User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 584 - THE HEADLESS STAR 3/@comment-1351982-20140611115731

Good chapter. I think the key that's being referred to is the Oken, because why introduce a new concept now, plus I think it would only be fitting if the final battle took place in the royal realm. I also think Ichigo but slightly concerned for Candice adds a bit a depth to his character. She may be the enemy, but she's also a Quincy like him. Ichigo can't fully bring (no pun intended) himself to be a heartless killer, because then he would be no different from the Strernritter. Plus, in a strange way Candice and Ichigo are distantly related, so Ichigo is challenged to essentially fight the family he never knew he had. Whether that attitude remains with his future fights including his inevitable confrontation with Uryu remains to be seen. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if we get arrancar and fullbringer reinforcements by the end of the summer. As amazing as Ichigo is, he can't possibly defeat all eight of them and still have enough strength to fight enemies like Yhwach and Haswalch, in that case Ichigo needs all the strength he can get. The situation is dire and Ichigo simply cannot afford to waste time with Yhwach's pawns.