With the Captains suffering casualties and heavy injuries on their side, all hope seemed to be lost... until Shinji Hirako appeared, along with the rest of the former Shinigami. Though the aid of the Vizards certainly helped to draw the battle in their favor, it seemed Aizen's power alone proved too much for them.
I never intended it to be like Haineko, and I never noticed until it was brought up. Nevertheless, I scrapped the entire idea and changed it so that the smoke resembled a spinning leaf discus instead.
