Ellody "Ellie" Vestrat,20, Sister of Emmerane Vestrat
i can feel my body trembling as I gaze at the television screen, it's the final two…the final two and I know Emmi has a distinct edge over the other tribute Genevieve but…I still feel a little nervous, no I feel very nervous. I trust my sister…I believe in her but this Genevieve, I expected her to die in the bloodbath but look at her now, she killed the strongest tribute in the arena, Hunter and she's managed to make it all the way to the final two. She doesn't really have any outstanding physical abilities, but she's so scrappy and that's what worries me. a disciplined fighter knows how to deal with another disciplined fighter but there's just so much unknown when going against someone you don't know, you don't know what they're going to do, what they're going to try and that's why this fight is much more even than I originally anticipated...
I look at the television screen again and it's showing Emmi again who's resting her injured leg against a table while putting on her act of communicating with 'Spectra'. I know the real her though, I know my sister and I just wish I could've been nicer to her. I've made my peace with her, but I still do feel horrible about it. I see her having a conversation with Spectra and it reminds me of something. I jump up from the couch, race upstairs to my room and open my closet that's honestly a cluttered mess, but I know what I'm looking for, and make no mistake I will find it. It takes at least 10 minutes of searching, but under a sack of clothes I pull out a dusty dirty doll and hold it close to me. I'm honestly overcome with emotion as it starts bringing back so many memories that I buried away between me and Emmi. This doll is Spectra, the one I gave Emmi for her 6th birthday. She cherished it and even considered Spectra to be our other sister. It only took one little petty argument before I stole the doll away from her without her knowing and hid it away in my closet. Emmi tried desperately to search for her but she eventually gave up and it devastated her because she felt Spectra abandoned her…
I enter her room and it's still the same way she left it, fairly tidy and organized and I sit Spectra on top of her bed, the same place she was when I stole her away. I just want her to come home and see that Spectra never left her, and that I'll never leave her either…
Manvel Altruzara,10, brother of Genevieve Altruzara
I stare down at my bowl of slime that Audoira made for me and I can hear both her and Yvonna upstairs giggling together as they appear to be playfighting. This is how it is everyday, both of them playing upstairs, watching movies, saying how bad they wish Genevieve was dead and since I'm prohibited from going into the fridge, Audoira comes downstairs once a day, 'cooks' me a smelly bowl of slime and go back upstairs with Yvonna. Sometimes Audoira comes downstairs and smacks me upside the head when she sees the 'food' Audoira made for me sitting in the garbage stating that I'm 'wasting' food. i can't even tolerate the horrible smell of this, and I see little particles of black bits floating around this green slime and I eventually reach my limits, pouring my bowl of slime in the garbage bin yet again and start making my way upstairs to Genevieve's room.
It's kind of a mess in here since she literally had no time to clean it when peacekeepers suddenly stormed our home but I look on her dresser where she keeps her family pictures at. The first picture I see Is from 6 years ago, and she's kneeling down next to me hugging me, both of us smiling together. The next picture is a family picture of me, Genevieve, our mother and Audoira who's standing a short distance away from us pouting, but the rest of us are so happy, tears begin falling from my eyes as I realize how much things have changed in such a short period of time. just miss the both of them so much. I want Genevieve to come back home, for our mother to come back home and for Audoira to just leave and move in with Yvonna so we can all be happy again...
Emmerane "Emmi/Screech" Vestrat,18, District 3 female
"Ahh Spectra isn't this just so relaxing, for a very long time, we finally have silence!" I rest my injured leg on top of the tea table as I examine the bandaged gash on my thigh, and I can't help but be a little upset with myself over this wound. I underestimated him, and I paid the price for it. I tried to tend to it the best I can but with the lack of proper medical supplies, I just have to muster through the pain for now. My leg is swelling more and the pain is becoming more severe but I'll manage…
Both Hyperion and Caspian died yesterday, considering their cannons weren't that far apart from each other, I'm assuming Caspian killed Hyperion and succumbed to his injuries shortly after which leaves only two of us, me and someone who I would've never expected to make it this far, Genevieve Altruzara. She doesn't seem very threatening at first glance, doesn't appear to have any sort of back ground training and the little I saw of her prowess during training didn't impress me much, but she made it this far for a reason, I won't underestimate her but at the same time I won't chase after her either. I'm going to rest here for as long as I can and if she wants to see me, then she can come see me. I take another sip of my tea and bite into my apple turnover before letting out a loud belch and looking over at Spectra who still has all of her food infront of her.
