Okay so, this is a slightly boring chapter, not much kills. Sorry for that. Please bear with it.
Cyan heard another cannon fire, signaling another death. A few moments later, another two more fired. There was that familiar whirring noise and a female voice announced that Rey, Meteor and Rhea had died. Cyan felt a bitter taste in her mouth. 3 more deaths, 3 steps closer to victory. But at what cost? The pain of killing innocent lives; it was overwhelming. Sometimes, she thinks she was going crazy, seeing things that weren't supposed to be there. All of them were visions of the girl she killed not long ago. Johanna Mason. She would dream of Johanna lying face down in a pool of her own blood. Or Johanna cackling madly as she watch her burn to death, tied up on a stake. Cyan shuddered. It didn't feel like a dream at all.
She knew now that she had to win. She had killed someone, without mercy, for the sake of survival. She wouldn't let that kill be a waste. She will win this.
The cannons alerted him of the deaths. Maver knew he hadn't imagined it when he thought he could hear screams a while back. What he didn't expect was for Meteor to be the victim. Maver stopped in his tracks, feeling quite dazed. Meteor had been good company, maybe even a good friend.
"Friend.. I've never had a friend before," Maver wondered to himself.
He had been quite glad when the announcer announced the death of Lance. He loved to boast about his strength, but Maver was sure even Fawn could take him down in a flash. Furthermore, he simply loved to annoy others, especially Alicia. Why, just a few days back, she had almost killed him. The corner of his mouths twitched as he recounted the memories. The Careers are long gone now, with two of its members missing. Who knows what's happened to Alicia? Probably in a state of depression, with her 'boyfriend' dead and all that.
Then again, this was Alicia Carstairs. Depression isn't exactly in her dictionary.
Maver realized then that he had been standing in that position, daydreaming for about 15 minutes. He trudged on then, silently reminiscing memories.
"Gotcha!" Levina yelled as her electric whip coiled around the body of a fat turkey. Unfortunately, she forgot to turn the electric charge off and the poor creature was electrocuted. Levina gave a small yelp and uncoiled it, where it lay twitching on the ground. Liana squatted down next to it, poking the twitching turkey with a stick. "You think it's edible?" she asked, frowning.
"Uhh.. Let's try skinning it first. Maybe you'll find that electrified turkeys are rather delicious."
"Not taking any chances." The corners of Liana's mouth quirked up. "I did some hunting too. I built a small fire and quickly covered it up with dirt so it's extinguished and won't give out smoke, at the same time ensuring that the coal is still hot. The rabbits are cooking on them now. So you can either pluck turkey feathers out and see if electrified birds taste good, or you can come with me and eat a scrumptious meal of roasted rabbits," said Liana in a drawling, sing-song voice.
Levina muttered something under her breath. To her extreme amusement, Liana heard snatches of 'electrified turkey' 'pretty sure' 'more delicious' and 'roasted rabbits'.
Liana went on ahead, checking to see if the rabbits were done. Levina stared at the twitching creature on the ground. It didn't look that delicious at all, scorched black. The smell of roasted rabbits wafted through the air, making her stomach grumble. "Oh well, I could use some rabbit meat. Besides, it'll take ages to pluck out all these feathers, and I'm practically starving here," Levina thought to herself.
Her mouth quirking up in the corners, she took a step forward. Still smiling as her right foot struck the leaf-littered ground. Triggering the barbed net that sprang up from the ground and encased her.
Laughter turned into screams. Levina was instantly bloodied, scarlet fluid pooling beneath her. She trashed around wildly, trying to free herself. Liana, having heard the screams, was horrified to see what had occurred. She sprinted to where Levina was, calling out to her to not move. Liana tried yanking the net out, but this just made Levina even more entangled. Agony took over and she started screaming in pain and she trashed even more wildly, not taking heed of Liana's advice to not move. Her foot unexpectedly caught on a root then, and she fell on her back. Triggering yet another trap.
Liana jumped back in terror as she saw what was happening. Small holes must have appeared under Levina, and from them out came out 2 metre rods with their ends sharpened, puncturing Levina's stomach and limbs. She wailed loudly, the excruciating pain too much for her to bear. Her face was grey with dying, she pleaded Liana to end her suffering and kill her. Not being able to stand watching her friend writhe in pain, Liana swiftly took out her dagger and threw it directly to Levina's heart.
