Day: 3

Lavina Zephyrus POV:

I sat outside the cornucopia, listening to the wolves howling off in the darkness. Consus was leaning against the wooden shelter we used to keep our supplies and ourselves, safe. I hadn't spoken to him since I found out he had killed Crown. He seemed to feel guilty when I explained to him that he wasn't screwing me, he refused to admit it was the wrong choice.

Deep down, I knew he was right, we were here to kill, he just furthered my chances of winning. Crown was my friend though and after hearing him cry in fear of dying when he was drunk, it made his death even worse. He didn't even have a chance.

Atlas walked over and sat next to me on the dry mud. Selina and Ezra had gone hunting while Kaya was sleeping, ready for her watch later tonight. I glanced over the good looking male and looked away, he let out a sigh.

"Don't stay mad at him-"

"Crown was my friend-"

"and Consus is mine," He said sternly, grabbing my chin and turning my head to him. I looked into his eyes and pulled away. "I lost a brother, not too long ago and trust me, that last thing you want is to leave on an augment," I knew he was right but I hated admitting I was wrong.

"He won't die-"

"How do you know that?" he asked me, cocking his head to the side. I looked down at the ground and started to cry. I didn't want to lose him. He was my brother, he had always protected me and we always argued. I used to scream that I hated him but now, I just wanted to be home with him. I didn't was to lose my baby brother.

"Consus," I mumbled turning to my brother. His blue eyes looked up and he gave me a smile.

"hm-" he was cut short when his hair was jerked backwards, a blade being pulled across his neck.

"Consus!" I screamed, running to him but Atlas just pushed me back down. I got back up and ran after him.

"I'm sorry!" the District Eleven female whimpered as she ran away from my brothers body, holding a bloody knife. Atlas chased her into the dark forest and stopped. His face red with anger.

I dropped to my knees and cradled my little brother in my arms, begging for him to stay with me. I wanted to help him but I didn't know how. I was useless just holding him as he choked on his own blood. Atlas stood over me, frantically checking the area for the female.

Kaya Amazon POV:

"what happened," I slurred, waking up from my sleep to screaming. I wasn't sure what I expected but I didn't think I would see Lavina crying over her brothers dying form.

"No," I whispered, standing up and backing away from the scene. I backed out of the cornucopia when something sharp shot through my stomach. I looked down to see a rod sticking out. It was one of the spears that went missing this morning. "No!" I screamed, falling to the ground after the spear was pulled free.

Atlas ran after my attacker but they just vanished into the undergrowth. I screamed in pain, trying to stop the blood that spilled from my wound. Lavina hadn't even looked over to me, she was crying for Consus to stay alive.

"Come out here you coward, you can't hide in the dark forever!" Atlas screamed, it was terrifying, I hadn't seen someone the angry in my life. We had not been lucky, the only night vision goggles were far away with Selina and Ezra.

"True, but by daylight, you will all be dead," a male voice shouted back. Atlas opened his mouth to speak when a cannon boomed. The scream Lavina let out was like one I had never heard before. It sounded like she was tearing her throat from the inside but it quickly died down to a sob. She turned slightly towards me and continued to cradle her little brothers body. Her hands were covered in blood and there was a bloody handprint on her face. Saliva mixed with snot as she sobbed his name. Atlas watched, his anger growing.

"Get out here you bastard!" he screamed, the veins in his neck bulging as he looked all around him.

"You are evil, no better than the enemy, training all your lives to kill kids, you are monsters," I understood what he was saying, even if he had just stabbed me and I didn't want to agree. My family run from these monsters and these Games and here I was, bleeding out slowly. I couldn't save my brother and I couldn't save myself. Maybe my siblings would react like Lavina, maybe they would turn into Atlas. I just wanted to be home with them.

"I will kill you all-" Atlas stopped when a roar like scream tore through the tree's. I turned to follow Atlas gaze. Even Lavina looked up. I tried to sit upright but I fell sideways, the energy leaving my body.

I watched, not even flinching when the deer like creature broke through the trees and swung at Lavina. Atlas pulled her out of the way and told her to run but her eyes were glazed over as she stumbled to her feet. She looked over to me and then over to her blood covered hands.

Atlas in the end decided it had been a wasted fight after his sword did nothing but become lodged in it's shoulder blade. Atlas turned to run when the mutt knocked him off his feet. Atlas grunted as he fell to the floor before trying to crawl away.

"I am sorry," Lavina sobbed, picking up a sword from next to me and running at the monster. She ran into the monster's leg, knocking it off it's feet. It screamed in pain as tumbled down, a shattering sound braking the cool, night air.

Lavina pulled Atlas to his feet and dragged him away from the cornucopia. By the time the monster had pulled itself to it's feet, they were both in the darkness of the forest. It watched them run away then turned to me. It was dragging its right leg that was broken, the bone splintering through the skin.

I looked up at it and finally let the darkness take me away. I was going to die anyway and I didn't want to be killed by that thing. At least Selina wasn't there. She would have hated it.

Ezra Talcot POV:

"I hate these goggles, they cut into your skin," Selina sighed, pulling at her night vision. We were both sleepy and stressed, a whole night of hunting and not a single tribute to show for it. I had come to the conclusion that hunting in the dark was not the way to go, not in this arena anyway. It was too dark and there were too many hiding places. We were best waiting until daytime. No one could hide then. Well, at the least, not as well.

