"You don't have the leverage to negotiate with me, King T'Chaka. In the call I asked you for the reason you proposed for the Accords. You didn't reply. That time I told you that you would regret this." John said. T'Chaka sighed as he really didn't expect that everything would turn out like this. He should have spoken clearly with John before and should have trusted the Avengers.
"Tony and Batman had vibranium armor. You can't expect us not to retaliate. " T'Chaka spoke in his defense for the first time.
"That Vibranium was stolen from your country by Klaue, not by us. If you wanted the Vibranium you could have spoken to us but instead you went behind our backs." Wayne replied this time.
"You don't get to cry 'victim' when you yourself initiated the fight." Diana said. T'Chaka knew he was wrong and his past had come back now to haunt him.
"Erik will battle for the throne against T'Challa since that is the custom here. We won't interfere. Wakanda doesn't matter to the Avengers anymore. If there is any kind of retaliation from Wakanda then I will personally send the country back to the third world category. And this time it won't be a sham." John said
"I am curious, what condition you wanted to ask King T'Chaka?" Hal asked.
"I just hoped that Wakanda can continue remaining in the shadows." T'Chaka said with a sigh.
"That will depend on the next King. I don't care about what happens. I will keep a lookout in this country and I want the trial to proceed. If nothing is done I will make sure that everybody knows of what had happened in the past." John said as he vanished with the other Avengers leaving Erik and Klaue behind.
He wouldn't care about Wakanda any more as now he had more important things to do. That is to uproot the members of the government that had been an eyesore for him for a long time. Even though Umbrella has had huge influence, it was still sometimes overwhelmed by bureaucracy. Wayne and John had already thought about the purge and they needed to carry it this week.
"That was one hell of a trip. It's a pity we didn't get to see such an awesome country for a long time." Pietro said.
"We will have a much bigger and better country for ourselves." John replied.
"Really? A new world? Can't wait for it." Pietro said excitedly.
"Steve, Wayne I need to show you someone." John said.
"Someone? Sure." Steve replied.
"Others you can all go home. The Sokovia Accords will never see the light of day. I can assure you. SHIELD had been infiltrating all major walks of life and government too. We will just replace those people who are actively giving us problems. We need to get ready for the arrival of the new world because they will arrive in a few months. We don't have much time." John said.
"Which new world is coming. Now I am really curious. Will it be dangerous?" Hal asked as he was interested in new people.
"Dangerous? Yes. They are. But they are controllable." John said. Everybody went to their own places as Victor opened boom tubes for all. Only Steve, Wayne and John remained.
John again teleported with them to a place which looked like the Himalayas. There was snow and high mountains. There was also a huge palace-like structure built on the sides of the mountain.
"Is that what I think it is?" Wayne asked.
"Yes. This is the headquarters of the League of Assassins." John replied as he really brought Steve and Wayne here. He was here for a reason.
When Raas Al Ghul was extracted, it was done in order to give the League to Steve. Steve had a straight moral compass and he could lead the League perfectly. John knew he could do the same with Raas as he had proper control over everybody here but he wanted all members of the Avengers to have equal strength and Steve was seriously lacking in this regard.
And after he saw Steve dating Diana he was more determined to give the League to Steve. He wanted Steve to have a happy story and since he couldn't go back in time, it was better to give him more 'time'. John was a selfish man so he wouldn't hesitate to kill people to cover his interests but Steve was more morally straight and he thought it would be better to have someone to always show him the correct path.
John feared that he would become arrogant in the future with all the powers he possesses and he wanted to make sure there was someone who could direct his path if he ever goes astray. And Steve was the perfect candidate for that. And it could only be done if Steve had a long life. The Lazarus Pit could easily provide him that.
"The League? Of Ra's Al Ghul? Did they arrive in our world? Aren't they a very big organisation? Don't we need all the members to fight them?" Steve asked.
/yes, I know this is controversial and probably I will get hate for this decision. This was my personal choice/
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"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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