*xxx*= thought this side story is about how some creatures came to be since they didn't just magically appear. (well they did I guess but they didn't just appear with great strength) also shows the birth of one of the strong demi-human races (demi-humans are monsters who shaped themselves like humans then reproduced)
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1400 years before our mcs birth. (note human society has only been around for around 1000 years and humans around 1500 years)
*Who am I? where am I? whats going on?* pum-king
as if in response to these thoughts a crow landed very close to the pum-king and started pecking at something that closely resembled himself but what was he? as he watched the crow eat the other pumpkin. after the crow flew away the pum-king felt something coming from the other pumpkin. (please note this pumpkin has been seeing using cultivation energy a technique used in this world for the blind however the pum-king is highly proficient at it. using this method also means he can see when the cultivation leaves a body.)
the pum-king had a thought. *What is that stuff can it help me?*
while thinking such he tried to pull it in but he failed as he had no clue on how to do so all he could do is watch as it floated away. he then started looking for more of that stuff and noticed its all around him but he couldn't explain it it felt *insufficient* none the less he started looking for a way to absorb the energy around him.
some time later Pumpkin time later (shitty time perception pumpkin have they do)
*YES I'VE DONE IT* the pum-king realized he had his own energy around him all the time and it allowed him to see so he tried to pull that energy in once he succeeded with that he tried pulling in other energy along with it. however now he needed to figure out how to use that energy.
A long ass time later (pumpkin perception of time)
*so that's it* after a unidentifiable amount of time (pumpkin perception of time) he figured it out the way to use the energy. all he needed to do was force his energy and the outside energy into one spot inside him. once he did this he could feel something growing like a crystal but when he tried to use his energy to look inside himself he found nothing. he kept going though and finally succeeded. a bottomless pit formed inside him he felt like it could store almost unlimited energy. (cultivation energy) After that he started trying out the energy infusing it into different parts of himself yet he had no idea what to strengthen.
a pumpkin year later.
*what is that?* he thought as he saw a creature it stood on only two legs yet it had forelegs that held things (in case you don't get it human its a human) the things it held released a small amount of energy but the pum-king forgot all about that it was studying the human very carefully seeing it could move and move other things. it found what it wanted to shape itself as. moments later the creature walked up to the pum-king and raised its foreleg with something in and moved it down. the pum-king was worried it did not know how strong creatures were but if it judged by the amount of cultivation energy one possessed then the pum-king would be far superior 100s if not 1000s of times stronger then the creature but it did not know the significance of cultivation *Goodbye* the pum-king said in his head to no one in particular as the thing was about to hit him but as it hit him it just bounced off not only that the creature was releasing a bit of energy then swung again. the pum-king was no longer worried because the second the creature used cultivation energy to strengthen its item the pum-king did the same with its whole body.
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the pum-king did not know but this creature was the strongest of its race at the time and he no longer saw it as a threat in fact he found it *amusing* a thought he didn't have or understand until then. as the pum-king did the same as the human he felt himself growing his body was growing larger but he didn't want that so he infused some energy into his outer layer then focused on growing legs and forelegs that he would later call arms. the human struck again but fell over this time with a look of confusion on its face the pum-king understood confusion as he has been confused his whole life.
on a whim he decided to check the inside of the human. *WHAT IS THIS* as he looked inside he saw many amazing things organs, organ systems, the brain, and the eyes. he thought the human was seeing using energy like him but he noticed the human only exuded energy into the air not its surroundings it looked at the eyes and knew it needed them or something like them as it let the human see. the pum-king knew the eyes were for looking as they did the same as he did with when he wanted to look at things they went left and right and when they landed on something they seemed to focus. the creature shrugged and left.
3 Pum-king years later.
"hahaha I AM COMPLETE" a thunderous roar left the pum-kings newly made mouth as he slowly stood up unstable but happy. he noticed his energy storage grew massively but then he noticed a new type of energy in the air he wanted it he wanted its secrets no longer would he be in the dark from this day forward the pum-king would know all things.
and the world trembled at the sound of the first demi-human for this race lusted after knowledge power land anything everything they had no morals other then their curiosity. however strong they may be they have few numbers as they can only reproduce by infusing pumpkins with cultivation energy and trying to teach them.
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welp that was a brief explanation on demi-humans how they were born/made and why most are considered monsters. also how weak humans were at first couldn't even beat a pumpkin xD.