"We are back!" I shouted, waving my hands in the air when we move through the overgrown trail and towards our camp. However, when we got there, it was dark. The fire was smoking, dying a few hours ago and there was so much blood.

"Do you think they are all dead?" Selina asked, turning away from the blood.

"No," I said, picking up a bloody sword, "There was only two cannons, there was four of them," as careers, I guess you would get arrogant, thinking that you were the only people that could win, that nothing could kill you, this was proof that something could.

"Ezra," Selina whimpered, backing away. I followed her gaze to see a large creature, watching us from the bushes. I grabbed the sword and backed away too but it started it edge towards us. I hoped it was bear or maybe a really large wolf, turned out it was some sort of zombie deer.

I turned to run and Selina joined me. She quickly overtook me. I turned round to see the mutt gaining on me and panicked. Maybe what I did next could be classed as poor sportsmanship or even unfair but I wasn't fighting for Selina's victory. I pulled her backwards and slammed her into the ground before continuing to run.

"You fucking dickhead!" Selina called after me. I glanced back to see the monster carrying her away and didn't look back again. I didn't have to outrun the monster. I just had to outrun the other person. That meant I needed to find more allies.

Atlas Geo POV:

I opened my eyes to the sound of birdsong, smell of fire and leaves in my face. It took a moment to regain my thoughts. The last thing I remembered was taking shelter in a bush after the attack on our camp, hoping sleep would help my foot. I wiggled it slightly and jumped from the pain, it wasn't any better and it felt swollen.

I swung from left to right, building up momentum and rolled to my right, out of the bush. The branches scratched at my face but I kept forcing my body forward, each branch breaking leading me further to my escape. In the end, the bush gave away and I fell out of the bush and onto some muddy grass.

"Lavina!" I said, panicked, trying my hardest to sit up without moving my foot. "Lavina-" I stopped when the blonde girl appeared at my side, looking confused.

"Are you okay?" she asked, cocking her head to the side. I looked up at her, rubbing my foot as you did so.

"Erm, yeah, yeah, I was just worried that...you know," I fumbled over my words as I scooted around to face her. She gave me a small nod and walked away. I watched her messing with something over a fire. I took a moment to look around me. We was in some sort of clearing near a fast moving river. Birds fluttered in the sky above and the sun beamed down on my skin. It was shocking that no one else was here. Then again, we were careers, who else going to challenge us in daylight?

After a few moments, Lavina turned to me and ran back up, passing me a bowl. I took it and looked at the steaming porridge inside. She sat down cross legged in front of me and started to eat hers in small bites, trying to make it go further.

"How did we get this-"

"Sponsors," Lavina replied offering me a small smile. She didn't seem like her usual bouncy self but she had just lost a brother and I knew what that was like. I hadn't smiled since Zeus died.

"No weapons?" I asked, she shook her head and then placed her food down on the floor, trying not to cry.

"I think I lost a lot of my sponsors when Consus died, I guess I am not interesting," she sighed, her body was shaking and I could tell she was frightened, she kept rubbing her hands like she was still trying to wash the blood of her hands.

"Hey, stop it!" I snapped, slamming my free hand into the ground, making Lavina jump slightly. "I am not going to sit here and let you make yourself out to be nothing. You are strong, you saved my life and I am sure The Capitol are climbing over themselves to sponsor you," she started to sob so I put down my bowl and edged closer to her.

"I miss him," she whimpered, her body shaking violently, "I just want him back," her tears were falling into her food. I reached my hand out and grabbed her cheeks, pulling her face close to mine.

"He isn't," I said my voice breaking slightly. I took me a while to come to terms with my brothers death so I knew the sooner she did it, the happier she would be. "But I promise, we will get revenge for him and my brother Zeus, together," I said. Lavina looked at me, her blue eyes streaming with tears.

"Promise?" she whimpered, her sobbing calming down. I wiped a tear away.

"I promise," I said, a slight smile pulling at my lips. For once, I had someone who understood me.

Thanks to….

Carlpopalol for Consus Zephyrus and BookishLifeandCoffee for Kaya Amazon.

Consus Zephyrus-Throat slit by Finch Maylor

Consus was a good character. It was interesting to have a younger sibling who was more mature and protective. Consus, although he didn't think so, was mentally more prepared for The Games. He killed Crown to protect his sister from heartbreak and although she never got to say it, he knew she was sorry. R.I.P Consus, you was the best younger brother and a great addition to the story.

Final thoughts: "Keep her safe, Atlas,"

Kaya Amazon-Stabbed with a spear by Ashton Khell

Kaya was an amazing, layered character that I am sad I couldn't write about more. The arena was perfect for her but even she couldn't have predicted Ashton's plan. She loved her siblings enough to risk her life for them and although she never gained the money to save her brother, he recovered and misses her dearly. R.I.P Kaya, you gave the greatest sacrifice of all to save your brother, your life.

Final thoughts: "At least I can see mum, dad and Celia again,"

I had this planned out for a while, hence why last chapter had Ashton and Finch talking about this. I would just like to point out though that neither are bad people, they are both doing what they think is right.