Chapter 53: Blight Gavin
A/N: Back to District Seven, the District that is frankly just really unlucky in these Games! But Blight will be an exception. A familiar face from Catching Fire, he failed to show up at training, he failed to make it past the first night in the Quell, but he certainly didn't fail to put on a show and win this year's Games! How did he do it? Well, he did so in true District Seven fashion...
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Katniss wrinkled her nose. "Johanna was rather worked up about his death."
Peeta nodded. "Yeah, I could tell she was hiding some tears behind all that blood on her face. She told me Blight was pretty popular back in Seven after his Games."
Katniss shrugged. "Kind of like me, then."
Peeta chuckled softly. "Yeah, perhaps." His gaze shifted to Blight's token. "Another musician? Damn, District Seven does have a rich history of good music folk."
Katniss smirked. "I'm not sure Johanna falls into that category. I don't know about you, but picturing Johanna sitting down with a flute is pretty hilarious, to be honest."
Peeta rolled his eyes. "I can imagine Blight tried to teach her how to play an instrument, although I highly doubt she enjoyed being taught."
Blight Gavin
District 7
Aged 17
3 Kills
BLIGHT GAVIN: A D7 VICTORY REVIEW FT. THE D7 MENTORS
BEFORE THE REAPING
Jill: Ah, Blight, he was such a joy to teach! He came to my music academy when he was ten years old, and was a really cute kid who just wanted to learn!
Birch: Are we really forgetting the time he broke my finger?
Jill: Hush now, Birch. That was an accident and he duly apologised. Anyway, he tried out with the flute at first-
Olive: (giggling) Ooh, that was hilarious to watch!
Jill: Err, yeah, let's just say it wasn't his strong suit. But then he moved on to the drums and he was simply brilliant! It took him a while to practise shifting his fingers for different chords, but thank goodness I took that drums class in the Capitol just two years before, I really needed that to teach him well!
Birch: Yeah, the drums aren't really popular here, because it just isn't our style, but those who can play are greatly appreciated.
Jill: Certainly! He became a hit with the other students, even got himself a girlfriend!
Olive: Yep, I was such a massive shipper of Blight and Willow! Ooh, they were really annoyed, but it was so fun to play pranks on them!
Jill: I think I would classify that as 'invasion of privacy', but whatever. At any rate, his skills with the drums really allowed him to perform well for his interviews, and added to the fact that his time at the lumber mill allowed him to learn how to use and throw an axe, I'd rate his pre-Reaping life a solid seven, a good prep for the Games, really!
Birch: He wasn't a particularly sneaky kid, though, even though I tried to get him to steal bread for survival, but he didn't seem to want to, so I had to do it for him. For that, I'm giving him a decent six-and-a-half.
Olive: I loved Blight! I give him a nine!
Jill: Uhh, Olive? A nine is a tad too high, don't you think? After all, he wasn't a Career.
Olive: Yeah, but he's Blight! Okay, fine, maybe an eight, but no less!
REAPING
Jill: You could clearly see the nervous look on poor Blight's face during the Reaping.
Birch: Everyone was nervous, really. One boy even had a mental breakdown and fainted from fright.
Jill: I think we've all been there during our own Reapings, we were once scared, little kids too, remember? I can vividly remember my own Reaping, ugh, the mental torture really gets to you at times. Anyway, Blight's hands were shaking and it didn't help that in the girl's section, he could see Willow being bullied by those nasty girls from the other town.
Olive: Oh, you mean Ursula and Alyvia? Yeah, those two are the nasties around town. Good thing Blight gave them a proper heart-to-heart after he won!
Jill: We're not there yet, Olive. Let's stick to the Reapings first.
Olive: Oops, sorry, Jill.
Jill: It's fine, at any rate, it only made things worse when Elowen Wendell was Reaped. She's a close friend, after all. The cameras should have zoomed in on Blight's reaction, because that might have drawn in some sympathy towards them. You could see the grim look on his face as she shrieked and began to wail. The Peacekeepers had to drag her to the stage.
Olive: I felt bad for poor little Elowen, she was so sweet!
