Ascendancy

Chapter IV

Chapter 4

T'Kia
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Okoye and I continue running with Aviwe behind us. I tap my Kimoyo beads and a hover board comes from it. I throw it to Aviwe who hops on because he can hardly keep up with me and Okoye.

By the time we make it back to the hoverplanes, we are the last three there. I push Okoye and Aviwe on before me. Just as I'm about to go get on, someone grabs me by my throat from behind.

"Ulysses Klaue?!" Baba shouts as I'm hoisted into the air. I don't try to struggle to save my strength.

Junior. I forgot that crazy fuck had a son. N'Jadaka curses in my mind as a few of the ancestors become worried.

"Junior!" The man who has me shouts. "And I will avenge my father. Starting with the daughter of the man that killed him."

It wasn't even my Baba. It was you, N'Jadaka.

Yeah, I know. But that doesn't mean you can't fuck him up anyway. N'Jadaka says. Take out his mobility and decapitate him. Eyes, arms, legs. Go.

Despite being held by the back of the throat, I'm able to swing my body up and kick Klaue Junior in the face so he drops me. I land on my feet and don't wait for him to get up to attack. I quickly scratch his eyes with my claws causing him to scream in pain. I kick his knees from under him and quickly bind his arms behind his back. When he doesn't move, I look to my Baba.

"Okoye, bring him on board. We will take him to Wakanda. Shuri, make sure he doesn't wake up," Baba orders. I continue to wait for my instruction. "That is enough, T'Kia. Get on board."

I make my suit come off and walk toward the hoverplane. There's another explosion just down the street and Baba is instantly in his suit. Before I can suit up, he pushes me back. "No, T'Kia. Stay here and protect the ship with Khethiwe. Okoye. Ayo, let's go."

I put on my suit and listen to the ancestors. Follow him, T'Kia. He will die if you don't. T'Chaka tells me.

Don't let Baba die. T'Chilla says and I take off after my Baba while my Umama tries to stop me. I push my her off.

I won't let Baba die.

I make it to the building that has exploded and see Baba, Okoye, and Ayo fighting some of Klaue Junior's henchmen.

Same as before. Decapitate. Leave no prisoners. N'Jadaka says.

Save Baba. T'Chilla says.

Save the people and T'Challa. T'Chaka has the last word.

Coming to the aid of my Baba and his guards, I easily take down half of the henchmen myself before turning at just the last moment to see one of the henchmen holding a vibranium gun at my Baba.

"Baba!" I yell and have just enough time to jump in front of the bullet aimed at my father. The both of us are thrown back into a building by the blast of the gun. Okoye stabs the man with her spear before the others run off. She runs to our aid. The Dora Milaje are able to get my Baba from under me.

I look at the hole in my suit. "Baba?" I spit up blood. I touch the hole and it burns as well as hurts. That wasn't a normal vibranium gun.

My Baba looks confused and hurt. "T'Kia? I told you to stay. I told you to protect the ship." He places a hand over the wound on my stomach. It burns even more.

"The ancestors told me," I spit up more blood as Baba picks me up and starts running toward the hoverplane. "They told me that you...you would die if I didn't go. I couldn't watch you die, Baba. I need you."