Day 6

Day 5 and 6-

Atlas and Lavina: Atlas foot is on the mend however, he still can't put any weight on it. Lavina washed all of their clothes. Atlas was sponsored a bow and set of arrows.

Able: He was able to find food a found the river. However, he was chased off by Lavina so settled for a muddy puddle. He managed to sneak a drink further down from the river. He is finding himself needed more to drink due to a rise in temperature. He found Tobias' dagger on the side of a creek.

Bug and Finley: They are also low on water and spent most of the fifth day looking for some. Most of the puddles have dried up so they drank for a vanishing creek.

Ashton and Finch: Finch convinced Ashton that they would need a larger alliance if they are to take down the final four careers. They spent most of the day looking. They came across Able but he ran when they approached them.

Tobias Murkon POV:

I could hear the sound of the birds faintly signaling the start of a new day. It was still thick blackness in our cells. I had never been frightened of the dark but something about being in a dark cell that pushed you over the edge. I tried to sleep as well as I could when the sun vanished but sometimes I would lay awake listening to the sound of animals scurrying around the cave, wishing I had their freedom.

Sunsets were the worst. I used to love them back home but now they just symbolized another cold night and one more day of being caged. Something shuffled around outside my cage, making me sit up.

"Good-morning," I whispered but nothing answered, instead the cage door swung open, creaking as it did so. I shuffled backward on my butt until my back was against the wall, water dripping on my head.

Part of me hoped that it was Fora coming to save me, I knew Selina would just leave us. The form was much larger than either girl and it smelt of rotting flesh.

"Help" I screamed, at the top of my lungs. The mutt growled, picking me up and throwing me across the cell. I hit my head on the stone wall but I refused to stop my pleading. I just wanted someone to hear, whether they could help me or not. I was quickly silenced, just like my father had when the mutt tried to pull off my voice box, ripping my throat as he did so.

Loveless Stone POV:

I was picking some berries near a cave when a mechanical voice started to scream. I feared it was a mutt so I placed my pickings in my small leather bag, tied it around my waist and moved on. While I was walking, a cannon boomed and my stomach sank. There was only one tribute with a mechanical scream.

I continued to walk until I found a secluded area to cry. A few weeks ago, it would have seemed strange to cry about someone I had never really talked to but I didn't need to talk to Tobias to know that he was a nice guy. I turned down his alliance because I didn't think he was strong enough but now, I just felt guilty. Maybe if he was allied with me, he would still be alive. Then again, if he wasn't reaped, he would have been alive and with his family.

I guess the lack of high-calorie meals and sleep also contributed to the crying but I was going to miss Tobias, I was all District Eight had now. At least I might get more sponsors.

I took a large canteen from my utility belt and started to drink the water. It wasn't the cleanest but if I wanted to survive I couldn't be picking. I pulled one of the purple berries out of my bag and washed it slightly with a small splash of water.

"Don't eat that!" a voiced called. I jumped behind a fallen tree, it was so big it could conceal me.

"Who are you?" I called.

"Ezra, from District Four...that berry, is deadly...it's nightlock," he said calmly, clearly not wanting to startle me anymore.

"How can I trust you?" I shouted emptying the bag of berries on the floor and squashing them into the ground.

"The Careers broke up...I am alone," he sounded truthful, I had learned over the years what it sounded like. I knelt, my head just poking over the tree and narrowed my eyes.

"What plants can I eat?" I asked the career. He smiled, looking around until he found what he was looking for.

"Ah, these," he laughed, picking a small, blackberry of the bush. "This is a blackberry, I learned about them in training," he sounded so proud as he puffed out his chest.

"What do you want in return?" I asked, still unsure about his motives.

"An alliance...with the most beautiful girl in Panem!" He cheered.

Fora Kyker POV:

I hadn't stopped shaking since Tobias' screams woke me up and I was sure Selina had thrown up everything she had left in her stomach. At first, we couldn't see anything but as daylight came, we wished it was still dark.

Tibias' cell was covered in blood, his stripped skeleton pressed against the bars. His skull was cracked and his legs and arms were near the entrance of the cave. I felt sorry for his family, seeing their son torn to bits.

We waited for hours, Selina, the big bad career was even crying. I couldn't blame her, I was too. We were both trained for death, she killed, I cut animals up. However, seeing a live human, torn to nothing but a skeleton, right in front of you, it was very different.

Around midday, the mutt came back, I wondered where it went, where it slept. Was there another cave we didn't know about? I had so many questions and although I hated the mutts more than anything, I was intrigued by them. So much work went into them, all the technology it took to create a undead deer thing must have been through the roof. Then again, that begged the question, why couldn't they create food for the Districts?

