Barbel Beacher,18, District 4 male
I keep my throwing axe aimed at Oswine, the night breeze blowing past us as he hesitantly crunches through the dead leaves. I finally found them and soon I was going to get the showdown I craved. Once he's out of the way, I'll be able to actually focus on walking out of this arena alive. He wasn't going to get away, not this time.
He's been running for too long, he killed Annabelle, who I considered a short sighted fool but she was still my ally none the less. Oswine starts slowing down and I shove his head with my hand as he only lets out a small squeak.
"Keep moving, did I tell you to slow down?" I tell him through gritted teeth.
"T-this is where we were…" he stammers and I look around the area, this doesn't look like a camp. No supplies or any signs there was even anyone here.
"I'm not in the mood for your shit. Where is he!?" I raise my voice.
"I-I swear, t-this is where we were." His voice cracks.
This fucking kid, doesn't want to sell out his friend, I do respect that, but it'll cost him his life.
Oswine suddenly spins around and tries stabbing me with his knife but I quickly block it and give him a surprised look as I see nothing but desperation on his face. When did he even manage to pull this knife out? Not to mention the audacity he had even trying to attack me in the first place. Once my initial shock wears off, I quickly punch him across the face and he lets out a grunt falling to the ground.
"I respect your loyalty kid, find some peace in knowing you're going to die with some dignity." I state and begin to bring my trident down on him, but I hear something from my side quickly closing in on me and I quickly turn around to see Xavarion about to smash my face in with his mace but I block it with my trident, the impact from the blow sending me stumbling for a moment.
I regain my balance and Xavarion stands across from me with a serious look on his face, Oswine then scatters away and runs behind Xavarion.
"Oswine, go on ahead, I'll catch up with you later." He sternly tells him.
"But Xavi-" Oswine protests.
"it's ok Oswine, I'll be fine, now go." He tells him yet again and Oswine hesitates for a moment but nods and begins walking away
"And Oswine…" Xavarion calls to him and Oswine turns around.
"Thank you." Xavarion thanks him and Oswine nods with a worried look on his face before walking off and Xavarion diverts his attention back to me.
"What an emotional little send off, no worries though, he'll be joining you soon enough." I threaten Xavarion and we begin circling each other, sizing each other up.
"Let's cut the chatter and just get this over with." Xavarion suggests and I stop walking and do a faint grin.
"It'll be a pleasure!" I state before rushing at him but he blocks my trident with his mace, sparks emitting from our weapons. He shoves me back with his weapon and tries to strike me but I also block his attack, his sheer strength causing me to stumble slightly again and we begin circling each other again as I loosen up my neck. I take several steps counting to five before lunging at him again but he weaves my strike and tries swinging his mace into my skull but I duck under it and try to counter by stabbing him in the torso, but he pivots out of the way and I narrowly dodge his strike to my head.
I take several steps back but he bounces on his toes trying to cut me off and swings at me but I block it with my trident and stumble back into a tree, He quickly builds on this momentum and tries striking me again but I stagger out of the way and he strikes the tree instead, bashing a huge dent into it with his mace.
I then quickly close in and try to stab him in the abdomen but he quickly blocks my attack and the sudden impact of both our weapons crashing into each other sends both of them flying out of our hands and me and Xavarion give each other a stern look. He raises his hands, doing a fighting stance as he starts bouncing on his toes faster and I do a boxing stance still continuing to give him a serious look and we start moving towards each other. He almost immediately fires off a powerful jab but I weave and try countering but he pivots out of the way and again fires off another jab but I block it. He takes advantage of this opportunity and kicks me in the leg causing me to wobble a bit but I catch my balance and keep my cool, That was a powerful kick, I can't let a lot of those land.
He quickly fires off two more jabs and i weave the both of them and jab his body but he brushes it off and continues bouncing on his toes. I then throw a jab followed by a right hook but he blocks both my punches and kicks me in the leg again, I wobble again slightly and he tries punching me in the face but I block it. He uses his other hand to strike my body, lowering my guard and quickly punches me in the jaw sending me to the ground. I let out an angry grunt as he only patiently waits for me to get back up. Shit, I feel anger flaring up in me but I have to keep my patience…I have to.
