Simon Steele Clade - District 12 Male - Age 13
10… 9… 8…
Simon felt his heart beating out of his chest. This really was the end wasn't it?
7… 6… 5…
He turned his head to the left and saw Rose across the arena, on the verge of tears. She'd always been so afraid of heights. He could only hope she wouldn't do something stupid and jump.
4… 3… 2...
Simon took a deep breath and saw Rose do the same.
1… Let the 25th Annual Hunger Games Begin!
Simon hopped on his platform and prepared to do exactly what he and Rose had planned to do, get supplies and then get then leave. As he walked up the hill to the building at the top, he heard a scream to his left that sounded all too familiar.
"What do you want from me?"
Simon ran to the scream to find Rose being chased in circles by the creep from 6 that had tried hitting on her.
"I just want a kiss," The boy said, a wicked look on his face, "Can't I have one princess?"
Clearly he was up to no good, and thankfully Rose could see it too.
"Back off of me," Rose pushed the boy to the ground, right as Simon arrived, "You're creeping me out."
"I just want a kiss," The boy started to get up.
"Rose don't–" Simon tried to prevent her from making a terrible mistake but luckily she didn't need his advice as she shoved the boy to the ground once again. It was unlike anything Simon had ever seen before. She was actually exhibiting… strength?
"That shit hurt!" The boy cried.
"Good," Rose smirked and kicked the boy further down the hill, "Don't talk to girls like that."
"What do you mean?" The boy was asking questions though it clearly was not the time which allowed Simon to kick his beaten face a few times as well, "I just asked for a kiss."
"Well I said no," Rose kicked his jaw, knocking out several teeth, "And you didn't listen!"
"I won't do it again," The boy pleaded as Rose continued to kick him, "Let me go."
It was all up to Rose now. Would she learn her lesson or not?
"Simon," Rose looked up at her brother, "Hold him down for a minute."
Simon did what he was told and pinned down the boy by sitting on his chest. He tried to kick and retaliate so Simon kicked him right between the legs, knowing that would shut him up.
"You're such a creep!" Rose yelled as she jumped right on the boy's neck causing a loud crack followed by his eyes rolling over white.
BOOM!
"Wait, what did I just do?" Rose got up from the ground and hugged her brother, "Did I just kill somebody?"
"I think you did, Rose." He hugged her back.
"What the heck?" Rose started shaking, "He's dead… because of me?"
"That's what killing somebody means, Rose."
She burst into tears as she realized what she had done which caused Simon to cry as well. Had his innocent sister really just ended another human being's life? The two of them were equally surprised, "It's okay. You're not a horrible person. He was."
"Simon!" Rose screamed, suddenly.
"Wha–" It was the boy from 2 with a knife, running towards them.
"What do we do?" Rose asked, "Is this the end?"
"Run." Simon said, "Clearly you have a better chance of survival than I do."
"Where should I run?" Rose cried, "Will you be okay?"
"Probably not," Simon sighed as the boy from 2 got closer, "But at least I–"
Rose was nowhere to be seen. Hopefully that meant that she was far away somewhere or at least on her way to safety, but either way, Simon's last words were "I love you," as he felt the knife dig into his chest.
Ammo Lawson - District 2 Male - Age 18
Ammo felt a bit guilty killing that kid from 12 but he was just warming up for the day. He was going to try and get the other brat but by the time he was done with the first, she had disappeared. He was about to return to the center building where he had already retrieved a knife when the boy from 9 walked up to the corpse the girl from 12 had somehow produced and yelled "BRO!" as he fell to the ground and started sobbing.
"Oh, you miss him?" Ammo asked with his knife behind his back. The boy nodded. "Well, you'll see him soon enough!"
Ammo revealed his knife and shoved it at the boy's mouth, causing him to start coughing blood everywhere, and leaving splatters all over Ammo. He gave his knife another flick, this time straight down the boy's throat, and flung him on the ground.
"Go hang out with your bro," Ammo scoffed as the cannon fired BOOM!
He hurried up the hill where he saw Brycen guarding one of the entrances to the building,
"The girls are inside. Stay here with me."
Ammo spotted another boy, the one from 5 and tapped Brycen, "That looks like an easy target. Get him."
Brycen took an arrow out of his pocket, lined it up with his bow, and fired it right at the boy's heart, causing him to collapse to the ground immediately.
BOOM!
"I need more arrows," Brycen said, "Go inside and get me some."
Ammo entered the building and walked up the marble stairs until he reached the rotunda where he saw Sapphira with her naginata sparring with the girl from 6. Hosanna, Adira, and Sam were guarding the supplies.
"Hosanna," Ammo demanded, "I need arrows for Brycen."
Hosanna threw three arrows to Ammo who was preoccupied with watching Sapphira and the girl from 6. He caught the arrows with one hand, then rammed his head into the girl from 6, causing her to collapse to the ground which gave Sapphira the perfect opportunity to stab her in the heart which is exactly what she did. She placed the tip of her naginata into her chest and whispered "You've been razzle dazzled" as the canon fired BOOM!
Ammo had no time to watch more since he had to run downstairs and give Brycen his arrows.
"Where were you?" He asked when Ammo returned, "I heard a cannon are we okay?"
Ammo nodded, "Girl from 6. Sapphira did it."
"Perfect!" Brycen grabbed the arrows just in time to see the girl from 5 find her Partner's dead body and scream in fear. "Lady Luck, don't fail me now."
He shot an arrow into the girl's eye, causing her to fall to the ground. He took another arrow and shot it at her neck this time, causing one final scream before BOOM!
