Black People Will Never Be Slaves

After Erik became Wakanda's king, the first thing he did was burn all the Heart-Shaped Herbs in the royal gardens. He did not want an heir; he wanted to remain on the throne forever.

After bathing and changing, he draped himself in a black robe, entered the Wakandan palace, and sat upon the throne that had once belonged to T'Challa.

The throne was also made of Vibranium, with a black panther statue upon it, symbolizing Wakanda's supreme status.

Around his neck hung a golden necklace with sharp teeth. T'Challa had a similar necklace, except his was silver.

Both necklaces had been made by Shuri. When she created the nanotech Black Panther Suit, she had let T'Challa choose between them. T'Challa felt that gold was too ostentatious, which was why he had chosen silver.

Still, gold suited Erik quite well.

Inside the palace, the leaders of the five tribes had gathered, along with Okoye, captain of the Dora Milaje.

Okoye had personally watched Erik throw T'Challa off the waterfall cliff. She was furious, but she could do nothing. As captain of the king's guard, she had to be loyal to the throne, regardless of who sat upon it.

However, this new king was ruthless. After Erik became king, many people had expressed dissatisfaction and opposition, but he had killed them all.

She looked at Erik on the throne, her expression clearly displeased.

"Your Majesty, why have you summoned us here today?" an elder of one tribe asked.

"You all know about the slave trade, don't you?"

"Of course. It is the history of blood and tears for us black people!" the elder said bitterly. "Those colonizers slaughtered our brethren at will, sold them to the Americas as slaves, and stripped them of their dignity as human beings..."

"That's right. Even now,