What do you do when you want to give others a fighting chance against an evil you cannot beat yourself, either because you have no hope of victory against it or because it'll appear when you're long dead? You Fling a Light into the Future. Whether it's your last son, a powerful artifact, a weapon, or even a simple warning, you send other people in danger a means to recognize and hopefully avert it. Sending this shining beacon can involve an escape (space) ship, Time Travel, being put in suspended animation, Sealing forces of good away for a rainy day, or a Subspace Ansible of some kind. This trope is common in Speculative Fiction and Fantasy, so the means of delivery can vary considerably.
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