Ch.01: 1F - Headon's Floor (1)

Summary
In an unknown and dark place, Baam is trying to catch up to Lahel. As Baam approaches behind Lahel, he tries to grap her red ribbon. He pulls it off and both of them fall down to the ground with Baam on top. After taking a couple deep breaths, Baam yelled out, " Where...! Where are you going!!!" Lahel answers with almost no expression, "I'm going to climb the Tower. I told you Baam. If you climb this Tower, you'll be able to go outside... You can see a blue sky during the day and starry sky during the night. So... I'm gonna go up." She continues to say that she cannot live in this dark anymore and that she is sorry. She reaches her hands to touch Baam's face. Her last words are, "Please forget about me. So that I could be reborn." At that time, an unknown light emerges from trom the back of Lahel making a "shaaaa" sound. As it wraps around the smiling Lahel, Baam screamed with all his might, "N....No.... You can't Lahel! No!! Don't go!! PLEASE!!" A huge brown door opens and Baam swears, "If you go... I'm going to follow you till death!!" Then the door is shut.

Baam opens his eyes and realizes he is at a different and unknown place. He sits up and finds some paintings on the on the walls. He thinks, "Where is this?" There is a pink light shinning in the middle of that place. Headon walks towards Baam saying that it has been a while since his last guest. Baam is alarmed and starts to question Headon's identity. Headon exlains, "It's been a long time since a person has opened and entered through the door. I welcome you to the Tower, child." Headon continues by introducing himself, "My name is Headon. Gaurdian of the lowest floor of the Tower. What is your name, child?" Baam answers, "Named after my birth, Twenty-Fifth Baam." Headon says it is a hard name to call, so he will shorten it to "Baam". "May I ask why is it that you have entered this Tower?" he asks. Baam says that he followed a girl here and asks Headon if he by any chance saw a blonde girl that passing by. Headon answers Baam by saying that "The answer is always at the top. That is the only thing I can tell you." Headon points his crane to the pink light and explains, If you wish to have your answer, if you wish to find her, head to the top. Money, glory, absolute power... If you seek abilities and answers which are like magic, head to the top. All of the universe's wisdom, glory and happiness... It has ben placed at the top of this Tower. This Tower- is such a place." He continues to explain, "However, climbing this Tower is a long, dangerous and difficult journey, child." Baam answers without hesitation, "If I can meet with her... I don't care what dangers there are."