Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-66.243.250.142-20150503041403/@comment-9212235-20150503100102

It's likely that he will eventually return to turn the kalpa, but it's probably delayed. Is he dead? 100% no. Et'ada cannot be killed.

The original Aka oversoul no longer exists as a whole entity. Instead is it fragments as it seems you probably understand.

The theory is that Akatosh wanted Alduin defeated due to Akatosh's ties to Lorkhan. With Alduin defeated the turning of the kalpa is delayed which allows for Lorkhan's plan to come to fruition. The new Amaranth can be born, the Flower Child is given life, and Nu-Man can flourish in th3 next Dream. This was Lorkhan's plan all along.