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This thought popped into my mind randomly but do any of you think other than humanity, can any other species on Earth get powers? Or do you think it's a human exclusive.
Personally, I think it's probably a human exclusive (since for now all we know is that humans are targeted) but perhaps a closely related species like Orangutans could maybe get it too.
(Now I can't get the damn idea of a supe'd up Orangutan coming out of the mist to fight the MC on some Gorilla Grodd type shit)
A "Valraven" ("Raven of the Slain") is a mythological creature from germanic folklore – e.g., in Danish, it's "Valravn" or in Old High German it's "walahraban".The wanabee lancelot mc fight this update is literally a crow
According to folklore, a raven becomes a "Valraven" if they manage to eat the heart of a slain king, thus gaining the human's soul, knowledge, and the ability to speak. They are described as malicious monsters – leading people astray – and having superhuman powers. In other accounts, they're described as restless souls searching for redemption, trying to free themselves from their animal countenance by consuming hearts, thereby gaining the ability to transform into knights.
If folklore applies to "Superhuman", Valraven could either be a monster, an animal, or a human. Still the idea of a sentient, talking monster is pretty neat.