Attack on the Golden City

The Attack on the Golden City was Namor's retaliation against Wakanda for killing two of the Talokanil. The attack was swift and drastic, drowning a great portion of the Golden City and rendering it uninhabitable for some time. Namor led his forces personally, alongside Namora and Attuma who participated in the early stages of the offensive.
==Background==
The attack on the Golden City arose as Talokan's retaliation towards Wakanda spilling Talokanil blood within their own domain. Princess Shuri had requested to be taken to Talokan to spare Riri Williams' life to allow for peaceful negotiation between the nations of Talokan and Wakanda. However, Queen Ramonda had tasked Nakia with locating her, and in doing so, Nakia was forced to shoot and kill the two Talokanil women that were guarding them.
Shuri attempted to save the life of one of the Talokanil, knowing that the attack would cause an outbreak of conflict between Talokan and Wakanda. She was, however, forced to leave the cenote where she and Williams were kept with Nakia, and returned to Wakanda.
Namor returned to Talokan, having been summoned by Queen Ramonda as a diversion, finding both deceased Talokanil. Namor understood this as a refusal of the proposal he made to Princess Shuri to join him in his mission to wage war upon the surface world in a pre-emptive method to secure safety for the people of Talokan, as well as a direct attack on his people by the nation of Wakanda. Feeling that the safety of Talokan had been compromised and vulnerable to Wakanda, Namor declared to his people his intention to attack Wakanda, thus forcing them into an alliance or turning them into an enemy.Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
==Attack==
===Initial Invasion===
Upon returning to Wakanda, Shuri was convinced of the coming conflict, feeling the necessity to prepare for a coming attack. She ordered her men to fortify all waterways into the Golden City, hoping to stop any means of Talokanil entering the city using sonic barriers. 
The Talokanil begin their attack at the Border of the Golden City, attacking the Border Tribe, allowing for the fortifications into the city to fall weaker. This strategy allowed for the Talokanil to enter the city via the waterways where they could begin the next stage of their attack. Once inside the city, the Talokanil placed Hydrobombs at several key locations, also using unknown methods to create a slow flood to drift into the center of the city. The flooding was noticed by the people of Wakanda, including Nakia and Okoye. This was used most likely as a form of intimidation in preparation for the detonation of the water-bombs. Once the city was flooded, the water-bombs placed across the city were detonated, causing far more rapid and dangerous flooding, carrying objects and people into the rapids. The fast moving rapids would also be utilized as a means of moving across the city quickly by the Talokanil. Individuals such as Okoye, Nakia and M'Baku used their strengths to rescue as many people as possible from the attack in the streets. 
Shuri was ordered to stand down and remain in her lab by the Queen; however, she disobeyed the orders, pretending that the attacked had caused a lapse in comms. Instead Shuri took the Sunbird with Aneka to try and fight back against Namor's attack. Queen Ramonda and Riri Williams would work together from the Wakandan Citadel, using their technology to spread aid across the city.
===Wakanda's Defense===
Invasion was declared by M'Baku upon spotting Attuma and other Talokanil warriors riding Orcas into the city. The Wakandan fire and rescue groups were dispatched to aid as many citizens of the city as possible. They were, however, attacked by Talokanil individuals, harmonizing their voices to cast an sonic hypnosis on the fire and rescue group, causing them to throw themselves into the water where they would be torn apart and drowned by Talokanil warriors. The Dora Milaje were also sent out to defend the city, led by Ayo. The Dora Milaje were able to defeat the sonic hypnosis attackers, throwing grenades into the water, targeting the harmonized individuals.
The Talokanil would have been given orders to cause disruption and confusion, hoping to draw all defenses away from the Citadel and into the city, leaping from the water to grab innocent civilians and drag them into the water. On the ground, M'Baku would do his best to fight back against such attackers, defending civilians by throwing the Talokanil back into the water. Shuri and Aneka also defended the civilians, rescuing a tram using a grapple to lift it from the water away from potential attackers. Ramonda and Riri Williams worked together from the Citadel to dispatch and remotely control rescue ships across the city, picking up civilians. During the chaos, Attuma challenged Okoye, wishing to claim undeniable victory over the warrior; however, Okoye would deny Attuma the chance, instead evacuating a young boy from danger. 
