Death Falls

Benjamin was only eight years old when he lost his mother from cancer. I remember watching him and he was holding me tight as he laid with his mother. I saw her attached to an IV and she was slowly dying. I could hear the heart monitor start slowing down, before it went flat. Benjamin sobs and tries to wake her up, but his grandfather had to take him out.

His father? Oh, that bastard, he hated Benjamin since day 1. He was never in his life, and the whole family had turned their backs after what he did, and it had something to do with me and some sort of ritual. We never saw him since then, but I don't want to see that man ever. We stayed at Uncle John's for a few years. He was Benjamin's mother's brother, and he lived alone, and he was a very kind man.

When Benjamin was ten, one day, Uncle John was in the backyard and Benjamin was playing with me in our new bedroom, we hear the front door open and a tall man came in. Benjamin didn't know who it was, so he was scared out of his mind, and he yelled for Uncle John, but the man grabs him and takes us away. Uncle John came in and he grabbed his gun and shot, but this guy dodges and shoves me and Benjamin in the car and drives fast.

He took us to an airport and we flew a plane. It was hours long and when we landed, we had arrived in this place called the United Kingdom. Turns out this guy was Benjamin's father and man, I hated him immediately. He found an apartment and we stayed there for the night. I stayed close to Benjamin because I didn't trust this guy at all, and Benjamin had no idea who it was at all. The next morning, that's when all hell broke loose.

This man treated Benjamin like a slave, and whenever something wasn't done right or didn't come to him on time, he had the nerve to hit Benjamin. It continued until later that night, Benjamin was in his room, and I could see all the damage that bastard has done, and he came in, staggering and reeked of alcohol. He was yelling and saying nonsense when he hit Benjamin on the head with the empty bottle so hard, he fell to the ground...right in front of me, and he left the room.

I turn into my humanoid form and I try to wake up Benjamin, but he didn't stir, and my mind thought the worst. I snarl as I follow his father to the living room and I just went berserk. I attacked him, scratching, ripping an arm and leg off, and tearing into his guts. By the time I was done, he was all mauled up, my hands and muzzle covered in the contaminated blood. I heard a small cough and I turned to see Benjamin trying to stay on his feet.

He couldn't really see me but somehow I was able to heal some of his wounds and bruises. He coughs and I put him on my back as I go on all fours and we escape out the open window, and it was pouring down rain. I run on all fours, being careful that Benjamin doesn't fall off, and I was trying to look for another type of shelter, until I found the Blacklands Manor Orphanage. We arrived at the front door and I make a loud knock, and I heard a woman's voice.

I turn back into my plush form and she opened the door, and she was in shock and quickly got us both inside. She helped clean Benjamin up and I got a fresh bath, getting the blood that didn't wash off from the rain off of me. After all of that, and getting a new pair of pajamas, a woman took us to a room, and tucked him in another bed. Benjamin laid down and fell asleep quickly, and I had a little time to get a good look around the room.

It was full of other children. Boys and girls, all together. I felt another dark presence in this room, like there was something stalking us. I look around and I could see three pairs of eyes, well, more like five eyeballs looking directly at me. I laid with Benjamin, protecting him from whatever was there and that is where our story continues.

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