Sam Hillgaze - District 7 Female - Age 18
Guarding supplies with the other girls gave Sam the perfect view of all the slaughter that was happening near the Cornucopia. The actual room it was housed in was beautiful, with a dome ceiling and intricate murals everywhere. Sam would have been able to stare at it for hours had it been a different situation. So far she'd counted six canons which meant her and her friends were doing their jobs, and they were doing them well.
"Take this one, Adira." Sapphira handed her ally a knife as they heard footsteps coming towards them.
The girl from 10 appeared and Adira ran out from inside the Cornucopia and threw her knife at the girls chest. Blood splattered onto the ground, which was a beautiful white color before two people had died onto it. She wasn't dead yet though, so Adira approached her and started digging around with her knife until she somehow pulled out the girl's still beating heart which she threw onto the ground.
BOOM!
A couple moments later, Brycen walked up the stairs with Ammo and their bloody arrows, "I think we're good for now."
Ammo had blood covering his entire face, which honestly was not a good look for him, but it did make him look strong and intimidating. They started to ravage through the supplies when the girl from 3 appeared at the top of the steps.
"Please kill me," She begged, "My mom made me come here and I just want to be done."
Well that was awfully sad. Sam questioned whether or not they should do what she asked, because it could be a trap, but Sapphira threw her naginata at the girl's chest as she collapsed to the ground, "You've been razzle dazzled."
BOOM!
At this point the ground was a mess, with bodies and organs, and just so much blood. It was a miracle that everybody wasn't as bloodied as Ammo was.
"What now?" Sam asked, seeing as her allies weren't doing anything.
"I'm so sorry," Hosanna said with a tear in her eye.
Sam didn't understand, but she didn't have time to before she felt Brycen's arrow hit her in the chest as she slowly felt asleep, "Sterling, I love you so much."
Adira Price - District 4 Female - Age 17
Adira had no idea how bad the bloodbath would be for her mental health until it happened. When Ada came in for what was seemingly a suicide mission, Adira wanted so badly to be able to look away as Sapphira slaughtered her, but she couldn't. She hoped she'd be able to see Pow, Luca, and Summer soon. They were probably worried sick that Ada hadn't found them yet, and she could only imagine the terror in their eyes when they'd see her face in the sky that night.
"You did good," Sapphira said after Sam's death, which was also fairly traumatizing, "Thank you for helping."
"You too!" Adira didn't know what to do so she just nodded, "I like the crop top."
"Fashion over function," She laughed, "Would you like me to make you one."
"I'm so good." Adira sighed then walked into the Cornucopia to find Ammo wiping his bloody face with some rags he had found, "How are you?"
"I'm fine," He said, "We still have work to do."
Adira didn't understand how these people could just kill so many people and be perfectly nonchalant about it. Killing the girl from 10, though easy at the time, kept replaying in Adira's head like she was some horrible tyrant of a person. She would have such a hard time forgiving herself, but she'd do anything to share her truth with the world.
WOAH! That was a lot for me to write but YAY we are finally here in the arena! I hope you all loved reading it as much as I wrote it and now it is eulogy time :(
24th Place, Xan Freight (D6M) - Killed by Christabel Rose Clade
Xan, I fucking hated you. You were the absolute worst. Haley, thank you so much for giving me somebody that I wouldn't feel guilty killing first.
23rd Place, Simon Steel Clade (D12M) - Killed by Ammo Lawson
If you've spoken to me you know how attached I am to the Clade babies, and I couldn't help but cry as we said goodbye to Simon. I always knew one of them would be dying in the bloodbath, and though this may have surprised some of you, I hope you're excited to see more Christabel Rose. Chayse, thank you for blessing me with these sweet sweet children.
22nd Place, Isaac Galavan (D9M) - Killed by Ammo Lawson
Isaac was a bit of a challenge to write, but as his alliance formed, it was fun to see him be with his friends, I just unfortunately didn't see a future for him past the bloodbath.
21st Place, Bariq Fossil (D5M) - Killed by Brycen Rosenthal
Bariq, you were such a mess, and I loved you deeply and how you blossomed, and I'm sorry to let you go. Red, when you DM'd me asking if I'd like a "messed up dark boy," I wasn't sure what to expect, but Bariq was a treat.
20th Place, Winona Morgan (D6F) - Killed by Sapphira Starlett
Winona, you were really fun to write but I never expected you to make it past the bloodbath due to the sheer power of the careers but regardless I enjoyed writing you.
19th Place, Wendy Roofer (D5F) - Killed by Brycen Rosenthal
Wendy is somebody who really grew on me, but much like Bariq, I felt there wasn't anywhere for me to go with her, but she was a treat!
18th Place, Willadeene Rhodes (D10F) - Killed by Adira Price
Caleb, are you happy now?
17th Place, Ada Barr (D3F)
I know lots of people liked Ada, but I didn't see her surviving long, and suicide was her final rebellion against her mother in my opinion.
16th Place, Sam Hillgaze (D7F)
Sam was really fun but I knew from the beginning her overconfidence would be what destroyed her, and I'm sorry to see her go but she was fun.
KILL COUNT
Brycen: 3
Sapphira: 2
Ammo: 2
Adira: 1
Christabel Rose: 1
ALLIANCES
Careers - Brycen Rosenthal (D1M), Sapphira Starlett (D1F), Ammo Lawson (D2M), Hosanna Guerra (D2F), and Adira Price (D4F)
Wholesome Gays - Jacob "Pow" Powell (D3M), Luca Pargus (D4M), and Summer Lindell (D9F) (Adira?)
Hashtag YOLO - Cedar Ranthine (D7M), Logan Webster (D8M), and Velvette Wilmington (D8F),
The Fraternity - Brandon Colt (D10M) and Louis Staker (D11M)
Lone Wolves - Tulip Everly (D11F) and Christabel Rose Clade (D12F)