"Doesn't seem like you're very hungry today…" I comment looking at the whole muffin and full cup of tea that's still infront of her but she doesn't answer.
" Still giving me the cold shoulder huh, well that's fine, I still love you though, and I hope you love me aswell…" I let out a small sigh gazing at her blueberry muffin and think of my family back at home. I miss Ellie and Ahmelie, I even miss my parents. Even with the immense pain I'm in right now, I'm willing to endure that and more in order to see them again, I'm fighting for them, and for myself, and I won't let them down, not after getting this far…
"Attention passengers, Attention passengers, Collison imminent, Collison imminent." A very old sounding recording suddenly plays over the loudspeaker and it takes me a moment to process it but I limp towards the window and look out of it to see there's a large rocky like obstacle that the ship is about to slam into. Just a short swim away from the rock looks like a small island though, there's no time to do anything… I would've preferred more time to rest, but if they're this desperate to end the games, then lets get this overwith…
Genevieve Altruzara,16, District 8 female
I wince in pain a little as i finish wrapping a bandage around my wrist. I'm not completely sure if it's just sprained or broken but the slightest movement I do just causes pain to shoot through me. My nose feels like it's on fire and those hard kicks from Hyperion has my entire torso covered in purple and pink bruises, it hurts to even breathe and I could barley get any sleep last night as I was up crying from the pain. The pain is still unbearable but I just have to hang in there…I have to. We're now down to the final two as both Hyperion and Caspian died yesterday. I barley interacted with Caspian but him dying, I still feel like I lost someone close to me, I just wish I was able to speak to him more and thank him. He saved my life multiple times and didn't even know me, I couldn't help but mourn his death...
The only other remaining tribute here with me is Emmerane, the girl from district 3 who scored a 12 and is probably responsible for a good chunk of the deaths that took place in this arena. It unnerves me quite a bit knowing I have to go up against her, she's clearly not some ordinary tribute being able to score a 12 and make it this far. I know my chances of beating her are slim to none, but she's literally the only obstacle standing in my way of returning home, I have to win this…I have to figure out a way to do this. Yeah I'm hurt, but I doubt she's at 100% either…
"Attention all passengers, Collison imminent, Collison imminent!" a recorded voice plays over the loudspeaker, what?
I clutch my torso in pain as I stand back up to my feet and limp towards the window where I see the ship is about to collide into a mountain like obstacle in the middle of the sea, a fair swim away though do I see what looks like a small island. Are they really doing this though, What if one of us drowns? I don't get much time to process this cause I hear a loud slam followed by the ship shaking which is violent enough to knock me onto the floor and I can already hear numerous windows downstairs shattering as the water currents shatter right through them and the ship begins sinking.
I try to think of what to do as I can hear the furious currents of water coming towards me and I turn to the window next to me beginning to use my sword to try and break it which'll give me an escape. The window cracks and I hit it again but a large wave of water suddenly bursts through the door of the room I'm in and I try to scream but within seconds the room is completely flooded as the ship begins sinking further down. I panic and start sucking water into my lungs but I manage to compose myself by holding my breath. I then notice that the window I was trying to break through is now completely shattered from the strong currents of water and begin swimming towards it which gives me a way off of this ship. If there was one good thing bitch did, it was teaching me how to swim after my mother begged her to, I still wasn't excellent at it, but it'll be enough to hopefully survive this. I begin swimming my way back up to the surface and I can feel myself starting to run out of oxygen but thankfully I make it back to the surface sucking in mouthfuls of air and coughing but I hear giggling behind me and I turn around to see Emmerane who's casually floating above the water grinning at me, oh no, I need to get out of here…
"Try not to drown sweetie! That'll ruin the fun, right Spectra!?" she giggles paddling towards me and I gasp trying to swim away from her but she's clearly the better swimmer as she's quickly catching up to me. I can see what looks like a house in the middle of the small island I'm swimming towards and can also see what looks like two weapons being washed ashore, it looks like my needle sword and a scythe which I'm assuming is her weapon but in a panic I finally make it to the land and grab both of the weapons dashing towards the house.
