The Bloodbath
A castle. I thought. That's it, it's a castle. We're inside a castle. All 48 of us tributes were in for a suprise. Not a grassy green meadow, not an unforgiving hot desert, but a castle. I look at the corn, much bigger this time around. The air around me feels chilly. I could only imagine what kind of gear could be inside the carefully placed chests, all packed tightly in the center of the arena. I only have 60 seconds to think before the games begin and I'm fighting for my life. I have no allies, except for my district partners, that is... I look, but not very long, for one of them. I'm still counting down in my head.. 30 seconds.. I don't have much time now. I look to my right, and the pedestals are so close to one another, I could almost reach down and touch the one right next to me, that belongs to the D2 boy though, and I could tell he's one to avoid. 15... 14... 13... My eyes are now fixed on the pile of goods. Should I grab the first container I see? 8.. No, many will grab the same one, I'm better off getting the ones packed in the center.. 3... 2... 1... I spring off my pedestal, I cannot help but look around. The district 2 boy has already started fighting, stopping another tribute boy in his tracks and beggining a fisting match. I reach the container, and I look inside.. Iron Chestplate.. Iron Helmet.. Leather pants.. Yes, Yes! I snatch them in no time at all and run, run as fast as I can away from the mess. I try not to look back, and I make way for one of the exits. I could hear sharp screams and the sounds of combat. Then a sound of what seems to be a body hidding the cold, stone floor. I reach the exit now, and what I see almost makes me stumble.
A very large, about 4 block wide starcaise leading down from the huge mountain that the castle resides on. No wonder it's cold, I think. I look around and I count.. 3.. 4... 5... other tributes rushing down the same staircase. I try my best to ignore them, they don't even exchange a glance, they are just trying to run away, they all seem to be ungeared or just didn't have a chance to put on any of their armor like I did. At the bottom of the staircase there is a strange structure, almost like a camp. That's when I see a container near the entrance of the camp.. I seem to be the only one that sees it because the rest seem to split up and head to the surrounding wilderness encircling the entire mountain. A forest. I could see a few mountains in the distance, but something tells me to avoid them. I'm now at the container, opening it up, and to my suprise I see a what appears to be a rough sword made out of a very rough stone. No time to be picky now, I grab it and look for any enemies to kill.
