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Onyx Storm Theory: What can Zihnal’s gifts really mean
In Onyx Storm, the people received gifts from Zihnal through a ritual involving the selection of cards. Each card represented a different gift, and the recipients had to accept their gift without complaint as a test of their adaptability and faith in luck. What do Zihnal’s gifts mean? Mira received wine Base Symbolism: Wine often… Continue reading
Onyx Storm Theory: Could Theophanie be Violet’s aunt?
In the past couple of weeks, I received a dozen questions about the possibility of Theophanie being Violet’s aunt. Is it possible? There is clearly a relationship between Theo and Lilith, and Theo admits that herself. Many of you theorized that Theophanie was Lilith’s sister and one of the reasons why Asher rushed to Unnbriel… Continue reading
Onyx Storm Theory: Everything we know about Ridoc (does he have a second dragon?)
To start off with a little joke, “What we know about Ridoc is nothing compared to what we don’t.” I am not sure if you remember, but about a year ago, we got some fun theories around Ridoc bonding another dragon apart from Aotrom. WhatTheFrenchyDoes, a redditor and a fellow theory conspirator, posted that they… Continue reading
Onyx Storm Theory: Dunne’s symbol
I recently posted a theory about the relation between Gods, dragons and colours. I made a cute little table to show the thought process and added information from other invested readers too. The issue I’m having right now is that during the read‐along of chapter 30, I realise that perhaps I overlooked Dunne’s symbol a… Continue reading
Onyx Storm Theory: Do dragons use names?
Have you noticed that dragons don’t tend to use human names? There are always some nicknames. When it comes to dragons, they do use the usual dragon names. At first, I thought, oh well, it’s just how dragons are. But then, one of the readers, Emma, pointed out that, in fact, there is one single… Continue reading
Onyx Storm Theory: Brennan and Naolin might have been lovers to enemies to lovers
Confused about the title? What if I were to tell you that Brennan and Naolin might have been lovers to enemies, turned lovers again? Our lovely ZUzana Zenáhlíková did a super deep dive into Naolin’s and Brennan relationship. And honestly, once you read it, you’ll have so many oh and aha moments! It all makes… Continue reading
Onyx Storm Theory: Venin can be killed by poison
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about how venin can be killed. You know that moment when you have far too many thoughts running in your head, making it almost impossible to express yourself or explain what on earth is going on? That is exactly how I feel about this theory, so please bear with… Continue reading
Onyx Storm Theory: Who is actually missing at the end?
I read the last chapters over and over, to such an extent that I think I might be able to recite them back to you. I think maybe my job should have been that of a researcher or something similar, seeing as I love doing this for fun. The question in Onyx Stom is who… Continue reading
Onyx Storm: Xaden needs to hit the bottom rock to cure himself
This theory is brought to you by a lovely reader named Mirja Berner. To be fair, I think her theory is very good. Not long ago, I listened to a podcast about dopamine with Dr. Anna Lembke, where she explained that addiction, sadly, is the result of dopamine dysregulation. Now, Rebecca Yarros has ADHD—she said… Continue reading
Onyx Storm Theory: Dragons are connected to Gods. Messengers perhaps? Or a type of venin?
This has been quite the topic of conversation recently. In fact, in my last theory post about the relationship between dragons, gods, colors, and isles, I traced a pattern suggesting that each dragon corresponds to a “house,” so to speak. Almost like one color, one god. It makes sense, but there are still some holes… Continue reading
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