Board Thread:Fanon Canon/@comment-2089817-20151211030148/@comment-3403804-20151212000405

I disagree, in my opinion, the Soul King being a weak combatant is much more unique and interesting than him being this all powerful being. Besides, it makes the purpose of the Royal Guard completely moot, as these were all individuals who could've done great things in Soul Society if they weren't called to this duty. If the Soul King was truly this powerful, then why have guards at all? It seems entirely pointless.

Furthermore in regards to them being sent to deal with the Coven.. it's, not quite as simple as that, with their sorcery, the Coven essentially holds a large part of the world hostage. If you move against them openly, there will be innumerable casualties among humans, heck, they might even exploit the weak boundaries between the worlds to bring in monstrosities never seen before. This is an organization which holds powers beyond the ken of most individuals within Soul Society, other than the Kidou Corps. If we're following my views on how advanced magic, such as curses and such work, then these individuals would have little trouble against most Royal Guards and Captains, with the chief exception of Ichibe.

At any rate, attacking the Coven directly is not only extremely unlikely to work, but it would also be deeply irresponsible and might have enormous consequences on the world at large. You don't antagonize a Coven of extremely powerful mages, you just don't. They will warp existence, grind time to a halt, and wreak havoc on the very foundations of reality before they succumb to brute force.