Jill: Same here. When Blight's name was called, there was a loud gasp from his friends and family. His face was pale as a ghost and his feet were practically frozen to the ground.
Birch: That's a natural reaction to getting Reaped, but at least he didn't need the Peacekeepers to prod him on, or worse, carry him to the stage.
Jill: Yeah, it was a good thing he managed to carry himself to the stage, and his posture wasn't too bad either. He didn't look as scared as Elowen did, that's for sure. He stuttered a little on the stage, but overall, he did fine, I guess. An average six from me.
Birch: I think he was still a little too nervous and didn't really appeal to the Capitolian audience that much. I'd say five would be just fine. Not below average, not above average.
Olive: Yeah, he wasn't that brave or anything, but just because it's Blight, I'll give him a six!
THE TRAIN RIDE
Birch: We're definitely gonna mention the escort incident, right?
Jill: But isn't this a review of Blight?
Birch: Come on, how can you not mention the escort incident?
Olive: Yeah, it was simply iconic.
Jill: Oh well. So, the gist of it is, the escort ran up to welcome the tributes, but a certain someone, cough, Olive, cough, cough, put a banana peel in her way and she slipped and fell, chipping her fingernail and causing her to run around in a frantic frenzy across the train platform.
Olive: It was hilarious.
Jill: Can't argue with that. Blight burst into laughter, although he did manage to get the escort back on the train, which is good because the cameras were rolling.
Birch: Meanwhile Olive here had a tummy ache from laughing too much.
Olive: I couldn't help it!
Jill: It was pretty funny. Anyway, Blight had Olive as his mentor and I'll hand over the time to her now.
Olive: Why thank you, Jillie godmother.
Jill: Oh please don't ever call me that!
Olive: Eh, Blight and I watched the Reaping recaps, blah blah blah, long story short, he identified the dude from Nine was a threat, and he was right about that!
Birch: Yeah, he's one of Miller's. Good grief, that bloke is bloody intimidating. Bulgur was just another gang boy and hearing Miller rave about him during the Parade was just unbearable.
Olive: Good thing Blight-
Jill: Whoa, whoa, whoa. No spoilers, Olive.
Olive: Aw man, sure. Blight didn't really do much else that stood out on the train, other than creating an alliance with Elowen, but the poor girl was just scared out of her wits.
Jill: Yeah, deep down, we all knew it just wasn't going to go well. That alliance was not going to last long. It would have been a miracle if Elowen had survived the Bloodbath.
Olive: Yep, so overall, I'd say seven for Blight's train ride.
Birch: A deeper analysis of the Careers would have done him much good. Another five from me.
Jill: I agree with Birch. Also, he didn't pick out any other potential allies either, and although he did try to interact and be nice with the escort, overall, I would give him a five.
THE TRIBUTE PARADE
Jill: Are we going to talk about the costume?
Birch: No, please don't. Wait actually yes please. That stylist needs to be exposed. He's incapable of coming up with a decent design.
Olive: He's an arrogant prick too! Twenty-two years, twenty-two tree costumes? Ugh, why do we always get the worst of the worst stylists?
Jill: I mean, at least they're not naked and sprinkled with coal dust like Twelve...
Olive: Oh right, I forgot about those poor souls. But we still got the short end of the stick here!
Jill: I can't argue with that.
Birch: On the other hand, Bulgur's costume was brilliant. Ugh, I hope that man gets promoted to District Seven next year. I mean, going from Nine to Seven is technically an upgrade, right?
Olive: I guess so?
Jill: Yeah, Bulgur looked dashing and rightfully stole the show. District One's costumes were pretty good too, not to mention their kids are beautiful as usual. District Four have Tigris and Willuna is their escort, so of course they performed well too.
Birch: The Capitol Couture did a popularity ranking after the Tribute Parade was over and Blight came in fifteenth. Not a great start, if I'm being honest with you, so I'd say three.
Jill: He barely smiled or waved at all, it's also a three from me.
Olive: At least he didn't faint like the girl from Six or puke like the boy from Twelve! A four would suit him well.
