Threat?

He-El watched calmly as Aizen's Zanpakuto held Ichimaru Gin and Rangiku aloft. As early as when he released his Shikai, He-El had silently drawn Ichimaru Gin and Rangiku into his Shikai Universe, placing them in a certain spatial layer to keep them from being caught in the crossfire. He had not expected Aizen to find them. "Ah!" Rangiku slowly woke up, opened her eyes, and jumped in fright. She was actually high in the air.