"Taking my weapon now!? C'mon I just wanted to have a girl on girl talk with you!" I hear Emmerane complain but I ignore her and burst through the door of this house, slamming it shut behind me. I'm so out of breath right now as I turn the lock on the door and spin around seeing the inside of this house. All of the walls are painted red and the living room area I'm in has a large black sofa with an entertainment center across from it which includes a large flat-screen television with a remote control and various pictures of the previous victors inflicting the killing blow on their opponents. There's a kitchen area which just looks like a regular kitchen, a sink, wooden cabinets above it, complete with a stove and refrigerator. There's also a staircase which leads upstairs, the stairs and banisters are made of wood but one thing that stands out about the railings are the large wooden spikes on top of them spread apart evenly.
I pay this no mind for now as I race up the stairs and I see a bathroom area as well as two bedrooms and I race in one of them and hide in a wardrobe closet with both the scythe and sword, catching her off guard might be my only chance of winning this…
Emmerane "Emmi/Screech" Vestrat,18, District 3 female
I curse in pain as I arrive on this island clutching my thigh momentarily. My thigh is burning even more after all that saltwater went into it, but I have to swallow the pain for now, this'll be over soon enough…
Miss Genevieve here took away my signature scythe but not only do I not need a weapon to kill her, I can get it back from her anytime I please, she seems like a smart one, but i already prepared myself for every possible scenario she tries to play. I reach the front door and let me guess, it's locked. I turn the knob and not to my surprise at all the door is locked. The door is not very strong , looks like It can be kicked down with some effort, so that's what I start doing with my good leg. It doesn't take long to kick the door down but now she knows I'm in the house which was probably also one of her plans.
The house is rather nice, the sofa looks really comfortable and I hum a tune as I take a small walk around the first floor of the house. I spin my way into the kitchen humming and open the refrigerator but of course there's nothing inside, much to my disappointment. Genevieve is obviously nowhere down here though, which means she's upstairs waiting to ambush me, such a simple little trap, yet an effective one that people continuously fall into. I can read her thoughts before they even occur to her, she wants to play the waiting game, I'll happily oblige!
"Hmm, let's see what's playing on the television, they might even have something you like Spectra!" I throw myself on the sofa and rest my feet on top of the small table flicking through the channels. Literally every channel here is a re-run of previous hunger games, I mean this might be exciting for a bit but this is eventually going to get boring, oh well though, it'll keep me entertained while Genevieve dies of either boredom or by my hands, either way, it's me that's going to be walking out of here alive.
Genevieve Altruzara,16, District 8 female
I lost track of how much time has passed, but I can see from the barred windows that it's now night time so I've been in here for hours. I'm still hiding out in the wardrobe closet but Emmerane never came upstairs, she must've saw right through my plan and now I'm stuck in limbo cause I really don't know what to do next. I can hear the television downstairs still blasting but I haven't heard any noise from her in a while, there is a chance she's asleep, it's wishful thinking probably but if she is, this might be my only chance of taking her out. I know I can't beat her in a head on fight…
I can already picture so many different scenarios of me being killed by her cause I know I don't stand a chance, feeling this helpless though, it's overwhelming and all I can really do is bring my knees up my chest and sink my face in-between them silently sobbing. I think of Manvel though, the promise I made to him that I'll fight my way back to him if I were ever reaped, I can't just cower In this closet and waste my life away. Eventually she's going to run out of patience and come up here so…I need to act first and beat her to the punch. I'll leave her scythe in this closet and take my needle sword with me, I need to finish this, and I need to finish this now…
I finally exit the wardrobe and the room is dark as it's nighttime outside and the lights are off. I try to remain as quiet as possible as I exit the room but I'm still causing the floor to creak slightly with every step I take. The television is still blasting downstairs but I still hear no sign of her. I reach the staircase and begin slowly walking down the stairs and that's when I see her laying across the sofa with a sheet over her and it looks like she's asleep, good I just need to remain quiet! I sneak onto the floor and begin slowly making my way towards the sofa she's on and she still remains asleep.
