Archer Gareninline 20, District 4
Victor of the 100th Hunger Games/ Head Game Maker
At first when I agreed to the deal, I thought I would become a assassin but due to my creativity and pretty much making the games last year one to remember I have the true power and if I keep pleasing them soon my plan to kill the president may seem much more likely, it's obvious they are appeasing me
Keep the most unpredictable Victor under their watchful eyes while using his creative and sadistic minds to their advantage, I do admit I did like being head game maker last year and hopefully this year will be the same, the games are always rigged which means I need to choose a victor
Im tempted to follow through with my promise to Sebastian but I want someone bad to win or atleast a killer to win, there are quite a few that have potential to be a killer, all they need is a little push and a reality check to snap plus I won't make the same mistake the Capitol made last year
You can only have one or two main villains, any more and the tributes will just hide, No one can hide in this arena and no one can run from a fight
This year studying the tributes I know there will be a least a 5 man career pack, maybe more if they can sway a few others, I also knew there is potential for a anti-career pack, this year is less about revenge and is more about the determination to win, the Capitol love the idea of the twenty, four rule, especially with twenty males, I know how to pick tributes and I know what the Capitol like
I walk through the district people staring at me with fear they know how much power I have and they know who I am, I threatened the children that if they act up they will be reaped, with the elite all dead, the motivation to train is non existent but I told them if I don't see them training they will be reaped
Our district was a joke last year even with Braelyn making it far and that's what I want to punish this shit District but now I want to atleast not look the a joke, the career system is starting to fail, while district two get stronger and more deadly, District 4 is starting to produce weaker careers or undisplined ones, while District one shouldn't even be a career district but in a way I need the spotlight off two, so choosing a level headed serial killer from one may do the trick
His nothing like Payton, so that brings me confidence, how ever I do need to hear what the president wants, if he wants District one too win, I will make sure they die, if they want Serenity to win I will make sure she dies, if they want a girl to win I will make sure they die, it's harder with the boys, it's obvious they want a few more female victors
Ever since the fall of the victors, out of our 37 current victors only 10 are females, but I don't want the cry baby president to get his way, a good thing is now with Sebastian's victory I don't have so much attention anymore, I don't have to go through stupid interviews and I don't need to mentor, some arrogant idiot, it's a win, win
I have some confidence in the tributes I picked this year, Sawyer who has been arrested about 20 times this year for acts such as robbery, vandalism, punching trainees, threatening trainees, threatening citizens, blowing up a loading dock, this boy has serious behaviour issues, he may be undilsipined normally but I have seen him fight, he knows his strength and weaknesses and he knows how to fight dirty, I think being the mayors son has caused him to be this bad boy, I heard him say that he would murder his parents if he had the chance
Then there is Gabriel, Wealthy family, Good-looking, popular, our best fighter, what could be wrong, I know, his sexuality, in district four it's frowned upon to like someone of the same sex, so bad that if there was proof you get executed, he tries hard to keep it a secret, hides it with his inspiring personality but you can't hide secrets from me, so I will throw him in and when I get bored of him let sawyer know then bam, his dead
I make it back to the victors Village, bumping into Kelsey "What are you planning" She asks
"World domination unfortunately I need to take baby steps" I say
"And what would that be assassinating the president" She says
"Not yet, I am going to do my job as head game maker, I have heaps of responsibility this year, unlike last year I chose all the tributes and even better I get to choose, the mentors for each tribute" I say
That I'm going to have some real fun with "Let me guess you chose 24 physcopaths" She says
"Now what would be the fun in that" I say
"Your going to tell me anyways so go ahead" She says
"I'm not actually you will wait and see" I say starting walk away
"Can you atleast tell me about my tribute and who I will mentoring with" He says
"The District trouble maker have fun with him and you will be mentoring with Lukas so have even more fun with that" I say
"You really hate me don't you" She says
"You would be surprised because I don't" I say
I walk back to see President Rhys by my door "What do you get up to during the day" He says
"Just planting bombs everywhere in the district" I say when opening my door and letting him in
"Oh I do worry about you sometimes Archer, we may need to give you more hobbies" He says
"Well I do like killing have you ever considered putting me into the games" I say
"We can't risk you dying can't we" He says
"I won't die" I say
"We thought the same thing about Payton, I have studied the tributes this year and I'm impressed you picked some really interesting ones with interesting pasts, now I thought morphling was banned in district 6 and that child slavery wasn't even a thing in district 2" He says
"You really should know more about your country, I am helping you here by throwing in tributes that would otherwise be killed" I say
"A father though, now that's cruel" He says
"Yes plus I'm making it even worse since his girlifirend was killed by Callen in his games" I say
"I love how you think and forcing Raiden to mentor a year after his sisters death, you were a bit soft on the mentor choices for two weren't you, if you really want to be nasty swap who Rowan would be mentoring" He says
"I need to favour District two, they had a winner in Sebastian last year, don't worry I won't favour them in the games" I say
"Good, and the arena very good choice but it doesn't really influence what happen apart from some of the traps, why not bring in some mutts or something like that" He says
Poor naive president, I swear this country will destroys its self if that keep putting children in important roles for example making me a head game maker "I hated when they had mutts several years ago, they are pointless, it's better for each tribute to be killed by a human" I say
"Well I want a outer district too win this year" He says
"Oh why give them hope" I say
"We give them home then snatch it away it has happened a lot hasn't it, we need to keep the people happy and some want a outer to win, it does make a better story" He says
"Fine any district you really want" I say
"No, but I do not want 8 to win, that's all I would rather a career district win" He says then he just walks out
So maybe I can break Sebastian's promise, I look at the tribute file and smirk, district 8 it is
Tributes
District 1
Male 1- Rhett Halen, 18
Male 2- Kian Abelen, 18
District 2
Male- Ciaran Brander, 18
Female- Serenity Brander, 17
District 3
Male- Calvin Addens, 16
Female- Aurelia Nacar, 15
District 4
Male 1- Gabriel Tallier, 18
Male 2- Sawyer Macibay, 17
District 5
Male- Miles Pander, 18
Female- Paige Radic, 18
District 6
Male 1- Tristan Saller, 17
Male 2- Brodie Wahner, 18
District 7
Male 1- Evan Janson, 17
Male 2- Landon Danel, 16
District 8
Male 1- Hudson Labelle, 18
Male 2- Preston Arigon, 16
District 9
Male- Alistair Farrel, 17
Female- Chiara Nevin, 16
District 10
Male 1- Alton Casle, 18
Male 2- Clayton Bagley, 18
District 11
Male 1- Grayson Acker, 16
Male 2- Maxwell Esser, 16
District 12
Male 1- Darius Magner, 18
Male 2- Barrett Povoden, 17
Author note: Weclome new and whole readers to my new story 'In the middle of war', now this is a direct sequel to to 'hidden Lies' and will reference quite a lot to it, you don't need to read that but this prologue might seem not that good, that's only because Archers character was explored last story
To any new readers if your wondering why there are only four female, it's because like last year this game is a mini twists years, and will once again feature the twenty, four rule it had a about ten years ago