CH 21: 1st Trial (Finale)

Jason took all of his forces and made his way towards one of the two princes nearby. He wanted to take out one of the enemy princes to test out a theory he had been thinking about since the matches began.

Jason led his men in the middle of the night to lay siege on the light green forces. He covered all of his forces from head to toe in mud to ensure that their glow could not be seen in the dark. He also used one of his skills, [Miasma], to provide more cover. Once he was sure that they could launch a successful sneak attack, he made his move.

Jason gathered all of the home-crafted explosive barrels and jars he made before having his soldiers place them all around the fort walls but with the most focused on the gates. He then had them attached to a fuse that he could light from a couple hundred meters away.

Once all of Jason's men returned, he lit the fuse and waited for the fireworks to occur. And he did not have to wait long. Soon, a large boom was heard that would have made all of Jason's forces go deaf if they had real bodies. The walls around the fort began crumbling while the gate was completely destroyed.

"Those walls were weaker than I thought. I'm pretty sure everyone else sees and definitely heard that. Let's move!"

Jason led his forces to attack the few remaining men that the light green prince had left standing. They ordered to capture as many as they could alive. The odds were in Jason's favor as over half the green men were killed on the walls while Jason had over 800 different creatures under his command. Even when the prince joined the fight, it made no large difference.

Within 20 minutes, the base had truly fallen and 20 soldiers along with the prince were captured. Each was on their knees with their hands bound behind their back. Jason had them all kneeling before him in the light green prince's throne room.

"Release me. I know you are not a true Wakandan. We would not use such a dishonest and cowardly method. You will never become the Black Panther," said the man before continuing into a long monologue about the right way to rule and proper battle etiquette. Jason soon grew bored of hearing his words and shot him in the head with an [Ice Spear].

The spear pierced through his head before freezing over the body. The frozen body soon lost the light green color in it before turning black and falling over.

"The winner decides the right way to battle. Not the loser."

[Achievment: First to kill an enemy ruler +10,000]

[Achievment: Kill an enemy ruler +1,000]

[Achievment: First to destroy enemy base +3,000]

The light green men who originally served the light green prince, turned grey in color for a moment before turning azure like Jason. Jason giggled like a kid who got the present they wanted for Christmas.

"Oh my god. That actually works? So if I do that, this will become really fun then. Haha, let's do this."

-- 1 week later--

Jason spent the week capturing every grey creature he could and killing the other prince who tried to ally with the light green one against him. After ensuring he was dead and out fo the game, Jason began leading his forces to the light purple group. The only princess.

Jason stood outside of the silver looking high tech fort with his army of over 3,000 standing around him. He had taken many more grey creatures under his wing on his journey over.

Shuri looked down from above her walls with several of her soldiers around her with their shields ready to protect her from any stray attack. The princess was nervous but also curious about what would happen.

"I am princess Shuri of Wakanda. You have not attacked me yet with your forces so that must mean you wish to discuss something. But I do not know what. Please enlighten me, false prince."

Jason smiled at the name. Both the other princes called him the same thing.

'Doesn't matter though. I like the sound of it.'

"Princess, I've come to you with an offer. I'm the false prince as all of you have started calling me. I have killed two of the princes already and only need to kill 3 more. The best method would be for an alliance between you and your brother to annihilate the other 3 before they get smart enough to form an alliance."

Shuri raised her eyebrow. She did not know that two people had already been wiped out but looking at the size of Jason's forces, it was easily believable.

"So you wish to form an alliance with us? My brother is very traditional and most likely will reject you."

Jason smiled at her words, 'So her brother is not interested but she is.'

"Let me ask you something, Shuri. Has Wakanda ever had... a female king?"

Shuri, Jason assumed, had a face full of shock and got the answer he needed after the princess did not answer.

"My goal is not to win. I have found out that by killing the enemy royalty, personally. That is partially why my forces are so large. I wish to offer you my life and my forces and let you and your brother battle the other 3 who most likely have an alliance already and fear your growing power.

Your army would swarm to over 3,000 and may even reach 4,000 when combined with your brother's army. No matter how great those other 3 are, they have at most, 2,000 combined. Your victory would be assured. As for whether you wish to or are able to become the ruler of Wakanda, that would be up to you."

Shuri began thinking about the offer in her mind for a few minutes. Jason was not impatient. He knew that what he was offering was suspicious.

"And what would you want in return. I know better than to expect such a gift for free. Nothing is ever free in this world."

Jason smiled to himself. 'Got her.'

"Simple. Entertain me. I wish to see all those who call themselves true princes lose because of a false prince meddling. Haven't you ever heard: some men just want to watch the world burn."

Jason walked out from his army and stood at the front with all of his soldiers behind him with their weapons down. Shuri did not say another word but lifted a spear before throwing it down at Jason. It pierced through where his heart should have been.

"I shall owe you one, false prince."

Shuri threw a second spear at Jason's head which instantly killed him and turned him grey. His entire army lost their azure glow before turning light purple. Shuri raised the blade in her hands before letting out a loud shout.

"Wakanda Forever!!!"

-- 2 weeks later--

The first trial hand finally ended after a little over a month. Once Shuri and T'challa got their boosted numbers, they were able to easily overrun the enemy bases. The only issue they had was tracking down and hunting the remaining royalty who ran away when they saw their forces losing.

The 7 princes and the princess stood before the giant panther who was looking at a small screen before her.

"These results... were shocking, to say the least. No other trial has been this hectic or chaotic or just plain disastrous as this one. But the results shall stand as they are. The last three remaining are Shuri, T'challa, and Chanda. Each will receive another 10,000 points for being the last three standing."

The three let out a small cheer. The other 5 looked upset and wanted to complain but they were cut off by the panther goddess.

"I did not say only you three passed. I simply said you were the last 3 standing. There shall be 4 that shall pass, each who had the highest number of points. So that means, in order of lowest to highest, we have: Azzuri, T'challa, Shuri, and the False Prince. You shall be the 4 to compete in the second trial."