THE CAPITOL NIGHTS
Olive: Oh, hehehehe...
Birch: We're gonna address the elephant in the room, right?
Jill: If you mean Blight and the escort, Jana, pranking the stylist, then yeah, of course.
Olive: Reminds you of Chaff, doesn't it?
Jill: Blight and Jana didn't go as far as them, though. All they did was splash a bucket of water on him and put some sticky candy on his bed.
Olive: Hehe, you should have seen the dude's reaction when they poured the cat pee on him! Truly priceless!
Jill: Wait a minute, that was cat pee?
Birch: Apparently yes.
Jill: Oh wow.
Olive: Yeah, the stylist then went on and chased Blight around with a table knife! Ooh, that was one thrill of a chase!
Jill: The following night Blight decided to teach Jana how to play the drums. You know, I never quite understood how or why there was a drum set in the Tribute Centre.
Birch: They were expecting someone like Blight to come around. We're musicians after all.
Jill: Still, that was a pretty wholesome moment, and the pair really did have a great bond. For once, Jana actually seemed genuine when she smiled and according to Blight, even opened up about her own luxurious life in the Capitol.
Olive: And then they capped the night off by spreading sticky, plum-flavoured candy from the kitchen all over the stylist's bed!
Jill: I felt bad for the Avoxes, though. They had to run around searching for new bedsheets while the stylist hurled and screamed the worst possible insults at them.
Olive: Yeah, but at least Blight got along well with Jana and this year she actually made an effort to sponsor him! For that, I'm giving him a nine!
Birch: He discussed tactics with Elowen and Olive too, so he did well overall. Eight-and-a-half from me.
Jill: He almost fell off the roof, that I can remember very vividly. So I'd say an eight-and-a-half would be fair.
TRAINING
Jill: Blight did okay in his training, but let's face it, Bulgur stole the show here too.
Olive: Ugh, I hated that kiddo! He was bullying and pushing Elowen about during lunch, eek!
Birch: Not to mention he threw a pastry in the Careers' faces and blamed it on Blight. Not funny at all. The boy from Two chased Blight around the Training Centre with his knife raised for two minutes straight before the girl from Four could calm him down and explain that it hadn't been Blight. He was a troublemaker, that lad.
Jill: Bulgur joined the Career pack in the end, because they never knew it was him who had thrown the pastry, and he certainly proved to be really good at swinging his sickle. Blight, on the other hand, spent the time practising his skills with the axe and learning how to survive.
Birch: Smart move on his part, to be honest. He didn't stand out but he did all the right things.
Jill: Exactly. He got a six, which, all things considered, isn't too bad. Also, those survival skills really came in handy during his time in the arena, so well done to him. I'd give him an eight.
Birch: He probably should have gone to the first aid station instead of the fire starting station, since lighting a fire in the Games is a pretty stupid thing to do anyway, so I'll give him a solid seven.
Olive: Just because he stole Bulgur's clothes in the bathroom, I'll say eight-and-a-half!
Birch: Oh right, that moment. Okay then, I'll push it up to seven-and-a-half, just because it was absolutely hilarious to see Bulgur running around half-naked screaming furiously.
Jill: Ugh, that was disgusting!
Olive: I feel bad for Elowen though, a score of three is hardly any good.
Birch: Oh well, we could all anticipate it right from the start, couldn't we? That she wouldn't do well? It sucks, but that's just how this weird nation works. She died, and all we can do is make sure she isn't forgotten, I guess.
INTERVIEWS
Birch: So this was the year something finally went wrong during the interviews, huh?
Jill: What do you mean, finally?
Birch: I mean, it was bound to happen soon, right? It couldn't just all be smooth sailing, you know.
Jill: I suppose you're right. Yeah, this year was the year the power was cut off in the middle of the interviews.
Olive: And not just any interview, it was Blight's interview! Of all people, come on! Did it really have to be him?
Jill: A shame really, because he was just about to start a drum solo in front of the Capitol. He badly needed to top the other interviews in order to earn himself some sponsors, especially that funny girl from Four and that handsome boy from Six.