I get back up to my feet and resume my boxing stance but he pounces on me becoming more aggressive. He starts walking me down throwing more jabs and I weave all three of them but he lands another powerful kick on my leg and I wobble again before he quickly punches me across the jaw once again knocking me down and I fall against the tree, cursing under my breath and spitting blood out of my mouth.
Two knockdowns…two, this is unacceptable…unacceptable! I can feel my body trembling but I force myself to remain calm, stay calm Barbel…stay calm and think! I stand back up and I can feel blood rolling down my lip as I give him a focused look resuming my stance. He stands across from me but starts bouncing towards me, think! When it comes to strength, he has the advantage, there's no denying that. His fight IQ is really high too, he was trained well, but every one has their flaws, no one is perfect, I just have to find the cracks!
He throws a hook at me and I weave it but he quickly lands a straight into my nose and I grunt in pain stumbling back but remain on my feet and he bounces towards me again throwing another jab but I block it and throw two hooks at him. He blocks it and while he's covering his face, i punch him in the body as hard as I can and I hear him grunt a little as he backs up but he quickly throws a jab and straight at me and I block it but he kicks me in the leg again causing me to wobble again, he's going to throw a hook now to complete his combination!
He does exactly as I expect and I quickly intercept his punch throwing a straight into his eye and he grunts in pain stumbling back and I sprint towards him throwing two more hooks but he covers up. I see a crack in his block and throw an uppercut into it causing it to land straight into his jaw and he grunts in pain again but the big guy is still standing. He throws a powerful hook and I duck under it but he jumps up, kneeing me in the jaw and I groan in pain stumbling back. he then throws a powerful kick to my body causing me to wince in pain and I land against a tree, he jabs at me but I stagger out of the way and he quickly does a spinning back fist knocking me to the ground yet again. He doesn't give me a chance to stand up this time though, he jumps on me and now has me in a full mount raining punches down on me but I cover up, some of the punches still slipping through my guard, a punch slips through and lands on my nose again and I can already feel blood seeping from it but I weave one of his strikes and it gives me the opportunity to punch him in the face and reverse his transition flipping him onto his back and now I have him in full mount. I try punching him but he quickly slides from under me and we both make our way to our feet, his breathing is starting to get heavier but I still have a lot of gas in the tank. There's one of the downsides of being a big strong guy like him. A large body such as his requires a lot of oxygen, he won't be able to keep up this pace for long.
I throw two punches to his face, he blocks one but the other slips through and he stumbles back slightly and I try to uppercut him but he weaves it and punches me across the face and I wobble, he then tries to land a head kick on me but I duck under it and use this momentum to uppercut him in the jaw and he drops to the ground this time and I don't let him recover. I rush at him but he makes his way back to his knees and tackles me, driving me to the ground. He quickly punches me in the jaw, stunning me for a moment and he wraps his arm around my neck beginning apply a triangle choke, I try to power through but he overpowers me and begins squeezing my neck and I let out choking sounds trying to escape his choke but if I can't find a way a way out of this quickly, it's over.
I punch him the head twice but it doesn't seem to be affecting him much as he only continues squeezing. I continue punching him on the side of his head but squeeze my other hand into his grip to reduce the tightness of the choke, after several more punches to his head, he begins grunting and I can feel his grip getting slightly weaker. I begin trying to power out of it slowly making my way to my feet but he still has a grip around my neck and I make my way to my knees starting to punch him in the body repeatedly before he finally lets out a pained groan and releases his grasp on me, he's breathing heavy now and all those blows to his body is taking a toll on him.
He resumes his stance but he's fatigued and I won't give him a chance to catch his breath, I punch him across the face twice and he stumbles back but as I start to throw another punch he quicky kicks me in the side of my head knocking me to the ground but I angrily get back up to my feet feeling disoriented. He sticks out a jab to create distance but I shove his arm out of the way and punch him in the face but he also punches me in the face and we both punch each other across the face at the same time, both falling to the ground. I feel even more disoriented trying to make my way back to my feet while Xavarion breathes heavily trying to do the same. We make our way to our feet at the same time and I throw another punch at him but he catches me in a clinch and begins kneeing me in the face repeatedly, the last knee knocks me down to the ground and I crawl up to my feet but Xavarion tackles me to the ground and tries pinning me to it, punching me in the mouth and I feel one of my teeth become loose. He punches me again stunning me for a moment but i punch him in his swollen eyes causing him to grunt in pain and he falls to his side while I struggle back to my feet and he does the same. Just stay fucking down!
