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Located on the grounds belonging to the Second Division, this facility's entrance rests on the edge of a cliff with only a single rope bridge leading up to it. The Nest itself is composed entirely of seki seki stone, which surpresses the use of Reiatsu. Only a select few know of this place and what it's used for. Deep inside rest some of the foulest criminals Soul Society has ever known, as well as some that Soul Society found inconvenient to keep around but were too dangerous to just let roam free. The prison itself consists of two areas. First is a long common area where the less dangerous criminals and detainees comingle, but deeper in there is a special solitary confinement facility that has individual cells for only the most dangerous inmates.

Aeldevera stared at the wall to the front of him, sitting on the ground. He recalled a time, when he walked freely. He was a man of his own kind. He was a shinigami. What is he now? A criminal. Filth. No different then a murderer, rapist, or even a psychotic mastermind. A thought crossed his mind. Why let this break him? What point would that serve, to just surrender to this fake surreal world. He lost track of time, he had no idea of where he was or when he was. He promised himself, that he would not forget who he was, or his zanpakuto. He recalled his life. He was once a proud shinigami, who could smile... but now. He decided that becoming inhuman, and animal-like would become a waste of idealism. "Tell me... where would you be right now if you weren't in this Hell-hole?" He asked aloud, he hoped his neighbor would hear him.

"Kihei... why'd you follow me into here? You could be a lieutenant, working your way to captain level out there. You could be recognized as a hero... And you wouldn't be in this cell rotting away. It's so dark. It's almost an exact mirror of how I feel inside. I'm losing it Kihei. This grip on sanity..." Aeldevera retorted more silently. He laid back against the wall of the cell. It was rough and cool to the touch, and to Aeldevera it was far from pleasant. He once had his own room. How he reconciled with himself the different colors of his room, attempting to imagine a table and chairs. He then focused on his bed, closing his eyes, but unable to sleep. "It's dark. Just black all over..."

"Remember what I always told you... Kihei you need to think about the situation you're in." He smiled for a moment, the times they spent together were so many years. "This might be dark, but there's one thing I've kept in mind... If we let ourselves become swallowed up, then what did we live for? What purpose did we serve, if only to be slaves to this torment? How many years has it been... I wonder how Seiretei has fared. I remember the beautiful sky, how it was clear, and how the Sun glistening so proudly... I had something to be annoyed about every day. How I hated that Sun shine... But now... If only I could get a glimpse again..." He then opened his eyes widely. "What are we doing? Did we forget our principles? We're giving in, on a fall precipice. We have a chance, we just need to think positively. I'm not going to die. Not in this damned cell." His voice became stretched, and slightly angered in its tone. He then did something bold. He hadn't stood up for years. Rising, he stretched his body, popping in different areas, and feeling blood flow. "My name is Aeldevera Mistalune. I am a shinigami. I am not a monster, and I never was." He told himself aloud. He moved forward to the gate of his cell, placing his hands on the bars, seemingly unaffected by time due to the kidou which held them in place. "They took my zanpakuto. They took my rank. They took my friends. They took my family... but they will never take away my spirit."

"You know... This actually isn't too bad. We could of been in solitary confinement. Those are the people who become lunatics. I mean... just imagine if one of those people got out. Even we'd be endangered." He tried to make a joke. He laughed a bit, hoping to invite this slight joy to Kihei as well. "Her name is Fulgora, the Goddess of Lightning. How I miss her... she was the only girl who really understood me. Sad, I know... to think that in all my years of living I couldn't find a woman of real caliber. Maybe I'll elope with the darkness here, in this cell. She's quite the spacious woman, very independent, and she doesn't talk back. Sure, she might echo every once in a while, but hey, she works, right? But, then again I'm talking about walls... my home was so much better then this. Couldn't Soul Society at least give us a window or something... I mean really..." He then laughed even more, memories of his original form returning to him. Aeldevera wasn't a broken man, not even after a thousand years in a cell that was unchanging.

Kihei laughed slightly at Aeldes attempts to make a joke. Kango was right though, this conversation was basically replayed every day, in the same pattern, varying at some points. But what else was there to talk about, when all that was around WAS darkness, never changing, never moving. Kihei tried to place himself in a peaceful state of mind, remembering when there was more to do then just sit around and think of the past, back then in the Soul Society there was always something new to look forward to, a new day some would call it. Here there was nothing, just emptiness."What would you rather have us do Kango?"Kihei replied in a somber tone.

"I don't know... pass the time by doing something quiet, or at least have original conversations. Ha! Original... Nevermind. I fear we've strained every topic dry." Kango replied to Kihei, his voice rushing out slightly faster than normal with each sit-up. He simply shined on Aeldevera's snap at him. It was horribly unoriginal, but then again Kango had just ruled out the possibility of originality in this place so it really didn't surprise him. "That depends..." He began in an attempt to honestly answer Aelde's question. "If it's in time of war I'd probably be off healing someone. If it's in time of peace I'd probably be picking fights with the Eleventh Squad. Now honestly, what about you?"

(( Now what happens next, I have no idea. Are we able to cast them Shidobu? Though they take your zanpakuto, it's not like they can take away your powers too. The cells could be barriers that probably absorb and mitigate spells like that though...))

"I would of probably been accepted into 14th squad. And then from there, I'd wait until they gave me the right to captain a squad. After several hundred years, I'd settle down with some woman from Rokongai, maybe make some shinigami babies, and then live for another fifteen thousand years happily." He explained, his thoughts rather unusual but, then again direct. Aeldevera smirked. "You know what I haven't done yet... I never tried to see if way of destruction or binding spells works in here... If they do... then I could of been training it all this time. Hmm... I'm tempted." He then figured he'd try it just because. "Way of destruction: No. 4 Byakurai!" He attempted to unleash the byakurai hadou spell, aiming at the ceiling for effect.