Namor appeared halfway through the attack, revealing himself to M'Baku who immediately attempted to attack. Namor was able to quickly defend himself, breaking M'Baku's knobkerrie and chest plate, defeating M'Baku in a single punch. Namora ordered the legions of Talokanil down, allowing Namor to take control of the attack from therein. The Dora Milaje had taken to air support, piloting Wakandan Crafts to attack Namor. Under attack from above, the Talokanil retreated into the waters of the city, leaving only Namor to face the Dora Milaje. Namor proceeded to utilize his vibranium staff to the best of it's ability, deflecting shots from the Dora Milaje and tearing through their ships, able to meet the ships in the sky using his mutant wings. Ayo attempted an attack run on Namor; however, she was unsuccessful and torn out of the sky, crashing into the city below.
Shuri and Aneka also attempted to use the Songbird to attack Namor, firing shots at him and pushing him to retreat into the water. Namor ultimately causes they to crash to, leaping from the water and piercing the Songbird with his spear. Aneka and Shuri were able to survive the crash, quickly evacuating and heading towards the Citadel.
===The Threat of Talokan===
Namor would then approach the Citadel, planning a final strike against Wakanda; to kill Queen Ramonda, placing Shuri in the position of Queen of Wakanda. Namor attempted to attack Ramonda directly, using his spear to strike her down, however finding himself stopped by the strengthened glass used in the windows, simply creating a crack. Namor instead, having weakened the windows, used a large amount of water-bombs to break the glass, drowning the throne room and hitting Queen Ramonda and Riri. The intense water pressure caused significant damage to the throne room, submerging both Ramonda and Riri. Queen Ramonda was able to stay conscious, and she spotted Riri Williams floating in the water. In an act of selflessness, she grabbed Riri and brought her up to the surface. Upon reaching the surface, Queen Ramonda was left too exhausted to save herself. Queen Ramonda died, drowning in her throne room, killed by Namor.
Okoye and Nakia attempted to save Riri and Ramonda using their Kimoyo Beads. Riri Williams came to as Shuri was forced to witness the death of her mother. M'Baku held Shuri back as she attempted to rush to her mother's aid. During the emotional events in the throne room, Namor spoke out, telling Shuri that she is Queen of Wakanda now, following the death of her mother. Namor announced that he would return in one week's time with his entire army to either begin his war on the surface with the aid of Wakanda or wipe Wakanda from the face of the Earth.
The attack ended as Namor retreated with his forces from the city, leaving Wakanda to lick its wounds.
==Aftermath==
===First Decission===
Queen Ramonda was buried in a small ceremony taking place, where M'Baku stayed beside Shuri throughout the ordeal, having made a promise to T'Challa to provide council to Shuri in a moment of need. Shuri, becoming the immediate leader of Wakanda in the time before her official coronation, ordered for the citizens of the Golden City to be moved into the mountains of the Jabari Tribe, far away from reach of the Talokanil. This evacuation also provided a chance for rebuilding and restoring damaged areas of the Golden City.
===The Black Panther Lives===
Shuri, feeling shattered by the death of her last living immediate blood relation, determined that she wanted vengeance for the lives of her loved ones, chose to begin an eternal war between Wakanda and Talokan, with the ultimate goal of killing Namor. Shuri restarted her mission to recreate the heart-shaped herb, using ingredients from a bracelet given to her by Namor during her time in Talokan. Shuri was motivated not by nobility or tradition to rebirth the title of Black Panther, but by her desire for retribution. It was this factor that meant, as Shuri was eventually successful in her efforts, creating the heart-shaped herb and giving herself the powers of the Black Panther, Shuri met by Erik Killmonger in the Ancestral Plane, an encounter which caused Shuri to question the morality of her mission, and the responsibility of the Black Panther mantle. Shuri created a new Black Panther suit for herself before going to the Jabari, where she spoke to M'Baku about her mission for Namor's death.
===Ambush on the Talokanil===
Shuri launched her ambush on the Talokanil, luring them into the Atlantic Ocean, planning to dry out Namor and weaken him while his forces were distracted. Riri Williams created her second version of the Ironheart Armor, using it in the battle. Okoye and Aneka were the first to don the Midnight Angel Armor in the battle. Okoye used the armour to defeat Attuma, Namor's advisor, while Ironheart used her suit to defeat Namora, Namor's second-in-command. The battle ended in a truce between Wakandan and Talokanil forces, spurred into action by Black Panther, who chose instead to insight mercy rather than violence. Namor yielded to Wakanda, ending the Talokanil-Wakandan War.
==References==
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