Inside the Soul Society—
"Heavens..."
While Renara was speaking with Marlik, the enormous swarm behind him continued to arrive without any sign of slowing down, and humans and non-humans continued pouring out of those vessels without pause, filling more and more of the distant space with every passing moment.
Tens of thousands descended from the space vessels and immediately began spreading out like ants searching for food, moving in every direction without any obvious organization. The only consistent pattern governing their movements was their insistence on never advancing past Marlik no matter what happened, as though his position formed an invisible boundary none of them dared cross. Other than that single restriction, everything seemed perfectly fine to them, and everyone simply chose wherever they wished to stand.
