"We are not here to fight." John said.
"Then what are we here for?" Steve asked as he was confused.
"Batman knows why we are here." John said.
"The old man still hasn't given up the obsession?" Wayne asked.
"Nope. He negotiated with me about that. This is the only way." John said.
"Guys what do you mean by that?" Steve asked as he was more confused now.
"He means that Raas wants to choose an heir. And you Steve is the perfect candidate for leading the League." Wayne said to Steve.
"You mean the story of him wanting Oliver to replace him is real. He still hasn't stopped searching?" Steve asked as he had seen the Green Arrow series as in the last season Raas wanted Oliver to be the leader of the League.
"Yes. He wanted me to be the leader but I refused. So now we are here." Wayne said as he saw many members fully covered in black coming out from the main gate in an ordered manner.
They took their positions in line and gave space to the middle. After a minute Raas finally emerged with a huge coat walking. All the members of the league bowed down when he came out.
"Boy is he the one that you have chosen?" Raas asked as he came up to the trio.
"Yes. He is Steve Rogers." John said.
"Wait, I haven't even decided to take such a huge responsibility. I will never be the leader of such an evil organisation." Steve replied.
"The League will whatever you picture it to be. If you want the League only to work for the good, then it shall be." John said. "Provided you can kill Raas and take the mantle of leader."
"But why am I being chosen? I am pretty sure that there are other more capable members." Steve asked.
"I have been watching you, Steve Rogers, for a long time. Your will and commitment moved me. I am becoming old and both Wayne and Queen rejected me. I just want to give away my position and rest in peace." Raas said.
"There will be a duel in a week. I will wait for you here. If you can defeat and kill me, the league shall be yours. If you don't you will die." Raas said as turned back and went away. The members too followed the leader. Raas still needed to show his arrogance and pride of being the leader of the League even though he was the summon of John.
"What a weird man. No wonder you never took the position of the leader. Is there no other way?" Steve asked.
"The League has infiltrated in many places just like SHIELD and we need a proper person as it's head. Raas came to me to search for a worthy one so I gave him your name. I am sorry but I could only think of you. Only you have the best moral compass among us." John said.
"I will have to think about it before I make a decision." Steve said.
"Sure. Let's go back." John said as all the three vanished again and were back at the headquarters. John said goodbye to them and went back home. It had been a long day so he wanted to have a rest.
7 days passed by very fast after that, as the SHIELD was getting ready for the purge. The ratifying of Sokovia Accords was pushed back a few days as the main country who proposed the Accords would apparently appoint a new King. This made every member of the UN panel surprised and some even suspected that Avengers had their hands behind the change of the King.
But it wouldn't matter as the Accords were ready and it would proceed even if Wakanda backs away later. John on the other hand was back at Wakanda as this was the day when the new king would be crowned.
Everybody gathered near the waterfall for the ceremonial fight. Even the Jabari tribe came as they were informed about the past of the King. In these 7 days King T'Chaka was in trial and he was sentenced with lifetime imprisonment. This was the law of the country and the fear of Avengers made them sure that the trial was fair.
Soon the fight between T'Challa and Erik started as T'Challa was stripped from the power of black panther. And the fight followed almost like the actual story. The only difference was that T'Challa didn't fall down from the cliff and was defeated fairly.
John, who levitated above, saw all of this but didn't have any expression. He didn't care who sat on the throne as long as Wakanda didn't poke in their business.
John levitated down to greet Erik one last time as he would leave.
"King Erik, how does it feel to be the king of Wakanda? I hope this revenge was fulfilling." John asked. Erik hesitated for a second but finally replied.
"I won't be the king of Wakanda." Erik said.
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"Huh, what do you mean?" John asked as he was surprised. All the tribe members who joined the ceremony were also surprised by this declaration, including T'Challa as nobody expected Erik to say that.
"I have been here for the past 7 days. The people who know me here don't really look at me with good eyes, they treat me as an outsider. Even if I become their king a time will come when they will stop listening to me. I never wanted to become the king, I just wanted revenge and I think he has gotten the punishment which he deserved even though I would have loved killing him myself."
"I have always wanted to change the world and I don't think Wakanda has enough power to give me that. The Avengers and the Umbrella had been working towards that goal and I would rather join them than this conservative country." Erik said.
John never expected that Erik would ever say that. In the original world Erik became the king because he wanted revenge and for changing the world for a better place. It seemed since John had touched the destiny of Erik, this made him take a different decision.
John now wondered if TVA would come for him. Surprisingly TVA didn't come for Pietro. And it was probably because he had warned Mobius and spoke of Alioth. This must have scared Kang a bit. Anyway John didn't care but was happy to see Erik take a totally new decision.
"I understand. What are your plans now?" John asked.
"Can I join the Avengers?" Erik asked.
"You will have to talk to Wayne about that. He is the main person in the team." John said. "So want to leave with me?"
"Sure. I have nothing here." Erik said. John nodded and turned around to all other members of the tribe and said.
"I think most of you know about my powers. I can dream of other parallel universes and in this way I knew what actually happened before with the previous King. The funny thing is that in most parallel universes the Black Panther is one of the main members of the Avengers. Now we stand on opposite sides. As I said before, the Avengers won't interfere in Wakanda but don't stand on the other side of us, it won't end well. Goodbye."
John vanished with Erik after that. All the Wakandans were ashamed of what just happened. This was a huge blot in their reputation and even their pride. The Jabari were probably laughing at the other members of the tribe. M'Baku challenged T'Challa and this fight would take place after a day as he just fought against Erik and was tired.
Later T'Challa would be crowned as the King after defeating M'Baku but that was a story for another day. John after vanishing appeared in the dimension of the League again with Erik.
Erik thought he would be in Jurassic Park but didn't expect he was in snowy mountains. He even saw many people wearing full black standing in a circular manner near a cliff. On the edge of the cliff were two half naked men. One was wielding a sword while the other a shield.
Erik knew one of them. Captain Steve Rogers, but he didn't recognize the other guy.
Yes, Captain had decided to accept the duel and was ready to fight Ra's. He came to this dimension 2 days ago as he wanted to see how the League worked and would take concrete decisions only after seeing with his own eyes.
Suffice to say he was impressed by the discipline and training. The members were basically top level assassins and they did almost all forms of combat. After much contemplation he finally decided to fight Raas.
"Who is Captain America fighting?" Erik asked as he was curious.
"Ra's al Ghul, the Leader of the League of Assassins." John replied.
"The League? They are real too? Why are they fighting? Aren't you gonna stop them?" Erik asked as he was surprised.
"No. Steve is fighting to be the new leader of the League?"
"He will fight to be the leader of the League? Was Captain America defeated by the League before? Because as I remember only who survives the sword of Ra's al Ghul, will become the Ra's al Ghul." Erik asked. This surprised John as he never expected Erik to watch his works very minutely.
"Don't always trust my work. That's just one part of the story. Ra's is becoming old and he needs to give away his throne to someone. So we choose Steve to take the mantle and carry on. This would keep the League alive and well and have better control in the underground world." John replied
"I understand." Erik said.
The fight started between Steve and Ra's and it was intense. Captain used his shield to defend while Ra's used his sword to attack.
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