Far from the jungles where ParrotX2 had begun his strange life…
Far from the silent End where Wemmbu, Spoke, and Eggchan lived among floating islands…
Another story had begun years ago on the distant side of the server.
In a land of wide plains, cliffs, and thick forests…
A Beastman had been born.
He was a creature between two worlds.
Half human.
Half tiger.
When he was born, his hair was black, wild and untamed. Tiger ears rested atop his head, and faint dark stripes marked parts of his body. A striped tail moved behind him, twitching whenever he heard a sound.
His golden eyes had always been sharp.
Alert.
Watching everything around him.
But there was a problem.
The bright sunlight of the Overworld was too strong for Beastman eyes.
Their vision was incredibly powerful in darkness and shadow, but the sun burned painfully against their sensitive sight.
Because of that, the Beastmen developed a simple solution.
They wore blindfolds.
Dark cloth wrapped across their eyes, blocking most of the sunlight while still allowing them to sense the world around them through sound, scent, and instinct.
And despite their animal traits…
They could speak human language perfectly.
But the young Beastman was not alone in that cave.
Standing nearby was someone older.
Stronger.
His older brother.
Manepear.
Manepear was taller, broader, and far more experienced in the ways of survival. His stripes were darker, his presence calmer, and a black blindfold rested over his eyes just like the one his younger brother would later wear.
From the very beginning, Manepear protected his younger brother.
He taught him how to hunt.
How to track.
How to fight.
And most importantly…
How to survive in a world where Beastmen were often seen as monsters.
The young Beastman grew quickly.
His instincts were strong.
His strength impressive.
But there was one trait that grew even stronger than the others.
Pride.
The young Beastman refused to lose.
Refused to back down.
Refused to accept weakness.
And as he grew older, he gave himself a name.
FlameFrags.
The name carried power.
And he intended to live up to it.
A dark blindfold eventually covered his own sensitive eyes as well, tied tightly behind his head.
Yet despite not seeing the world normally…
FlameFrags could sense everything around him with terrifying precision.
Every step.
Every movement.
Every breath.
Years later, FlameFrags stood at the edge of a battlefield deep in the forest.
Claw marks scarred the trees around him.
The air smelled of dirt and blood.
His blindfold was slightly torn, but still wrapped across his eyes.
He had just finished a brutal fight against another powerful creature that had wandered too close to Beastman territory.
FlameFrags breathed heavily.
But he was still standing.
Still victorious.
But the fight had not ended without a price.
Behind him…
His tail lay on the ground.
Severed.
The enemy had managed one final strike before falling.
FlameFrags looked down toward the wound even though the blindfold covered his eyes.
Blood dripped slowly onto the forest floor.
Most would have panicked.
Most would have screamed.
But FlameFrags only growled quietly.
"...Hmph."
He grabbed a cloth and wrapped the wound tightly.
Then he stood up straight.
A missing tail meant nothing.
He had won.
That was what mattered.
From the trees nearby, Manepear stepped forward.
He also wore a blindfold, darker and thicker than his brother's.
Yet he walked through the forest effortlessly.
His ears twitched slightly as he listened.
"You lost your tail," Manepear said calmly.
FlameFrags crossed his arms.
"I kept my victory."
Manepear stood silently for a moment.
Then he gave a small nod.
"That you did."
The wind moved through the forest.
FlameFrags turned his head toward the distant horizon.
Even without seeing it, he could feel the vast world beyond the forest.
Beyond the plains.
Beyond the mountains.
A massive server existed out there.
One filled with players…
Dragons…
Void creatures…
And beings stranger than any Beastman.
FlameFrags clenched his fist slightly.
One day…
He would prove his strength to the entire server.
And when that day came…
Even creatures from other dimensions would learn his name.