foot.

Shuri stretched out her hand and dropped a round stone that Aden immediately identified as a Chaom core in his palm. He closed his hand around it as an overwhelming feeling of overprotectiveness and love surged up in him. He could feel him. He could feel Geb. His son.

"Who are you?"

A scared young voice, one filled with longing questioned.

Aden almost choked.

"Hello Geb. I'm sorry it took me this long to find you. To answer your question, I am your father."