Part 2 Introduction

Unknown place.

Unknown time.

Third person narration.

After Ichigo introduced himself, Baam couldn't understand what he meant, but Ichigo said not to think about it for now and offered to tell about himself.

Baam told only about his name, that he has been in this cave for as long as he can remember, and that's all he knows about himself.

"I'm convinced again that he's just an innocent soul imprisoned here who doesn't know about the cruelty of the world," thought Ichigo.

- Okay, there are no other ideas of what to do, but just sitting is not the case, so let's get started. Hey Baam! he called to the heavens in Baam's inner world.

"Mr. Ichigo, what's the matter?!" Baam was just sitting around doing nothing, but an inner voice called out to him.

— Can you write? Ichigo asked, to which Baam tilted his head to the right and a question mark appeared above it.

- Write? What is this? - After these words, Ichigo realized that they had a lot of work to do.

***

It turned out that Baam does not know how to write, does not know mathematics and, in general, a complete zero in the elementary school curriculum.

Therefore, Ichigo began to teach him what he knows: from calligraphy to mathematics. So more time has passed.

Baam was glad that there was someone with whom he could talk, because before that he had been alone from the moment he began to realize himself, and now even if it was his inner voice, he was very glad to dispel the feeling of oppressive loneliness.

So Baam and Ichigo began to develop friendly relations. Ichigo told Baam about friendship as well.

- Friendship? Friends? Baam asked innocently as he wrote the word on the bare wall.

"Yes, friends, these are the people who can support you in difficult times and share your pain with you," Ichigo said in his inner world, remembering his past.

As Baam learned, Ichigo continued to learn the power hidden in the boy.

"Does that mean you're my friend, Ichigo-san?" Baam asked an inner voice, to which Ichigo smiled.

"Yes Baam, I am your friend," Ichigo replied, and blue particles of light began to float around him, which disappeared after a while.

"This feeling is somewhat similar to reiatsu," Ichigo opened his fist, from which crimson energy came out, "but it's not her."

So some time has passed.

***

"Baam, would you like to get out of this cave?" Ichigo asked as Baam just lay in the center of the cave.

"I would love to, but no matter how many times I hit stone against stone, not even a scratch remains on the wall," Baam said desperately.

"Baam, I can give you the strength to get out of this cave," Ichigo said, to which Baam immediately stood up.

- Is it true? Can you really do it? I would be very happy," Baam happily began to sort out the words.

What are you going to do when you get out of this cave? What do you intend to do next? — after these words, Baam stopped his outburst of joy.

"I think so." Baam stammered, but only for a moment, after which he answered. "I want to see the world outside, I want to make a lot of friends just like you once did, Ichigo-san, and I, I feel free there, I can find even more reasons to get out of here, so please, if you really have The power that you can give me to get out, then I beg you, I beg you, give me this Power! - After these words, Baam's world darkened, and he seemed to begin to fall into the abyss.

"What is it?" Baam didn't have time to say the last words, but he already found himself in a completely different place.

He saw an absolutely clear and huge clear blue sky with small clouds and the earth reflecting the sky.

Baam was completely stunned by the sight in front of him and admired this view for some more time.

- Are you going to stand like an idol for a long time, or can you look around already? said a voice behind Baam, and he immediately turned, seeing for the first time the man who had been his mentor and friend for the past few months.

It was Ichigo wearing a haori with white accents (after Ichigo got 2 Zangetsu) who was smiling at Baam's dumbfounded face.

"I never would have thought that I would have to fulfill the role of Zanpakutō," Ichigo said with a smile, and Baam still stood with a dazed face, and then moved towards Ichigo.

"Mr. Ichigo, it's really you!" Baam shouted happily, stopping in front of the teenager a head taller than himself.

Of course I am, but who else could it be? Ichigo said with a smile and patted Baam's head, which made him laugh.

"But we'll skip that point, now what's more important is what I'm going to give you Baam," said a serious Ichigo, removing his hand from the boy's head, who immediately looked at him.

"You said you could give me strength to get out of that cave," Baam said, and Ichigo nodded and raised his hand, after which the ground began to crack under them and they both fell into the water.

— WOW! Baam plunged under the water, opened his eyes and looked around. It was like a dark space filled with water, which Baam had also learned from Ichigo.

As Baam looked around, threads of different colors began to appear around him and throughout this place.

Baam continued to just stare at it all until a voice called out from above:

"One of these threads will lead you to your power," said Ichigo, who was under the water like Baam, who began to look at the threads.

"I can't just give you your Baam power, you have to feel it yourself if you want to use it," Ichigo thought, "now I understand why all this was.

Ichigo thought back to himself as he watched the brown-haired boy look around for threads, hoping to find the right one.

All the threads were of different colors, and they all attracted to themselves.

"Such a variety of colors, I think that means that he himself is versatile and capable of anything," thought Ichigo.

CII!

Baam seemed to hear a small click and turned his head, seeing... Black Thread.

This thread differed from the rest not only in color, but also in feeling. The boy felt that she seemed to be drawing him to her.

Baam immediately moved to this thread and grabbed it, after which he felt a resonance between himself and the thread, and by inertia pulled it, feeling the center of thrust at the end of the thread and saw the box to which the thread was as if tied.

Click.

The box opened and Baam swam up to it, seeing a black hilt with red inserts and country guard (Tensa Zangetsu has entered the chat).

"You know what to do," Ichigo said, "but remember, this is not Tensa Zangetsu at all, I made this sword and gave it to you as a way to release the power that Baam has in you."

"I have so many questions," Baam said and took hold of the hilt of the black blade, and the whole world trembled. "I hope that we will find all the answers when we get out of this cave.

After these words, the world was covered with white light.

***

Returning to reality.

Baam, who was lying down, began to emit dark red energy, after which a wave of air escaped from his body, passing through the entire cave.

The dust that was raised by the air began to disperse and a man in black cloth appeared from it.

It was Baam, with a long tail, and the clothes, which had previously been only white fabric, became a black haori, adjacent to his body from above and freely developing towards the bottom.

And the blade that was in his hand, slung over his shoulder...

Not the original Tensa Zangetsu