oh my gawd it's been like a week since I've updated. Sorry, it's just that I've been so tied up with things lately, finishing up school, finding an agent for my book, and especially sleeping. I don't know why but every time I try to type I fall asleep. But today I was finally able to stay awake and I got this done! Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go take another nap.
"Raven!"
I opened my eyes and looked down to see a small, skinny boy. His brown hair was long and almost fell to his shoulders. I shook Raven to wake her up,
"Raven, I think someone wants to see you." I said as I shook her to wake her up,
She opened her eyes and looked down at the boy, "Bryce, what are you doing here?"
"Please Raven, I'm starving and I haven't drunk any fresh water for days. Please, let me join your alliance." he begged,
"Fine." replied Raven as she dug through her bag. She grabbed our rice and tossed it to him, "catch!"
She tossed him the bowl of rice and he caught it. He screwed open the top and dove into it like a rat. He handed us back the canister and it was empty,
"Bryce!" shouted Raven, "that was all of our food!"
"Sorry." he grumbled,
"Great, where are we going to get more food?" asked Raven,
"Either we hunt for it, find it, or get it from sponsor or careers." I answered,
"Hey your voice is better!" exclaimed Raven,
"Hmm, oh yeah, it's still kind of scratchy." I replied,
I heard chiming as a small silver box flew down from the sky,
"Sponsors!" exclaimed Raven, "I'll get it!"
The box's parachute got caught in the trees and Raven climbed up to get it. She opened the box and frowned,
"It's for you." she said,
She gently tossed me the box and I picked it up. Inside was a note: Here's that Ibutoxin B Raven was talking about. Drink a bit daily, Johanna.
"It's Ibutoxin B!" I exclaimed,
I looked at the measurements and I only drank a little. My throat felt a little better and the medicine quickly worked. I smiled as I jumped down from the tree and landed in the mud. Must've rained last night. Bryce walked next to us,
"So Bryce, do you know where everyone is?" I asked,
"The careers are at the Cornucopia, Eliza and Cogg and hiding out together, and the others are all scattered." he answered,
"My suggestion is we eliminate weaker targets before they get strong." said Raven, "so today we should hunt down Eliza and Cogg. Where did you say they were again?"
"They're hiding in a cave on the other side of the arena." answered Bryce, "I wonder what they're doing in that cave. Maybe-"
"SHUT UP BRYCE!" shouted Raven, "you're so immature!"
We kept walking forward through the swamp. We walked towards the cornucopia which wasn't very far,
"Why are we going through here again?" I asked,
"The arena is built around the cornucopia, so we can either go the short way or the long way." answered Raven, "we just have to run from the Careers."
We now hid in the bushes outside the cornucopia. I could see the careers sitting next to a huge pile full of supplies and food. They all stood up,
"So who are we hunting for today?" asked Marina,
"The weaklings, that traitor Luke and Bryce." answered Vulture, "let's go before they get away."
I looked over at Bryce and he had a terrified expression on his face,
"It's okay Bryce, we'll keep you safe." assured Raven,
They all left the supplies and walked right out of the cornucopia. Once they were gone, we ran in. We ran as fast as we could straight through the cornucopia. I looked at the huge pile of food that the careers had, and back at our backpacks. Our backpacks contained almost no food. Then I looked back at the huge pile, taunting for me to take it. I stopped running for a second,
"Alex, are you okay?" asked Raven,
"Yeah, just go without me, I'll catch up with you." I answered,
"Okay, we won't go too far." promised Bryce,
The others ran off while I walked over to the pile. A cannon boomed and I knew it was the boy from 11. I jumped over ropes and tripwires that could possibly be traps. I avoided all of them and I found myself face-to-face with the gigantic stack of food and supplies. At the bottom of the pile, I saw ropes and tents. I grabbed fold-up tent and shoved it in my backpack. I also grabbed another sleeping bag and more rope. The food was at the top of the pile. I sighed and climbed up the pile. I grabbed something in the pile and used it to pull myself up. I opened my backpack and began to stuff food into it. Apples, rice, bread, everything I could see until my backpack was full. I smiled, we'd be good on food for weeks now. Then, a huge trident whizzed past the side of my head, barely missing it. I looked ahead of me to see Luke. How could Luke throw a trident that well? I thought he was weak, and the careers would only keep him for a while before they killed him off. Then it hit me, Johanna,
"Step away from the pile." he ordered,
I gently climbed down from the pile, following Luke's orders. Maybe give the kid a break to find out if he's really acting like Johanna. I looked at him and grabbed my axe,
"What did you take?" he asked,
"Nothing much, just some crap you spoiled brats don't need. You have enough of it already." I answered,
"You know, we've been looking for you for a while now." he began, "and now that you're finally out, I can take the honor and pleasure of killing you."
I walked up to the cornucopia and pulled his trident out of the side and smiled, "Not without this can't."
He gritted his teeth and run up to me. His hands curled into a fist and they hit me right in the jaw. He then punched me a couple more times and blood erupted from my nose. I dropped the trident and grabbed my axe from my right hand and put it in my left,
"For a little boy, you throw a hard punch." I said, "how old are you?"
