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She woke up, panting, with a pounding headache from a terrible nightmare of similar nature.

Pain everywhere, clawing at her, invisible, intangible. She remembered trying to fight, trying to flee, trying to submit, but no matter what she did, the pain would not stop, would not go away, and against all odds, she would not die, extending her torture until the dream finally came to an end.

She got up and tried to lick away the phantom pain from wounds she knew weren't there while contemplating her circumstances.

She did not remember when, but she used to have brothers and sisters in that barren and smelly box of hers. All of them, adopted by bipedal packs, each one a different one, until she was the only one left in the box.

She remembered growing impatient and trying to escape, even back then, but the smooth, sky-colored walls were unclimbable, and she could not pounce high enough to reach the top, yet. Her malnourished, deformed body was still growing, although she always had been the small one, the runt of the litter, lacking the proper fur and muscle definition for her age.

Though she entertained the idea that what she lacked physically, she compensated in the brain department, and so she tried her best to get adopted. She acted playful, gave the bipeds puppy eyes, and even licked the smaller ones' foul-smelling hands to get the benevolent giants good grace.

But in the end, only her was left alone, and only her caretaker would come, give her treats and a good pet once a day. Although she could tell, she was doing so for every single one of them as this biped was by far the most smelly, although the nicer kind of smell. So although she could not see them, she knew there were other dogs close by, as well as cats, birds, and other reptiles. For those she could not hear, she could smell on her caretaker.

Yet she knew her circumstances were not normal, cause the caretaker was smelling worried, and it worsened by the day. She did not know what would happen to her exactly, but she knew she needed to get adopted fast or else...

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She shivered at the wild idea of her dream becoming true, strengthening her resolution:

She would find her loving pack of bipeds and live happily ever after. Today was the day! Cause it had to be.

You have been chosen.

Wait! What?

Hello Puppy!

Can you read me? Sorry for the pain earlier. Dog brain isn't naturally wired to understand language, so I had to brutally reshape your neural pathways to make it happen. How are you feeling? No lingering feeling, I hope?

She could not believe her eyes as different shades of blue had entered her vision while a cloud of white smoke was forming patterns she could understand better than she ever did of her brothers and sisters' cues. Forget about the pain, an entire new world of possibilities opened up to her, and for the first time in forever, she felt truly excited.

Good! Very Good! By the way, nice to meet you! I'm your personal system assistant, and I'm here to help you navigate the system. So... Are you ready to learn more?

She tilted her head in confusion. Sure, she was curious. But she could not forget her predicament and long-term goal. 'Would it help me get my own loving pack of bipeds?' She thought, trying to direct it to the blue thing, although she already figured out it could read her mind.

Sure! Your breed suffers from hyperactivity and anxiety disorder, generally causing destructive behavior that humans perceive as undesirable. Your innate talent, "Soothing Presence," would most certainly help with that. But you would need to activate your system first. Do you want to proceed?

She was sold at the word help, although she did not completely understand the logic behind it. And so she gladfully approved, her tong hanging in anticipation.

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Royal Road asked me for a chapter, and I gave you a teaser. I hope it is good enough not to be rejected twice! Have a good day, and hopefully, I will be back tomorrow to complete chapter one.

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