WARNING: Animal Abuse contained in the story
"Ludwig loved dogs." Gilbert managed to blur out from his raspy voice. Tears streamed down from his eyes as he gazed down to Little Ludwig's body laying on the hospital bed.
"He'd risk his life for one...and one would risk their life for him." Gilbert wiped away the dews from his cheeks. "Dad never liked them..."
*flashback*
Blood trickled down the canine's jaw as it gasped for oxygen. Large gashes covered the dog's body leaking cherry liquid.
"Dad! Stop! You can't keep doing this!" squeaked Ludwig. His deep blue eyes became blood shot and his lip quivered at the sight.
"He's nothing but a piece of shit! He can't even win in a god damn fight!" Ludwig's dad hollered at his young son.
The big man stepped closer to the hound, kicking it in the ribs, earning a howl of unmistakeable pain.
"STOP!" Ludwig screamed on the top of his lungs. He ran over to the dog's side. Right before he leaned down to care for the dog, knuckles met his face in a blur. His feet stumbled, allowing his body to fall to the ground. Blood creeped down the corner of his lip.
"Take that fucking piece of shit out of here! And if you don't, your ass will be gone too!"
Ludwig's dad slammed the room shut behind him. Ludwig crawled over to the canine, wrapping his arms around the weak body. The crimson stained Ludwig's clothes, but it didn't matter to him. He whimpered his heart out until he slipped into slumber.
The next day Gilbert frantically searched for his younger brother. "Ludwig!" he called. "Ludwig, where the hell are you?"
"He's gone."
Gilbert whipped around to stare his dad coldly in the eyes. "What the hell do you mean?"'
The little boy and pooch limped to the outskirts of town, after walking for hours, they came upon a vast meadow with a couple of trees scattered around. Ludwig paused and knelt to the dog. He pulled out two wurst from his pocket, he fed the dog as it slowly ate.
"Here boy, you need these more than me." he smiled watching the dog lick and bite.
"I bet you need it more than that mutt." A mysterious voice came from behind him.
Ludwig looked up to see a tall man with a white mask covering his identity. The dog growled at his presence. Lugwig stood up glaring at the man.
"Go away" Ludwig hissed.
The man picked Lugwig up from his shirt collar and slammed him against a tree, knocking the breath out of his little body. The canine barked insanely in the background. The man took out a sword and held it against Ludwig's neck. Ludwig could feel the sharpness in the blade when he stretched his neck.
"Dont talk to me like that," smirked the man.
Ludwig flailed his legs in attempted to kick the stranger's stomach, no use. The hound's bark quickened. It lunged and sank its teeth into his leg. The man grunted and dropped Ludwig. Ludwig's back scraped against the bark of the tree on his way down. The man punched the dog but the dog only sank its teeth further in his flesh. Ruby colored liquid rolled down the leg. The man swipped his sword on the dog's back. The dog yelped and backed away. The man turned back around, grabbed Ludwig's head, and smashed it into the tree. Ludwig's consciousness flew out.
The canine's eyes glistened in angry, it lunged for the strange man again, chasing him away from the boy. After the stranger was out of sight, the dog limped back to the limp boy of the ground. The pooch curled up against him, whimpering in sorrow until he slowly feel asleep.