Akka is dead. Oryx killed it. He used a portion of the body to build the dreadnought.
"To make his ship, Oryx scrimshawed one piece of Akka, who was dead but far from gone."
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Exactly right there. [quote]dead, but far from gone.[/quote] Akka's body is destroyed, but it's not dead
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I took it to mean his power was still contained within the corpse.
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In hive sword logic oryx never actually canceled Alma's purpose so akka never truly died.