Talk:Aurelion Sol/@comment-3974211-20160306202249

SPOILER ALERT: Worm

I wonder if Aurelion and the Mount Targon lore was inspired by Worm, a popular web serial about super heroes/villains. The "worm" entities go from world to world in pursuit of knowledge, which is essentially its food, and ultimately destroy the world once they're done. In the story, one of the worms presents himself as a superhero, Scion, who is essentially Golden Jesus (his appearance was specifically tailored to be appealing to humans, so that he'll be revered). In addition to hiding among them, Scion grants a small portion of world's inhabitants super powers - which trigger during times of extreme duress, and uses the individuals as vessels to hone the powers, which it then collects when it destroys the world. Parallels between Aurleion the Space Worm, the Aspects, and the Golden Man from whom seems to be related to how the Aspects get their powers...