Olive: sighs Oh well, at least we got to see that funny scene of that audience couple running around screaming like hooligans and wetting their pants before passing out on stage just as the lights turned on. Ah, that was simply legendary.
Birch: Don't forget Draco bumping headfirst into Julia and knocking both of them out cold.
Olive: Ooh yes, that's a good moment too! And so was Cartier ending up in Coral's arms! Their reactions were priceless!
Jill: Thankfully, once the lights were on, Blight got to continue with his interview and managed to perform his drum solo, effectively steering the minds of the Capitolians away from the blackout that had just occurred, and from the couple, who were, for some reason, still passed out on stage and drooling heavily.
Olive: The audience was simply blown away by his performance!
Jill: Yeah, the drum patterns, the way he made it all look so easy with his swift moves and the fact that he even threw a drumstick into the air mid-performance and caught it again without ruining the whole thing? Yeah, I think it's safe to say he aced this interview.
Olive: Yep, Blight was simply the best! Better than the rest!
Birch: We can't forget Bulgur's interview, though. The guy carried an aura of snarky confidence about him and played his angle really well. The standing ovation he got was sadly more than deserved.
Jill: The girl from Ten was pretty convincing too. Her acrobatic leaps across the stage even in her long red dress were simply a marvel to watch. But going back to Blight, I think he did very well, so I'll give him a nine.
Olive: Ten out of ten from me! And there's nothing you can do to change my mind!
Birch: I'd say he stuttered ever so slightly on his way off the stage, so that could've been better, hence I'll say eight-and-a-half.
BLOODBATH:
Jill: Ooh, Blight looked far from ready for this Bloodbath.
Birch: Yeah, I have to agree with you there, the moment he saw his arena, he was so nervous. His legs were shaking and you could see the wild look in his eyes as he struggled to get to grips with his situation.
Jill: Elowen was hardly doing much better. She was shivering from fright too. Worse still, both Elowen and Blight were surrounded by members of the Career pack. Elowen was between Bulgur and the volunteer boy from Four while Blight was between the girls from One and Two. Things weren't exactly looking very peachy for either of them, so to speak.
Olive: I still believed that Blight had it in him!
Jill: He seemed confused as to whether he should run in or run away. His eyes were uncertain and he shifted about as if in a daze.
Olive: I told him to run in and grab a backpack!
Jill: The nerves really must've gotten into him, then. At any rate, he forgot your advice, Olive. When the gong rang, he almost stumbled forward before finally regaining some posture and running for an axe. He got it just in the nick of time, because the girl from Six was diving for it too but seeing Blight with it kind of deterred her, but Blight swung it at her just to be safe. She retreated, only to crash right into the girl from Four, who promptly killed her.
Olive: Oof, that was around the moment Bulgur killed Elowen, right?
Jill: Yeah, and Blight saw it too. He was bending down to pick up a backpack and for some reason, a small drum, when he heard her scream. I could see the panic in his eyes as he started forward, then saw her head rolling off and kind of just froze on the spot.
Birch: It was a horrific death for Elowen, and I can't imagine what Blight must've felt like, seeing his friend die like that right in front of his eyes.
Jill: He screamed out her name, his voice strained and anguished, but he didn't budge. Bulgur ran after him and that was when he finally got a move on, stumbling away from the Cornucopia before launching into a full-blown run. Bulgur tried to chase after him but then saw the boy from Three falling to his knees after losing a fight to the boy from Six and went for those two instead. That was a close call, really.
Olive: Yeah. Poor Blight. He was just so nervous, like all of us were. I think a five is a good enough score for his Bloodbath performance.
Birch: He needed to calm himself down so it's a three from me.
Jill: Same here Birch. That almost cost him his life if Bulgur had caught up to him.
Olive: How many kids died in that Bloodbath again?
Jill: I think it was eleven?
Birch: No, twelve kids died.
Olive: Oh, alright, thanks Birch. Half the tributes were already dead on the first day then. It was less competition for Blight.
Birch: Yep.
THE ROCKSLIDE
Jill: We all expected this, didn't we?
