(The Throne Room, T'Challa's Palace, Birnin Zana, Wakanda, 2:00 am)

" And so, you have no clue what this meteorite is. That's what we're hearing from you, your Highness? " Ikora Rey asked.

The Vanguard were on holographic call, the entire Wakandan council had convened in the Throne Room, Carol Danvers was present as well. Cayde had his arms crossed and chuckled.

" What convinces you it's not just a hunk of space junk? " he asked.

" Well, my two trusted men were with me earlier. They witnessed it wasn't just a space junk or anything from Thanos' ship remains, " the blonde half-Kree woman answered.

The council exchanged glances and murmured for they had their memory of the previous year's global invasion and supposed doomsday. The others felt anxious which it would happen anytime soon. T'Challa clearly remembered the day he got decimated in this country during the battle of New York. He turned to Carol as he thought she could do something into this situation.

" What made you say that? " the Wakandan King asked. " Are you certain that it is not from Thanos nor the other Invaders? "

" It was just a meteor, T'Challa, " she answered. " If I could penetrate further, there was no sign of Thanos or his minions. Me and my colleagues had defeated them a year ago. But this one is a different case. "

" We do not doubt your judgement Ms. Danvers, we are only seeking solid clarification, " Ikora assured.

" Indeed, the Vanguard is here to enforce its allies only if the situation is truly dire. While this meteor has us concerned, we don't see any reason to raise an alarm, " Zavala followed.

" Well, Bearer of the Barrier Stone, I detected an unknown entity from the meteorite that could infect the entire place since you have known that in your dimension, " Carol explained. " So, I would suggest to prepare at any costs. "

" Hold on, infect? You're implying the meteor has some sort of disease? " Cayde leaned in.

" Not only that, she said we would know it from our own dimension. But I don't see what it could be, " Zavala pondered.

" Are you familiar with that? "

Everyone noticed the lights flickering a bit, and strangely enough, the sky was slowly getting darker outside despite being around the late morning hours. The Wakandan council turned their heads and became more anxious than ever. King T'Challa crossed his arms and turned to half-Kree woman giving her a serious facial expression.

Carol sighed and slowly turned around. She got worried at her son's whereabouts and the others on the ground.

" Hey, everything alright? The connection is spotty..." Cayde asked, tapping at his screen. The holographic call became static.

"A disease... from our world..." Ikora thought.

" Amnon! He's gone with his friends again! They should be here right now! " Carol anxiously thought. The Awoken Titan Vanguard looked at the half-Kree woman's uneasiness and the connection as T'Challa curiously stared.

" Is there something wrong? " T'Challa asked.

Just then, her eyes widened and she stumbled back. Cayde and Zavala noticed this clearly.

" Cayde, Zavala, get Levi-0 on call now! Tell him to head to Wakanda immediately-"

Heavy static began flooding their video screens, the sky gets darker and the lights in the Throne room begin flickering erratically. Some members of the Wakandan council tried to fix the anomaly, however the erratic visuals remained.

" I'm afraid we're having problems right now, " the Wakandan King answered and turned to Carol. " Colonel Danvers, I think we should act now. "

" I'm willing to lead the forces of Wakanda. My son and his associates were there, " she answered.

Carol sensed her son's whereabouts as she saw him assisting the Wakandan soldiers along with the others. T'Challa and the others looked at the window which they saw some forces working for an emergency evacuation. Just then, the sky lit up in a bright white light, blinding everybody momentarily yet leaving a searing feeling in everyone's eyeballs.

" What the heck! "

" Who did this! "

Those who've restored their sight already felt it, a shaking almost like an earthquake. Some of the council members even ran up to the window, pointing at a massive flying object approaching the City accompanied by smaller objects. Carol recognized the ships on a whim, a Fallen Ketch with a fleet of Skiffs surrounding it.

" No, this ain't happening! Amnon, Skouro, Everyone! " Carol wearily thought.

" Colonel Danvers. Like I said, I think we must act now, " T'Challa reminded and instantly donned his Black Panther suit.

The Ketch flew over the entire city, causing everything to shake below it. Meanwhile, the entire armada of Skiffs began descending on the City. The holograms that the Vanguard were talking through now turned bright red and bare a strange emblem.

