Marlin Hasvak (18) D4M

Now was our opportunity. Uriah knew it. Luna was terribly injured, Annika was injured, and Uriah and I looked weak. Our fellow Careers would never expect us to be willing to leave so many supplies behind at a time like this. We wouldn't be leaving behind all of the supplies when we left, but Annika and Luna didn't know that. Letting us organize all of the supplies and put everything we wanted well within grabbing range was a terrible decision on their part, but I wasn't upset about that. It just increased my chances of winning, like every decision anyone made could do.

Uriah and I were smart enough not to nod at each other as our symbol for "Let's blow this popsicle stand," but we still needed some sort of symbol so we left at the same time. We needed to be discreet to everyone except us. We didn't really have time, so I took a wild guess at what would get Uriah's attention, pulling him over to a good stack of medical supplies. "Let's make sure we get all the bacteria out of here," I said, stressing the key words slightly. If I stressed them too much Annika, who was lurking near us, might figure us out, but if I didn't stress them it might seem like a completely normal thing to say.

Uriah nodded. "Of course! We need to treat anything as soon as possible." He led me out of the Cornucopia and I clutched my arm as if it was in a lot more pain than it really was. I had injured it in the giant wolf fight, but not enough for it to be a big deal. However, making it seem like a big deal made it seem a lot more logical for us to carry a bunch of supplies out of the Cornucopia with us, nearing the edge of easy range of the other Careers. We had dropped our weapons out there, as well as any food we felt we could sneak without the others noticing.

We snuck more food than we could without anyone noticing. Annika looked around the Cornucopia for the missing cans of soup, which I had thought she wouldn't consider, and squinted her eyes when she saw how far away we were from the Cornucopia. We didn't need to be that far away to heal. She casually walked over to Luna and discussed how much food we should make for lunch. Ah dang, they know. I looked at Uriah and nodded. Our cover was blown, so there was no point in being subtle. We took off running, picked up our weapons, and hoped they wouldn't follow us.


Annika Knight (18) D1F

Oh no you don't! Uriah and Marlin could not abandon ship at a time like this. We were weak, and we needed every Career we could get to protect us from other tributes. Two weak Careers could not handle a whole alliance of tributes, if there were even other alliances left. We also could not fight off two Careers, either, if they decided they wanted our supplies. Screw them. I didn't know for certain what could posess them to leave at a time like this, but there they were, sneaking away from us like they thought we wouldn't notice.

I couldn't force them to stay with us. For one thing, it was impossible, but it would be pointless if it was possible. They clearly felt no loyalty to us, and we couldn't afford to have potential traitors near us. I could, however, stop them from leaving us. We really could not afford to fight them, but we couldn't afford to risk a sneak attack later. Suddenly everything was a whole lot more important than normal, and I only had seconds to make my decision.

They weren't going to leave. I whipped a spear out of the Cornucopia, despite it not being my weapon of choice, and chucked it at Uriah. It hit him, and he gasped so loudly I could hear it from where I was. Marlin and Uriah turned around so we couldn't stab them in the back anymore, and I picked up a sword. That also wasn't my favorite weapon, but it did a lot more damage than most of the other weapons in the Cornucopia. Luna, following my lead, picked up a spear and ran at the two men. Whups, I chucked your favorite weapon. Deal with it.

Of course, Marlin and Uriah put up a fight. Both of them had their weapons of choice, having grabbed them before they took off like the cowards they were. Of course, Uriah's boomerang was mostly useless in such close conditions, but he knew how to use it just to whap us if nothing else. The fight was bound to be bloody, and I almost regretted choosing it, but life would go on. Just not necessarily mine.

Uriah was sagging quickly. He was bleeding more than I expected, and I learned that I had thrown the spear a lot better than I expected. Luna took on Marlin without my instruction, probably because she wanted to rid the District of someone who would betray their partner. I ran at Uriah, trying to look even more intimidating than I really was, and he grabbed my sword. All that did was slow me down and cause him some pain, as I quickly jerked it out of his hands, cutting them up. He picked up the spear I had thrown at him, and I stabbed him while he was bent over. Wow, what a good decision, Uriah.


