#Also the idea of big burly sunshine strength cap being in truth the Soul of a young innocent maiden kidnapped from her family would

[phoenixcatch7]

Persephone captain marvel au. Hear me out.

Associated with duality, reincarnation, resurrection, childhood innocence (and it getting ripped away by adults), and her 'counterpart' Kore, which is her in her returning aspect of spring, youthfulness, new life... Come on. Is that not the closest thing to Billy you've ever seen in ancient Greece? Where he gets his powers?

It all starts with Teth Adam, and his devastation at the death of his son. He finds the old paths, breaks them open, and storms down into the underworld to demand him back. His is not a new story.

But where Persephone might ordinarily be inclined to ease her husband's scorn, give the troubled mourner a chance, she is speaking to the champion of magic, the world's mightiest mortal. The chance of success is too high. The challenge would not be enough. The death was too high profile and would risk too many attempting to follow in his footsteps. The man is too unstable, too powerful, too close to the heart of magic for it to be safe - for any of him - to grant his wish and risk his false hope.

They deny him.

Enraged, implacable, Teth Adam lashes out. The battle is long and drawn out, neither side tiring even as both weaken, but Persephone, in either form, is not one of war, and she is felled as her curses shatter, her furies tossed aside like dolls. The sound of Hades' scream as Adam's surprise leaves him open flattens the rubble of their throne room.

The wounded champion escapes, hounded by cerberus and skeletons instead of his son's shade, as her husband crashes to his knees beside her. She has not a mortal soul, and thus will be going where even Death cannot reach.

But Adam killed the goddess of reincarnation, and Billy has odd dreams. He's pretty sure he needs to ease up on the stress. He's restless in winter and distracted in summer, he can sleep outside in howling storms as long as he's tucked snug in the boughs of a tree, he's had the luck of never tasting a rotten fruit. Sometimes it feels like there's ghosts in his hideouts and the kids at school try and bribe him to curse their enemies.

When he chosen to be Captain Marvel the wizard chokes on his own speech when the smoke clears. They stare at each other.

"Well," says Persephone, "that was unexpected. Hullo."

"Hello," the wizard replies, "I was under the impression..."

"I don't think the laws of interference quite apply until I'm immortal again," he says.

The wizard's relief is palpable. It's understandable, he looks ready to keel over from old age. "Can I ask...?" he gestures at the new body. It takes a second to understand.

"Oh, I'm a boy now. For a while."

And that's that.

Until green lantern is killed in battle.

#Billy as Kore - spring youth maiden flowers #And the captain as persephone - death curses ghosts reincarnation. ✨royalty✨ #I especially like that it works with whatever interpretation of cap/Billy you have! #Aspects of the same person. Billy having a limited recollection of his past life and minimal powers compared to cap's fully grown self #Also the idea of big burly sunshine strength cap being in truth the Soul of a young innocent maiden kidnapped from her family would #Infuriate in universe alpha males. Brings me life. #Billy/Kore: innocent cinnamon roll too good for this world too pure #Cap/persephone: gaslight gatekeep girlboss #Cap would keep his death powers under wraps and NEVER curse. Unless it's Adam or darksied or something. Then a simple 'gtfo' works #Not that he ever keeps it simple. Everyone on comms has their ears SCALDED. They're all in shock. Cap stops just short of another 10 plague #Cap (looking at gls body): aw my husband's gonna be so mad at me *rolls up sleeves* #Gender queer Billy vibes ftw #I'd say bigender or gender fluid. Bigender needs more rep. #Wonder woman is shooketh but glad. Her uncle has Not been a happy bunny. #Idk just isn't it cool??? #shazam #billy batson #captain marvel #dc captain marvel #dc comics #justice league #wizard shazam #rock of eternity #greek myth au #Kinda #persephone #Kore #black adam #<< man boutta get a whooping from his precious victim who got the ultimate power up