Bloodbath-
60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 50, 49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30…
D6- 15-Elle
Thirty seconds left…
I've spent the first thirty seconds examining the arena, so now I'm using this time to examine the other tributes. To my direct left I can see the district one boy, and to my right I can see the district five boy. I take shallow breaths, the numbers echoing in my ears.
20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5…
Five seconds left. I'm unaware that my knees have been knocking until now, but I know that I have to be ready, be alert for when the gong rings.
I can see the numbers clearly-4, 3, 2…
I step off of my plate slowly, just as the number 1 is fading. But I'm too early. The mines go off and the cannon comes just a second after the tributes start running.
And that's it.
For me, the Games are over before they even begin.
D5- 13-Rangu
I'm temporarily blinded by the flying dust and entrails, although the district one boy seems to be doing fine, darting forward and picking up a sword. I shake my head and run forward, picking up a pack about halfway between my plate and the Cornucopia. When I dive forward to grab the bright green backpack, the district six boy grabs it at the same time. For a moment we wrestle for the pack, until he pauses, his eyes wide. In confusion, my grip loosens on the pack and he takes the opportunity and sprints towards the forest. No need to go chasing after him…I turn around to grab something else, if there is anything left. But all I see is the district one girl readying her bow, taking aim. Oh no.
It happens all too quickly. The arrow hits me and I collapse to the ground in agony, clutching my chest. My vision goes fuzzy and a cannon goes off in the distance-is it mine? Yeah, I think so.
D8- 18-Johnny
"You're going down." Reatrgo hisses as he clutches my shirt, holding me high. I shut my eyes as he thrusts his sword through my chest, letting go of me so that I crumple to the ground. It's a quick death-something that makes me content. I knew that I wouldn't be coming home, but luckily Reatrgo had the decency not to make it as painful as it could have been. I could have died at the hands of someone in later stages of the Games-like when people really start to lose it. I could die at the hands of the Gamemakers in a hundred different ways. But no, I am going quickly-the gong rang out barely a minute ago.
D7- 14-Essence
Three cannons have gone off already, I don't have time to look and see who's dead. I look to see Sky and Andrina sprint in the opposite direction of the forest. With the drop there one would wonder how they'd get across. But they're…jumping? Yeah, jumping. There seem to be little chunks of earth floating, like they're jumping on rocks across a river. But it's not a river…it's…
I must have been standing still for too long, because one minute I'm watching Sky and Andrina, and the next, I cry out in agony and collapse to the ground, looking behind me to see the knife in my back, the district ten girl standing not too far away.
D10- 17-Ryder
BOOM!
The fourth cannon goes off as I get into the forest, trying my best to clear the branches as I head forwards, trying to get as far from the Cornucopia as possible. I don't get far though, I can still see it.
I have to find a cave, or some sort of sanctuary…my pack's way too small to hold anything that could help me with shelter. I can't climb any of the trees-my fear can't get any worse than that. If I can't find a cave or something, I'll end up sleeping on the forest floor, and any Career or mutt can just walk up to me and slit my throat. The Gamemakers will be done with me then-my fear taken care of. It can't get any worse than that. Right?
My thoughts are interrupted as I hear a low wail echo from nearby. Ducking behind a bush, I watch as the District seven boy limps through the forest, clutching his bloody arm and panting heavily. I really want to leap out and help him, but he could have Careers on his trail. So I wait, and sure enough, a knife whistles through and lodges itself into his head. I wait for a moment and the cannon goes off, but no one shows. Getting up slowly, I step forward and remove the knife, running as fast as I can.
D2- 17-Ashtra
Five dead. That's not enough-in fact, it's probably the smallest number of bloodbath tributes I'd ever seen!
