Shuri has a plan on how to heal you if you can survive long enough to get back to her lab.
Shuri's POV:
I was so relieved when Okoye and Nakia arrived. Though I don't know if we have enough time because y/n has already slipped into unconsciousness. It won't be long before death takes her too. But if she survives long enough, I may have an idea on how to save her. It's a long shot and it my plan may not work. In fact, there is little hope for my plan to work but until then we need to keep her stabilised.
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When we arrived back at the palace, Okoye placed her on an empty table. "What exactly do you have in mind to save her?" Nakia asks. "If I can create another heart-shaped herb. Maybe it will work. Otherwise we most likely cannot save her given her condition. Now are you going to help me or not?" I say to her. "Of course." Like me she probably knows it has little chance of being successful but looking at y/n now, the bleeding is getting worse. "We need to do something about the bleeding first." I tell them. "On it." Okoye says placing two more beads into her wound. "That should hold her just long enough for you to prepare the plant." Preparing it will be easy now that all of them have been restored and lots more have grown since then. All I need to do is run to get one.
Nakia retrieves the mortar and pestle and starts mixing the herb once I bring it back to the lab. When it is ready, I take the mixture over to where y/n lay and lifted her head and poured the content into her mouth. Even in her unconscious state, her body knows to swallow instead of choking on it. It will take some time but at least I know now she is not going to die so I can relax a little. We didn't even do the chant to call on someone in the spirit world to come to her so I don't know who she will see or anyone will actually come to her since she is not actually Wakandan.
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Ten minutes or so pass by and she does eventually wake. She wakes with a start but then coughs a lot. "Water." She says and so I rush to grab her a glass of water. After she drinks it, she asks, "what happened?" And so, I told her everything that happened right up until now. "So I'm a Black Panther too?" She asks confused. "Yes I suppose you are." Okoye answers and I nod in agreement. "Now, you need training. Not only do you have the Black Panther power but you still have your fire bending which will also be greatly enhanced thanks to the herb." "Nakia's right. You do need training but what I want to know is, did anyone come to you from the spirit world?" "Wait it wasn't a dream? That was me in the spirit world?" We all nod our heads. "Yes. Who did you see?" I ask. "T'challa and your mother. But I thought only one spirit from the ancestral realm would visit the Black Panther when they receive the herb?"
She's right. Normally that is the case. I wonder why they both appeared to her. Though I know the real answer as to why my so-called cousin appeared to me when I took the herb when mother was killed. "Bast. Two spirits. What did they say?" Okoye asks interrupting my thoughts. "Well, they told me it was my choice to wake up or not and given everything that's going on I obviously chose to wake up. But they both wanted to send a message across to you Shuri." She says looking over to me. "What's their message?" "They said they are both proud of you for taking on not only the role of ruler of Wakanda but also becoming the Black Panther. They also don't want revenge to consume us all the way it has and to put an end to the war." "Which one said that?" I ask dumbfounded that either one of them would want to stop the war after everything that has happened. "Your brother. He said it was his final request for you." "I guess I can confront Namor and try to convince him to an alliance if that is what T'challa really wants."
I just can't believe he would say that but it does sound like him so I have to obey his one last request. "What do you both think?" I ask Okoye and Nakia. "I agree with y/n. If it means avoiding another disastrous war then I think it would be worth trying." Nakia answers and I then turn to Okoye as we all wait for her answer. "I agree too. This war has damaged us all. But it's up to you what the next move is princess." "I just need time to decide that. Can you both leave me and y/n alone for a while?" And both Okoye and Nakia leave my lab. The first thing I do is check y/n's wound which has completely healed. I shouldn't have second guessed that really now I know myself what qualities the herb possesses.
"How are you feeling now?" I ask her. "Perfectly fine. Like nothing ever happened. But I think Nakia was right about my fire bending being enhanced because it feels a lot more powerful than before." "Well, we can start training first thing tomorrow. I just want to spend the rest of the day to do nothing." "I'm sure we can do that." She says smiling at me and I lean forward and gently kiss her. "I love you y/n, so much. I don't know what I would have done had I lost you too." "No point in wondering on the what ifs, focus on now. Now I am here and I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. I love you too much to let that happen Shuri." It's her who kisses me this time and it is slow but there's passion and meaning in her kiss. I truly do believe her and for the first time in a long time, I can actually relax for a while away from everything including the lab.
Ending this one here. What did you all think? Requests are STILL OPEN! I also take requests for not only Shuri, but also Nakia, Okoye, Riri, and Ramonda on my Tumblr account but you can request them here and I upload them over here if it's for Shuri. Anyways, don't forget to VOTE! :)
