

We know that Zeno is an immortal. No matter how old he gets or how badly he is
injured, he won't die. However, that's only true because of the indestructible
body bestowed upon him by one of the dragons.

We also know that the dragons' powers can be passed on. When Kija, Shin-Ah,
and Jae-Ha were born, their predecessors weakened and eventually lost their
powers along with their lives. When the first Hakuryuu, Seryuu, and Rokuryuu
left Hiryu Castle, they left with their tribes and only in those tribes would
the next dragons be born.

Did the dragons pass on their genes along with their powers? If Zeno passes on
his genes, would his ability also be passed on so he could finally die?


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Can Zeno really not die?


First of all, I would like to mention that the passing on of the dragon's
powers isn't such a simple matter in the first place. I might be wrong but
judging from the different dragons' back stories, it is pretty much evident
that the passing on of the dragons' powers is not supposed to be genetic. A
genetic transfer of powers would mean that a dragon would have to marry
someone and bear a child which doesn't seem to be the case in any of the
dragons' stories.

Take Shin Ah for instance. His back story revealed that he lived and was
trained by a previous Seiryuu who wasn't his father. None of the dragons' back
stories gives any sort of hints that might suggest that the dragon's powers
only appear in his own lineage. So that proves that the powers aren't
transferred genetically. It is more like "magical".

It is shown that when a dragon is grows old, the powers are slowly magically
transferred to a younger person who then carries on the previous dragon's
will. However, there might be other reasons for a dragon to lose their power
which are not so clear yet.

Now as for Zeno, from the information that the Manga has revealed so far, Zeno
is immortal and it is not possible for him to transfer his powers. In fact, it
is not up to a dragon at all to transfer his own power. It is simply not a
matter under his own control. None of the dragons can simply decide for
themselves to transfer their power to someone and it is definitely not
genetic.

So I would say, that Zeno cannot transfer his power to someone else. And since
he is immortal and doesn't grow old, his powers don't need to be transferred
to anyone else. His body is simply always good enough to wield the power of
the dragon.

There might be another bigger reason behind Zeno's immortality than simply
being King Hiryuu's shield. I think it is Zeno's responsibility to unite the
four dragons. They might sway from their beliefs or true responsibilities. But
it might just be that Zeno was the one destined to always bring together the
four dragons. He is the only dragon alive who had actually met King Hiryuu. It
might be his responsibility to overlook the new King Hiryuu and guide him and
the other three dragons.


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Zeno actually may be able to die without having to give up his powers. When he
is far away from the Hiryuu castle, his wounds heal slowly, so if he leaves
that continent and cuts off his head and gets his heart out of his chest and
stabs it (sorry if it sounds too violent), that may or may not kill him.


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