A/N: Nothing to say, just read!
Friday Evans
District 12, 12, Male
I can't believe I've made it this far.
Most probably considered me as a bloodbath but I am proving them wrong! The whole experience, so far, has gone like a whirlwind and I hope the finale (or my death) goes like that too.
I lay, on the floor, as the sun beats on my, already burnt, face. I had gotten used to it, who cares if I get a disease, anyway? Either I die soon, or I win and get easily treated by the marvelous Capitol medicine. Being a victor actually sounds quite fun, you're liked and rich! What more could you want?
Suddenly, I hear rustling in a nearby, dead, bush and my feet take control. I jump up and grab my dagger, pointing it at the direction of the noise. "Who's there?" I ask, trying not to make my voice shake. There is no answer and I take a step forward, bad move, a 6ft beast pounces from out of the bushes and I notice the blood on the sand it's made out of. This is no friendly beast.
The tall, sand, beast lunges for me, mouth outstretched. Luckily, I'm agile, and I'm able to duck and move out of the way, I dash in the direction I now face. I have no idea where I'm going but, hopefully, away from this monstrosity.
My body slams into cacti and bushes but I keep moving, I have to keep moving.
I keep running until I turn to look behind me and see that it is gone, whatever it was. I take deep breaths, as I lean against a tree. This tree, unlike most of the others, seems fairly alive and stable, so I do what any other person would do and climb the tree as I see the nightmare slowly approaching.
Sapphire Rose Richmonne
District 1, 17, Female
I hadn't slept at all last night. I can't believe I had already seen the face of Loren, staring back at me. How could she have died? She was Loren! All these thoughts sway in my mind until I'm drawn out of them. I don't know what has taken me out of the thoughts but I must've heard something without realizing it. I twist around, nothing/no one. I look up, there it is.
I smile to myself as I see a sponsor gift in a dead tree, resting on a branch. Fortunately, the branch snaps and the sponsor falls into my arms, oh I do hope it's food!
I rip the parachute off and rip open the small box, firstly, I read the note.
Sapphire,
Thank you, Sapphire. In 11, all we ask for -besides a Victor- is someone to help guide our tribute/s to a peaceful death. On behalf, of Nevaeh's family, we have given you one of our specialties here in 11. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Graham Welsh, Mayor of District 11.
"Thank you," I whisper into the sky and wipe the tears that form in the corner of my eyes. It sends butterflies down my stomach to know that 11 is cheering me on and that I gave Nevaeh the right death.
I pull out a medium-sized wooden bowl and my stomach rumbles as I stare at the white, soup-like, thing. It isn't long before I remember Nevaeh talking about something like this. Porridge. She had said she'd eaten it most days with her adopted sister and they loved it when it had honey on. I take off the plastic wrapping around the top and scoop my hands in.
I taste the warm mixture in my mouth and sigh with happiness, there's honey! Unfortunately, my enjoyment doesn't last as long as I hear screaming and rustling nearby. I stand up to investigate and I'm surprised to not hear a cannon.
I look around, up and down. I don't find anything until I see a sharp blade fall right in front of my face and into my right foot. I hold back a scream and pull the knife out, I look up to the boy in the tree and hear him curse.
There is no time to waste. I throw the bloody knife and it spins, landing in his thigh. He shouts and screams in agony but as he pulls the knife out he falls backward and plummets to the ground. I breathe heavily as I hear a horrifying crack.
BOOM!
His cannon sounds, only four to go.
Eoghan Keith Coutts
District 7, 17, Male
My heart stops as I hear the cannon and I let the tears run down.
"Four left, Samara," I mutter and look up at the sky. Still, no sponsors and I am starving, maybe I can find someone with food.
So, that's what I do. I push and swerve through the forest, I don't know what I expect to find. A tribute? Food? And I find just that, a bowl lays on the ground filled with some sort of broth. It's still steaming and an open sponsor gift sits on the floor. Someone is close by.
Without thinking, I grab the broth and take about 2 steps before I'm caught.
"Think you can get away that easily?" A voice asks I recognize it as the girl from 1.
"You don't want to fight me," I reply and grab my ax from my backpack, turning around to face her and dropping the broth. It spills and makes a small puddle on the floor.
Sapphire inhales a breath like the broth meant something to her. Whatever, she'll be dead soon anyway. I charge, ax in hand and as I reach her, I notice the knife in her hand. It distracts me from what I'm doing and I watch as it plunges into my waist, my scream is all I can think about or do. I don't notice the ax slice her in the hip, but before I can finish her, my eyes close.
Lex Cole
District 10, 15, Male
BOOM!
