Is Igneel really dead?


In _Fairy Tail_ , Igneel has been missing for 7 years, so I'm guessing he's
dead but I don't know!

Is Igneel dead?




These are heavy spoilers, so read at your own discretion:

> Igneel and the other dragons took part in the [400-year
> plan](http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/The_400_Year_Plan) in order to save
> themselves from the deterioration of their souls caused by Acnologia.
> Through theis plan, the dragons were sealed inside their children, and then
> they were sent 400 years into the future into a world that was teeming with
> Ethernano which allowed their souls to heal while inside their children.
> Natsu and the other dragon slayers were never aware that they had been sent
> into the future nor that the dragons had been sealed inside them.

