Professor Myriad Dane, Head of the PSI

Day I

Subject shows signs of aggression. Soon after the first injection, the subject passes out.

A few hours later subject is given food and water. No signs of developing abilities quite yet.

Day II

Subject's behavior is still aggressive. Still no sign of developing abilities.

Day III

Subject becomes more aware of surroundings. Perhaps a sign of special abilities. Subject is more alert and seems to twitch at the slightest bit of noise

Day IIII

After undergoing some physical tests, it was discovered that the subject's mobility had increased massively. The subject was able to climb walls over five meters high. The subject's speed was also double that of a normal human being. There had also been an increase in the subject's physical strength, especially in the thighs.

Day V

After undergoing tests to examine the subject's senses, a huge increase in the subject's visual and auditory capacity was discovered. Not only was the subject able to hear sounds miles away before the human ear can catch them but the subject's pupils had changed into a more feline-like appearance.

Day VI

It had become quite obvious. The injection of the serum had given the subject the abilities of a feline creature. To sum up the findings: Subject's agility, strength, sight, smell, and auditory capabilities have increased.

Myriad shuffles through his files one more time before Headgamemaker, Cynthio Fontana, makes his grand entrance at the Panemian Scientific Institute. The two have been working closely together on an innovation for the upcoming 6th Quarter Quell. Not only will his invention change the Hunger Games forever but it will completely shift the balance of power in the Capitol itself.

There they are. His files. His beautiful, beautiful, files. They contain so much. He's put blood, sweat, and tears into his research and today is the day he finds out if it might all have been for nothing since nothing in Panem can be traded or used without the confirmation of the council.

Myriad preferred when the council was non-existent. It was a lot easier to influence the president back then. Sadly, in order to hinder the mistakes of past presidents happening again, four council members are assigned to each president to advise him and help him make a 'good' decision for the general benefit of the Capitol. However, the final ruling is and will always be solely up to the president.

In other words: It was going to be a pain in the behind to get the special serum he had discovered, to be accepted for the Hunger Games. If it does get accepted, however, well… this might just be the flashiest, most unique and bold Hunger games the public will ever lay eyes on.

'Professor, are you ready?'

Myriad jumps up, dropping all his paperwork onto the ground. 'I didn't do it!' he shouts as his glasses almost fall of his nose.

No one other than Cynthio himself stands in his office. I wicked crack of a smile appears on his lips. 'Didn't do what?'

'Ugh, nothing. Nothing of importance. Yes, I'm ready.' Myriad hurries to the ground. 'Let me just pick up... ' he collects the files into one big pile. '...my paperwork and we should be ready to go.'

'Oh, Professor!' Cynthio shouts as he throws his arms into the air. 'Father is going to love this idea!'

Ah, yes. The current president, Demacius Fontana, is none other than the current head gamemaker's father. The president's daughter, Anargi Fontana, and thus the head gamemaker's sister is one of the president's four council members.

In other words: The Fontanas are the most powerful family in all of Panem

'Getting your father's approval might not be as easy as you think it is, Cynthio.'

'He'll love it, I promise, you'll see!'

Cynthio Fontana, Head Gamemaker

He can't wait to wipe that smug smile off of his sister's face when he gets a seat at the council table for coming up with the best Quell twist that Panem has ever seen. It was going to be grand, it was going to be amazing, it was going to be fabulous.

How he can't stand the way his sister makes him feel every day. How she makes him feel insignificant, how she makes him feel like he's undeserving of his father's love. Once he's in power, he'll show her. No, he'll show all of them.

'Knock, knock. I'm hoooome,' he sings, rhythmically knocking on the door of the council hall as a peacekeeper escorts them inside. 'There you are, father!' Cynthio smiles widely. 'Oh… sister, darling, you're here to. Sorry, sometimes I forget that your part of the council now. Haven't really done anything significant, have you?' he chuckles to himself.

His sister grimaces a sarcastic smile in response.

