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Floki Grimm

I got into stance as Vera ran at me, her blue eyes full of anger. I smiled and swung my sword but the tall girl dropped to the floor, leaving my sword to slice her blonde hair at the back, down to her shoulders. I stumbled back as the girl stood up and brought the sword down again, screaming as she did so. I barely blocked it with my own sword, my arm aching from the shock wave.

She growled at me as she smashed her foot into my my thigh, not with enough force to make me fall over but enough to make me slightly lose my footing. I took one hand off my sword to balance myself and that was enough for Vera, she swung her sword at my right hand with enough force that it cut through the bone like it was butter, only stopping when it hit the metal of the sword. I was impressed, I didn't think she had it in her.

I ran backwards, holding the stump that was now my hand as blood poured from it. I looked at my fallen sword on the ground as Vera ran at me again. Vera was smart, she went for my dominant hand and no doubt would go for my other one next. I was smarter though. I had seen her train, She was good at short distance but it didn't take much to tire her out. I just had to keep going longer than her. It wouldn't be long before blood lost got me though.

I dodge her attack and ran round the edge of the forest, Vera drifting further and further back as I ran closer to my sword. When I reached it, next to my hand, I bent down to grab it, only to feetl something hard strike me in my back, I turned to see Vera, slightly out of breath, about to swing her sword at me again.

"Fuck off," I screamed, kicking her in the stomach and sending her tumbling backwards, but not until she sliced down to the bone on my left leg. I screamed out in pain, my hand instinctively holding the gash as Vera stumbled to her feet.

She grabbed her sword and charged at me, her sword ready to swing at my head. I shifted slightly and launched at her, headbutting her in the lower stomach. She let out a small scream as she was flung over my back and head first into one of the tree's. I joined her as the sword sliced the skin open on my right arm.

I quickly turned around and crawled towards Vera who was still dazed from the knock to her head, I grabbed her by what was left off her hair at the back and yanked her head back before slamming it into the tree. I didn't have as much force as I would have done, the loss of blood was having an effect. I had to do this quick.

"Frankie!" Vera screamed as the bark scraped her the skin on her face off. I slammed her head into the tree again.

"Frankie, please" Again,

"Frankie, help me" Again, there was a crack this time

"Fra...Frank..ie" Again, this time, blood spilled down her face.

"F-" I forced her head into the tree again, with all the force I had left, making even the tree creek slightly. This time, the front of her skull gave way and she fell limp in my arms. There was no cannon. Just silence.

Erwin Jackson

There was no pain from my crushed legs. Or my pelvis. I couldn't even feel them. You never notice what it's like to have legs until you don't have them anymore.

I watched Floki fall down a few feet away from me, even from my position with a tree on top of me, I could see his lifeless body. He was still alive though, I could see the slight movements of his chest. It wouldn't be long, then I could go back home. Maybe, they could fix whatever happened to my legs. My guess was they were crushed. But then, surely I would feel pain.

The kitten was keeping me company, or waiting until I was dead so he could eat me. I hoped it wasn't the latter. I decided to name him Dick. It was a name I had seen used in my Districts but I feel like if he was a human, he would have been a dick. He didn't seem to big on the name but he stayed with me, so it couldn't of been that bad.

I always wondered what happened to the animals after each Games. Were they just left to live their lives in the arena or where they killed off? I didn't like to think of Dick or any of the animals being killed off for no other reason than they served no use anymore. The deers I guess you could eat but the wolves? Fur I guess?

Suddenly, the lights turned back on and the arena was in darkness again. I could just see Dick and the outline of Floki in the moonlight that spilled in through the tree's. Three cannons rung out and Vera, Theo and Lottie's faces showed up in the sky. Part of me wanted Floki to hurry up and die and the rest of be felt horrible for thinking like that.

Dick hissed from next to my head and attacked something on the floor before screaming and running off past Floki and into the clearing.

"Dick?" I shouted after him, trying to see whatever was attacking him. I couldn't hardly move my head though. The Arena fell silent as something crawled over my face. I tried to blow it off but it didn't do much good. I looked over to Floki whose left arm was being covered by a black mass.

