For me, Hiro just changed some words from Erza vs Knightwalker lines during they fight
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Fam reading this maybe "Dragon Seed" was something implanted inside Irene to rule over dragons, similar to Rogue's dragon supremacy magic. Or maybe if it has to do with their origin, could be like the catalyst for the birth of dragons. You know, them being born from that seed and it just spawning to create hella dragons.
Irene was the first Hybrid Theory confirmed
You know, you gave me the idea that maybe on some part of her body, Irene might have scales. Like how the Dragon Slayers get scales in Dragon Force? Irene might have naturally occuring scales....oh what if her arms are scaled
That's why she covers them up
Now this is absolute gold right here
I hope Hiro doesn't make Irene forget she turned Hisui into a rat honestly
For a second there I thought about Natsu finding Happy's egg.
). This leads to my next speculation - Neinhart. He calls Irene and Erza 'Lady' as in royalty. We know Irene is now a Queen. So it's not a leap to say Neinhart is from Dragnof as well. Neinhart was able to discern Erza's heritage by her hair, so I'm thinking Irene's lineage have scarlet hair (seems pretty obvious). Therein lies the problem for why Neinhart was brought along to the current timeline, I mean why? He could be one of the last survivors of the kingdom, or Irene needed assistance after giving birth. Or, Neinhart is just from the current era, and knows a lot of Irene's past for some reason. At any rate, Neinhart knows, so I assume there's a reason for it. Even if it's just to dump info to Jellal or someone else.
*Ahem*. In regards to Neinhart, perhaps his historia ability will come into play once more. We've seen he's capable of bringing back persons stronger than himself. We've also seen Irene enhance him to have more power and endurance that would allow him to last longer in a fight (
). I don't know Zeref's true objective but it's clear Irene's got beef with Acnologia, especially if he was responsible for the fall of the Dragnof Kingdom, or even the death of Belserion. Maybe like Zeref, Irene has her "Plan B" in case the plan to obtain Fairy Heart failed. We know Larcade was a "plan B" for Zeref or at least an option of sorts. I'm betting Neinhart could conjure up Igneel and/or some of the other dragons Acnologia has faced in the past. Not saying Acnologia will be defeated, definitely not, but that might have been one of Irene's options and a historia Igneel made by an enhanced neinhart or even directly enhanced by Irene herself could be a pretty decent fight.
I think if Neinhart did make Igneel, he'd be vastly weaker. Like a Spriggan level dragon. But I guess it would depend on how close to prime Igneel we're talking here, even the one in Tartarus was suggested to be weaker than his real self. It'd be pretty amazing if Neinhart could do this. (also it would be poetic that he has Historia magic, if he is indeed from 400YA).*Ahem*. In regards to Neinhart, perhaps his historia ability will come into play once more. We've seen he's capable of bringing back persons stronger than himself. We've also seen Irene enhance him to have more power and endurance that would allow him to last longer in a fight (
Dragons might be a bit hard to conjure up though and i'm not sure if Neinhart's capabilities allows for that high level. But Irene has been unpredictable as of late and 400 years is a lot of time to plan your revenge
Oh I definitely agree with this. Belserion did imply that he would die protecting her, and since Irene held him in high regard it would hit her hard. I do wonder when she met Zeref and why she follows him. That's something I hope Hiro at least touches on. By introducing this whole back story with Dragnof its made me more curious about Irene's motivations and like you I wonder why she hates Erza. The Irene of the past seems really kind and caring. She even had a castle full of kids running around. It's not adding up yet. Hopefully we'll know soon.
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It's interesting you mentioned that because I saw one review saying she actually looks younger now than in the flashback. I think she does look a bit older now but it could also be the makeup and severe clothing and how she carries herself more confidently. In the past she was "softer" I guess you could say. But she had 20-30 years since she abandoned Erza to maybe find some sort of "cure" for the dragonizing. We might find out next chapter.I'm not really sure how Irene aged if she's a dragonized human.
I'm guessing it might have to do with the enchantment that she tried to force upon a baby Erza and she's keeping things to herself at the moment.
I don't think it's quite correct to say she aged as per se, I think she was aging normally as a human, then once she started learning Dragon Slaying Magic, it affected her body's physical constitution, even her aging was affected, since aging is a process that affects human cells, but a dragon would be different. Dragon Magic in human beings would also achieve the same effect, as shown by how Dragon Slayers are affected by motion sickness.I'm not really sure how Irene aged if she's a dragonized human.
Since she had spent all those years as a dragon, it's obvious once she shifts back to her original human form, she'll learn to appreciate it more. Seems a little too realistic but it kinda makes sense if you think about it lol.
