Rebecca Yarros ' best - sellingEmpyrean Seriesis set to get a sequel in January 2025 . With so many question afterthe end ofIron Flame , it derive as no surprisal that fan are re - reading the serial in advance ofOnyx Storm ’s liberation . In doing so , readers have found several teaser throughout bothFourth WingandIron Flamethat potentially augur what ’s to come next . And if oneOnyx Stormtheoryin peculiar turns out to be lawful , it will have a major impact on the rest of the serial .

Both of Yarros ' best - selling books are a part of what is namedThe Empyrean Series — with the overarch serial publication title referring to the order body of dragons in Navarre . While the book does extend to on the politics of the flying lizard in some capacity , it has yet to really plunk into why the series is key after them . One sports fan possibility points out that Empyrean actually translates to the heavens or the sky — and the series title could have pass away a major clue toViolet ’s greatest power forward ofOnyx Storm .

Violet’s Ability To “Command The Sky” May Have A Deeper Meaning In The Empyrean Series

The Venin May Know More About Violet’s Power Than She Does

Yarros has keep the intellect for naming the serial publication after the Empyrean under wraps thus far , but with a mo of context fromFourth WingandIron Flame , the statute title might reveal more than originally thought . Violet has always been make by the venin as " the one who commands the sky " , seemingly referring to her powerful lightning signet ability . But with the understanding that Empyrean itself mean sky , it ’s extremely potential that Yarros repeatedly uses this idiomatic expression as a substance to augur that Violet can require the dragons as well .

… it ’s highly potential that Yarros repeatedly apply this phrase as a means to foreshadow that Violet can command the dragons as well .

While reader are meant to think that the venin require Violet for her powerful signet ability , it ’s likely that their lawful motives for her capture have to do with her influence over the dragons . It is already well known that Violet interact with the dragons very differently than other rider , and she is often unafraid to speak to them directly . This is go out on multiple occasions with thedragons inFourth WingandIron Flame — including during Violet ’s demonstration walk before Threshing , and when she commands General Melgren ’s Draco , Codagh , to help send away the Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth in Basgiath .

The covers of Fourth Wing and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros against a fiery background

Violet May Become The First Human To Participate In The Empyrean

Humans Have Never Before Been Involved In The Empyrean

Yarros is experience to ramp up out important plot lines ahead of time in the series , even if they wo n’t be discovered until much later on in the volume — likeXaden ’s second signetreveal towards the remainder ofIron flaming . Knowing Yarros has carefully crafted the plot of ground of theEmpyrean Seriesto run over the course of five books , it would come as no surprise to learn thatViolet ’s alone dynamic with the Draco has been position up from leger one . Her many fundamental interaction show that the dragons book a unequaled respect for Violet ’s eccentric , and could potentially propel her to get together the Empyrean .

Onyx Storm ’s new selection give away an activeness - bundle fight against the venin , and one detail from this look could confirm a pop Fourth Wing theory .

The Empyrean has thus far been depicted as an extremely secretive governance , and Tairn has repeatedly stated that " humans have no say in the laws of dragons " . However , Violet ’s relationship dynamic with several dragons negate this statement — as many have intelligibly accepted her direction and leading on multiple occasions . Whether or not this confirms Yarros will break Violet becoming a phallus of the Empyrean inOnyx violent storm , their liaison in the series ' overall patch will sure enough farm as they work together to fend for the veil from the venin .

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How Onyx Storm Confirming This Theory Would Change The Series

Violet Would Become Even More Powerful

If Yarros were to sustain thistheory inOnyx Storm , Violet would not only become the most powerful rider in Navarre , but would realise access to a Brobdingnagian well of knowledge from the Empyrean . bed Violet has a pauperization to discover the truth , this plot shift could give away mysteries pertaining to the first six and provide an account for the understanding Andarna ’s den left her behind . Violet ’s involution in the Empyrean would also bridge the disruption between dragonkind and humans , forging a stronger bond to fight the venin .

Such a reveal would in the end affect the political dynamics of the series , but it is yet nameless how this could affect individual bonds between rider and dragon .

Such a reveal would at last affect the political dynamics of the serial publication , but it is yet unknown how this could affect case-by-case bond between rider and tartar . If Violet does retrieve she has the ability to dominate the firedrake , she will have a powerful USA at her garbage disposal — one that could greatly switch the outcome of the warfare between Navarre and the venin . With so much at stake , Yarros is certain to storm readers as to how this will all roleplay out in the nextEmpyrean Seriesnovel .

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Onyx Storm Book Cover on purple lightning background

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The Empyrean Series book covers on sparking fire background

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Fourth Wing book cover with dragons in the background

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Fourth Wing Book Cover

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