I can feel my heart racing right now and I raise the sword above me preparing to pierce it through her as she sleeps soundly and my arms freeze momentarily but I think of my mother, her screams of agony upon realizing I got reaped and I bring my sword down piercing it through her but she doesn't make a sound and when I see no blood on my sword and giggling across from me, that's when I know that I fell into her trap, This is just a wig with pillows… I turn around to face her and she can't even contain her laughter as she's giggling away while holding her torso pointing at me.
"If only it were that easy huh hun?" she continues laughing but I panic and swing my sword at her which she promptly ducks under and kicks me hard in the torso which knocks me to the floor. I gasp trying to reach for my sword but she kicks it away still laughing and kicks me hard in my bruised ribs causing me to cry out in pain.
She then grabs a fistful of my hair forcing me back to my feet. I try punching her in the face but she quickly grabs my hand and twists it causing me cry out again and she throws me hard against the fridge which sends me back onto the floor.
"So you are my competition huh? After making it this far I thought you'd be a bit more entertaining, but you're doing nothing but disappointing me so far!" she taunts me grabbing me by my hair again pulling to my feet and I begin to try punching her again but she beats me to the punch headbutting me in the face and elbows me against the side of my face knocking me down again and I start crawling away from her panting heavily but Emmerane just finds this more hysterical as she giggles, I need to find a way to create some space, all fighting her head on is going to do is get me killed….i have to figure something out…and fast!
Emmerane "Emmi/Screech" Vestrat,18, District 3 female
Genevieve is crawling away from me and aww does she look so cute! I wish I can keep her and treat her like my little puppy, but unfortunately she has to die! I grab the thin rapier as she's crawling away and make my way towards her as she climbs back to her feet and I quickly try slashing her with the rapier but she gasps dodging it and quickly pulls open the freezer door which smacks me square in the face causing me to stumble back against the stove stunned, she shoulder tackles me hard in my chest as try to recover and I grunt in pain as she quickly turns the knob on the stove turning the stove top fire on and tries jamming my head Into into the flames as I can literally feel it burning the back of my neck but I overpower her pushing her against the fridge and try punching her in the face but she staggers out of the way and I punch the fridge hard gasping in pain and she punches me across the face causing me to stumble back a little and she follows up with another punch causing me to stumble back more and she tries throwing another punch but i duck under it and bury two punches into her body causing her to let out a pained shriek as she clutches her body and stumbles back falling to her knees.
I quickly pick up the rapier again and try slashing her but she stumbles out of the way as I hit the fridge instead and I angrily try slashing her again but she ducks under it and pops back quickly uppercutting me in the jaw causing me to bite down hard on my tounge and stagger on my feet but I have to swallow the pain for now as I recklessly try slashing her again but she stumbles back again and opens the freezer door and I quickly bend my body back in an almost unnatural angle, dodging the freezer door but she uses this opportunity to begin fleeing away from me and I mercilessly pursue her as I spit a mouthful of blood out of my mouth, I shouldn't be getting hit this much by her, but I can already feel myself getting out of breath, I'm so tired, but I'm going to win this!
"Where you think you're going my lovely! You can't just expect to get away from me after what you just did!" I hiss at her chasing her into the living room area and she gives me a panicked look as I close into her and try slashing her with my sword again but she grabs a pillow and uses it as a shield as my sword pierces right through it, she then shoves the pillow into my torso forcing me to slam into the entertainment center, she then tries to spear me through the television but I manage to stagger out of the way and she rushes shoulder first into the television causing it to break and I quickly slice her across the face with the rapier causing her to shriek in pain and fall to the floor clutching her face, I try to pierce the rapier through her neck while she's still down but she rolls out of the way and kicks me hard in the torso causing me to grunt and stumble back against the dining table.
