"RRRAAAGGGHHH!" Nakia darted towards Shuri, the latter going wide-eyed as she narrowly shot out of the way of her opponent's blade. WA-SHING! SHING! went the sound of Nakia's sword as she swung it again, Shuri only just dodging as she found herself behind Nakia.

She wrapped her arms around Nakia's front, grunting as she tried to restrain her. Nakia grinned as she shoved her off, before sending her left elbow into Shuri's face. CRACK! "Oof!" Shuri stumbled backwards and landed in the water, both T'Challa and Ramonda looking shocked as they saw this.

Shuri shook her head as she got to her feet quickly. The blow had made a crack in her mask that went from the eye to the forehead, and Shuri's hair bun was becoming undone and messy. "Come on, little princess..." Nakia said patronisingly, bending her hand in a beckoning gesture. "I am not done with you yet..."

Nakia tightened her grip on her sword as Shuri ran towards her. SHING! she swung it horizontally as Shuri narrowly ducked, the latter spinning on one hand to kick Nakia's leg from behind. "Gah!" Nakia yelped as she fell back, splashing into the water as Shuri rolled away from her.

"Rrrrrrrrggggghhhh..." Nakia growled as she and Shuri both got back onto their feet. Nakia picked her sword up again and swung it downwards as Shuri slipped past it again. SHING! "Hee-yah!" Shuri thrust her leg up as Nakia raised her sword, kicking the latter in the stomach as she tensed back.

Okoye stood next to T'Challa, watching nervously as the fight continued. WA-SHING! SHING! Shuri dodged Nakia's next two swipes, sending a fist into the latter's face as she grunted again. Nakia fell back a bit from the blow, her cheetah mask cracking in two as either side fell from her face. She snarled furiously as she lifted her sword up and swung it down with great intensity. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! "AAAAAHHHHHH!"

T'Challa, Ayo, Okoye and Ramonda all looked wide-eyed as Shuri fell to her knees, dark crimson blood leaking down her left bicep and onto her right hand. Okoye watched in disgust as Nakia admired the sword, the sharp edge being lightly stained with the girl's blood. Shuri looked up scowling at Nakia as she raised the sword into the air, reaching to her belt and pulling out Ayo's dagger.

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHANG! Shuri held her blade up as it blocked Nakia's from coming down, keeping both hands on it as Nakia continued to force it down towards her. The two stood struggling as their blades were locked, Shuri being forced backwards as Nakia began to gain an advantage.

"I must stop this... Shuri!" Ayo called as she and T'Challa stepped forwards slightly. Okoye put her spear up, blocking both of them from proceeding any further as she said "it is the rules of the challenge... we are forbidden to interfere, my king..."

Their blades were still latched together as Nakia had Shuri pinned against the rocky wall, before Shuri lifted her leg up to kick Nakia between the legs and escaped the blade lock. Nakia groaned as she swung her sword horizontally, Shuri ducking as the blade jammed into the rock. Shuri nearly tripped as she saw Nakia struggling to pull the sword out, grabbing either of her arms in an attempt to restrain her again. Nakia forced her off again, letting go of her sword as she grabbed either of Shuri's wrists.

Shuri now held her blade upwards, Nakia holding her wrist to stop her from bringing it down onto her. Nakia kept Shuri's left hand in the air before swatting Shuri's face with the back of her hand. SMACK! Shuri's head swung back with the blow, her mask becoming more cracked as T'Challa noticed blood dribbling out of the crack near the mouth. Nakia kept a hold of Shuri's wrist as she sent her fist into Shuri's stomach.

"Oof!" Shuri stumbled back as Nakia released her wrist. She raised her knife again as Nakia gripped the front of her corset with one hand, catching Shuri's wrist with the other as they struggled again. They stayed like this for a few seconds, locking eyes as neither gave in, before Shuri finally brought the knife down onto Nakia's shoulder. "A-ah-agh!" Nakia shrieked out, furiously scowling at Shuri as she let go of her wrist and sent her fist directly into Shuri's face.

Blood flew from Shuri's mouth and nose as she fell back, the mask shattering off of her face as she landed hard on the rock, inches away from the waterfall. Ayo's knife fell down and jammed into the ground, the hilt pointing upwards out of the water at her feet. The crowd watched as Nakia went to the wall and tore her sword out of it, walking over slowly to where Shuri was lying.

Shuri looked over the edge of the rock to see the long drop into darkness below, turning her head to see Nakia raising the sword upwards. Her eyes lowered slightly, seeing the hilt of her knife dug into the ground. She seized her moment, darting forwards between Nakia's legs and sliding under her as the blade hit the rock.

"RRRAAAGGGGHHHH!" Nakia turned with the sword again, charging towards Shuri before the latter grabbed the hilt of the knife. "HEE-YAH!" she cried out as she used it to hoist herself forwards, kicking Nakia back with both her feet as the latter yelped loudly.

Everyone looked with wide eyes as Nakia stumbled backwards, beginning to lose her footing on the ledge. "NAKIA!" Shuri cried out loudly as she leapt forward with her hand extended, only just missing Nakia as the latter fell off of the rock and down the waterfall into the darkness far below. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"No! No, Nakia!" Shuri felt tears run down her face as she ran to the edge. "Shuri!" T'Challa wrapped his arms around his sister from behind, hoisting her back before she fell off the ledge as well. "I... I-I'm s-so-sorry, brother... I... I... It w-was an ac-accident. I... I didn't mean to..." Shuri cried as she pressed her head against her brother's chest.

"I know, Shuri... it... it is alright... it's alright..." T'Challa said in a comforting tone as he brought Shuri to Ayo, the latter taking the traumatised girl under her arm as T'Challa turned to see the abyss that Nakia had fallen into.

Okoye walked toward T'Challa, saying "my king?"

T'Challa was still panting heavily, saying "Okoye, get... get the Jabari... have their fisherman on... on alert..."

Okoye nodded before saying "yes, my king..."