infinite cerberus wrote: "We'll always be a family,forever!"
"Yeah! Always!"
Little did the pups know,in less than a year that promise would be shattered in the worse way possible,along with their minds and spirits.
Yes... the pups would break,never to be the same again...
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He watched them,grinning evilly,his teeth,cracked and stained by blood,glinting in the darkness. Yes,soon he would be able to attack. Oh,he could almost feel the joy of it all! He let out an excited sharp,jagged breath of air into the cool night sky,one that reeked of decay and death. He narrowed his eyes,determined. Yes... soon.
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"Hey,guys wait up!" "Ha hah! I got you!" "Awww! No fair,I wasn't looking!" the excited pup's callings rang out into the night. They padded along,battering eachother playfully. One of them cried out in joy,"Look!" and pointed upwards with one paw. Snowflakes were beginning to swirl down lazily.
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Pip looked over at his older sister,Niriam. She stared up at the dark night clouds,her eyes shining with wonder. He remembered that she had never seen snow before,as last winter she was cooped up inside with a fever. He frowned,guilt worming in his stomach.
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"Hey..." Merry said as they stared up at the sky. "Yeah?" Pip glanced at her. "We should make a special promise... one that only we know of!" she smiled. "That's a great idea! Hey-I know! Since we all get along so well,why don't we make a promise about that?" Niriam suggested. The triplets nodded in agreement. "How about... we'll always be there for each other?" Merry asked. "Sure!" her siblings barked. "Alright! We'll always be a family,forever!"
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The next morning,the pups all went to explore on their own. Of course,it wouldn't be long until they would return back home to each other. Merry headed to the forest to collect autumn leaves, Niriam went to explore the hills,and Pip went to an old abandoned mine.
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It wasn't long before Merry sensed something was wrong. She sat bolt upright,her body rigid,her nose twitching. Something was definitely wrong. She dropped the leaves she had in her mouth,and dashed off in a hurry,her heart racing in fear.
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"W-who are you?!" he gasped,trying to sound brave. "Me?" the creature replied cooly. He was crouched down low on a rock spur jutting out from the wall. "Eheheheh... I am Streaker,luck demon... or so I once was..." Pip backed up against the wall. He didn't like this guy one bit. "What... what are you going to do to me?" he asked. The demon swung his head towards Pip,his gaze boring into the pup. "Me? Oh,can't I just enjoy a good old exploration?" he swung his head back and let out a fierce laugh. Pip flinched,hearing the sneer embedded into it. The demon jumped off the outcropping and walked towards him. Streaker stopped,his face only inches away from this mortal's. "What am I really here for? Well,you see..."
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(Shall I continue?)