Birch: How could we not? The arena was a canyon, for goodness sake.
Jill: Blight was taking the drum apart and was about to use its materials to make a trap, along with some rope in his backpack, but then the rocks began to fall above his head.
Birch: Not to mention, he was really thirsty too since he hadn't had any water in a day.
Jill: Exactly, the poor boy was in no state to run from a Gamemaker event. Then a big chunk of rock crumbled off the canyon walls and smashed right beside him.
Olive: Yikes, Blight looked so shocked when that happened!
Jill: Some smaller pebbles fell on his head after that.
Olive: Ooh, that looked painful!
Jill: That was his cue to start running.
Olive: And boy, did he run!
Jill: He quickly stashed his supplies into his backpack, then got up and-
Birch: Literally fell right back to the ground because a rock fell in front of him.
Jill: Yes, that happened. He got a couple of cuts and scrapes, but nothing he couldn't handle. After all, as we Sevens like to say, no pain, no gain.
Birch: But he gained nothing from falling down like that.
Jill: Birch, kindly shut up.
Birch: Okay, sorry.
Jill: Thank you. Now back to the rockslide. The rocks began tumbling all around Blight and he got on his feet soon enough.
Olive: Sadly he dropped his fruits, meaning he no longer had a food supply. Oh well, guess you can't have it all.
Jill: Yeah, he looked pretty panicky and was super lucky to not have been crushed by a truck-sized boulder, it was literally inches away from him and blew dust right into his eyes.
Birch: Blight couldn't see had of him and kind of stumbled about. Yet somehow, his stumbling actually allowed him to dodge several falling rocks. Miraculous, isn't it?
Jill: I guess everything does happen for a reason.
Birch: Yeah. He relied too much on luck, though, so for that reason, it's a four from me.
Jill: I have to agree with you on that one. Four from me as well.
Olive: Ya'll are too harsh. It's gotta be a six from me.
DEATH OF D4 FEMALE
Birch: Her name was Misty, wasn't it?
Jill: Misty Jimenez, to be exact. She was a brave, entertaining girl, and she didn't volunteer either, so she was good in my books. Besides, she's related to Coral, so her death really hit her hard.
Olive: Oof, poor Coral. She looked so upset, she couldn't talk without crying for a whole day!
Birch: Ah well, at least she ended up spending more time with Cartier to counter her depression. Those two make a lovely couple, you know.
Olive: Yeah! And just yesterday, she admitted to me that she did have some feelings for him!
Birch: You forced that confession, didn't you?
Olive: No I didn't! Shut up!
Jill: Anyway, Misty got separated from the Career pack after an attack by some vulture mutts that sent both her and her District partner into the opposite direction of where the Careers were running. That volunteer boy then got his throat slit in the middle of the night by the boy from Six, who had somehow managed to evade Bulgur in the Bloodbath. Misty hardly looked to be in her right mind after that.
Olive: Poor girl, she was moaning and walking around like an undead zombie! She even cried out in the night and begged to be killed!
Birch: Which was exactly what happened to her in the morning the next day.
Jill: Blight was hiding in a small cave in the walls of the canyon. Jana had gotten him some water, but he was starving and desperate for food.
Olive: I could barely even recognise poor Blight! His arms were so skinny, his cheeks looked so hollow, and he could barely even move!
Jill: Blight had gone a full five days without food. Jana really did try to get us some sponsor funds, and I tried my best to serenade others into splashing the cash on him too, but it was no use. No one was interested in parting with their money for what they perceived to be a weak, Outlier boy.
Birch: And then the kill happened.
Jill: Misty was dehydrated, hungry, exhausted. I think her vision was probably blurry, and she swayed around as she walked, her left hand broken after a fight with the boy from Six and her right ankle badly cut and wounded. Infection was seeping in fast and I think we all knew she was going to die sooner or later.
Birch: It didn't help that she fell right into Blight's trap.
Jill: He built a trap using drum parts and some rope and a couple of cut-out straps from his backpack and it worked like a charm. Shame Misty had to be the one to fall into it. Her feet were so bloody, I had to run to the toilet to puke. It was disgusting as hell.
