I dress myself in my black armor and put my hair in a low ponytail. I look at the ring on my finger and automatically smile. My Kimoyo bead bracelet beeps. I answer the call without looking who it is. A holographic Nakia pops up. 'Hey Nakia wassup?' 'Wassup? Your wassup ass needs to come to Shuri's lab so that we can prepare your wedding and coronation.' I laugh. 'I'm coming.'

I enter her lab. The Dora Milaje warriors bow as I walk past them. 'There is Queen Killmonger! Quick! Hide the sweets before she beheads us all.' Shuri jokes. I shake my head and roll my eyes. 'Ha-ha very funny Shur.' I take a stool and sit by the table next to them. 'So what do you want the theme of your wedding to be?' I pout while thinking. 'I want a simple, small, all white wedding. I want my dress to be simple too but still classy.' 'You got it.'

'How do you want your coronation to be? An ancient one where they make you cut your palm for blood or like a confetti "yay i'm a queen" type thing?' I shake my head severely almost breaking my neck. 'Neither. I just want the type of coronation Shuri had. Hers was beautiful. And I also want the tribes to dance together.' Shuri dances out of joy. 'I told you mine was way cooler that the ancient ones they do here!' Nakia rolls her eyes and playfully pushes her. 'Okay, I gotta admit, I like it.'

After we have done all the planning for my coronation and wedding, I get up and go to the throne room. Before I enter I see a ton of Dora Milaje warriors coming down the hall. 'Soon to be Queen, we have captured an outsider that claims is the Queen of Jaguars.' Okoye says. 'Let me see her.' Two warriors bring forward a lady with dyed grey hair who is barely clothed. 'Who are you?' I ask. 'You don't know of me? That's a shame.' 'Who are you!?' 'I'm Madam Slay.'

Teyana Taylor as Madam Slay

'Your real name.' She grins. 'That is my real name little girl.' I want to punch her in the mouth but contain myself. 'Why were you in our territory?' 'I'm here for my love Erik Killmonger.' 'Your love?' She rolls her eyes. 'You're even more naive than I thought. Yes! My love. We belong together. That is our destiny.' I laugh harder than I intended to.

'Who told you that? A voodoo lady?' She smirks again. 'No darling. I am Madam Slay, Queen of the Jaguars and Erik Killmonger is my destined husband.' I go into the throne room and stand beside Erik, facing the warriors and the lady. 'Do you know who this is, my King?' Okoye asks. Erik looks up and freezes. They stare intensely at each other. 'Erik!?' I shake him but he doesn't seem to get out of the trance.

I stand in between them making a barrier. They both snap out of the trance. 'What the heck was that?' She grins. 'I told you, it's destined. He just can't take his eyes off me.' I turn around to face Erik. 'What was that?' 'I don't know Yara. When I looked at her it was like I couldn't look away. I don't know what this is but my mother once told me that this Madam Slay would cause trouble. Ask Nakia for help before this gets out of control. And remember, I love you.' He says before he kisses me passionately.

I hear a loud scream. I swiftly turn around and see all the warriors lying on the ground. Madam Slay turns to me and slams me into the walls. 'You're mine now.' I hear her say before I lose consciousness.

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I open my eyes for only to be greeted by a headache. I groan. 'Where is.. Erik?' Nakia holds my hand and looks at me with a comforting, but yet sad smile. 'What happened to him?' 'She took him.' Shuri says. I snap. 'What do you mean she took him!? SHE CAN'T DO THAT!'

Nakia holds me in a hug. 'She can't.. why did she... I was finally happy..' Then, I snap out of my sad state.

'Wait... Nakia. Is there a way to locate her?' She has a thoughtful impression on her face. 'It is possible, but it's Madam Slay. She practically lives in the jungle so how do you think you can locate her?' I shrug. 'I just want him back..'

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After bugging Nakia about tracking her, but failing every time, I go into the library. 'H-hi Queen.' A girl of about 15 years of age stutters. I slightly look down. 'Hi, you can call me Yara. What's your name?' 'M-Maravi. I love h-how you speak w-what's on y-your mind and not c-care about the c-consequences afterwards.' I smile. 'Thanks Maravi and you don't have to be nervous, I'm just a normal girl like you..' Then an idea pops into my head. 'Do you know anything about a Madam Slay perhaps?'

A big smile appears on her face. 'I know everything about her! These books contain every little detail about her.' She tells me while grabbing two thick books off the book rack. 'I've read them each three times. What do you want to know?' 'Who is she exactly?' 'Well, you would think that she was raised up by Jaguars, but that's not the case. As a little girl she was always playing in the jungle. The Jaguar was her favorite animal. One day she just decided she wanted to be like one. So she ran away from home and called herself Queen of the Jaguars.'

'Do you know her real name?' 'It's Makha Tadita.' 'Where does she live?' 'That, I don't know exactly. What I do know is that she lives in the Taichi Jungle.' 'What!? But Taichi means large one so it's a big jungle right?' She nods. I rub my temples and sigh. 'What's wrong?' 'She kidnapped Erik.' Her eyes widen. 'Why didn't you say that earlier!' She grabs another book from her backpack, this time a thin one. 'She also has superpowers like Black Panther. One of them is being able to control Erik his mind. You have two methods to break that curse.. marry him or kill Madam Slay.'

I sigh knowing I won't stand a chance against her. Let alone kill her. 'Okay so if I find him and marry him right there on the spot, the curse will surely be broken?' She nods. 'Can I borrow your books? I'll return it tomorrow.' 'Yeah that's fine.' 'Okay thanks Maravi. I'll speak to you later!'

I enter my room and immediately sit on the ground, opening all three books before me. I grab the map of Wakanda out of my dresser. I read through one of the books. A sentence catches my attention. "In the Taichi Jungle, there is only one particular region where the Jaguars live, the Tahoe lake." I mark the Tahoe lake on the map.

Madam Slay, you better watch your back because I'm coming for you.

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Ouuuuuu Yara is gonna kick Madam Slay's ass!

Y'all don't know how much I've been struggling to find the perfect sentence to end this chapter. Life is real hard man.

Thanks for reading😋

Love E.🖤