Magneto and the twins - Chthon Theory (Axis Issue 7 Spoilers)
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So, if you're anything like me, you were appalled by the recent potential revelation that Magneto may not be the father of the Maximoff twins. In Axis #7, we saw an "inverted" Wanda cast a spell, harnessing the chaos magicks once again, wherein she damned her bloodline. Magneto was not effected, thus making him not of her bloodline, not a relative. Supposedly.
But...hold on, look at that font in the speech bubbles. It's reminiscent of another character, one we've seen speak through the other half of the Maximoff twins....
This is Quicksilver under possession of Chthon, harnessing chaos in a fashion similar to Wanda. Chthon is a demonic elder god who is closely tied to the twins, having been present for their birth in the High Evolutionary's base on Mount Wundagore. We see their birth depicted in "Wundagore Nights", an Avengers arc from 1979. There's still at least one element of the birth we know to be true, Magda (Magneto's wife) did, in fact, mother the children no matter what....
Bova describes an phenomena that occurred at the birth of Wanda, she was apparently immersed in a mysterious energy that also appeared in the night sky above summit of Mount Wundagore. This was observed previously by the Whizzer, who claimed to be Wanda's father at one point given that he and his wife, Miss America (Madeline Joyce, not Chavez obviously), were present at Wundagore the very same night while she was with child and about to deliver. One thing worth noting- the High Evolutionary kept Wanda and Pietro in suspended animation for decades after which is why this story involves so many people from the early 20'th century. But, back to Whizzer, a clear sign he wasn't the father was his observation of Mount Wundagore....
So it's apparent that Whizzer was not, in fact, the father of those children because the event of their birth was already taking place when they arrived at Mount Wundagore. Bova described later that Miss America died during childbirth and that her child was stillborn so she merely gave Whizzer the Maximoff twins in the hopes that he would raise them. Too devastated by the loss of his wife, he left and never returned, believing that he had abandoned his own children in the process until his death. But, as it turns out, his wife may not have been so far off in her assumption that the light was "the devil's doing". Chthon's involvement in Wanda's birth would later be expanded upon....
Evidently, Chthon had a lot riding on Wanda, believing her to be the perfect vessel to his disembodied spirit. It's clear that his interference was first shown to take place after she was born rather than at conception. He isn't credited for Wanda's conception but it's noted that she has a "dual heritage" from then on, a marriage of "magic and science". Chthon expanded upon his connection to the Scarlet Witch in "Wundagore Nights"....
So, as it happens, Chthon had been manipulating Wanda without her knowing it for years, making her "science-rooted powers" weaker to make way for the sorcery that would eventually help to harbor him in her physical form. Against her will or even her awareness, she was always being manipulated by Chthon, since she was an infant, in order to become the perfect vessel for his power. Eventually, he got the chance to capitalize on all his hard work...
Of course he was thwarted by the Avengers and, once again disembodied, only to return through vessels. One of them being none other than Pietro....
So, my theory? Chthon has been shown to be capable of a few things 1) Possession (duh) 2) Manipulation of powers and, thus, manipulation of genetic coding possibly by way of magic. He can alter his hosts to suit his needs, take the template of a super-powered human being and tailor them to his specific needs. Since mutation is a matter of genetics and genetic coding, that would mean that he gradually can possibly alter the lineage of his hosts given that his magic changes their abilities. So does this mean Magneto is not their father? No. Scientifically, biologically Magneto remains their father but Wanda, in the practice of the chaos magicks and under possession at the time of the spell in Axis #7, was affecting her "magical" bloodline. Which works out well for Chthon, doesn't it? Because if Wanda and Pietro's parentage comes into question where will they go for answers? Mount Wundagore. And who happens to be tied to Mount Wundagore? Chthon. So this is a method of delivering Wanda to back to her mystical father, leaving her susceptible to possession, by forcing her to question the relation to her actual father.
BOOYA! The House of M remains intact and Marvel, once again, is just being provocative and attention-getting as usual and maybe piss off Fox while they're at it. Kinda worked, right? Betcha this all comes together around the time of Age of Ultron....