We saw the shadow and smelt the mutt before it had entered the cave. Selina started to whimpered as I looked around for a place to hide. There was nowhere, I was trapped.

It opened my cage door and walked towards me until I had nowhere left to move and swung at me. I dodged it's arm and darted through it's legs. I then turned and started to climb up its back, clinging to the rotting flesh and pulled the sword free. It shook me off and I was thrown across the room. I quickly got up and held the sword in front of me. It charged towards me and I did the same. There was nothing in it's skull so there only one more place to go.

The sword pierced through one of it's broken ribs and through it's smelly insides until it poked through the other side. At first, I thought I had done nothing but angered it until it fell forwards. I dived out of the way.

I looked back to see the mutt lifeless and ran out of the cell door.

"Help me, please," Selina pleaded through the bars, her arm outstretched. I continued to run away. "At least give me the sword so I have a chance," I looked down at the sword in my hand. If I gave it to her, that left me with nothing.

"I am sorry, go for the heart!" I shouted back as I ran out into the sunlight. I stood for few moments, taking it all in until something slammed me into a wall, shattering my skull.

Selina Kayl POV:

There was a sickening crack and then a canon sounded. I felt sick. Part of me hoped Fora had gotten away, it gave me hope. But when a smaller mutt crawled in, I knew she was gone. This mutt was shorter and although it could walk on it's hind legs, it preferred to crawl.

It came up to my cage and growled at me, it bones creaking. I got myself ready so the second it opened the door, I charged. I knocked it to the floor, it screaming as I did so. I straddled it and started tearing at it's flesh. It struck me in my stomach with it's hoof but I just twisted the legs, breaking it. Once I had moved all the flesh out the way, I started pulling at it's ribs. I snapped the top three off and plunged both of my hands into the green mess.

The mutt wrapped it's hands around my body and started to squeeze. I did the same but to its heart. When I dug my nails into it, the mutt did the same but their rotting heart gave up first and they became limp. A few of my ribs were either broken or fractured and I kept coughing up blood. I knew one thing, though, I wasn't going to die in a dark, damp cave.

I dragged my body to the cave entrance. I was going to stop there but after seeing Fora's mangled body, I refused to stay. I dragged my bleeding body until I was sure I was far away from the cave. I collapsed near a river, in the sun.

I turned my head to the side and watched the dragonflies on the water's surface, the sun reflecting off the water. It was a lot hotter than a few days ago. All the mud was dry and I could see the heat rising. It was nice, though, lying in the warm dry sun, the sound of happy birds in the trees. For the first time, I didn't have to fight. I knew I was dying, I was just happy I got to spend my final moments in peace.

Selina was right, the Arena is starting to rise in temperature it has been three days since the last death and the Gamemakers were getting bored. So expect a large heatwave and more mutts.

Tobias Murkon-Eaten by Wendigo mutt

I thought at first Tobias was going to be hard to write but he turned out to be rather fun. His outlook on life was cool and I loved writing his POV's on the Games. He had the strength and I wanted to prove that just because he couldn't speak, didn't mean he was weak. He might not have been strong like Ezra or Crown but he was strong headed. He was hungry but turned down any live animal he was given and if he had known the mutts weakness, he would have fought back. Sadly, Tobias didn't have the mindset I was looking for in a victor. However, I will always remember him and how much fun he was to write. R.I.P Tobias, you was well liked by the audience and some people wanted you to win.

Final Thoughts: "At least it was over, I tried my best at everything and this is where I lay,"

Fora Kyker-Head smashed by Wendigo mutt

I considered Fora for victor, a lot but when I decided against it, I knew I wanted her to die like the badass she was. She was a determined woman who never gave up, even with little food and being trapped for six days. She had no way of knowing that there was a second mutt, a breeding partner. I don't class it as a moment of weakness. She didn't even get a chance to see the mutt before it killed her. R.I.P Fora, you had the skill and the mind set, you just wasn't the victor I wanted from this story. I am sorry.

Final thoughts: "Maybe I should have freed Selina too, we would have killed the other mutt then"

Selina Kayl-Internal bleeding, caused by Wendigo mutt

Selina was always going to need a big exit. She was a fighter and although she hated the sight of blood, she never let it get in her way. In the end, she conquered what she hated by ripping the mutts heart in two. I wanted her to also die in peace so she managed to escape and spend her final moments in beauty. R.I.P Selina, you was up for any fight and could have won, you was just unlucky.

Final thoughts: "I am sorry dad, I did the best I could,"

Let me know your thoughts. I promise, the Wendigo mutts will not being coming back. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and hope you read again ^_^