A cannon sounds and all I can think about is 2 cannons that went off last night, the 2 cannons that broke my heart. I could still remember their young, innocent faces looking up at me and their bony arms around my waist as they cried about going home.
I can't focus on them, though. Today was the day that Victor would be determined, I know it. The Gamemakers would not be as cruel to make the Games go on any longer at 3 people left.
Today, it is life or death. It is home or heaven.
Just thinking of Sophie, sitting at home, and watching me die just gives me the chills. At least, I can trust in my Mom, and maybe my brother, to look after her. My thoughts keep delaying me...now, all I can think about is the day Sophie was born.
I and my brother I were so excited, we were bursting with joy and when she came out we were sad it was a girl. This makes me laugh as I remember the good times.
Finally, my memories stop and I notice that something small is cradled in my arms. A sponsor. I rapidly pull it open and search for a note, I don't find one, strange, but what I do find is a small circular grenade type thing.
"A smoke bomb!" I cry and silently thank the person that gave it to me, this would come in handy.
Vidia Ciele
District 2, 17, Female
BOOM!
Another cannon sounds and I smile to myself. It's just me and the boy from 10. It should be easy, right? Then I can go home and forget about this, until the next Games of course. I had always dreamed of being in a quarter quell but I figured mentoring should be alright. Now, I'm not so sure. I don't want to do this all over again, of course, I wouldn't be there the next time but I'd still be going through it...
Maybe I don't want to win?
No, that's stupid, Vidia.
I tell myself and hope that I can believe that, unfortunately, I have no time to debate with myself as Lex comes running from out of the bushes. He was probably chased by a mutt, of course, the mutt has gone now. The Capitol wants to see us fight.
"Lex," I say and acknowledge him. He nods back, he's nervous.
I pull out the sponsor sword from my belt and he takes a step back, pulling out a dagger. There was no way he could beat me with a dagger. Was there? I make the first move by stepping closer and he points the blade at my neck. Then, I do the most logical thing to do and charge.
He misses my first lunge but isn't as lucky with the next and gets cut in the arm. Sadly, it wasn't fatal. He looks at the cut for less than a second and I decide to make another move, going for the chest this time but he dodges and throws a circular object on the ground. Smoke surrounds us and I begin to sweat, I look around frantically but I can't see him.
I don't see him but I sure do feel a warm sensation and then a searing pain as he slices through my arm. The smoke starts to clear up and I stare at the place my arm used to be. I grab my sword with my other hand and twist around, barely missing him. I scream in pain and lunge again, another miss. I fall on the floor, not being able to bear the pain that's going through me.
My vision starts to go blurry and I stare at the figure staring down at me, knife about to plunge. Somehow, I reach inside and find enough strength to roll to the side as the knife plunges down and I stick my sword right into the neck of Lex.
BOOM!
The final cannon sounds, almost immediately. I lie on my back, facing the sky.
"Vidia Ciele, from District 2 and now Victor Of The 149th Hunger Games!" A voice booms from who knows where and my eyes shut.
I just won The Hunger Games.
A/N: And there we have it! I have officially announced the Victor of my first ever SYOT and I cannot tell you how proud I am. I couldn't have done this without my submitters' amazing tributes and everyone's support. I'm still amazed at how far I've come and I have enjoyed writing every single tribute.
