Count Down to Mayhem Part Three Fighting in Fire


~Sioban Chelle~

I can hear the fire. I can feel the flames lick the back of my heels as I run. Ambrosia holding my left hand, Nash, my right. Ambrosia tells me when to leap or when to duck. I hear the cracking of wood as a tree falls. Ambrosia tells us to dive to the left and I obey.

"Sioban, Nash get up!" Ambrosia yells as she tugs on the collar of my shirt.

"I'm trying!" I scream at her. It's hard to do things when you're blind. The flames laugh around me. They beg me to join them. They want me to be part of them. The flames are a monster trying to get me.

I'll be just another body among hundreds.

Hundreds of dead kids.

One hundred years of death.

All killed.

All dead.

All murdered.

I don't want to be one of them. I don't want to be a dead tribute.

Ambrosia trips, making us all fall to the ground. Our hands burning in the process. I can feel the blisters instantly.

I feel the heat closing in on us when I hear Nash scream.

"He's here!" I spin in all directions trying to hear or sense where the stranger is.

"Just run!" Ambrosia screams. We run full speed. I can hear the treading of another person's foot steps behind me. The soles of my shoes are burnt. I can feel the ground with my feet.

I hear a sharp sound in the air.

Then Nothing.

~Ambrosia Barrington~

Sioban's head flies past me and lands by my feet. Nash screams as Sioban's body falls to the ground and his cannon sounds. Anger rushes over me, I turn towards the boy that killed Sioban and Paul.

"Vorth!" I scream as I drop my bag and lunge at him, short sword in hand. The boy laughs as he twirls his sword with such grace that it deflects my blow easily.

"Well, well, we meet again don't we?" He chuckles sadistically. I lunge at him again. This time he's unprepared my sword hits his side and he screams. "You brat!" He yells this time.

He makes the first move. He dives to the left and sprints at Nash. I take my sword and throw it at Vorth. He blocks it but it only slows him down momentarily. Nash dives between Vorth's legs and grabs my sword off the ground. I reach into the sleeve on my belt and pull out a long dagger. Vorth swings his sword at Nash. Nash swings his sword and it connects with Vorths sword. Vorth twirls his sword, sending Nash's flying.

I dive at Vorth knife raised. He moves his hand to block his face. My knife hits metal. My weapon gets pulled from my hand. I look up to see Vorth twirling the knife in a metal claw.

"What the heck is that?" I scream at him. He grins before speaking.

"Well this, my little princess, is a gauntlet. I think the first ever in the games. Its thick, light metal that can block anything if I'm fast enough." He smirks at the glove he holds in front of his face. He lowers his hand and his eyes narrow at me. I can see the burning fire in his eyes. He wants me dead now.

"Ambrosia!" I hear Nash scream. I turn to him and see him holding a gold dagger and a ripped open box beside him. He throws it to me. I snatch it and turn towards Vorth who throws my old knife at me. I bring my dagger up and smash it away. He smiles at me.

"Well, maybe it will be a fight." He grips his sword and lunges. I duck and roll to my left. I come up, spinning, managing to slash open Vorth's right calf through his black pants. "Ahh!" He screams, then laughs again. "Ambrosia, the pain just makes fighting more fun!" This time I don't wait for him to lunge. I dive at his ankles tripping him. I slam my knee into his throat. He gasps for air.

I raise my dagger in the air. "This one's for Sioban!" I scream but before my knife enters his chest his gloved hand rips at my face. I fall off him, blood pouring down my face. I can hear him scrambling to get up. I feel his sword on my chin. I look up at his face and he gives me a menacing glare. There's a snapping sound behind Vorth. He removes the sword from under my chin.

"Guess we have to finish this battle later." Vorth says but his voice is raspy still from when I kneed him in the neck. He turns around and sprints off into the fire.

Nash runs over to my side and helps me up.

"Ambrosia, come on we need to go!" He grabs my hand and leads me to where I dropped my bag. I put my new knife in my belt loop and grab my sword. With my sword in one hand and Nash's hand in the other we turn and run away from Sioban's body and the fire burning around here.

Ten minutes later we arrive at the cornucopia. People are coming in from all sides. More people then I thought would end up here. I see the season kids, only two left. The careers see the body of their former ally Livi lying on the ground covered in blood.

As I look at all the tributes my body starts burning. I feel as if I'm on fire. I look at my body. I have burns everywhere. I look at my fellow tributes, enemies, and my little ally and know that I've only learnt on thing today.

Never fight in fire.

~Jenni Calandar~

There was an explosion on the mountain. A wave of snow flew at me. It hit me. I tumbled forwards. The white snow blinding me. I knew I was in trouble, but when I saw the cliff I knew I was doomed.

The avalanche launched me and the snow off the cliff. When I hit the ground all I saw was darkness. I heard voices calling at me. Then a cannon.


Oooh what happened to Jenni? Is she dead? Guess you'll have to wait!

Capitol Questions of the day.

Jenni dead or Alive?

this game be the games to end them all?

Spark Start a rebellion?

would you like to see in a one-on-one showdown?