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KreepingSpawn — FFM: Burning Dog - Origin
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Published: 2012-07-31 01:10:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 521; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 0
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His mouth is full of smoke and blood.Anything can happen in these damn mountains. Anything.
He didn’t mean it. It was stupid. He hated it. He couldn’t stop it.
He caught the mangy dog, and lit it on fire.
He shot it to death. But not quickly.
He was angry, and hurting. He couldn’t stop it.
After he killed the dog, squadmates, his brothers, turned on him. Turned him out.
They had liked the dog; fed it scraps, taught it simple commands.
Why had he done that? Why had he killed their dog?
He had liked the dog too.
Until.
Until his friend was killed.
His best friend was dead. The world was his enemy. He hurt!
His mouth is full of blood.
He didn’t do it because he hated the dog. The dog was just convenient.
“I’m sorry.” Warm fluid spills down his chin. He feels cold.
Someone tells him “Don’t talk!”
The dog is there. It’s hair is matted and filthy. It’s hair is burning. He can smell it.
His mouth is full of blood and the smell of burning hair and foul smoke.
The dog walks towards him. It can’t be real. He shot it. He killed it. He burned it. Weeks ago.
Yellow flames dance across its back. The dog is burning, and yet is not consumed.
He is afraid. He is cold, and hurting. His mouth is full of blood.
“I’m sorry.”
Again he is told “Don’t. Don’t talk.”
The dog stands over him. It’s eyes are deep red.
He is choking on the smell of burning, gunsmoke, blood.
The dog lowers its head. He reaches out.
The yellow flames are not hot. They cannot warm his cold, empty body.
And he knows he is damned.
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Comments: 9
I really like this. The choppy sentences and simple story telling leaves a lot to be imagined, which is something I like in writings.
The image that formed in my head is somewhat straightforward I suppose, but it seems to fit. A soldier has a very good friend who dies in the war. He must have witnessed it, or been close when it happened. He takes out his grief on a dog that his troop had been kind of taking care of. Some time passes, and one day he is caught in some sort of attack. A bomb, maybe. He's dying, and his fellow soldier are trying to save him, telling him not to talk while they attempt to save his life. The soldier is dying, though, and all he is thinking of is killing that dog. He is seeing the dog approach as death emptied his body.
Just a random interpretation. I could be totally off, but that's what I love about stuff like this. Love the piece ^^
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Man, you are dead on. 
I actually fleshed this out in more detail: [link]
But obvioulsy you don't need any more info than what is given here.
Thanks much for the 
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What? I just skimmed that fleshed out version (don't have time to fully read it). dang, i didn't expect to be so accurate xD
Well done, you obviously know what you are doing when you write.
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Obviously you are tapped in. 
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I guess I am xD No problem ^^
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This grabbed my attention and held it to the very end. I really liked your minimalist style marked by your short and attention grabbing sentences.
I was a bit confused what the burning dog was though. I'm assuming the main character was murdered (for killing the dog) and then the dog exacted revenge on him in hell. Am I interpreting this correctly?
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Not exactly what I had in mind, but I did leave it pretty vague. ;}
Thanks a lot for taking time to read and share your impressions.
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You're welcome. What did you have in mind? I would be interested in hearing it. : )
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Well, I just posted the expanded version today: [link]
Fair warning, it's pretty twisted. Not that this version isn't.
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