Everything goes black. The entire arena, once a majestic stretch of countryside on the west of ancient America, is now nothing but a dark hole of fear. All I hear are the petrified gasps of my breath, and the steady pounding of my heartbeat. I don't move, in fear of bashing into the unknown. The blackness makes me feel out of control, and I feel like I'm slipping into a gradual state of insanity. The rotting of the huge oak trees penetrates my nostrils. Suddenly, I hear a distant shrill scream.
Boom.
Then it happened. It came thundering down at a rate I'd never felt before. Every drop was a step closer to my eventual insanity. The boiling, thck iron taste of blood infiltrates my mouth faster than my district partner at the cornucopia, which is fast. I would spit it out, but it's the first liquid I've consumed in days. Blood. My clothes are drenched in it, I can feel it travelling through the material towards my bare skin, sending chills down my spine. I try to run, to escape, but there is no escape, the blood is everywhere, and my drenched clothing weighs me down like chains in the ground.
After five gruelling, torturous, the rain came to a halt, and piercing lightning dances across the sky, electrifying it, and for a fraction of a second, lighting up the arena, unknowingly handing me over the greatest gift I could ask for at this moment; vision. With my momentary vision, I see something, closing in on me from all directions. It glides towards me like fog over a lake, great thick swirls of cloud, all around me. Once again, I have no escape, the thick steam is inches away from me, all directions, I can smell the sickly sweet poison from here. I decide, instead of cowering in fear, why not open my mouth and embrace my approaching death? I was never going to win anyway. So I open my mouth. Goodbye, everyone.
The delicious taste of candy fills my mouth, lighting me up inside. Within the next half hour, I feel no ill effects whatsoever. What a treat, I certainly needed it.
Very funny, gamemakers.
Hey Guys! Here is my new SYOT, Incandescence, for you all. I know i created another SYOT a few months back, and haven't updated on it, but that was because it was unplanned,, i was unexperienced, and i lost all motivation. I promise y'all i will complete this, obviously, because I've been planning it for months, and i'm writing it to prepare for my English exam, which involves creative writing, so i figure this should be fun. Although i won't do the reaping chapters district by district, as that will be boring and repetitive. Instead, i will write four introduction chapters, introducing the tributes, but i mostly will not write reapings. I will write the first tribute intro chapter when i receive my first six characters, presuming they are all good enough quality for the story. Anyway, enough rambling, i will put a form on my profile, but that form's just a basic idea, you can add anything you think you need to. Good luck, and i hope to see you all submit!
Gaelic xx
