Ask AI: Submit some long and interesting story ideas for Illyana Rasputin and Agatha Harkness.

Absolutely! Here are several long and interesting story ideas featuring Illyana Rasputin (Magik) and Agatha Harkness. Each can be envisioned as a graphic novel, limited series, or major story arc. Feel free to tweak details to fit your continuity or personal taste! --- **1. “The Witch Queen’s Bargain”** *Premise:* When a coven of time-displaced witches begins siphoning magic out of New York City—destabilizing mystical energy and causing time rifts—Illyana seeks out Agatha’s guidance. Together, they trace the coven’s roots to the 17th century, discovering Agatha’s own past at the Salem witch trials is at the heart of the crisis. *Highlights:* - Joint time travel to Salem and the dark magic there. - Illyana confronting her own status as ruler of Limbo and what it means to lead. - Agatha forced to face old allies and betrayals. - Moral ambiguity—should they save the accused, knowing it will rewrite history? - The rift leaking havoc into both Limbo and Earth, forcing Illyana to rely on Agatha’s old-school magic, and Agatha to use Limbo’s hellfire for the first time. --- **2. “Limbo’s Inheritance”** *Premise:* When the souls of Limbo’s dead sorcerers rise in revolt, Illyana suspects a stolen artifact is giving them new power. Agatha, tracking odd magical readings, discovers Limbo’s influence seeping into the mortal world. The two form an uneasy alliance to retrieve the artifact, which turns out to be a corrupted relic from Agatha’s own youth. *Highlights:* - Road trip across hell dimensions. - Both women mentoring a young runaway mage who plays both sides. - Slow-burn friendship and mutual respect. - A philosophical debate on power: ownership vs. stewardship. - The revelation that the artifact is tied to Wanda Maximoff’s chaos magic. --- **3. “House of Echoing Shadows”** *Premise:* The Scarlet Witch’s transient disappearance leaves reality unstable. Agatha feels her protégé’s absence as a wound in the Weave. Simultaneously, Illyana finds Limbo plagued by echoing versions of herself—each one drawn from possible timelines, all hostile. Agatha and Illyana investigate, discovering the culprit is a hive-mind entity feeding on powerful, lonely women’s regrets. *Highlights:* - Confronting alternate selves and the choices not made. - Deep, sometimes adversarial dialogue about Wanda, trauma, and magical consequences. - Joint spellcraft that fuses chaos magic, ancient rites, and eldritch hellfire. - A truce between many “Magiks,” brokered by Agatha. --- **4. “The Well of Witches”** *Premise:* An ancient well opens from beneath New Salem, the secret witch community, and the world’s witches begin vanishing. Agatha suspects an enemy from her youth—an anti-witch inquisition bent on consuming magical power—has returned. Illyana, immune to their power as Limbo’s queen, is the ideal infiltrator and must help Agatha rally the world’s hidden witches. *Highlights:* - Exploration of New Salem and its politics. - Magical espionage and infiltration. - Flashbacks to Agatha’s secret history as a revolutionary in witch society. - Illyana learning nuances of magic beyond brute force. - A “contest” of spellcasting styles—Limbo sorcery versus ancient Earth magics. --- **5. “Sorcery & the Single Soul”** *Premise:* Illyana’s soul-sword begins to fracture, leaking her dark essence into the world. Agatha, following the trail, realizes someone is harvesting Illyana’s broken fragments to forge a weapon that can kill any witch—herself included. Together, they hunt the soul-thief through nightmares and illusions, confronting both women’s hidden fears and regrets. *Highlights:* - Dreamlike, psychological setpieces. - Agatha acting as a “therapist” for Illyana’s traumas, and vice versa. - Duels with the soul-thief, who turns out to be a sympathetic witch seeking revenge. - Final choice: Illyana must decide whether to give up the Soul Sword forever, or accept her darkness. - Agatha’s wisdom is tested—can she help Illyana do what Wanda never could? --- If you’re looking for something even more ambitious, these themes could all be woven together into a year-long event comic: *Two queens—one of shadows, one of secrets—facing the cost of female power in the Marvel Universe.* Let me know if you want shorter story pitches, tie-ins to other characters like Wanda, or more horror/mystery/epic vibes!