User blog comment:ShonenChicoBoy/Thanksgiving and the Other Turkey in the Room/@comment-24384232-20161126020422/@comment-24384232-20161127001319

Ahh so we take the individual tot he macro level and define those entities themselves as "characters" and which villian best serves them yes? I would say that Soul Society's greatest weakness and one I've highlighted in some of my own creations is that it is a reactionary force.

The advantage of the Coven is that they have the liberty to attack whenever and however they desire, forcing Soul Society to act at the pacing they choose. Unless that changes Soul Society will be at a disadvantage. Xstence is rather small and their clout is relatively limited in terms of their capabilities. They lack the infrastructure of Soul Society and are thus unable to respond as effectively. In this way they would be better served as a pre-emptive counter force to the Coven, by aggressively seeking them out.