Puppets Of Goliath

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The year is 2030. The world is a mess. You'd think in the future, humans would have heightened technology but no. You see, 16 years ago, titanic beings called, 'The Goliaths' came to earth and took it over in two days. Sucky, huh? Goliaths are huge. I mean, their big toes come up to the human's shoulders. That's how big they are. Anyway, when they took over, technology died. Died meaning technology stopped progressing and stayed where it was. The Goliaths think themselves as Gods and everything else is beneath them. All humans are good for now are food or their slaves. Then came the Game.

The Game is a gladiator style fighting game. Goliaths use their humans as fighters sometimes. The humans are given weapons, placed in the arena and pitted against another human. It's a fight to the death. If one dies, the winner goes on to play more games. If one gives up, that one is killed by their master. Brutal, no? Some Goliaths don't like the Game, they think it's cruel, but to others, it's the greatest pass time ever. And that's what Kale thought when he went to purchase a human.

[Satal]

I am a good bit interested!

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At least someone is! Thank you!

[natalie]

I'm interested, also. Great start!! I like it!!

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Great! Thanks!

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*Alright! Let's rock!*

Kale entered the shop on a mission. He finally had enough money to purchase a human for the Game. Kale was a Goliath who had everything a teenage human male had on his mind. Sex, Money, Girls, y'know, the usual. Anyway, Kale was 18 years old, lazy and rebellious. Short dark brown hair and muddy green eyes. The moment he entered the shop, the shopkeep rushed towards him, greeting him.

"Hello good sir! Care to purchase a human?" Kale nodded.

"Seven thousand slivers, right? God, humans are so damn expensive..." He growled. The shopkeep laid a hand on Kale shoulder and led him into a back room, where he was told to be very quiet. (Startin' to sound a little odd, huh?) Kale grinned when he saw barred cages with more than five humans in each one. As he walked by, he peeked in some of the cages. The humans shrieked in terror. He was rather disappointed with this pick of humans. Skinny, ragged, and possibly diseased. Just a bunch of elderly skinbags. Looking through at least ten cages, he was about to take his business elsewhere when he stopped at a glass cage with air holes that came up to his shins.

Kale stooped down and saw her. A girl around the age of 16, maybe younger. She wore a dog collar around her neck and it was chained to the wall she was slumped against, on a very short chain no less. Her arms were restrained behind her back in makeshift handcuffs. Kale scoffed. Sixteen years on this pathetic world and Goliaths still had to get humans to make tiny things. Her fingernails were grooved, sharp and yellow. She looked like a regular slave, ripped clothes and all. But she also wore a muzzle and her eyes were faded and pale. Kale wouldn't be surprised if she was dead but he could see her breathing. He had made his choice. He stood up and turned to face the shopkeep.

"Her." He spat, pointing down at the glass box. The shopkeep's face drained of colour and he began sweating heavily.

"I...don't think...you w-want her..." He stuttered, swallowing. Kale stepped closer to him, glaring.

"Damn right I do! Now, get her out for me before I slit your throat and use your blood as my bathwater!" He roared. The shopkeep jumped and grabbed his keys. With trembling hands, he unlocked the cage, undid her chain and carried her to the shops counter. All the while, the girl remained limp. Kale was getting more and more curious about this human. What could this human do that could make a Goliath tremble?

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[natalie]

Really great update!! Neat cliffhanger!!

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Kale left the store with the girl in a steel cage that fit in his palm. She was still limp, it seems, when he glanced down at her. He moved his gaze up and looked around the area.

'This place was called Vancouver, right?' Kale thought.

It was once a busy city, with dozens of huge skyscrapers. Now? Heh, now, Vancouver was destroyed. Shattered glass and bent metal littered the ground. Skyscrapers were physically nothing to Goliaths, so all of them were smashed to the ground. Oh, and it's not called Vancouver anymore. Nah, it's now called Noil. When the Goliaths came, they renamed every major city. It sucks. Getting off track here, sorry. Anyway, Kale moved through the wreckage, stepping over remains of skyscrapers and whatnot, until he came to an enormous house. Even for a Goliath, it was big. He entered it. The air inside the house reeked of leftover food and clothes were strewn all over the floor. Kale lived alone. His parents died not long after arriving to Earth. Loneliness had turned him from a happy, smiling child into a suicidal, emotionally destroyed young adult. Kale shuffled through the mess, making his way to his room and all the while, keeping the cage steady.

Kale closed his door behind him. His heartbeat increased as he looked down at the girl again.

"With the Game, I could pay off my debts." He whispered happily.