While I'm still stunned she pushes the glass table towards me that was infront of the sofa and I reflexively jump onto the table and this gives her enough time to grab a chair and try smacking me with it. I try using the rapier to block the blow but most of it still gets me and I gasp in pain falling backwards and I crash through the glass table and I curse in pain feeling tiny glass splinters enter my back and my injured thigh. She quickly grabs the rapier while i'm down and tries to pierce the rapier through me but I roll out of the way and try to ignore the stinging pain in my thigh as I can feel fresh warm blood dripping from it but I can't hide the more noticeable limp I have now and she seems to take note of it.
She swings the rapier at my thigh and I manage to weave it but she quickly slices me across the shoulder afterwards and I grit my teeth as she once again prepares to slash me with the rapier but I duck down and tackle her against the sofa, this little bitch is giving me more trouble than I expected, I need to finish this and now! I try pinning her down on the sofa but she wildly fails her arms growling like a rabid animal and even rakes my face with her nails several times and I curse out loud punching her hard into the face which seems to knock her out for a moment and I begin strangling her with my hands as she immediately starts gasping for air.
"Fuck off of me!!" she manages to eek out trying to loosen the choke with her hands but when that fails she starts raking my face again with her nails and I can feel blood seeping down my face as I yell in both pain and anger before head-butting her in the face again which seems to stun her again and I squeeze her neck even harder and I can see panic rising in her eyes as her gasps for air become more desperate.
"Just die already would you!?" I desperately shriek out but she digs her nails into my wounded thigh and I yell out in pain loosening my grip on her and she quickly punches me in the eye causing me to fall off the sofa and onto the floor and grabs my rapier trying to stab my severely wounded thigh but I manage to kick the rapier out of her hand and use my other leg to up kick her in the chin which knocks her to the floor and I quickly crawl towards her as she tries crawling away and I manage to grab her turning her onto her back but she lets out a terrified scream and punches me across the face but I return fire and punch her hard in the face as well but she knees me hard in the groin and I let out a pained yell as she staggers back to her feet fleeing away with the rapier.
"Get back over here!!!!" I cry out trying to chase her with my severe limp and she spins around trying to behead me with the rapier but I duck under it and punch her square in the nose and I can immediately see blood shooting from her nose as she groans in pain falling against the wall. I recklessly pounce at her but she uses this opportunity to bury the rapier deep into my thigh and I let out a pained screech which seems to ring the ears of Genevieve as she has to cover her ears momentarily but while I'm still in an unimaginable amount of pain, she tries to finish me off by piercing the rapier through my chest, but I kick her in her breast causing her to curse out in pain falling to her knees as she drops the rapier clutching her chest and I try to charge at her, but my entire thigh feels like it weighs a ton as blood is streaming from it and it's almost twice the size of my other thigh since it's so Inflamed and swollen. We both make a rush towards the rapier but I grab it first and she panics immediately trying to flee but I manage to slice the rapier through her achilles tendon and she cries out in pain falling to the floor.
I'm still unable to stand back up so I have to drag myself across the floor trying to reach her but she gasps and begins fleeing once again but she practically has to hop on one foot as she starts racing up the stairs.
"Arrrghhhh!!!" I let out a cry of both pain and anger as I force myself to stand but pain shoots through my thigh which causes me to collapse back onto the floor. The pain is so severe at this point that my eyes are starting to water, I can't believe she managed to inflict this much damage on me, this is unprecedented and for the first time in a long time, I'm actually worried, worried that I can actually be killed by her, that's it, I need to stop treating her like she's some outlier girl with little to no fighting experience. This girl is the most dangerous opponent I've ever faced and if I don't get my shit together, she is going to end up killing me! This is my biggest challenge, everything I've ever learned, I need to bring it all out now before it's too late… I think of Ellie,Ahmelie and for the first time in years, a tear rolls down my eyes. If not for me…then for them.
