User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/406: Deicide 8 end of the Chrysalis Age/@comment-1669175-20100602205532

I agree to a point that Aizen being completely unharmed attack after attack is getting a bit old, but to be honest, it doesnt seem as if the people attacking him are really trying all that hard. NOT ONE has used Bankai yet...minus Ichigo, whose own Bankai pretty much run of the mill, basically comparable to everyone else's shikai at this point. So to say that he is completely overpowered is a start, but to me it has more to do with his opponents underestimating his growth. Urahara and Isshin seem to understand how powerful he is yet they still won't release their Bankai to attack him.

However, I said it awhile ago, Aizen was simply toying with them until something happened. I did not think it was a cocoon he was in, but it makes sense the way it appeared. I have no idea what this next "stage" of Aizen will be, but obviously we'll find that out in the next couple chapters. Based on the name of the last few episodes, I am torn about what to believe. I can't decide if Deicide refers to Aizen or the Soul King...both are possible to me. Japanese emperors were revered as godly, same as English "kings", Egyptian pharaohs, etc...so it could be that when this arc ends, it is Aizen completing the first part of his plan and killing the Soul King. Or it could be that Aizen believes he is god and ends up being killed.