He placed the cage on one of his dressers and carefully unlocked it. The door swung open and yet, the human did not rush to freedom like other humans would. Was she asleep? Passed out? Dead? Kale didn't know. Suddenly, the girl stood up shakily. With wobbling legs, she stepped towards the opening. Her eyes slowly moved around. Kale noticed that her eyes weren't focused, they still had this spaced look. He could barely hear her shallow, ragged breathing through her leather muzzle. Kale almost laughed at how much she resembled a stray dog, dying in the streets he saw once. She slumped to the ground (well, the top of the dresser.) and coughed wetly. Kale almost went to help her but stopped when he remembered truly how worthless they were as well. However, he noticed that, with the handcuffs on, her hands were dark purple.

'Probably from blood restriction.' He thought.

He carefully took her almost microscopic arms in his titanic hands, trying not to break them, and snapped the handcuffs off. Her arms hung loosely by her sides. Kale had to squint a little, but on her wrists, there were deep grooves where the handcuffs had been. Dried blood surrounded the area. He saw her head lift up and those pale eyes landed on his massive form. Kale swore he saw a flicker of gratitude in them. He almost smiled.

"A name...You need a name." He said out loud. He put his finger to his chin in thought. His green eyes flashed in realization.

"How 'bout...Dolli?"

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[Satal]

I hope she doesn't try to kill him. Seems like she's gunna try.

[natalie]

Great giant tiny interaction. Can hardly wait to read the girl's POV. Poor girl

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The girl, now called Dolli, continued to stare blankly at Kale. The moving mountain had broken the handcuffs she had been in for so long, letting the blood flood back into her hands. Dolli was more than grateful for what he did. But what about her muzzle? She tried to tell him to take off her muzzle with her eyes, but Kale didn't get it. All he had on his mind was the next Game. He was already on his computer, checking the times for the Game. His green eyes scanned the page quickly for a few minutes before landing on the time.

"Tomorrow at 12:30...Perfect." He whispered. Grinning, Kale looked back at Dolli, who was still kneeling on the dresser, staring at him. His smile dropped into a frown. Why wasn't she talking? All the humans he's encountered had never shut up, even when Death was taking them. But her...Was she planning his death? The thought quickly left his mind when the thought of clearing his debts entered it. Kale stood and wrapped his fingers around Dolli, placing her back into her cage and locking it. He settled into bed, gleefully waiting until the next game.

The next day at 12:30. A makeshift coliseum was surrounded by titanic Goliaths, roaring and cheering. The noise was enough to bust any human's eardrums, but the humans used for the Game were fitted with specific earplugs. Dolli sat in the darkness while Kale was watching nervously, hoping for a win so he could collect his winnings. Dolli didn't accept any weapons from the Goliaths working at the coliseum so she was about to go into battle with just her grooved nails. Suddenly, the door closing the darkness and the outside off opened up and revealed a sandy terrain to Dolli, as she stepped outside of the darkness into the loud light. A door on the opposite side opened up as well. A sweaty, middle aged man bearing a kitchen knife stepped out. His eyes locked onto Dolli with murderous intent.

"A fuckin' teenager?! Come on! Damn! This is gonna be easier that I thought!" He laughed. The timer went off with a buzz.

One second...

Two seconds...

Three seconds...

The man's severed head thudded to the ground, splattering gore onto the sand. Dolli stood two metres from from the headless body with fingers covered in blood, dripping down her arm. The Goliaths stood in silence. With a shaking breath, Dolli whispered,

"Too easy..."

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[pr]

HELL YA!!! I like Dolli!

[natalie]

Go Dolli!! I like this story!!

[Neon]

You have a decent start. I look forward to seeing how they interact with her.
I do have one thing that bothers me, though.
If the humans only come to the Goliaths' large toes, they are, at maximum, an inch or so in height by comparison. With that in mind, there is nothing a normal human could do to a goliath to warrant a muzzle and cuffs and all that jazz. (Is she normal?). Biting, even, would be in vain because it'd be like trying to bite a rhinoceros.
Aside from that, it's very well made and the dynamics between the characters are constructed well.

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All will be fixed Neon. Once again, just the way I write.

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Back at his home, Kale celebrated his win. Beers all around of course. Red faced and tipsy, he lumbered around while Dolli sat on a dresser, staring at her bloody hands, almost in shock. Through his stupor, Kale stopped and stared at her. He launched his head towards her, stopping a few inches away.

"What are ya doing?! You're alive! Celebrate!" He laughed. Dolli lifted her head and breathed,

"...Ma...sk..." And pointed at the muzzle she wore. Kale got the message.

"Hold still...I'm drunk..." He giggled. He grabbed a sewing needle and sunk it under the leather muzzle and pulled the needle, wrenching it off. Dolli slumped down with her head down. Her body shook.