BOOM! Levina Scarlet, D1 girl, eliminated.
Liana took a few tentative steps towards Levina's mutilated body. "No…" she whispered. Levina never did get to enjoy those rabbits…
Asdf knew as soon as Maver pounced on him that he was probably not gonna survive this. Here was one of the top Careers, and all he had to fight him was a frost blaster. To make matters worse, Maver had dodged every single blast he had shot, if not with ease. Which was really odd, considering that he's blind and all that. There was an indifferent, almost bored, expression on his face. Asdf gulped nervously as he realized that Maver was only playing with him. Maver had gotten closer to him, and Asdf knew that he had to run now, and fast. But he had never been a good sprinter, despite the years of training he had. Maver, on the other hand, was faster than a cheetah, and it wasn't long before he had knocked the weapon out of Asdf's hand and had him pinned to the ground.
"Come on, man. Don't do this. Please. Let's be allies for the meantime. I'll give you anything you want. Supplies, medicine, water, anything you want, man," Asdf was almost hysterical.
Maver seemed to ponder on this for a while. He then grinned wide and whispered in Asdf's ear, "What if, I want you dead?" Asdf only had time to make a startled noise before Maver took out his blade and stuck it directly into his chest.
BOOM! Asdf Qwerty, D10 boy, eliminated.
Without a word, Maver got up, dusted himself, and continued walking with ease, acting as if he had not just taken someone's life away.
Third Person P.O.V, the Victors
It had been days now, and Hazard's hideout was still nowhere to be found. Beetee, Haymitch and Annie had stayed behind, dealing with the computer, control and the crowd, while the rest of the victors had been sent by Paylor to track Hazard and kill him on the spot. Death was of course, not an impossible occurrence.
A group of 30 of the best soldiers in Panem had been sent to accompany them. For a period of 5 days now, they had scoured the unknown lands of the Outside. Water was hard to find, and when found it was only in small amounts. Everyone was exhausted and grimy, their faces streaked with dust.
"Urgh, I'm getting old," Johanna grumbled, stretching her back like a cat. "I tire too quickly."
Peeta stifled a laugh, and he was rewarded with a venomous glare from Johanna.
"Now's not the time to be joking around," said Katniss firmly. "Paylor has just informed us that another 2 had died. That's a total of 17 dead kids. Kids," she hissed out the word.
Peeta wrapped his arms around her. "We'll find them, don't worry. And we'll save those remaining 9 kids. "
Katniss looked at him, fear visible in her eyes. "I'm scared for them Peeta. Don't you remember what it felt like? Taking the life of an innocent, watching someone die before your very eyes. It leaves a mark, a scar that never really goes away."
"Of course I do sweetheart, of course I do," Peeta whispered in a soothing tone, stroking her head. "That's why we'll save them."
"If anything happens to us… What would happen to the kids?" Katniss whimpered.
Peeta shook his head. "Nothing's gonna happen to us, to you. We'll be home before you know it, and we'll continue living our lives like we used to. Just us and the kids. "
Katniss's mouth quirked up at the corners and she smiled tiredly. "Well then, may the odds be ever in our favour."
To answer the reviewers:
Napalm5av10/Ace : Gee.. When you put it that way... And Alicia was the one who requested your death + suffering. :D
TrueEricValdez:
Those who have been eliminated:
-Peter Dwight, D4 boy
-Tamora Pierce, D6 girl
-Felix Vader, D8 boy
-Vanellope Castellan, D9 girl
-Neon Lightwood, D5 boy
-Johanna Brahms, D7 girl
-Blakers Foster, D3 boy
-Lance Maelstorm, D2 boy
-Nessie Swan, D13 girl
-Eric Valdez, D9 boy
-Silver Aero, D13 boy
-Ace Cahill, D7 boy
-Rey Evans, D12 boy
-Meteor Cavalier, D6 boy
-Rue Thorne, D11 girl
-Levina Scarlett, D1 girl
-Asdf Qwerty, D10 boy
Survivors:
-Drake Oblivion, D11 boy
-Maver Crood, D1 boy
-Savannah White, D8 girl
-Fawn Albarn, D12 girl
-Liana Chase, D5 girl
-Amber Malik, D3 girl
-Azura Angelique, D4 girl
-Cyan Wilder, D10 girl
-Alicia Carstairs, D2 girl
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