My breathing is starting to get heavier too and I rest against the tree while Xavarion pants heavily making his way back up, his face is heavily swollen, one of his eyes are black and blood is pouring down his nose and mouth, I most likely have a similar appearance. Once he stands I throw a lazy punch and he manages to weave it and grabs my head slamming it into the tree and I grunt in pain trying to turn around but he elbows me in the side of my head and tries to do a flying knee but I weave it and punch him in the jaw while he's in mid air dropping him to the ground. I take a deep breath and pick up my trident and he crawls over to his mace but I kick the mace away and bring my trident down to him but he rolls out of the way and kicks me in the body, knocking the wind out of me and I fall against a tree sucking in a mouthful of air.
He stands back up and I let out a desperate roar rushing at him with my trident and he tries dodging my strike but he's too fatigued and I still manage to catch him in the shoulder as he lets out a pained groan. I try striking him again but he catches the trident and pulls it out of my grasp. I try to punch him but he quickly stabs me in the torso with the trident and I let out a pained yell, and he strains himself trying to push the trident further into me but I grab his head and slam into a tree but he's still standing. I start punching him in the body repeatedly as he drops the trident and I finish my combination with a punch dropping him to his knees and I look down at my torso, putting my hand on it and looking at it to see blood on it.
I pant heavily picking up my trident while he makes his way back up to his feet groaning in pain and struggling to breathe. It wouldn't surprise me if I broke a rib or two in him. I let out another angry yell and plant my trident into his back, he lets out a pained roar and I fall to my knees while he uses the little bit of strength he has to pull the trident out of his back. I try crawling to him but he quickly pierces the trident through my shoulder and I let out a pained groan falling onto my back and look up at the sky, breathing heavily. I don't have anymore strength, dammit, I, I can barley move.
I can hear Xavi crawling towards me and I try to muster myself to move but I can barley budge. I think of my family, the people who used to be my friends and I think of Fernando, i can't let them down. I begin moving slowly and both me and Xavarion are on our knees facing each other, he throws a punch to my face, I throw a punch to his and we both begin trading punches, taking turns punching each other in the face over and over. We're both out of strength and are just fighting on pure will and determination now. We both have so much waiting for us at home, this is why we refuse to lose. I let out a desperate cry punching him in the face once more and he lets out a desperate cry as well punching me across the face but I punch him in the face once more and he finally collapses and falls on his back.
Blood is pouring out of my mouth as my breathing is strained and hoarse but I slowly crawl towards Xavarion grabbing a decent sized rock and lean over him preparing to smash it into his face but he grabs my arm trying to use whatever he has left to keep me at bay. I overpower him and smash the rock into his face, he's still breathing though. I smash it into his face again, again and again. His face is barley recognizable at this point and his breathing is agonal but I smash the blood soaked rock into his face once more to silence him and a cannon fires off with me letting out a battle cry in the air in anger and victory. It's over…I won, I won. My eyes slowly close and I fall onto my side, losing consciousness as my will was the only thing keeping me afloat…
11th place-Xavarion Odoro-Beaten to death by Barbel Beacher: Xavi i embraced your character and you were for a long time considered the front runner to be the victor of this story, but i decided to take another route. You were a very easy character to write and that's why i enjoyed writing you so much. You were such a gentle giant, always willing to help others and only used your fighting skills in an absolute last resort, always trying to find other ways to solve an issue. I also happen to be a huge mma fan so i was pretty stoked to recieve a character proficient in that area. I will miss you dearly though and it honestly hurts so much killing you, R.i.P. my favorite gentle giant!
So this concludes the end of day 6 and i had to get this out quickly as i waited so long to finally write out this fight i planned ages ago. i hope it lived up to the hype though. The story is coming to a close soon and I know some of you have predictions on who the victor will be. i won't confirm or deny them but just remember what i said earlier that anyone can win, ANYONE. Anyways everyone thanks so much for sticking around this long, we are now in the final 10 and things aren't going to slow down at all. See you guys soon, Till next time!
The Careers- Vendetta McClain, Barbel Beacher, Vladimir Licht
Unbreakable Bonds- Fall Baromet, Winter Baromet
Loners- Zananova Pixa, Rylee Turbin, Victoria Aspen, Mercedes Swift, Oswine Nanshope
