User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 584 - THE HEADLESS STAR 3/@comment-26420452-20140611083712

Ichigo telling Candice to dodge - proof that anyone considers her a total idiot.

Bazz-B made me angry just for a bit, because the girls are as interesting as him and I wouldn't want them to be killed so easily and quickly. I don't think he defeated Shinji, probably he just evaded him when he realized Ichigo had come.

I'm almost sure that the key is an Ouken. They simply waited for Ichigo, Special War Power #1 to leave the Soul King's Palace in order for Haschwalth to begin to perform whatever ritual he did.

I think that eight Shinigami are going to come and take on one-one-one each of the Sternritters and allow Ichigo to go after the "light". Or maybe less are going to show up and Ichigo will battle some of them himself.