Even so, it's a number that we can make up for later. I sit down as Crimson opens the first pack and pulls out a tent pack. She beckons me to help her put it up and we finish quickly, while Mercury starts the fire, and Echo starts getting out some food. Serphina proposes that we make sure to divide the food equally, and make sure that there's as little as possible here for others to take, or for the Gamemakers to destroy. I take a pack of dried fruit and a small container of stew, stuffing them into my pack. They're both fairly light, yet filling, so it won't slow me down. The others do the same, and when they finish there's an awkward silence, the only sound being the faint call of an owl in the distance. Eventually, I drift off into a dreamless sleep, clutching my knife, and keeping one eye open.
Unknown Tribute's POV
Twilight closes in on me, the only light being the thin moon high in the sky. I know that it's not real, of course, simply an illusion made by the Gamemakers.
The faces show up as I approach the end of the forest. I take shelter near a bush as the five faces of the dead tributes begin to appear. I'm unaware of who they are, as part of the bush digs through my think jacket and cuts me. I reach down and pick up what cut me. Even in the poor light I recognize the white colour.
Roses?
Only when I look around, I can see that they're everywhere-lining the bushes in this area of the clearing. Slowly, as the anthem plays and the sky goes dark, I lift myself up and head back to walking.
I stop to hear the sound of a bird call-unlike anything I have heard from any bird-even mockingjays. I turn around slowly, to see rustling in the bushes behind me. I don't know what's happening until the huge bird-mutt shoots up and dives towards me, digging its talons into my back.
Yes, I'm so happy to get back to doing cliffhangers! :D No, it was not a dream, and no, this tribute doesn't die. You will find out who the tribute was in the next couple of chapters, although feel free to guess!
So, yes, it's a very small bloodbath.
Five bloodbath tributes: Rangu Pezer, Elle Marthworthy, Jackson Oakley, Essence Colt, and Johnny Mays. The poll is getting even more important now, as this is where the real fun begins *laughs evilly.*
I'll admit that I've never tried to write horror before (I know, big shocker!), but I'll do my best. Honestly, the only thing that I've ever read that could come anywhere close to "scary" are by R.L. Stine (the guy who wrote Goosebumps, and a few others. His other ones are better).
Anyway…I'll put the form up on my profile for the next SYOT tonight, so you guys can start to submit. I'll state the rules now-you can submit up to three tributes, however expect at least one of them to be a bloodbath. I will be picking the psychic abilities for everyone-and there will be side effects.
Now, here's the list (boldened tributes are still alive)
District 1 (luxury items):
Male-Carseon Jrasole-15-(wjjmwmsn5)
Female-Crimson Ashbrie-18-(EverlastingActress)
District 2 (masonry, weaponry, mining):
Male-Reatrgo-17-(Dark Dragon 4x4)
Female-Ashtra Dechare-17-(EverlastingActress)
District 3 (electronics):
Male-Marcus (Marc) Correo-15-(obsessivegirl73)
Female-Kylie Springsteen-13-(.mockingjay)
District 4 (fishing):
Male-Mercury Bagans-18-(BurnDownPanem)
Female-Serphina Ephraim-15-(mwahahahasupporter)
District 5 (power):
Male-Rangu Pezer-13-(obsessivegirl73)
Female-Aurora Williams-14/15-(CallingMeFakeWontMakeYouReal)
District 6 (transportation):
Male-Scott Martin-13-(theangelsarecoming)
Female-Elle Marthworthy-15-(I Write Sins Not Tragidies)
District 7 (lumber):
Male-Jackson Oakley-17-(crazy-forever)
Female-Essence Colt-14-(Bergs321)
District 8 (textiles):
Male-Johnny Mays-18-(wjjmwmsn5)
Female- Andrina Chiffon-16-(crazy-forever)
District 9 (grain):
Male-Mason Hallos-17-(wjjmwmsn5)
Female-Sky Brooks-15-(Teh Troll)
District 10 (livestock):
Male-Ryder Thorne-17-(natural disaster)
Female-Echo Underwood-13-(Tig379)
District 11(agriculture):
Male-Jamar Hollister-17-(Hayley TT Showbiz)
Female-Ophelia Oralee-16-(crazy-forever)
District 12 (coal):
Male-Taylor Martin-14-(MadisonWulfe)
Female-Roshan Davis-13-(bestgyrl)