"He-hey, You 'kay?" Kale hiccuped. His hand inched towards her. Blood dripped out of his fingertip suddenly. Dolli, in all her inch sized glory, stood with her head still down with a small amount of blood running along her fingers. She hissed,

"You fuckin' dumbass...You think I'm a pet..?" She wrenched her head up until she saw herself in his eyes. Kale stood in shock, thinking that what he saw was a result of the beer hitting his system.

"What? You little shit shouldn't talk back, bitch." Kale growled. He grabbed her and lifted her to his face. Dolli scrunched her face up when his rancid breath hit her nose.

"Woooowww...You'd think that the morphine the leather was soaked in would block this. It doesn't." Kale held his breath for a minute.

"You were drugged..?" He asked. Dolli nodded.

"I don't know why though, I've been in those shackles for as along as I can remember." Kale put his fist back down on the dresser and unwrapped it. Dolli started walking around and looked back at him.

"Y'know, I don't remember anything about myself. Not even my name. Oh by the way, you'll pass out in 3, 2, 1" And Kale fainted in a drunken stupor.

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[natalie]

Another great update!! I think Doli put something in Kale's beer!! Yahoo!! Way to go Doli!!

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*Some pics maybe, Dolli (Just a drawing...Sorry, but I'll try to find a photo. Please just make do with this) Vampire-Of-Memories.deviantart.com/art/What-My-Life-Has-Become-155216400

Kale: media.photobucket.com/image/logan%20lerman/reyciejonas/logan%20lerman/fa2e3cc3.jpg?o=55 *


"Useless great thing. Wake up! Please!" Dolli facepalmed incredibly hard after Kale fainted and hit the floor with a deafening boom. Sighing, she tried to find a way down from the dresser and finally shimmied down the metallic side, sliding down it. When she got to the bottom, Dolli walked right up to the sleeping mass that was Kale.

"A Goliath...*Sigh* All my life I've lived in that glass box, observing everything. Every human that came in, was bought, and was killed. Fuckin' lumps." She whispered. Just his eye was titanic compared to her. To him, she was an insect, pathetic, nothing.

"No way am I going to be considered nothing!" She yelled. Dolli grabbed Kale's eyelids and used all of her strength to wrench open his eye. Must have been so damn heavy, seeing as Dolli's attempt to open his eye failed and she had to use her elbow to hold it open as well. She struggled to hole the colossal eyelids open while she stared into the green eye and punched it...Yes, punched it. What the hell, man?! Kale twitched awake.

"Urrg...Somethin's in my eye...Stings.." Kale sat up slowly. His other eye snapped open and both rotated towards Dolli, hanging by the edge of his eye. His enormous hand shifted to grab Dolli, which he did. Instantly dwarfed by his muscle pads, Dolli struggled against the fingers that twisted around her.

"You. I could crush you without any strength behind it. Huh?" Kale growled. He slightly increased pressure around Dolli. She felt her insides squish together. Her pulse quickened, preparing for a messy death. An idea struck her.

"I CAN WIN YOU MORE MONEY!! I'LL FIGHT!!" Dolli screamed. Kale froze. The idea of more money made him salivate heavily. He eased up on the pressure and Dolli took a deep breath in, grateful. Kale fully unwrapped his hand and allowed Dolli to fall, but she held onto his pinky finger and Kale raised his hand to his mouth.

"Deal. But lose one battle and I'll eat you." He breathed. With those final words, his tongue slid out of his mouth and ran along his lower lip with a wet noise.

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"Urrgg." Dolli grunted, repulsed. The idea of her being eaten by this monster made her retch. Kale let her down onto his shoulder where she tried to keep her balance. Smirking, Kale sat down on his bed. The vibrations shook Dolli off of the enormous shoulder and began to fall down the front of his shirt. Luckily, she grabbed onto the folds of his shirt and held on for dear life.

"Oh no, not heights." Dolli muttered. She was terrified of high places. A shadow came over her as Kale moved his hand to grab her. He held Dolli in front of his face with an annoyed look on his face.

"For fuck's sake, insect. Can you not be a pain in the ass for five goddamn minutes?" He growled. Dolli nodded.

"Now..." Kale continued,

"Be a good pet and gimmie a massage." Dolli's mouth dropped open.

"Excuse me..?!" She yelled. Kale frowned and placed her on his pillow. He began to take off his shirt. Dolli stared in awe at the Goliath's well-formed pectoral muscles and abs.

"You CAN'T be serious." She muttered. She silently hoped that he wasn't. But the movement behind her said he was.


