That doesn't really work, though it is an interesting interpretation of it, because he asked 'when he would achieve' it. Since he doesn't have ultimate arcane power right now, his prophecy isn't done yet.

He could come back. Like a ghost, or something or other. As Roy has shown, death is not the end, it'll just take a little more creative method with Kubota since he is dust in the wind.

Episode 331: For the Future

V: How will I achieve complete and total ultimate arcane power?
O: By saying the right four words to the right being at the right time for all the wrong reasons.

His prophecy is complete. Killing Kubota allowed him to break from the Order to seek the ultimate arcane power on his own.

Oh he did say 'how.'

Interesting.

Because it means killing Kobuta caused the rift between the OOTS and V, and he did it because he's an elitist asshole. Which means it's the start of his progress towards ultimate power...by consorting with Quarr?

Hm.

Reviving Kubota should be pretty impossible unless someone finds a cleric capable of casting True Ressurection. Casting such spells seems to be well in the realm of the legendary in the OotS world so I'm not expecting it to happen anytime soon.

I doubt anyone would go through all that trouble just to ressurect him

as for the prophecy, it seems to fit except it was 'to the right being' and he didn't actually say those words to anyone. Heck Kubota wasn't even alive (whole) for most of them

Haley actually specifically says she doesn't think there even are any clerics that powerful, to which Belkar says Redcloak might be.

Which is kind of nice, considering other than 'chose not to' there's some ways that keep you dead dead dead forever. Resurrection works in DND but to make it so throwaway in a story kind of hurts.

EDIT: Wow, seriously, what is causing V's attitude? Is he just cranky cause he hasn't slept, or because he can't find Haley, his best friend? He was always an ass but he at least felt bad when he upset Elan. I don't know what's gotten into him lately but being so condescendingly dismissive is unlike the V I've known through the comic so far. Arrogant, yes, but not completely apathetic to everyone that is not him.

I think the line to notice is how he describes the Azurites as essentially pathetic.

Random thought that occured to me:

whatever did happen to Hilgya, anyway? I want to say something happened that took her out of the picture for good, but honestly, details elude me.

EDIT: naw, can't be her. Wouldn't really have been Burlew's style, either, but now that I've thought about it I'm compelled to go back and check where we did see her last, just for kicks.
EDIT2: I can't decide whether I should be glad there's a way to easily find out things like this or depressed Wikipedia actually has a separate article on the Linear Guild. For those who also have obsessive-compulsive tendencies: Durkon left her alone in a dark basement. Actually I'm making it sound a lot worse than it probably is. Dwarf.

Otherwise, I find myself checking for updates upwards of three times a day. This better be good.

Last time we saw her she was alone in a dark basement. Given the fact that said basement is now, in fact, a pile of rubble, either she was killed or escaped before everyone else.

Wouldn't surprise me if she reappeared again.