"Thirteen." he answered through grit teeth,
He swung the trident at me and I gracefully dodged the swings of the trident's sharp points. I swung my axe and he repeated my actions, swinging back and forth to dodge the axe from chopping him up like wood. Then, I realized it, he was another Johanna. When he swung the trident, I grabbed the pole to kep him from swinging it,
"You know, that strategy is pretty old." I said,
"What strategy?" he asked, trying to get his trident back,
"You know, the Johanna strategy." I answered,
He looked embarrassed for a second, his face turning red. But he then just smiled and said, "bout' time someone found out."
I let go of his trident and it fell to the ground, "maybe we can form an alliance ourselves."
"Really?" he asked, his eyes turning soft,
He has his guard down, time to strike. I shoved my axe into his stomach and he screamed in pain. He then fell to the ground as his pretty blue eyes faded away,
"No." I answered, pulling my axe out of his stomach,
A canon then boomed, signaling the death of Luke. So now, the only careers left are Marina and Caecilia. But we still have Eliza, Cogg, and Ed to deal with as well. I ran forward through the cornucopia in the direction that Raven and Bryce darted off in. Once I got to the swamp, I saw footsteps. Maybe they belonged to Raven or Bryce. I began to follow them and after ten minutes of walking, I saw two figures with black jackets. I knew they were Bryce and Raven. Raven turned around and threw her arms around me,
"Oh my god Alex, I thought that was you!" she cried, "don't scare me like that!"
"Shh." whispered Bryce, "they're in there, let's surprise them."
Raven lifted up the end of her shirt and grabbed a knife from her belt. She only had a couple left through. I could only count nine before her shirt fell back over the belt. She peered inside the cave, Cogg was trying to wake Eliza up. How late can these people sleep?
"C'mon Eliza, we have to find Alex today." whispered Cogg,
"How many people wanna kill me?" I asked Bryce,
"Everyone." he answered,
Raven gripped the knife in her hand and cranked her arm backwards. She thrusted her arm forward and released the knife. It barely missed Cogg and his eyes began to frantically dart around. Raven cursed under her breath and grabbed another knife. He reached for the spear on the ground that was next to him,
"Who's there?" he asked, "I won't let you kill Eliza. I'm armed."
Raven charged in the cave and swung the knife at Cogg. It scratched his shoulder and he screamed in pain, waking up Eliza. The second she saw Raven and Cogg bleeding, she screamed and grabbed a dagger that was on the ground. She stood up and swung it around blindly, screaming and cutting through air. I can't watch this. Bryce and I ran in the cave, what was Bryce equipped with. That's when he pulled something clear and sharp. Where did he get glass? He threw the glass at Cogg and it hit him right in the eye. Cogg screamed and held his eye and Raven took the opportunity to swing her knife. She completely missed and ended up hitting Eliza's arm. She screamed in pain and held her arm as it bled and bled. Eliza tried to swing at Raven but slashed my cheek. Pain erupted across my face and blood poured down the side. Cogg removed the piece of glass from his eye. I almost screamed when I saw his eye, it was all bloody and deformed. I swung my axe at Eliza and it hit her right in the chest. She screamed and then fell to the ground. A cannon boomed in response to her death. Cogg looked at me, disgusted. He swung his spear at me and I used my axe to block it. He swung a couple more times at me before giving up and swinging it at the off-guard Bryce. It hit him but had a different effect than normal. He screamed in pain as an electric jolt went through his body. He screamed in pain as he was shocked and burned like lightning. Raven looked just as shocked as he was, but in a different way. She swung a dagger at him and slit his throat. He fell to the ground and a cannon boomed as well. Now it's only Ed, Caecilia, Marina, Raven, Bryce, Mia, Vulture, and me. I know that Bryce may not survive from this. He looked horrible, he was bleeding and when he tried to move he just screamed in pain,
"Just do it Raven, just finish me off." he cried, "I'd rather not suffer."
Tears form in Raven's eyes. Did they have some sort of connection? Is there something I don't know about Raven. She grabbed her knife and held it to his chest. She raised her arm and thrusted it forward but then broke into tears,
"Stop stalling Raven, just do it."
Raven pushed back her tears and stabbed Bryce in the chest. He didn't scream or cry, he just smiled as the life faded away. Raven dropped her knife, stood up, and slowly walked out of the cave. A cannon boomed and I slowly saw a tear glide down Raven's face. Luke, Cogg, Bryce, and Eliza. Four more gone, only seven left.
Whaddya think? It's almost over and I'm planning to write a victory tour chapter. You excited for the end. Who do you think the final battle will be between. My hint is that it'll be Alex and someone else. So, your option are:
A. Alex and Ed
B. Alex and Raven
C. Alex and Marina
D. Alex and Oliver
E. Alex and Caecilia
F. Alex and Mia
G. Alex and Vulture
PM and review me with your responses. The one with the most votes will be the one I use. Bye!
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Survivors in bold
District 1
Velvet, killed by Alex's axe
Vulture
District 2
Caecilia
Julius, neck snapped by Alex
District 3
Eliza, killed by Alex's axe
Cogg, throat slit
District 4
Marina
Luke, killed by Alex's axe
District 5
Karlie, was stabbed by Ed's spear
Brenton, was killed by one of Alex's throwing knives
District 6
Mia
Porter, was stabbed by Alex
District 7
Alex
Oliver
District 8
Aaliyah, unknown death
Ed
District 9
Krysten, unknown death
Asher, unknown death
District 10
Candice, Unknown death
Landon, unknown death
District 11
Mae, unknown death
Otto, unknown death
District 12
Raven
Bryce, stabbed by Raven's knife