The council hall was majestic, to say the least. Even Cynthio had to admit that. The hall wasn't that big and yet the high ceiling and the hollow emptiness of the room, made it seem like it stretched miles and miles into the distance. Three pillars connected the floor to the ceiling on either side. They were made of white marble. The floor was checkered black and white like a chessboard. There was a gigantic chandelier swinging about in the center of the hall.

Definitely, however, the most eye-catching thing about the hall was the massive council seat in the middle. There were steps that lead up to the council members as they sat in their chairs, their desks in front of them, waiting to judge you.

Cynthio could tell that the professor was nervous. He was always nervous, so it didn't make a difference. He elbowed Myriad, signaling him to stop shaking and to show confidence.

His father, the president of Panem was sitting in the middle between the council members. His seat is elevated just a little more than the others to show that he stands even above the council and that the final ruling is and will always be his.

On his left are two of the four council members: Inez Dally'O and Phosphorus Harrington.

Inez is responsible for the military forces in Panem. She's a powerful woman who has control over the peacekeepers in the Capitol as well as in the Districts. After receiving feedback from Phosphorus, she decides how many peacekeepers have to be sent to each District. She's also responsible for the military enlistment. Anyone who wants to become a peacekeeper has to pass her test and every general of their time got his or her status only through her permission.

Phosphorus is responsible for the Districts. He keeps tabs on everything that goes on in the lesser folk. He has spies and messengers set up everywhere in each District that tell him everything that goes on and if there is anything to worry about. He's also responsible for the transportation of the goods from the Districts into the Capitol. It is his job to make sure that each District pays off their expected amount.

On the president's right, the other two of the four council members are seated: Voxus Crez and Anargi Fontana.

Voxus has always been the most fascinating for Cynthio. Voxus is responsible for the Capitol assassins. After the assassins undergo their training to earn money for their craft, It is up to Voxus to rank them on a tier list from F to S with S-Tier being the highest tier. An assassin's ranking determines how expensive they are to rent. The higher the ranking, the higher the price, the higher the success rate. Voxus is also in control of the underground business in the Capitol. Everything that isn't glitter or confetti on the surface is in Voxus' control. He has spies everywhere in the Capitol so he always knows about everything and if there's anything illegal happening, he'll report back to either Inez or the president, depending on the situation.

And, finally, there was Anargi. Also known as the hateful bitch who can't keep her mouth shut for once in her whole fucking life.

Anargi is responsible for the Capitol volk. She always knows what was going on in the Capitol's 'surface world' unlike Voxus who was in charge of the 'underground world'. Anargi always knows what the Capitolites are complaining about, and what the financial situation is like.

Since she was just a pathetic little girl, Anargi always dreamed of being a hero. Of course, she was class president, of course, she got the best grades, and of course, the little snake managed to snatch herself a spot on the council after manipulating their father. Now, she does whatever she can to fight for the rights of the Capitolites, especially the lower class ones, because who wouldn't want to support a kindhearted queen like her? It makes Cynthio sick to his stomach just thinking about her.

'Son.' his father nods.

'Hello, Father. As you know the sixth Quarter Quell for the Hunger Games is coming up in just a few months and I told you that I'd have something amazing in store for such an important occasion.' Anargi rolls her eyes. Cynthio gives her an evil eye. 'I'll let professor Dane take over from here.'

Myriad steps forward and Cytho can see how much he's trying not the break down from nervousness.

'For months, Mr. Fontana and I have been working on a special serum which we have decided to name 'The Essence'. We have tested it on several different animal species and-'

That was a lie. They didn't test it on animals. They tested the serum on prisoners that the Capitol had forgotten about a long time ago. It didn't matter. What they don't know, can't really hurt them, can it?

'- it became apparent quite soon that several days after the injection of the serum, the animals started to develop special abilities unknown to mankind. Months after our discovery, we continued to modify the serum so it would be safer, more effective, and take less time to manifest itself in the subject's body.'

'Thank you, professor Dane,' Cynthio says as he steps back forward. 'We plan on injecting this essence into the tributes while they are in the Capitol. We have been working on a special barrier beam that can absorb any damage it receives, meaning that any 'magical' damage it would take, would have zero effect on it. The tributes will be given personal instructors to help them take control of their power as well as two additional training days to the already existing three, in order for them to become more familiar with their gained abilities.'

