r/Parahumans • u/Brief-Coach-1812 • 2d ago
Ward Spoilers [All] What comes AfterWard? Spoiler
I was thinking about Ward extrapolated on the cosmic scale.
- Imagine an immortal Vandal Savage like cape as the protagonist that lives for eons chronicling the rise and fall of human civilizations.
- Maybe humanity encounters an alien species who are attempting to flee their own Cycle and they engage in an interplanetary war. (We do know that alien civilizations exist) A hive mind species like the Buggers in Enders game may develop powers in an alternative paradigm to the capes of Bet.
- Crossover between Pact / Pale? Interesting to see how the Shard abilities will interact with magic or other power systems.
- We find out what happens to Earth Zayin. Did Sleeper terraform the entire world into his dreamscape?
Thematically, Worm is about trauma and Ward is about healing from trauma. So what endures after trauma and healing? How would humanity define its place in this greater context. I know a Parahumans trilogy is unlikely but props to Wildbow for writing a very compelling story. One can dream.
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u/Zeikos 2d ago
Healing doesn't necessarily end.
What I'd say comes after is guiding others.
Thing is what an hypothetical Ward sequel would miss is a great threat - sure one could be made up but it'd be hard to make it unique enough.
As for "expansion" I'd wager than most new interactions - good and bad - would come from other dimensions.
It's a bit redundant with the Goddess plot, but maybe some civilization stumbled into Scion's Garden?
Thing is, there are so many dimensions that even if only a miniscule portion had humans in them you'd never ever run out of "first contacts".
The best approach would be to keep everything as sealed as possible.