Something bit on my cheek bone, I could feel the crimson liquid running down my face. I then felt something crawl on my chin and do the same but on my lip. I screamed and tried to shake them off but more and more joined them. I wriggled my trapped shoulders and shook my head until something snapped.

It took me a few seconds to realise I wasn't breathing anymore. It was like I forgot how. I tried but nothing worked. The things tore more chunks off my face and crawled across my eyeballs as my body started to become limp. Within a few seconds I was dead, leaving the creatures to feast on me until they had stripped all the flesh from my body. I was never good at holding my breath.

BOOM! BOOM!

Floki Grimm

I woke up in the same place I had when I was brought back to life. Shogo wasn't here this time. I would have assumed it was another Games if it wasn't for Snow and Duchess looking at me from the other end of the room.

"Hello," I greeted them, Duchess just frowned at me and stroked the black kitten in her arms. "Is that a new cat?" I asked, trying to cut through the cold atmosphere.

"His name is Gizmo-",

"Oh, Like the dude from three?" I said as the cat hissed at me.

"No, it is Gizmo," She said bluntly before walking out of the room, her blonde curls bouncing as she did so. I wasn't sure what she meant, I had an idea but I didn't want to even consider it. That was a new low, even for the Capitol.

"Don't worry, she will warm to you," Snow chuckled as he walked over to me. "Congrats, my future son-in-law, I was rooting for you" He smiled, holding his hand out to me. It was strange, seeing him so happy.

I was informed shortly after, I had to be cloned again after my victory. For a second I was hopeful they just fixed my arms. Apparently when they got me out of the arena, I was already dead. There was nothing left of my arms and my jaw had been eaten away to the bone, including one of my eyes. That wasn't what killed me though, it was blood loss. Apparently, the ants that feasted on my body also ate Erwin's face down to the bone. Snow said they had been eating his leg for over an hour but he didn't notice due to being paralysed from the tree falling on him.

He also informed me, I would never be able to be in contact with my family, even if they reached out to me. If I ever did, they would be involved in a boating accident. In his eyes, they could see what I was doing and their grandchildren from watching the TV. They didn't need my input. It was more than likely to stop me telling them about my neglect though.

One day, when I was sat in the hospital restaurant, stabbing the well done steak, Frankie walked into the room. He didn't seem to notice me as he walked towards a table near the door. I assumed he was just here, trying to get someone to fix what was wrong with his head. I went back to cutting my steak when something picked me up and threw me across the room, sending me head first into the wall.

I turned round, ready to fight but I was once again pulled off my feet and pinned to the wall, a large hand holding me up by my face. I could just see Frankie, his brown eyes as dead as ever but I could tell when someone wanted me dead.

"I wonder if it takes me as many tries to break your skull," He said bluntly as he lightly pressed my head against the wall. I was shocked he had even seen the footage, let alone when the power was out. He then dropped me to the floor and walked out the door, past the security guards.

Beatings became a regular thing for me, most of all from Frankie. He never let me forget what I did to Vera.

Snow started me on a program to get me ready to marry his daughter. This including cutting any tie to my family and anyone I loved or liked, that latter wasn't hard, they were both dead.

I gave up my last name and promised to take on Snow. I went through lessons in how to be the perfect husband, from manners to letting the stylists dress me in all their stupid clothing. However, there was one thing that was harder than that all. I was forced to give up my belief. I was beaten and had bones broken, being told that they could fix them and break them again, until I admitted that Odin, Valhalla, none of it was real, it was all something I had made up in my mind. Snow didn't want his grandchildren being associated with something like fake gods and warriors. He also told me that he wanted me to just admit it, it was easier than him forcing me to.

I was like a slave, they stripped everything that made me who I was and changed me into Duchess' Husband. I hate to think what the people who were not Snow's picks would have gone through.

Six years later, I was ready and up to Snow standards. I hadn't even seen Duchess since I won until our wedding day. She looked beautiful. She was still shorter than me and her blonde hair was a little darker, but she had grown up to be stunning. It felt strange back then, thinking that. To me, I only knew what she was like as a ten year old. It was strange to find her attractive but I guess I had no choice, I was getting married to her.

