@Chowdah_14@AnimeGuru100 Thats the exact issue. They maintained control by mutilating someone truly powerful. They do not themselves have the right/authority to rule. They have stolen in and hide it so nobody knows. Thats what Aizen is upset about.
@Chowdah_14@AnimeGuru100 Aizen views the soul king as a mcguffin. Hes furious that the aristocrat families are ruling not with their own strength/skill/cunning but with an all powerful rock that they didn't even earn.
@tetro_silva This is how ancient humans hunted down prey. Most animals only have the ability to use bursts of explosive energy, humans can use light energy over long periods of time. So Humans used to just walk after prey till they merely gave up.
@WasFayday Hes facing a problem, where the only solution will be to break through someones delusions with harsh realities, but he doesn't want Hanekawa to see that side of him.
@WasFayday These are all things Koyomi wishes he could do, and thats why Ougi does them. In the greater context of the scene, Koyomi is annoyed that Hanekawa tagged along with him- because he feels ham stringed by her pretending to be so innocent.
@MoustacheMoe Ok, first off. Zero no Tsukaima is clearly inspired heavily by inuyasha. Which definitely had a more active Fanfic scene, and still did even through Zero's most popular years. BUT ALSO- The modern isekai boom is clearly based on .hack, which itself draws roots from SE lain.