Luna Irika (18) D4F

Marlin was a dirty traitor. He tried to leave us in one of our biggest times of need, and he tried to take some of our best supplies with him. He wasn't nearly as hurt as I was from the wolves, physically or psychologically, but he still decided to take our things and go. It was a nasty, rotten, terrible move, and I was going to do everything in my power to make sure he never made such a move again. I wasn't the most bloodthirsty of us Careers during any part of the Games. I wasn't even into being a Career. But that didn't mean I was going to just watch as someone tried to bring shame to our District.

I had a spear and Marlin had a knife. If I could stay outside of Marlin's reach, it would be an easy fight. I tried to stab him with my long weapon, and he ducked, like I expected. I kicked at his head, and he stabbed my foot. He didn't even bother going for a proper hit, instead going to hurt me. The Academy would never approve of an attack like that, favoring the type that I pulled, which was stabbing him deep in the shoulder. Screw you, too. My move caused a lot more damage than his, even if I could barely stand on one of my feet.

Pulling back from my spear, Marlin threw his knife at me, which was a terrible idea. He bent over to pick up another knife and I tried to stab him. He rolled out of the way, which knocked me down. My force still had to go somewhere, and suddenly I wasn't falling on something solid. My spear stopped me from falling all the way to the ground, but Marlin had the same idea I did. While I was getting back up he lunged forwards and stabbed me in the side, knocking me over.

We rolled. I landed on the bottom, quickly punching Marlin in the stomach. He curled over for a quick second, then stabbed me in the shoulder. It would have been the chest, but I hit his arm and threw off his aim. I punched him again, and he stabbed me again. I could see the ending if the fight continued like that, and it wasn't favorable for me. I hit him as hard as I could in the nose with the palm of my hand, driving up. His nose broke, and he stopped hitting me while his eyes watered up. I tried to roll out from under him, pushing all my weight to one side and then dropping, hoping that the sudden shift would throw him off of me. It did, but it also gave him the opportunity to pin me on my back.

Marlin did so, sitting on my back until he had a good hold on my hair. He pulled me off the ground and I elbowed, kicked, bit, and shrieked with everything I had. Annika rushed over to me, clearing the distance in a second, but Marlin's knife moved faster. He slit my throat and let me fall to the ground. I landed on the ground with a thump, trying to get up but knowing I was dead. I had time to see Marlin put his hands up and Annika back off. Wimp.


First of all, I'm not sure if this was entirely clear, but Luna was calling Annika a wimp for backing off.

Eulogies!

11th Place: Uriah Chance - Stabbed repeatedly by Annika

Uriah was cool. I liked his backstory, and how he worked for what he had. He was a nice tribute to have around, but I kinda needed to kill him. The split was bound to happen, and he seemed less likely to win than Marlin. Just now realizing that his preferred death was being betrayed by the Careers, so yay! Thank you NightCat for Uriah, who was good to write and great to develop.

10th Place: Luna Irika (Eureka?) - Throat slit by Marlin

Luna was something else. I didn't get too much of a feel for her, because I couldn't tell how serious of a Career she was - if she was playful or bloodthirsty. I decided playful but prideful, and that was her biggest fault. She wanted pride for her District, but Marlin didn't much care about that. Thank you FiresCatching for Luna, who was a cool character that added a lot to the story.

At long last, the split has happened. Now things can get even more exciting.

SOME NOTES:

I won't kill your tribute just because you don't review. If I think you've stopped reading, I will kill them, because I want someone who's still around to have the Victor. It's not spite or anything, and reviewing doesn't guarantee you a Victor. PMing me now and then or reviewing once every sixth chapter could do.

Sponsoring is a thing!

Did I kill Fletcher? He's not in my document anymore but I don't remember killing him. Pretty sure he's still alive.

BTW Fletcher's submitter, you should probably PM me his form again.