"Arrrrghhhhh!!!!!" I cry out in pain again, trying my best to ignore the tremendous pain as I stand back up to my feet and I try to walk forward but stumble a little and I grit my teeth again, fighting through the pain as I limp my way towards the staircase, a little longer Emmerane, just a little longer and you can get all the rest you need, just a little longer…
Genevieve Altruzara,16, District 8 female
My entire body feels like it's on fire and my nose is broken at this point forcing me to suck in air through my mouth, and I can feel my shoe filling with blood from the wound on my achilles tendon, I'm so weak, so tired. I've had some success against her, but I can't celebrate just yet, she's still in this fight, the closer to death someone is, the more desperate they become, she probably expected to walk right over me, even i did but I'm still here, just as desperate to live as her, if not more…
I'm back to my original plan now as I hide out in the wardrobe closet with both my needle sword and the scythe, the second I feel her presence, I'm going to launch a surprise attack. I'm sure she's already expecting me to attack her but i still need to try and capitalize on this opportunity. I don't know how much longer I can keep this pace before I'm completely gassed out, it's already difficult to breathe as it is with a broken nose and my heart feels like its about to beat out of my chest...
"Arrghhh!! Dammit!!" I can hear Emmerane struggling up the stairs and it's only a matter of time before she arrives up here, I have the slight edge as she's never been up here before. There's a restroom and two bedrooms here, she's going to be on guard expecting me to attack at any point, but I just need to time this perfectly and it'll all be over…
"It's almost over…It's almost over…" I hear her whimpering as she continues to struggle up the stairs and I keep my grip tightened on both my weapons. My heart is beating so hard right now that it's to the point that I think she can hear it but I try my best to control my breathing to try and regulate it while my entire body trembles.
"I'm going to find you…I am!" I hear her whimper as I can hear her struggling steps slowly making its way up the stairs but it seems like everything goes silent as I can no longer hear her or her footsteps. I begin panicking as I was mainly using that to track her but I can still see through a tiny slit in the wardrobe opening. I still can't hear any sign of her presence but I keep my hands tightened around both my weapons. I hear a sudden bang near me though and I quickly jump out of the wardrobe closet blindly swinging both weapons infront of me but I don't feet it connect against anything but I feel a hard blow against my head that immediately drops me to the floor and I try to recover but feel another hard kick to the side of my face. I groan aloud making a desperate reach for the needle sword but Emmerane quickly kicks it away and buries the scythe deep into my shoulder which causes me to scream in pain.
She once again brings the scythe down and rips it across forearm causing me to cry out again as blood literally squirts out of it and I can't even process what's going on as I can see my cartilage and flesh sticking out of my arm as I desperately try crawling away. She once again brings the scythe down and I manage to roll out of the way and try scurrying away on my feet but she rips the scythe across my back and I screech in pain falling to the floor again. I turn onto my back crying in both fear and pain and see a desperate look in her eyes as she's limping towards me with her scythe. I feel myself weakening as I'm losing more and more blood and I can't even move my arm with the long deep wound on it as blood is still pouring out of it. I frantically grab the needle sword and stumble back to my feet breathing heavilly. I use my only good arm to try slashing her with the sword but she easily parries my attack and kicks me hard in the torso sending me stumbling out of the room and crashing against the railing as I hear it creak slightly.
Emmerane limps towards me and tries to slashing me again with her scythe but I narrowly pivot out of the way and she strikes the railing again putting a sizable cut into it and I can hear it creak even more. I try jabbing her with my sword but she smacks it away with her scythe and slashes me across my leg causing me to shriek in pain and fall to the floor but I quickly panic and manage to crawl into the bathroom slamming the door shut behind me and locking the door, but I know it won't hold. I cower into the corner of the bathroom, my blood being tracked all across the floor, it looks like a literal murder scene and my body is trembling erratically as my vision is getting blurry and my heart is pounding irregularly...