" To the King of Wakanda, his Subjects and Allies. We are seizing your city as an act of war, resist or not, you will fall. This is to give you a fair shot of running while you still can, " a warbled voice speaks through the screens.

The council became more terrified to witness everything as the others fled away from the Throne room.

" Who are you? What do you want?! " T'Challa defiantly asked.

" You may refer to me as Sivarius, and I will be the Splicer King of Wakanda, or as it shall be soon: Splicer City. "

" You cannot take the Kingdom of Wakanda in your hands, even the Vibranium reserves and my people's freedom! "

" Are you in the mood to be disappointed, King T'Challa?! "

" You are just a threat to the planet if you try to conquer my kingdom. "

" That's the point. "

The voice cut off as everyone suddenly saw a Skiff hovered right in front of the windows behind the Throne. Fear and confusion visited within the minds of the council members. T'Challa warned the others to escape which he was ready to defend the palace. Some of them
immediately left the Throne room. Carol noticed the Skiff's turrets moving and aiming right at the glass.

" Look-out! " she yelled.

The Skiff opened fire and blasted away the glass and kills anyone standing in front of it. The force of the explosion knocked back those standing next to the Throne including T'Challa and Carol Danvers. He fell down along with her. Suddenly, a bright blue forcefield from the Space Stone appeared. A masked blue-skinned man dressed in a red suit with dark trimmings appeared and turned to the others. Carol slowly opened her eyes and recognized him.

" Is everyone all right? " he asked.

" Someone just destroyed..." the king panted.

" Kid, get out of here, now! " his mother cried.

The Skiff seemed to effortlessly hover into the Throne room through the open hole and stayed there long enough to deploy Fallen troops. However, they saw these Fallen were different. They were wearing white bodysuits with pieces of armor that seemed almost to advanced and sophisticated for their kind. They looked more evil, more dangerous.

Mr. Marvel or Amnon Montmartre sensed more danger as he glared at the beings. He remembered the attack in this dimension from the previous year which he, his wife, mother, and some friends fought these invaders in New York. Carol became more anxious to see her son appeared in this dire situation. The Kree Eternal turned around and saw some dead council members lying on the floor and then some surviving ones. He bowed his head and sighed.

" Kid, just get out of here as soon as you can! " she warned.

" I'm not leaving my mother and the king here! "

Just then, a person dropped out of the Skiff and landed behind his fellow Splicers. Yet they cleared a path as he approached and showed himself. He wore a long black robe with a pattern of small 3d pyramids in a rectangle that stretched from his chest to down just past the waist along with black pants. The right sleeve also sported the same pyramids down the entire arm while his left arm sported a bond that emanated the same symbol on the screens. His left eye was also covered by a more advanced looking eyepatch with a sharp red glass eye kept in place by black metal shards. His hair and skin was pale, and in his right hand he held a katana like weapon. The man smirked before nonchalantly walking over to the throne and sitting in it.

T'Challa or Black Panther angrily gritted his teeth inside the mask. He released his claws and readied himself to attack the intruder.

" And I am not leaving the throne, either! " he added.

The man ordered a command in Eliksni, the about two dozen Fallen soldiers aimed their rifles at T'Challa and his friends. Carol could sense they were outnumbered and outgunned.

" You two must escape now! I must fight them myself! " he turned to the mother and son Kree warriors.

" We can't leave you, your Highness, you are endangered! " Carol replied.

" It's risky if you fight them alone! " Amnon added.

" But still, I ordered you two to leave! "

A couple Dregs advanced forward and began to throw what appears to be some sort of organic looking grenade. They then threw their clumps at T'Challa. Carol could sense the clumps are unstable and extremely dangerous. The two Kree warriors dragged him away from the clumps.

" Why? What are you two thinking?! " he raised his voice.

" Your Highness, it's a trap! " the blonde half-Kree woman cried.

The clumps exploded upon touching the floor, knocking them all back again.At this point, another Skiff was closing in on the Throne Room, meaning another two dozen more Fallen soldiers would swarm the room.