Olive: Agreed. Her cries of misery tugged at my heartstrings so damn badly.
Jill: She was down on the ground and the minute Blight crawled out of his cave with his axe, she was pleading for a quick death.
Birch: And that was exactly what Blight gave her.
Jill: One quick stab and she was off to a better place. Rest in peace, Misty.
Olive: Rest in peace, Misty. Keep surfing on in the afterlife. As for Blight, good job with the kill, it's an eight from all of us.
VULTURE MUTT ATTACK
Jill: At least Blight killing Misty got us some sponsor funds.
Birch: Not to mention Jill got this renowned Capitolian musician Amadeus to throw in the cash too in exchange for helping him compose a new song. We got Blight some soup and more water with that money, so he wouldn't die of starvation like that boy from Six.
Jill: Yeah, but the food also attracted something else: vulture mutts.
Olive: Ooh boy, those things sure were hungry!
Jill: They had been denied food for several days by the Gamemakers in order to make sure that they would be extra savage.
Olive: That's barbaric!
Jill: Welcome to Panem, where people don't seem to have a heart. I mean, Snow doesn't seem to have one, does he?
Olive: He loves that son of his, that's all, though. And I heard he's scared of snakes! Ooh, I've got an idea!
Jill: Hey, uhh, we don't need another round of increased enforcement, you know. Also, I heard Snow got angry that some District kids beat up one of his buddies and killed his cat. Kind of explains his temper recently.
Birch: Eh, Snow can go to hell, honestly. Same goes to those freaky vulture mutts.
Jill: They just swooped in and began squawking furiously at Blight, who desperately tried to fend them off with his axe.
Olive: Ugh, I still can't get their squawking out of my head!
Jill: Neither can I. One of them tore into Blight's shoulder and he howled in pain. There was no money left to sponsor Blight some medicine, unfortunately.
Birch: I was concerned about infections seeping in, but that really wasn't a problem if the vultures ate him up so I'm glad this time he didn't trip when he tried to run.
Jill: Precisely. But those vulture mutts were quick too. They began clawing at him, tearing at his hair as Blight wildly slashed his axe around, trying to save himself from their clutches.
Birch: And then he ran into the boy from Six. Loco Vassily, right?
Jill: Loco Vassilev, actually. Blight was just trying to protect himself. Loco was being chased by mutts too, cougar mutts, to be exact, and was screaming his lungs out. He crashed into Blight and was in the line of fire when Blight tried to slice off a vulture mutt that was clawing at his shirt.
Olive: Ew, that kill was disgusting! The blood coming out of Loco's head, ugh, it triggered my PTSD so badly. Hold on, I think I need a moment to calm down...
Jill: Sure, Liv. Take all the time you want. Anyway, now Blight had to run from both the vultures AND the cougar mutts. You could tell he was far from amused by this prospect. Luckily, he dove into a hole in the ground and was out of reach from those nasty mutts.
Birch: The mutts deserted him and he heaved a sigh of relief. Kid, don't ever do that in the arena. You're just begging for trouble.
Jill: Unfortunately you're right. Because a snake slithered right up to him in that hole and he had to quickly scramble out for his life, screaming and crying out in pain as the snake had bitten his ankle. Luckily, it wasn't a venomous one, but still. Seven out of ten for me. He did alright by surviving.
Birch: Never be complacent in the arena, kids. Six from me.
Olive: He ran fast, so I'm giving him an eight!
THE FINALE VS BULGUR
Olive: Seriously, of all people...
Jill: I mean, we could all anticipate this, couldn't we? That Bulgur would make it to the final two? After all, he had judo-flipped the boy from Two into a pool of scorpions and strangled a cougar mutt on his way to the finale. The boy had it in him to win the whole thing.
Birch: I can remember him prowling around Blight's hiding spot behind some shrubbery. My heart was in my mouth throughout the whole thing.
Jill: He came really close too, wandering right where Blight was. But that was the whole point.
Olive: And from then on it was Blight who took the crown home!