Faster than you can say "I can't believe this", Kale was lying on his back, Dolli was placed on his left pec and was dwarfed by it. She was bright red and shaking. Kale growled,

"Get to it, slave." Dolli lowered her shaking hands onto his warm skin and applied pressure. Keeping one eye shut, she moved her hands around. Kale didn't seem to feel anything, but he began feeling it soon enough. He moaned slightly in pleasure. Dollis' eye that was open wandered around Kales' room. It landed on a picture frame with a picture of a small child and two adults in it.

"Uhhh...Sir...Those people..?" She muttered, pointing to the picture. Kale turned his head in that direction. His face fell.

"My parents and me. They died 13 years ago." He grunted. Dolli stopped her massage and stood.

"What are parents?" She questioned, tilting her head. Kale snapped his head up.

"You being serious? Your mother and father..." Dolli shook her head. He was shocked at how this human couldn't have known anything. He lifted himself up on his elbows. To hold on, Dolli dug her nails into his skin.

"Why're you so curious now? What happened to 'fuck this, fuck that'?" Kale asked softly. Dolli shrugged.

"That's just what I heard the other prisoners talk. That's also how I learned how to talk. Never had anybody. Been alone my whole life." She chirped happily. Kale's eyes hardened. He snatched her off of his pec and brought her eye-to-eye.

"You like being alone? YOU THINK IT'S GOOD?!!" He roared. Dolli cringed at Kales' loud voice. She squeaked back.

"You feel my pain too right?! You're living alone right?!" She stared deep into his eyes. Kale laughed grimly.

"Pain? You wanna talk about pain?" He held up his right arm. Dolli gasped at the lengthy scars and cuts running along his wrists.

"Fuck you and fuck your pain, mine's driven me to this. Helps the pain. TO SEE THE BLOOD RUN DOWN-"

"That's enough. I may not know much about this world, but even I know that's wrong and not good. Keep doing it and you'll die. I don't want you to die. I like you." Dolli spoke. Kale stopped roaring and sat slack-jawed. He shut his mouth and set her roughly on his pillow again. He stood and walked over to the computer.

"Sleep well. You're fighting tomorrow." He whispered with his back to Dolli. She also turned her back to him. Neither could show the other that they were crying.

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Another day, another fight. Once again, Dolli was placed inside the coliseum, choosing to fight with her claws again. The door she was behind opened once more. She stepped out into the arena and looked around. She saw the sand, the Goliaths, and the corpses. They were strewn along the rims of the sandy terrain. Disgusted, Dolli turned her head away. With a cranking noise, the opposite door opened up and the fight would soon begin. A woman in her late teens, early twenties, baring a shotgun, stepped out.

*BUZZ* It had begun. Dolli crouched down and closed her eyes as the woman cocked the shotgun and strode towards her. Dolli began whispering,

"Fight or flight, fight or flight, FIGHT OR FLIGHT!" With that she grabbed the womans' gun and bent her wrist so she'd let go. She did and the gun flew out of reach. Fists clenched, Dolli swung at the woman and clocked her in the nose. She fell and Dolli was soon standing over her. Wordlessly, she lifted the womans' ragged shirt and cut into her abdomen.

"What the fuck is she doing?" A blond Goliath asked, staring at the scene. Kale was transfixed by Dolli. She was cutting and moving organs around while, somehow, keeping her victim alive and aware of what's happening. Dolli finally grasped the womans' intestines, wrenching them out of the body. The unfortunate woman had blood squirting out of her mouth and was gasping with shallow breaths. Dolli grinned, showing sharper than average teeth, tried to shush the woman quiet.

"Don't die on me...I gotta make this last long." She breathed. Finally, Dolli shoved her hand up into the womans' chest and grasped her heart. She applied a large amount of pressure and more blood rushed out. The fist sized muscle ceased beating and the woman's eyes glazed over. But Dolli didn't stop. She tore out her heart and threw it away. She continued with the rest of the corpses' organs. Many Goliaths became sick at this scene. Many had to leave. Kales' stomach couldn't take much more. His hand rushed down and tore Dolli away from her kill. However, she resisted.

"Don't rid me of my prize, Goliath!" She warned as she glared at him.

"My name's Kale! She's already dead, Dolli. You can't do anymore to her." Kale whispered. Dolli stopped fighting and relaxed.

"I'm sorry. I won't go overboard in any more fights. I promise."

4 DAYS LATER.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Blue eyes opened up.

"What?" A voice demanded. The blue pearls landed on a Goliath dressed in guard garb. He trembled in fear.

"Umm...My Liege...A human has beaten the record for the Game." He sputtered. The blue eyes seemed to smile.

"I guess I'll appear to a Game then...And maybe, even go against her." The being laughed.

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