Warning: This article contains spoilers for Fourth Wing and Iron Flame.Knowing Rebecca Yarros has never hesitated to kill off fan-favorite characters in the Empyrean Series, it’s almost a foregone conclusion that several will die in Onyx Storm. So far, Yarros’ character deaths have happened in the most heartbreaking of ways, Fourth Wing and Iron Flame‘s volatile environment making them even more emotionally charged. While these deaths are seemingly unpredictable, the characters who meet this fate appear to follow a pattern throughout the series — and if carried through, likely reveal another heart-wrenching character death in Onyx Storm.

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