Jill: Yes, it wasn't a very good finale by Capitolian standards, but honestly, who even cares about those guys' standards? Not even Jana complained about Blight's method of victory.
Olive: Yeah! Jana and I were cheering, hugging, dancing through the night!
Jill: Precisely. And to think, all it took was a moment of distraction from the hunky Bulgur for Blight to take him down.
Olive: One moment he was staring ahead of him, the next thing he knew, there was an axe in his chest!
Jill: And that, my friends, is how to win the Hunger Games District Seven style. With music, traps and of course, a bloody axe. Ten out of ten, surely.
Olive: Yeah! He didn't even have to put up much of a fight! That was a proper finale right there! Ten from me!
Birch: I mean, he could have-
Olive: starts playing her flute
Birch: It's a ten from me!
Olive: Good, very good.
Blight: enters the room Hey guys, what are we doing today?
Jill: Oh you have got to be kidding me, he's late for his own Games review!
Katniss and Peeta held a minute of silence for Blight. "He was a great drummer, according to Johanna. In fact, that's what he did during his interview in the Quell, wasn't it? He drummed his final drum solo," Peeta muttered.
Katniss nodded. "Rest in peace, Blight."
With that, the pair moved on to the next Victor. They gazed down at the photograph of a remarkably beautiful young lady, who was tall and willowy, with a dazzling smile that seemed to brighten the air around her. She had long, silvery-blonde hair that fell to her waist. Her eyes were a bright, sparkling shade of blue, and she almost seemed to glow with beauty, dimming everyone else in comparison. But there was a small hint in her eyes that something just wasn't right, and that was the mark of a Victor paralysed with trauma and fear. "Valkyrie Montgomery."
VICTORS
District 1-Sapphire Huntington(4), Onyx Hibonite(9), Franc Montgomery(14), Crystal Montgomery(21), Sterling Jones(25), Luxe Carmichael(36), Geneva Cooper(37), Cartier Cooper(44)
District 2-Ragnar Sveinsson(5), Reyna Boudicca(6), Draco Hadley(10), Scipio MacAllister(17), Freya Carson(22), Hercules Nichols(28), Julia Dawson(39), Brutus Gunn(42), Lyme Sveinsson(45)
District 3-Nikola Johnson(13), Gadget Schroeder(24), Beetee Latier(40), Wiress Jansen(47)
District 4-Marina Bluebell(1), Mags Flanagan(11), Jolien Fisher(31), Timmy Fisher(32), Iris Fisher(33), Rafael Fisher(34), Coral Thiller(41)
District 5-Shocker Crimson(8), Switch Kim(19), Flash Morrison(27), Porter Tripp(38), Marie Meredith(52)
District 6-Ford Hamilton(20), Kimi Bentley(51)
District 7-Hassan Greenwood(2), Jill Wilson(15), Olive Sanchez(26), Birch Davison(35), Blight Gavin(53)
District 8-Woof Casino(16), Calico Pepper(48)
District 9-Gwendolyn Whitfield(18), Laurel Flamsteel(29), Miller Thompson(49)
District 10-Ringo Alvarez(7), John Gatwick(23), Mare Trybull(43)
District 11-Orchid Bloom(12), Seeder Crue(30), Chaff Mitchell(46)
District 12-Axel Millar(3), Haymitch Abernathy(50)
Victors that are underlined are deceased.
A/N: Phew, well, well, well! A new chapter, a new Victor! Hope you enjoyed this rather different format and if you did be sure to leave a review! Those really make my day aha. So, uhh, about the whole Discord thing, it's kind of a private thing and I don't wish to elaborate, but I strongly discourage you from joining my server at this point in time since I will no longer be active on Discord for a while except via DMs. I just need to concentrate on my mental well-being for a while and be myself for a change, and currently, Discord would only hamper my mental health, so I'm making an effort to stay away from the servers for maybe about a week or so. But I'll still be updating, so don't worry! Special thanks to a friend of mine who's been giving feedback on my chapters recently, especially the earlier ones which are frankly rather bad aha. And that's all for today, folks! Cheers:)