Pet's ID Tag:#2
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Name You'd Choose for It:Artisan
Gender:Male
Reason You Want It:This character calls to me. I have the perfect niche for it inside of me. At this point in time I am addicted to writing, so what I'd like from this character is for him to be an art companion. Forgive me for not putting everything into words, something are better left unsaid.
History/Background/Other:I was born a normal dog. I was born a Doberman Pinscher. My coat was sleek and black. I was the biggest and most powerful in my litter. I was the strongest. I ruled my littermates.
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"Good girl, Vangaline, good girl!"
The breeder, Teddy Johnson praised my mother for producing a good litter. He considered any litter that contained a pup like me to be superior to any other litter. He named me Artisan, because he said I was a work of art.
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"Thank you, my wonderful son!"
My mother never ceased praising me and thanking me. She said that Teddy would let her have more litters if the had even a single pup like me, and she loved raising litters.
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I always thought I would have a glorious future, I would be a champion show dog, a beloved pet, I would have skills so incredible I would be known across the globe, I would set world records! But fate had a different course for me...
---It was the middle of the night when I felt myself being shaken awake. At first I though it was only my mother, attempting to wake me for one reason or another.
"Mommy! Ge' off!"
I attempted to fend of the paw on my side, but there was... nothing there. Just a shifting mass of cold air. My eyes flew open, and I saw what was next to me.
It was there, but it wasn't. It was a sort of gas cloud, with a beautiful glow emanating from it, but somehow, it was oddly unlike a ghost.
/Dearest Artisan, I have been sent down to your world by those who define destiny to show you the path that lies ahead of you,/ Artisan dared to guess that whatever it was just might be female. It's form began to come clear. She was an immense wolf-like creature, and her thin legs and muzzle marked her grace, as did her smooth, flowing voice.
"B-b-but I know my p-p-path..." the poor pup could barely put a sentence together, he was so afraid.
/Please, dear, do not be afraid. I told the Masters I should have come in a more humble form than my true one, but they just wouldn't listen,/ she spoke more to herself than to Artisan.
/Please, you have to understand me. The path you have always thought you were destined for is not your true one. I must bring you back with me, and we will give you a master to guide./"I won't go with you! I won't! I'm plenty happy here, and I won't leave my mommy!" Artisan tried to hide the sheer terror in his voice, but the spirit-like wolf knew he wasn't really feeling brave.
/We don't have a choice, dear one. You will still have the power to watch over your mother from Above. I will explain everything once we are there."I don't have a choice, do I?"
/No./ she swept a paw above his head, and bounded to the sky,
/Follow!/"I can't! I'm just a puppy!"
/No, you're not! Just try!/Artisan curled his legs and jumped. There was a great CRACK, and he felt different. He didn't feel solid, and when he looked at his paws, he could see through them to the floor below. He was hovering in midair! He floated gently to his mother, and whispered in her ear.
"Goodbye, Mommy. I love you."
He flew off after the spirit wolf, taking no notice of his previous body on the ground below, and it no longer held a soul.
~**~**~
It took time for Artisan to truly come to grips with his new task, and his new form. His fur color was much different from that of a doberman pinscher, though he still had the form of one. He was now a creamy grey color, with darker circles on his body, and he had blue eyes.
His task was to bless young children, before they are born, with artistic talent. He would give them the power to draw, to write, to sing, to sculpt, or to possess any of these talents we call art.
~**~**~
I am an artist, and I have been ever since I could first hold a crayon, so in my eyes Artisan could have granted me my gift. Anything's possible.
I understand that by adopting this creature I take full responsibility for it. Yes, I do.
~Snickers