11 responses to “Onyx Storm Theories – A complete collection”

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   Jill Butler

   April 10, 2024 at 12:23 am

   My theory for Onyx Storm is that it will be a totally Xaden POV novel. We’ll finally understand him more and why he doesn’t communicate and share, his core memories. We can also learn about his inntinnsic abilities and how he controls them. Through him we’ll learn about the venin and their motivations, hierarchies, history, maybe even a little sympathy-for-the-devil. Hmmmmmm….

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      Cory

      April 12, 2024 at 9:27 am

      That would be interesting. So we’re thinking that Tairn was talking to Xaden in the preview? I love this theory. Can I post it here?

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   Ellie

   April 15, 2024 at 8:14 pm

   I think that Varrish and Lilith were both venin, and this will be discovered by Violet as she searches for a cure for Xaden-and the cure is something to do with Andarna. This is why both of them were so interested in Andarna, for example Lilith asking to examine her in Fourth Wing, and Varrish punishing Violet for Andarna not being there.

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      Cory

      April 21, 2024 at 1:01 pm

      Thank you!!! I do think Lilith was venin!

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   Olivia

   April 29, 2024 at 8:27 pm

   andarna knows how to defeat venin. xaden’s mother is alive and crucial to the story. naolin is alive and the sage of the venin. violet needs to look at her dads notes-and her dad is probably alive and either her mom or dad was/is venin. lewellyn is also going to be important (e.g. will betray xaden and tyrrendor). violets second signet is talking to the dead. these are a just few of my theories! especially the lewellyn one!

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      Cory

      May 8, 2024 at 1:18 pm

      Do you feel she is crucial to the story? I want to know more!
      Naolin is alive 100%. I feel the same way.
      Violet NEEDS to look at those journals already OMG

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   Jay

   April 30, 2024 at 8:43 pm

   I have a few theories to throw in the pot 🙂

   Firstly, Violet’s second signet – I think its a kind of truth magic, and that she can detect the wrongness of an outright lie. There are many examples of this – notably when translating the journal, she has a persistent sense that something is wrong. However, I don’t think she can (yet) detect whether someone is being fully truthful, as there are also multiple examples of people giving her half-truths and lies by omission, and she doesn’t seem to pick it up. This ties in well with her core motives as a character, and is also consistent with her passion for scribe culture and the disillusionment that she experiences when she finds out that the scribes have been editing history. This means that her nightmares/true dreams about General Venin are from the General’s powers, not hers, which would also explain why Xaden appears to be having similar dreams.

   My second theory is that Violet’s dad is venin, but not General Venin. I think there will be a group of “responsible” venin who only take what they need, and that he is/was part of that group. I also think more venin who are bonded to dragons will become apparent, and that the venin-dragon bonds could potentially occur outside of the rules of the rider’s quadrant. This would mean that Violet’s father could be a scribe AND a rider, which would make Lilith’s comment about all Sorrengails being riders truthful. Alternatively, if Violet’s dad is venin, he may be long-lived and could have gone through the rider’s quadrant and bonded a with dragon before faking his death and starting again with the scribes.

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      Cory

      May 8, 2024 at 1:19 pm

      Really sorry for the delay!
      I love the idea of the truth magic. But what do you think about truth sayers being used for bad in Iron Flame? Like, we have a bad opinion of them already, do you reckon the author would use that for her second signet?
      Your second theory is wild and I’m here for it. I thought he’s the general venin but I was wrong haha. You know what I think now? I think he is the God Malek.

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   Sole

   May 11, 2024 at 5:17 am

   Not sure where to lace this but her nightmare. It jumps from nightmare to feeling safe that Varrish can’t kill her. She remembers her nightmares as she’s mentioned to Imogen and Xaden but why is she bringing up Varrish (chapter 37). What is RY trying to tell us here?? Is Varrish the sage?

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      Cory

      May 12, 2024 at 8:47 am

      Wait. Let me read it and BRB.

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      Cory

      May 12, 2024 at 8:51 am

      This is the only thing I found:

      “Big windows, thick velvet drapes, wall-to-wall bookshelves, massive bed. I’m safe. Varrish isn’t waiting on the other side of the door to break me again because he’s dead. I killed him.” -> Is this the part you mean? He’s def dead. I don’t think he is the sage. He was killed with a proper dagger. But then again, I do think he was someone very important to venin.

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