'What kind of special abilities are we speaking of here?' Voxus asks clearly having become more and more interested in the topic at hand.

'Well, the special thing about 'The Essence' is that, how it affects you, depends completely on your genetic code and your character traits. For example, A person who goes through life being shy and introverted is more likely to have the ability to become invisible than, for instance, a person who is rather aggressive and impulsive who is more likely to perhaps gain the ability to control fire.'

'Interesting…' Voxus smiles.

'I think this is dangerous and quite frankly absolutely ridiculous!' Anargi gets up. 'He has no idea what he's doing father, and you know that.'

'I agree with Mrs. Fontana,' Phosphorus says. 'If this serum gets into the wrong hands it could only spell disaster for the Capitol and could potentially reawaken a war that has been put to rest two hundred years ago.'

'But let's look at it from a different angle,' Inez starts. 'If we manage to take control of this new innovation and integrate it into society properly, we could open thousands of doors that have never been opened before. This could be the future of society, the future of not only Panem but the whole world. And guess what, we would be the first to have discovered it. We could seize the planet!'

Yes, Cynthio can see that he had lit up a passion inside of Inez. He can see the excitement and the hint of madness in her eyes. He knows exactly how she is feeling. Power is such an important thing in life. Only few people realize its true potential and are willing to fight for it. He and Inez clearly share the same mindset and he knows that he's found an ally in her moving forward. Voxus is a bit harder to read. He seems interested but he's being very discreet about it. He could potentially be an ally. Anargi and Phosphorus, on the other hand, are on the complete opposite side of the spectrum and against the idea of gaining new power. What fools...

'Enough, let us not get ahead of ourselves.' the president bangs the hammer against his desk. 'I don't think it is time for us to look that far into the future, just yet. I will accept the Quell twist as perhaps a way of seeing the potential of this Essence. What better way than to have all of Panem be witness to this new innovation. Depending on how the Capitol reacts after seeing the effect of the serum on live television, we can decide what to do with it afterward. For security reasons I'll have Inez and Voxus enlist double the amount of peacekeepers and spies while the tributes are in the Capitol. I trust that you will make me proud, son'

Cynthio, wide-eyed, almost blushes

Demacius gets up from his desk. 'This is my final ruling.'

Soon after, the president announced the Quell twist on television and it became official. Time to let power take control, time to unlock everyone's inner madness, everyone's inner lust, and everyone's inner monster.

Heyoo, so this is my new partial SYOT (I haven't stopped my other story but it will be updated less frequently than this one). The guidelines will be up on my profile as well as the link for the submission form and the tribute list. Out of the 24 spots, twelve will be getting POVs and only these twelve will have a chance to win the Games. Five of the tributes are mine (marked as CLOSED on the tribute list).

There is no set deadline, I'm hoping to come to a close within the end of September but we'll have to see how many submissions I'll get by then.

The Quell twist is simple: The tributes are injected with 'The Essence' which gives them special powers based on their character traits. I've always wanted to see more superpower Hunger Games so I thought why not make my own and let you guys create your lovely tributes and go wild with your creativity!

So, in this chapter, we've gotten to know the main bunch of our Capitol cast. I've decided to have a subplot this time around and it will involve the 'players' introduced in this chapter. The subplot will deal with the Capitol's reaction to the serum and, trust me, there will be a divide in the nation. The next two chapters will be introducing the mentors for the Games and the last prologue will introduce Bellmore, a Capitol citizen through whom's eyes we will see the reaction of the Capitol Folk, and Himeko, an S-Tier assassin who's also in a romantic entanglement with Anargi which means our main Capitol cast will be: Demacius, the president, Cynthio, the head gamemaker, Anargi, Councilmember , Myriad, head professor, Bellmore, Capitol citizen, Himeko, Capitol assassin

I hope you guys will find delight in this cast of subplot characters. The subplot will play a rather small part in the story because I really want to try and keep the focus on the tributes but I had a lot of fun creating these characters and I hope you'll like them.

See you guys next time with the first batch of mentors!