The tip of her scythe suddenly breaks through the door and she continues hacking through it with her scythe but that's when I leap towards the door and pierce my sword through it but i once again don't feel it connect against anything but I feel her scythe slam down onto my sword causing it to rip through the door knocking it down and i angrilly rush at her as she blocks my attack but both of our weapons goes flying out of our hands and she quickly punches across the face and drops me to the floor. I gasp in pain trying to crawl away but she grabs a handful of my hair pulling me back up to my feet and i try punching her in the face but she pivots behind me and grabs me, slamming me against the wall as hard as she can burying another two hooks in my body and elbowing me hard in the side of my head which drops me again and at this point, all i can do is let out a weak squeak.
i cough frantically and try punching her in the body with my ripped open arm but she grabs it quicky twists it and I hear a loud pop followed by a sharp pain shooting through my arm and my screams don't even sound human anymore as I weakly trying crawling away from her but she grabs a handful of my hair again and repeatedly slams my face into the floor and i can see the large print of blood my face leaves behind on the floor and it feels like i black out for a moment but i briefly cant even hear myself breathing or crying anymore as my ears ring and my body is in pure survival mode as i try to crawl away on my one good arm slowly making it back to my feet. When I turn around to face her through, I don't even have enough time to react before she buries the scythe deep into my torso and all I can do Is give her a shocked look and it seems like all of the frantic noise around us subsides and she even does a faint smirk, almost like she's relieved and she shoves the scythe deeper in me as blood begins spurting from my mouth and she pushes me back as I slam hard into the railing hearing another loud crack.
"You…were the toughest opponent I've ever faced, there must be someone back at home that you love dearly…" she pants heavilly, but I sense the emotion in her voice, like she can relate to me, I know she also has those precious to her, but…
"I do…and that's why I can't let it end like this…" I cry and desperately reach for her face with my hand but she grabs it with her hand squeezing it tightly.
"Its over…" she practically whispers but I use my remaining strength to slam by back against the railing and it finally gives way with both of us falling over it. It feels like everything is moving in slow motion for a moment and both of us let out a drawn out scream but I land on my leg and it twists in an awkward angle as a sharp pain shoots through my entire body. I try to cry out in pain but it's completely drowned out by Emmerane who lets out a bloodcurdling screech of pain and I clutch my torso still crying, but in pure horror I see a bone sticking out of my leg that tore right through my skin and I can't even move as the pain is so severe. I look across from me though where Emmerane is still crying in pain and gasp aloud when I see shes completely impaled through the torso by one of the spikes on the stair railing, oh god…
I try once again to move but to no avail and I have to hold my mid section tightly to prevent my innards from falling out of it, I can't move…I'm completely helpless, I'm just praying she doesn't survive this…
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!" she screeches aloud and her body begins to slowly rise up as she's gradually pulling herself off of the spike, no, how does she still have this much strength left…how!?
"Arrrrrghhh!" she continues crying as she finally manages to pull herself off the spike but she drops to her knees, panting heavilly as blood is literally pouring out of her torso, and I see the desperate look on her face that's covered in her tears, sweat and she seems to eye something and starts slowly dragging herself towards it, I turn my head to the direction she's in and it's the sword, I can't let her get to it…but I can't move.
I try my best to crawl towards it but I still can't move as my vision is blurring and I have to continue holding my torso as the scythe is laying across the other side of the living room soaked in my blood. Emmerane is near the sword at this point and I know I'm not going to be able to do anything about it, my body, it can't follow my will…Manvel, i let you down...
Emmerane weakly grabs the sword and she begins dragging herself towards me to finish me off as she's breathing heavilly leaving a long trail of blood across the floor, but all I can do is helplessly watch as there's no longer anything I can do…
"Ellie…Ahmelie, I wont…let you down!" she cries desperately trying to reach me but only gradually slows down. No regular person should still even be moving after being impaled like this…it's unreal, how she's still alive through this, is this because of her will to live?
"Ellie…I-" she slowly drags herself closer to me and she's now in striking range and I try moving to intercept her, but I feel completely paralyzed and I know I'll be losing consciousness soon…
"I…" she whimpers slowly and sticks the sword out towards me trying to pierce me but she doesn't even have enough strength left to penetrate my skin as the tip of it reaches my chest and she lets out another low whimper as she suddenly collapses facefirst on the floor, releasing the sword and is now completely lifeless as a pool of blood is starting to form around her, everything is silent for a moment as my eyes begin closing but a loud cannon suddenly rings out.she's... dead.