I missed my family at my wedding, my mother crying as I said my vows, my brother as the best man, my father getting drunk. I got a message out to them though. Everyone in the District was forced to watch so a few days before, I got their names written in runes. Including my new little nephew, Robbie Grimm. I knew they would be able to understand and know I still loved them.

Duchess even went as far as to get Snow to agree to let me speak to them on my birthday.

Gizmo the cat became our pet, although, I felt Erwin's name suited him better. He would look at me as he would push plates and pots off high shelves and then almost seem to smirk. It wasn't very nice to wake up to Gizmo's Human eyes in the middle of the night as he clawed your chest either. Even being changed into a mutt can't change some people. Duchess liked him though, sometimes I even wondered who the victor of my games was. Gizmo got to live in a life of luxury, I was in a forced marriage.

Eight years after my victory, there was a new resurrection Games, this time, it was the real thing. Shogo was never brought back, Whyte was though, it was nice to see him again. Even nicer to tell my feelings to him. Snow found out about our secret activities though and Whyte was killed when his room set on fire. Although, Vera told me a different story. I never left Duchess' side after that.

Frankie also lost all hate towards me and after seeing his and Vera's daughter, Duchess wouldn't stop asking for children. I didn't want children with someone I didn't love but in the end, I gave in.

A year later, my first son, Ivar, was born. Snow didn't agree with the name but Duchess did so she was able to get her own way. His was just like me, with lighter hair but the same tanned skin and green eyes.

I wanted to be part of his life and Snow and Duchess didn't like how hands on I was but I didn't care. They had taken so much away from me, I wasn't about to let them take away my son either. Every night, when I was sure Duchess was sleeping, I would take Ivar up the rooftop and tell him about the gods, that looked down on him and chose his path. He might of been born a Snow, but He was still a Grimm.

I always hoped this would end at the tenth chapter, hence the title. Duchess was ten, Ten tributes, ten chapters. Fun times.

Right, people won't be happy that Vera didn't win. I would just like to state, Floki did not win this because he was my character, he wasn't here to win. I was going to have Vera win but then realised I couldn't. Then it was Erwin, but I realised I couldn't do that either.

Vera, I wanted to win so she would be with Frankie again. However, I realized, she wouldn't get Frankie. Duchess and Vera both being females could be solved, Duchess gets IVF. However, Snow wouldn't want Vera having kids because he wants blood grandchildren. For this, she would have been made infertile. Vera wanted a kid, this would of crushed her. Then, you saw in this what happened to Whyte thanks to Floki, he wouldn't have had Vera sneaking off with Frankie. He couldn't kill Frankie though because he was a victor. He would of done to Vera what he did to Peeta with Katniss. She would have hated Frankie. Plus, Frankie wouldn't have stepped back and let them do that to her, he would of kicked off thus, getting his mother killed and maybe himself. I want her to have a happy ending, winning this story wasn't that.

Erwin, he was perfect, however, his children would have been killed off. Snow stated that Shogo's and Erwin's kids would be killed.

Floki didn't have anything like that, so he won. I talked this over for days with Lisaisanut. She even came up with Erwin's death. He severed something in his spine that stopped him breathing? I don't know, it was better the way they put it.

Floki goes on to have three children with Duchess, two boys and a girl (His Granddaughter!). He doesn't love Duchess, he just thinks she is pretty.

I had fun writing this, although, it would be nice to fully plan something out. You leave a lot of plot holes when you make it up as you write. Rather annoying. Which leads me onto my next thing.

NOTE: I want to do a story that follows on from this but I am out of ideas. I would be thankful if you could give me any ideas. I want it to link back to this story somehow. I don't know, if you have any idea's let me know.

I hope you enjoyed it. It might not be that good but each story I do, I improve some way and get better. So I shall keep doing them, plus I enjoy it. ALSO! I have heard that Theo Kaisus', first chapter his submitter did, got published in an Anthology. Congrats ^_^

Merry Christmas or Merry Weekend, Happy Holidays depending on what you believe in.