User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 554 - Desperate Lights/@comment-29183117-20131023135817/@comment-11051098-20131023164631

I didn't notice the panels where the light columns appear, those who appears to be Cang Du and BG9's Vollständigs being activated. Seems like a sign of them still being alive.

And Shinji was unexpected, but funny. Of course he would use his Shikai to twist some senses.