While reading Onyx Storm again (I know, third time already), I started thinking of all the possible ways we can get Xaden’s soul back. I already mentioned in my previous theory that I think Violet will have to differentiate between Xaden’s shadows to get to him, but how can we possibly get his soul back?
At the end of Onyx Storm, we know that Xaden sacrificed all but one thread of his soul to save Violet and Sgaeyl. We’ve also been discussing that Violet might need to “kill the other guy he becomes.” He said it himself:
“You should be.” Xaden pushes off the tree and walks toward us. “And I’m making sure Violet’s capable of killing me when the time comes. If it’s between her and me, I choose her. Kill the other guy I become.”
For a while, I’ve been thinking about the whole kill one part of Xaden to save the other idea. But we all know why this seems familiar and why we wouldn’t want it again. Yes, I’m talking about the HP series, and I somehow think our incredibly smart author will come up with something new for us.
We speculate together that love is all we need, right? That would make sense. Violet loves him, and every time there is a problem with Xaden (the dark one—ha!), it’s Violet who brings him back. In fact, just as he was about to lose all parts of his soul, she screams, I love you, and he holds on to that last thread.
Remember, he didn’t marry Violet to protect Tyrrendor; he did what he promised her—he used Tyrrendor to protect her. Title over rank in Navarre, always. This means he still loves her.
While it makes sense that love will be used to restore his soul, we first need to get the soul back to him.
Who collects souls? Malek.
My heart only beats as long as yours does, and when you die, I’ll meet Malek at your side.
Yup, I think these two actually need to meet the god and barter an exchange to be able to get Xaden’s soul back. Something tells me that maybe Violet will use the broken compass to head to Malek. Or maybe she will use it to find Xaden first.
His gaze jumps to mine like a compass pulled north. (I think this is the quote we needed.)
But that empty glass box—“an empty glass box the size of his foot, with pewter hinges and edges”—from Zihnal? I think that might be used to store pieces of a soul.
We have far too little right now to go by, and I’m sure I will update this theory a million times as I find more useful paragraphs.
What do you think? Will we have to meet Malek to be able to collect Xaden’s soul? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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