Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26830922-20150905023430/@comment-26830922-20150905222358

When Askin nakk la vaar mentioned how the Vandenreich created their Shadow City he stated they simply used the overflowing reishi within the Soul Society (as Soul Society as a whole is composed of reishi), and so they would not have needed to use the Royal Palace' s reishi (nor could they have as it is located in another dimension). As for it being meant to protect the Royal Palace, it truly makes no difference in this case. It still created a set, permanent barrier around the Seireitei that allowed the Vandenreich to create this pocket dimension. However,in regards to my earlier statement about it being built in response to the war you've made an interesting point. According to Yhwach, there was little protection surrounding Seireitei during his first war, but if they were built in response to it then it means there was some new need to protect the palace when there wasn't before. This was most likely the severing of the Soul King's limbs, and they were likely severed by Yhwach leading to the creation of Mimihagi, Pernida, and possibly two other entities we do not know of yet. However, my point is that creating this absolute measure of security ultimately backfired.