Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-97.81.240.58-20130603234626/@comment-9212235-20141029184102

ShawnHowellsCP wrote: Also,Alduin isn't dead. He will return to end the Kalpa later, unless you broke the Kalpic cycle. VERY unlikely.

There is evidence that he cycle is broken. The current kalpa very likely exists into the 9th era, which with as much as we can tell, out lasts the time a kalpa should exist. This kalpa is exceptionally unique compared to every other kalpa ever.

So three major events I can think of off the top of my head.

1. Talos mantling Lorkhan and retaining individuality through CHIM. This is unique to our kalpa. This means that Lorkhan returns and is no longer the Missing God. Talos holds Mundus together.

2. Alduin as god-king. As far as can be told, Alduin got bored with his role of World-Eater and decided that he should rule over mortals. The inspired the need for the LDB (possibly dragonborn in general) and means Alduin had never been defeated. Maybe he is "gone."

3. Maybe Dragonborn in general. While this might not be unique to this kalpa, evidence suggests it is due to the first being created with Alessia when she made akatosh. With that being said...

4. Akatosh. He didn't come around until the 1st era. The question is, while he was obviously retroactively created in time, did this persist through past kalpas? If not, that means we have, for the first time a true joining of Anu and Padomay as he was created by myth-slapping Shor and Auri-El together.

5. Numidium. There's no way around the uniqueness of Numidium. It is the god of existence denial and everywhere it goes it Nos things out of existence. (See #7)

Let's get into C0DA:

6. Lorkhan's return. Due to #1, we see Lorkhan actually return as Talos transforms into him.

7. Numidium destroys Nirn and breaks the Dragon. From what we can tell this dragon break is the final one.

8. Memory leaves. This is very important. Memory no longer exists within this Dream so continued existence of Water is minimal. Take that as literally or metaphorically as you'd like.

9. New Amaranth. The entire purpose of Mundus was to birth the Flower Child. It happened so what's the point now? Why reset it?