Charmaine Vale- Glaudius Gold
I poked my head out of the water tower and watched the faces blink by. Charmaine was like me. We were both outmatched and shouldn't have been here. I was just luckier.
Tritium Paine- Victory Amarinthine
He was one of the first ones, wasn't he? That seems symbolic or something. Like we were never supposed to be here.
Rapture Kai- Diamond Kai
I savored every second I got to see his face again. He was the way he should have been: smiling and waiting for the next adventure.
Hunter Dubchen- Priscilla Piscot
He didn't have to play the game anymore. He was one of the lucky ones.
Mary Ellen Westley- Ash Smith
Who's laughing now?
Cierra Daline- Steel Keshmin
Cierra was following me. I lead her to her death. It was every Peacekeeper's nightmare. Why did the Capitol let this happen? I wanted to keep peace, not make war.
Chantal Ivingin- Akari Igneous
My little sisters played as I watched from a doorway. I had to be strong. I had to protect them.
The tear on my cheek wasn't from Chantal's face. She was strong, and I was sorry she went so early. But I had other things on my mind.
Odeda Titan- Arielle Ermin POV
I don't know what we were thinking when we let her into our alliance. Of course, Aversa brought a demon dog who was still banging on our door. At least Odeda didn't do that.
Tally Sandpiper- Ole Rogers
I turned away and didn't look.
Kaliana Reese- Mist Hastings
She came from Four, just like me. We could have been friends.
Nadia Nette- Aversa Jewel
She had a lot of grit to get all the way inside with that wound. It's a good thing someone got to her before she got to us.
Orren Daphne- Jynx Susurrus
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Aversa Jewel
I was on watch, not that I could sleep with that dog scratching at the door. It couldn't possibly get in, but the racket was unsettling, to say the least. My hour was almost up, and then I could pretend to get some rest.
"Hey Venus, your turn," I said as I stood by her bed. Her eyes opened and she sat up silently. I walked past the door to my bed, rolling my eyes at the growling coming from the other side. I was halfway to my bed when Venus' knife stuck into the back of my neck, coming out the other side of my throat. A soft squeak came from me as blood bubbled around the blade and prevented any more noise. Venus pulled the knife back out and I toppled over sideways. I saw her heading for Akari's bed as everything started to fade. I knew there was something wrong with that girl.
Akari Igneous POV
I'm sure we were all barely dozing. None of us trusted anyone, not even each other. Something rang an alarm in my head, and I shot up immediately. I saw Venus coming toward me with a bloody knife even as I realized what was bothering me: the dog wasn't scratching anymore. But I had more important things to worry about. Aversa was bleeding out on the ground and Venus was going for her next kill.
"Hey!" I shouted as I jumped out of bed and grabbed for a knife. Arielle started at the noise and stood up across the hall from us. Venus pulled back a knife to throw and I whipped my blanket at her like a net. She tore it off just as Arielle smashed into her from the side, burying her trident in her shoulder blade. Venus staggered sideways, in front of a window facing the rear of the camp. I ran at her to get inside her throw and pushed her back against the wall. She hit the sill of the glassless window and toppled backwards through it. I heard the thump as she hit the ground after falling two stories. Arielle and I leaned into the window to see her. She was flat on the ground, eyes closed and with blood still flowing from her shoulder.
A cannon sounded before we got to Aversa, who was obviously dead. Arielle paused at the door.
"The dog's not scratching anymore," she said.
"I guess it wanted her," I said. I put an ear to the door to make sure it wasn't just laying low, then cautiously opened it. The hallway was empty. Arielle went back to the window and gasped.
"What is it?" I asked. She pointed out the window and I joined her. Venus was gone.
20th place: Aversa Jewel- Knifed by Venus
Yeah, it wasn't a good idea to ally with Venus. Aversa was one of the more abrasive Careers, but I didn't kill her in the Bloodbath because she had the skills. I had this split planned from the start, and Aversa was the one that died on the way. Thanks Redroses1000 for Aversa. She was a more conventional Career, but that didn't make her boring.
I published this real quick because I had to go to McDonalds with my family (A tragedy, I know). Now I can finish my note and say Venus fell two stories, but that's not too high really. I used to jump out of a two-story barn onto hay bales. It would hurt, for sure, but Venus never really cared about that.
