#how cool is it that persephone nyx and lilith exist in the marvel comics btw?

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Was considering potential love interests for post-canon Rio and:

There's Hela, the Norse Goddess of Death and the ruler of Hel. (Thanks, @ dust, I read her page.) Her interest in Rio could stem from a desire to consolidate power.

Not sure if she exists in the Marvel comics, but I was thinking of Morrigan, the Celtic Goddess that is associated with war, fate and death.

There's Nephthys, the Egyptian Goddess of mourning, protection and the afterlife. She is associated with funerary rites and guiding souls, aligning with Rio's role.

There's Kali, the Hindu Goddess of time, destruction and death. She embodies power and transformation. Two unstoppable forces of nature.

The pros:

A Goddess would not be afraid of Rio. Some of them (like Hela) could even have a rivalry turned attraction to her.

The cons:

Rio is so single minded that I don't think she'd give many fucks whilst mourning either way.

Still, it'd be interesting to see someone that chases her and actually matches her freak since Agatha couldn't in the end--or rather didn't want to.

In my heart of hearts, Rio gets her own spin off series; a prequel where we see Death's origins and journey into human history.

A format where Rio meets some reaps some interesting souls each weekly episode. It doesn't even have to include Agatha.

But I know this premise isn't Marvel-like.

Speaking of Agatha, Jac's "We didn't give you any Agatha/Rio scenes in the past, because the story will continue and we could see more of them" was so disingenuous, because this was Agatha's show.

In the future, Agatha will be Billy's ghost mentor; she'll be the sidekick, not the focus.

As for Rio, well. If a bunch of guys are in charge of her arc (instead of Jac and Mary Livanos), they'll give her a male love interest--not even Thanos or Deadpool--faster than light to make her more palatable to general audiences and the fanboys.

But I was thinking: we don't know much about her, but if you exclude her adventures with Agatha, Rio can be read as a virginal goddess, impartial and harmonious within the universe.

Surely though, there must have been other divine beings that saw her appeal, right?

So what if another powerful lady--another immortal goddess--had been pursuing her for centuries and now that Agatha and Rio's canonical story is over said lady gives it another try?

And what if Agatha changed her mind in the future only to be met with Rio's perceived indifference?

In reality, of course, Rio would be in mourning and simply respecting Agatha's wishes (to retire her human form and stay away from her).

Wouldn't be interesting to briefly flip the dynamic there?

We know Agatha is resurrected in the comics eventually.

And we've seen Rio's possessiveness, so maybe it's Agatha turn for once to deal with a little jealousy, a little competition there.

Agatha was so arrogant that she'd thought that Death was her equal. So how does she react when she finds out that Rio has other romantic options--options that are way more powerful than Agatha?

How long would Agatha's "I don't care what she does, I don't want her toxic embrace" act last?

And how much time would it take for Rio to fold? (<- Because this is a given.)