Dukes story

I can still hear the terrified howls of my mother , the rage filled snarls of my father and my soft whimpers as i hide behind mothers soft tail. The last words mother ever said to me were "Never give in" , then a gunshot and her beautiful emerald eyes glassing over as she took her last breath right in front of me. i was only 4 moons old then. But that day will forever be the worst day of my life. My name is Duke and this is the story of my life.

"Hey chew toy!" Raco , the alpha male of the worrior pack , snarled at me from inside his cage as i was being chained to the floor "When im done with you , your going to wish you were never born!" I ignore him , knowing that his humans would never let him kill me , im 50% wolf, thus vaulubale. The humans say that after my "training" ill be the toughest worrior around. That me , the pathetic pup, will one day be the new alpha male. I remember my mothers dying words and instantly know. I dont want that. If I have to lose all morals that any dog should have, then its not worth it. The humans will never change me. I will never be like Raco. I can hear the cage door opening as i brace myself for the attack to come. Raco paces , as if deciding where to strike, then launches himself at my back. I feel the ripping of skin and see my blood splatter onto the concrete floor. Thats the last thing i remember before darkness.

I wake up in my cage , heavily bandaged and dying of thirst. I slowly limp over to my water bowl and look at my reflection. I am an all black yellow eyed mutt, just like my father. I still have a look of innocence that every young pup has. But i dont feel that innocence inside. I hear Lilly , my only freind , call my name from across the room "Duke, are you awake?" "Yes but i wish i wasnt" I feel my tender ribs with my paw and try to asses the damage. I see Lilly push open the latch on her cage and trot over to me . "The humans are really making training rough on you" I limp to the front of my cage "the humans are going to kill you if they find you outside of your cage, go back so i can sleep" I nuzzle her lightly through the cage bars and limp to the back of the cage. "Goodnight Duke" Lilly says as she trots back over to her cage. I give one last yawn then let my dreams take me.

Im in my den staring at the pelts of my stillborn siblings when they change to bones ,then back to flesh. I look to my mother in confusion but find nothing but darkness . I start running but the darkness never ends. Suddenly im back in the den with the humans picking me up as i take one last look at my dead parents.

I wake to the sound of a door slamming. The leader of the human pack , a large beefy man with a crew cut , Is walking to my cage. I know its my time. Its been around 8 months since my last fight with Raco, since then I have grown into a handsome and strong yearling. Im no longer the pathetic pup he attacked all those days ago . And this time I get to fight back.This time its a fight to the death.
Im lowered into an arena with Raco chained to the arena wall across from me. He looks the same as last time ive seen him , short and beefy with a powerful jaw. his coat is decorated with old battle scars and he is missing half an ear. All the old memories are coming back now and the only thing i feel is hatred for the dog next to me. The humans undo our chains and yell a command, I instantly launch myself across the arena ,before Raco has even moved I am on top of him with my jaws tightly wrapped around his neck his . I hear him give a yelp of surprise as i pin him to the floor and clamp down with all the force i have . He can no longer yelp but only squirm under my heavy body. I feel him give one last kick then stillness , I let go and look at the mutalated body of the dog I just killed. The only thing i feel is a powerfull sadness then I hear the cheering of the humans and dogs alike. I am the alpha male now.

Back in my cage , I think about what I have just done . It felt right at the time but now.. I feel guilty.I just killed another living thing. Is this what my mother was talking about when she said "never give in". Did she mean to not let the humans change me? Lilly sneaks out of her cage and walks over to me. "You did really good!!" "I know!" I say with a grin. She unlatches my cage door and shuts it behind her. "That was record time,Roco was the best dog the humans had besides you and you killed him in under 5 minutes!" I sniffed the air lightly ,smelling her beautiful white coat. "I wonder who im going to fight next , there isnt anybody my size anymore ,now that Roco is dead" As soon as I said that I relized, Lilly is my exact size. "Umm..Lilly? you dont think im going to fight you now. right?" I saw the shock reister on her face. "Oh no...Duke you dont think...I cant fight you. I wont do it!" "Its almost feeding time , the humans wiil be back in a minute. You better get back to your cage. She sits staring at me in disbalief with my sudden mood change."Go Lilly" I snarl. She looks at me with golden eyes filling with tears then start walking towards her cage. when shes in her cage the Leader of the human pack comes barging through the doors with a giant bag of feed. 'they wont make me fight Lilly will they? But I know they will . We have to run.

Its the day of my next big fight. This time.. my opponent is Lilly. We are both lowered into the arena and chained to the walls. I give her a glimpse. She is huddled by the wall not snarling , not barking, just sitting. I am doing the same. We made a pact that we will not fight. No matter what the humans do to us. They unchain us and yell the command. I can hear the cheers of the crowd as i walk calmly towards Lilly. The moment I sit besides her the cheering stops. They paid for a blood bath and are getting nothing. Our human trainers are staring in disbalief. There most vicious dogs are cuddling.