Deceased:
24th- Xavier Hunter (D2M) - Killed by Lex Cole (D10M) - Stabbed by a knife repetitive times -
23rd- Winston Harvard (D3M) - Killed by Xavier Hunter (D2M) - Stabbed once and slowly bled to death -
22nd- Quail Arend (D11M) - Killed by Vidia Ciele (D2F) - Stabbed in the back by a throwing knife -
21st- Piper Ramms (D12F) - Killed by Brooke Reefside (D4F) - Beheaded by a cutlass -
20th- Mahala Grisbon (D10F) - Killed by Friday Evans (D12M) - Stabbed by a dagger repeatedly -
19th- Field Bracken-Lietré (D9F) - Killed by Kliar Hydren (D5M) - Pierced through the heart by a spear-
18th- Embry Doe Ri (D8F) - Killed by Jack Sanford (D9M) - Pierced through the head by a falling sword-
17th- Kliar Hydren (D5M) - Killed by Vidia Ciele (D2F) - Stabbed in the heart by a throwing knife -
16th- Jean Broderick (D6F) - Killed by Dylan Angel (D4M) - Stabbed in the back by a trident -
15th- Jack Sanford (D9M) - Killed by Arlene Marven (D3F) - Mercifully stabbed in the chest by a sword -
14th- Caesar Gold (D1M) - Killed by a mutt - Eaten alive -
13th- Arlene Marven (D3F) - Killed by Reuben Boyle (D8M) - Stabbed in the chest and then throat cut by a knife -
12th- Samara Hazel Hollins (D7F) - Killed by quicksand - Sunk into quicksand and suffocated -
11th- Brooke Reefside (D4F) - Killed by Lex Cole (D10M) - Stabbed in the stomach -
10th- Harrick Cartler (D6M) - Killed by Loren Tryler (D5F) -
9th- Reuben Boyle (D8M) - Killed by Sapphire Rose Richmonne (D1F) - Stabbed in the heart -
8th- Dylan Angel (D4M) - Killed by Loren Tryler (D5F) - Arrow pierced through his brain -
7th-Nevaeh Rechwhal (D11F) - Killed by Dylan Angel (D4M) - Stabbed through the chest by a sword -
6th- Loren Tryler (D5F) - Killed by Vidia Ciele (D2F) - Bled to death after gaining severe wounds -
5th- Friday Evans (D12M) - Killed by Sapphire Rose Richmonne (D1F) - Fell from a tree and broke neck - Oh god. It was painful to write this death because it was so gruesome. Fun fact, this was one of the only deaths asked from by the submitter. Now, Friday. Oh, Friday. I loved your development throughout the Games and I loved your 'no allies' thing. Hilarious. I chose to put you here because I honestly didn't think you had the strength to win. RIP.
4th- Eoghan Keith Coutts (D7M) - Killed by Sapphire Rose Richmonne (D1F) - Stabbed in the waist and then bled to death - Eoghan, dude. I was writing to you so well in the reapings and pre-games but I think I kind of fell behind at the Games. If you won, there'd be no plot-besides from missing Samara and all that and I feel like it's been done so many times. RIP.
3rd- Sapphire Rose Richmonne (D1F) - Killed by Eoghan Keith Coutts (D7M) - Stabbed by an ax in the hip and bled to death - Honestly, I considered you as Victor for a while and I think you would've made a great one, along with Lex. You were an awesome character with a great personality and backstory, I'm happy with the plot I gave you and I hope everyone else is too. RIP.
2nd- Lex Cole (D10M) - Killed by Vidia Ciele (D2F) - Stabbed through the neck by a sword - It broke my heart to do this and I hope everyone understands why I did it. I can't say enough about how much I loved Lex, he was such a pleasure to write and definitely a massive contender to Victor from the very start and everyone knew it. You were probably the most liked character. The only problem is...if you won it would be a happy ending, that'd be fine in another FanFic, maybe but this is The Hunger Games and I don't think The Hunger Games has happy endings. It's sad, I know. RIP.
1st- Vidia Ciele (D2F) - Victor Of The 149th Hunger Games - Vidia! My first ever Victor and a memorable one at that. You ticked all my checkboxes for Victor and I'm so happy with my decision to make you Victor. It's going to be rough mentoring and you guys can see her do it in The Hardest Choice. I hope the finale was super intense and wrote great because it took me a little while. Welcome, DragonoftheStars1429 and Vidia to the mentoring team! What a pleasure it's been to write you.
Kill Count:
Sapphire Rose Richmonne (D1F): 3 (Reuben Boyle, D8M, Friday Evans, D12M, Eoghan Keith Coutts, D7M)
Vidia Ciele (D2F): 4 (Quail Arend, D11M, Kliar Hydren, D5M, Loren Tryler, D5F, Lex Cole, D10M)
Xavier Hunter (D2M): 1 (Winston Harvard, D3M)
Arlene Marven (D3F): 1 (Jack Sanford, D9M)
Brooke Reefside (D4F): 1 (Piper Ramms, D12F)
Dylan Angel (D4M): 2 (Jean Broderick, D6F, Nevaeh Rechwhal, D11F)
Loren Tryler (D5F): 2 (Harrick Cartler, D6M, Dylan Angel, D4M)
Kliar Hydren (D5M): 1 (Field Bracken-Lietré, D9F)
Eoghan Keith Coutts (D7M): 1 (Sapphire Rose Richmonne, D1F)
Reuben Boyle (D8M): 1 (Arlene Marven, D3F)
Jack Sanford (D9M): 1 (Embry Doe Ri, D8F)
Lex Cole (D10M): 2 (Xavier Hunter, D2M, Brooke Reefside, D4F)
What do you think of the final placements?
What do you think of our Victor?
Epilogues next!
-James
Friday Evans (D12M): 1 (Mahala Grisbon, D10F)