User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 611 - The Soul King Dies (edgy as ever, Kubo)/@comment-5303512-20141228175314/@comment-5398287-20141229210640

Believe me, I'm not a fan of them getting off-screened either (in fact, I'm not a fan of that happening to any character whose powers we haven't seen to a reasonable extent yet, a prime example being Byakuya trashing Candice, NaNaNa, and Robert in his first fight since the palace off-screen), but if Kubo wanted to end the year with this plot development, then it was an unfortunate necessity, and one I doubt we'll get a flashback to compensate for.