User blog comment:ShonenChicoBoy/Thanksgiving and the Other Turkey in the Room/@comment-24384232-20161126020422/@comment-3403804-20161128101730

Alright. To address the concerns raised in this blog, firstly, what is truly at stake were the Coven to win? Well, the Human world of course, ultimately, the Coven desires to usher Soul Society into an era where those with magic rule supreme, with those without magical powers being seen as unwanted and outcasts.

From what we've seen, the Shinigami appear to value humans more than the souls living in the rukon districts; going to great lenths to ensure their continued survival and protect the balance of souls. While the Coven shares the Gotei's hostility towards Hollows, being even more brutal in their dealings with them; they lack the fundamental respect for human life that most of the Gotei seem to have.

Consider this, the only reason that the Coven has managed to grow this powerul is largely accredited to the fact that they've held the human world hostage; threatening the Central 46 with unspeakable catastrophes if they don't leave them at peace. They care about humans only insofar as the balance of souls is concerned; they would not

Their desire to protect the human world, is probably one of the few things the Gotei and Xstence have in common; and that desire to protect it is also their greatest weakness -- for were it not for that, the Coven would never have existed.