"May I announce to you the victor of the 82nd hunger games…Genevieve Altruza." Augustus' voice rings out. I won...but I don't even have a chance to feel any sort of satisfaction because I feel like i'm fading away as oblivion takes over me.
2nd place- D3F Emmerane "Emmi/Screech" Vestrat, impaled by stair railing after being pulled down by D8F Genevieve Altruzara:
Emmi gosh where do I even begin!? OK honestly when I first got your form, I was pretty overwhelmed at because I didn't think I was going to be able to capture your overall creepiness and darkness, I did make several tweaks to your character too which made me even more nervous, but after hearing so much positive reception, i became alot more confident with my portrayal and I tried to put myself in your shoes, even making a personal diary based on you where i came up with the most random stuff to say at the most random times which was quite funny actually but I also showed that you were very clever and can be outright cruel at times, especially with the whole Nyx situation. This whole crazy girl persona was mostly a ploy but underneath that you were a vulnerable young woman that always did your best to hide your true emotions.
While you weren't the only villain in this story, you were certainly the most captivating one. I did consider you for victor for quite a while and to be honest it wasn't until late in the fight that I fully decided upon a victor, I ultimately decided to make Genevieve victor because i felt her internal and external conflicts were much more complex and would make for a more compelling post games arc, but honestly it could've gone either way. i want to personally thank her submitter Bribooks13 for submitting two absolutely amazing tributes to me in the form of Zananova and Emmi, both of them hold such special places In my heart along with Hunter because these three really pushed me to a completely different level of writing that I didn't even think I was capable of. R.I.P Emmi, it's horrific that you died, but I know you were still able to find peace knowing you literally did everything you can in your dying breathes to try and make it back to your bestfriend and family who you know loved you dearly!
Victor-D8F Genevieve Altruzara: Genevieve when I first received your form, I immediately knew you were going to be the wild card of this story, you were either going to die in the bloodbath or you were going to make it all the way to end and deep down, I knew it was going to be the latter. You had a very rough start at the beginning of the games, but i knew that if you were able to persevere through that horrific wound, then you definitely had a great chance of walking out of that arena and with Acer by your side, you were able to do exactly that! There were so many strong tributes in this story, but I considered you one of the strongest because honestly you took no crap from anyone, you always stood your ground and was even willing to get your hands dirty if you had to. You were all of this but you were also very likable! Your interactions with Acer and Christmas were some of my favorite scenes of this story and I honestly tear up reading some of them, especially Acer who literally gave his life for you to live on. You weren't a career but you just embodied so much courage, strength and determination and it basically transcended you above one. Even if someone is the more experienced fighter, it doesnt make them the better fighter. Yes they may have the edge over you, but there are just so many other different factors involved that can drastically change the outcome. You have so much stuff going on at home too and there's just no way I couldn't have a resolution to all of that drama. i want to thank Dracaryswolf aswell for submitting me such incredible tributes like Winter,Caspian, Xavi and ofcourse Genevieve! They were all such a joy to write and I still love going back to the previous chapters they're featured in. congratulations aswell Drac on Genevieve becoming victor. i kmow you said you always wanted to have a victor and you finally have a tribute who was able to accomplish that, thank you once again for the incredible characters, for always supporting me and staying by my side!
Hey guys so this concludes the games where we now have a victor crowned! Its almost time for our journey to come to an end and I am feeling pretty emotional right now, but there's still some ground left to cover, such as Genevieve's post game interviews and how she resolves her issues back at home. The story is not over yet but for everyone who stood by me, i just want to give all of you a very special thank you! You are all so amazing and supportive! with that said, the next chapter will be the post games interview and the chapter afterwards will be the final chapter where we will see how Genevieve tackles her issues back at home without saying much more. I'll see you guys soon, Till next time!