I dont really think he died. What I do think, is that he was on the verge of the death... difference?
Well, the technique is called Awakening and in Zoan users, it is said that the Zoan Animal can take over the users body. I have the theory that this only happens when the users is so weakened, near death state that the Zoan tries to take over the users body, aka; awakening the real devil power, but this only happens if the user loses the battle.
Reason Kaido asked Luffy "who are you?"
So Paramecia users also need to be near death state imo, but unlike Zoans, they just awaken it while Zoans can los their body.
Well, the technique is called Awakening and in Zoan users, it is said that the Zoan Animal can take over the users body. I have the theory that this only happens when the users is so weakened, near death state that the Zoan tries to take over the users body, aka; awakening the real devil power, but this only happens if the user loses the battle.
Reason Kaido asked Luffy "who are you?"
So Paramecia users also need to be near death state imo, but unlike Zoans, they just awaken it while Zoans can los their body.