" I'd suggest surrendering, the Splicers are more powerful than your regular Fallen, and we have an army of thousands. Face it, Wakanda belongs to us, " the usurper on the Throne proclaimed.

Carol slowly stood up as she saw the intruder. The Wakandan king and her son remained unconscious lying on the floor.

" Who the hell are you?! " she indignantly asked.

" I am Sivarius of the Devil Splicers, and I am the new King of Wakanda, or should I say, SIVA City. "

Carol illuminated her hands in fury with the powers of the Mind Stone and her Binary form.

" You stay out of the way! "

The man known as Sivarius suddenly dispersed in a swarm of what appeared to be tiny Nanobots that overwhelmed Carol Danvers like locusts flooding a crops field.After a while, she felt a petrifying chill press on the back of her head. One slight push and her brain would be skewered, yet she was still trying to comprehend how the man moved so fast. Carol finally knew how to attack the Nanobots surrounding her as she blasted them.

" NOW....BACK-OFF! "

The man suddenly warped to the front of her and delivered a slash to her just below her chest and shallow enough to nearly scrape her ribcage. Amnon slowly opened his eyes as he sensed his mother's pain from the attacker. The Kree Eternal stood up, confronted the man, and illuminated his hands with bluish light.

" Get your freaking hands-off my mother...NOW! " Amnon yelled and blasted him.

The man suddenly jumped into the air, as if they could sense it, energy began flowing through his right arm and into his hand. Yet they also sensed a familiar power in that energy, Void Light. Just then, the energy formed itself into a massive sphere which the man held up high... A Nova Bomb.

" Now then, I sentence you to exile! "

" Not until, I blasted you away! "

" Kid...." Carol sat-up as she was slowly regenerating. She looked at the others and to her son. " Let me handle this! Get T'Challa, out of here! "

The man threw the massive ball of energy at them, the Nova Bomb connected point blank. Carol exhibited her Binary energy to stop the Nova Bomb. But as if it were planned, Sivarius did not curse at this impudence. Instead, he simply stood still and pointed his blade at her.

" Checkmate, " he muttered. Carol grabbed the blade and blasted him away.

That Sivarius dissipated into a swarm of nanobots. The real Sivarius stood behind the clone in the same posture. The blade then shook a bit before the blade shot out and became about five times it's original length. It impaled Carol near her liver, nearly missing it.

" As I said..."

Sivarius then ripped the blade out towards the wall, deciding to spare her in a cruel way. Her right flank was torn open by the blade.

" Checkmate."

Carol crushed Sivarius's blade as she grabbed it and grinned at him.

" That's what you think, freak! "

" Need it not be my blade that kills you, then let it be what you call a disease that does it in it's place! " Sivarius explained. " You may not know it, but SIVA has already begun to infect your body. Ever since the Nova Bomb, it has slowly advanced. And now, my blade has injected more into you like a syringe. Your organs will shut down, you'll becoming nothing but a husk soon as your consumed by SIVA. I am known as the Second-in-Command for a reason, though my strength may not match my opponent's, my wit will always win my battles. "

Carol found herself stuck in a life or death situation. As an Infinity Avenger of the Mind Stone, she knew the possibility of failing and dying in front of her son and the king. Looking at the deceased and the survivors, she had failed in saving them. Amnon looked at his mother in her dying situation. He thought of saving her, but Sivarius hindered the Kree Eternal's plans by intimidating him.

" Mother! No please!! " he cried.

" Kid, just run... I can take care of this..." she weakingly spoke.

" But you're infected! "

" Please....take T'Challa with you. I'll fight him to death no matter what! "

" Mother..."

The Splicers at this point simply decide to open fire, unleashing a swarm of bullets upon Carol and her son. Amnon hugged his mother and formed a bluish-white photon blast from his left hand towards the Splicers.

" I'll let my forces drive you off now, " Sivarius glared at the mother and son and muttered, retaking his seat on the throne.

Amnon also took the unconscious T'Challa as he glared at Sivarius. Then, he looked at Carol and became more anxious for his mother than ever. T'Challa gained consciousness, stood up, and turned to the false king of Wakanda. He was ready to attack the intruder.

