Chapter 701 - Manipulated Felicia (1/2)

”We treat you as guests and this is the disrespect you show us?” T'challa's mother gazed at Nik and Cindy with a grim expression as Nik smiled, in Vanish's form, his jagged teeth sending chills down the spines of the viewers.

”Guest?” Nik gave a hollow chuckle, ”Let's start from the top. One of your members of Dora Milaje was a spy from Hydra sent to kill me and Silk. Not to mention your agents following me whenever they can. Honestly, royal mother,” Nik licked his teeth, ”The only reason I suppress my annoyance and anger towards the royal tribes of Wakanda is that I am quite a peaceful person. But, I will not let out my prisoner just because you are a teensy bit rich.”

”Your prisoner?” The woman was furious, ”She is part of the Dora Milaje—”

”I understand that she is part of the royal harem,” Nik cackled, ”If you are worried I might s.e.x.u.a.lly harass her then rest easy. I will simply interrogate her and—”

”Let's not continue this discussion,” T'Challa spoke up. Standing from his throne, he walked towards Nik and stated with a calm expression, ”To the two warriors, our conversation never goes as intended. The fact that an organization named Hydra has infiltrated our forces has shaken my mother a bit and I implore the both of you for not taking offense. However, I am willing to compensate for your prisoner. Think about this matter and then contact the agent keeping a detail on you.”

'Oh...' Nik's gaze brightened for a moment. He loved the feeling of manipulating someone without even using his pheromones. After all, the fact that T'Challa was conversing calmly with Nik was no doubt due to his knowledge that the arsenal of Vibranium under his command was a specific weakness against Nik. A misconception Nik was happy to spread even further. This was even proven by the fact that T'Challa had the galls to admit the agent tailing Nik indirectly but instead of stopping the actions, he informed Nik to directly contact the agent should the need arise. Such confidence either stems from stupidity or grasping the opponent's weakness and if T'Challa were to be a stupid king, he might have incited a civil war long ago.

”Shuri is waiting for you in her research lab,” T'Challa continued while he looked towards one of the two members of Dora Milaje beside the throne. One of them being the mentor and the leader of the group— Okoye.

”Jiut, escort the two warriors to my sister. And Okoye... gather every Dora Milaje.”

Nik glanced towards the woman titled Royal Mother and walked behind yet another equally beautiful woman equipped with a spear.

'That was intense,' Cindy admitted, 'What are you going to do with that agent?'

'You really don't want to know,' Nik's eyes flashed darkly. Whether the woman was working under an order or not, Nik was going to simply read her mind and start experimenting his abilities on her to further a few stagnated skills of his.

'Oh...' Cindy thought internally. She was still adjusting to the 'grey' side of the world. After all, being a vigilante and actually taking part in reducing criminal activities gave Cindy a lot to thought about and her viewpoints of everything being bright or completely dark had long crumbled away and was in the process of reforming.

”Welcome back!” Shuri smiled as she looked at the two of them. The researchers of the lab continued working and testing quite a few things but Nik looked at Eddie Brock strapped to a seat, probably unconscious, while his blood was being drawn out. However, a rudimentary scan of the man revealed that Eddie was doing quite well in the country. Meanwhile, the black symbiote that Eddie once wore was nowhere to be seen.

”I heard about you guys running into trouble. Honestly, I think, you guys are cursed somewhat. After all, something goes wrong every time you walk into Wakanda,” Shuri grinned as she walked closer to Cindy and started moving around her. ”Hmm, as expected, this suit wears off quicker when dealing with heightened physiques.” Her finger traced Cindy's shoulder before trailing down her left arm. ”How was the scarf? It wasn't too rough to your skin, right?” Shuri inquired as Cindy silently shook her head.

”Alright, I know you guys must be quite busy so have a look at this,” She gestured towards two small boxes. One black and the other white. It looked like a box to store a ring. At least, that's what the velvet-like covering of the box suggested.

”Back then, I made your previous suits with the thought in mind— Oh, I'll just make a better one when our research in 'the' nanotech breakthrough but we don't need it now! At least, this variant is far more useful!” Shuri chimed before picking up the black box and taking it towards Cindy.

”I suppose that giving you a basic rundown of the tech won't breach our secrets. Hmm,” she looked far more excited than before, ”So, I was able to synthesize the symbiote in our captivity with our main alloy. It's... really hard to explain in a simplified manner now that I try it. Just open it. And keep in mind, I'm not proposing you,” She handed the box to Cindy as she opened it and found a pitch-black ring placed within it.

Glancing towards Nik, she took out the ring and wore it on her ring finger while Shuri instructed, ”It will respond to your voice. Say, Suit.”

”Suit,” Cindy nodded and spoke up when the ring instantly dispersed into a black material that started covering Cindy before it completely covered her original suit and turned into yet another silk outfit with a scarf over her face overlapping too.

”This is the new bio armor we developed. The uses, of course, cannot compare to the normal symbiote since it is not a living being anymore but with the special Vibranium solution, it's no longer weak to fire and high-pitched noises,” Shuri exclaimed with a smug smile.

”However... I don't know if it works with you,” she stated while passing the white box to Nik.

Taking the box, Nik spent a few moments of silence to understand the structure of the armor. The very existence of this armor and the thought he might wear it infuriated Pickle and Asmodeus altogether.

'Hmm, I guess, I expected the feedback installed and... they really researched nanotech. Wifi, GPS tracker, the whole package into a ring, huh,' Nik looked towards the innocently smiling Shuri.

'But this is good stuff... I just lacked the technique. In fact, my method of combining the nanoids with symbiote may be far better than Wakanda's.'

'Pickle, return into my body for a moment.'

'But-'

'Of course, I won't be wearing this forever.'

With reluctance, Pickle receded into Nik's body while he instantly used the ring on himself as it turned into a perfect Vanish replica save for the teeth, which simply turned into a mask.

”Hmm, it's comfortable,” Nik complimented, ”But now that we are done. I should really be going,” Nik spoke up while waving his hand. Under Shuri's expectant gaze, no portal appeared out of nowhere as Nik waved his hands and snapped his fingers quite a lot of times.

”Strange,” Nik mumbled while stroking his chin.

”Vanish, you—” Cindy exclaimed in surprise but Shuri just shrugged, ”I'm sorry, I didn't know that the suit won't work with your ability but please, still keep it.”