" Mr. Marvel, if you may leave me..." he sternly spoke.

" Your Highness, this is too dangerous..." the Kree Eternal warned.

" Dangerous or not, I should be dealing with him. "

Just then, T'Challa ceased and picked up a signal. It's Shuri, trying to contact him.

" Brother, get out of here! We've got more reinforcements from SHIELD and the Infinity Avengers! " a female voice spoke.

" Shuri, where are you? " he asked when another signal cut her off. " Shuri? "

" King T'Challa, this is Levi-0, " a male voice answered. " I've been dispatched by the Vanguard and been briefed on the situation. We are to regroup at the outskirts of the city to plan a counterattack. Evacuate who you can and get there now, we'll brief you when we arrive. I repeat, get out of there now, your city is lost."

" But..."

" Your Highness, please. Just listen to him! " Amnon grabbed T'Challa and raised his voice waking up the royalty's awareness.

" Your people need you, they're retreating to the outskirts for safety and they need their King, " Levi-0 added. " Trust me, we'll get back at whoever is doing this but we need to enact a strategic withdrawal."

" But Colonel Danvers is...."

" Your Highness, I'll bring my mother out of here...JUST GO! "

" Just get out of there! Drag people out if you need to! "

Levi's signal was lost, the Splicers had already started jamming transmissions. T'Challa heavily sighed and took the remaining council members. He had no choice but to oblige and left the throne. Amnon was left with his mother and found her heavily breathing and weakening. He carefully lifted her and thought of fleeing away for safety. Sivarius turned to the two while seating at the throne.

" If I recall correctly, my blade nearly pierced your liver. That'll be the first organ to go, " he proclaimed, predicting his infection's course. Carol's Kree regenerative ability couldn't handle the infection, since her human genes were still intact into her system. " Liver failure can be quite catastrophic if not treated properly, what will you do..moh brave hero? "

" I won't give up until I die..." she muttered, clenched her left fist, and ignited it.

" Then so it shall be. "

" Mother... NO! " he cried.

The blasts went wide, instead hitting a Splicer or two.Just then, a light flooded the room and a lanky, eight foot tall figure appeared before them. He was hooded and lightly armored, yet all he did was grab Carol and Amnon before warping out of the Throne Room without revealing his full appearance.

Carol and Amnon found themselves in an open field near a large collection of tents. A pair of footsteps from behind them caught their attention. Then, a dark haired woman with wings appeared also with the tall creature.

" Finally, you found them! " she exclaimed.

" Looks like Predator was right about your teleportation skills, Hunter, " a male voice added.

Skouro hugged the two Kree warriors as she smiled in tears.

" Big Bro, I asked them to get you out of there! " she said.

" Thanks, Skoúro, " Amnon slightly smiled and hugged back his angelic sister. It was Levi-0 and the Hunter, standing next to each other and looking down at the Kree warriors along with Skoúro. Carol was struggling to breathe as the infection grew worse.

" What happened to her? "

" Mom is dying. "

" Get her into a tent, Tyrion can patch up her wounds." Levi ordered.

" Don't worry about me..." she chuckled. " I almost had him..."

" But you're too weak to fight that enemy, " the Dark Angel replied.

" It doesn't matter, Skoúro..."

Levi-0 walked off but was stopped by the Hunter. The tall hooded alien kept him stopped for a couple of seconds before Levi reached into his pocket and dropped a handful of Glimmer into the Hunter's hand.

" Pleasure doing business, " the alien smirked before walking off and vanishing with a warp.

" Are you sure it's gonna work on her? " Skoúro curiously asked.

" Ghosts are what heal Guardians, I'm sure they can fix up other organic lifeforms too."

" I can get fixed quickly, kids... Don't worry, " she coughed out blue blood. The Kree Eternal and his angelic sister looked at her with concern.

" Mom, don't talk too much. " Amnon said.

" Take it easy, Carol. " Skoúro added. " We've got you back. "

" I'll be fine... I'm not gonna die just like in Kyrat..." she smiled, touched the Dark Angel and the Kree Eternal's hands, and coughed. " Sorry for being too risky. "