Day 16

I have two updates for you lot tonight. The next one isn't a death chapter.

Kendrick Everborn POV:

I don't know why I bothered to try and get away. The flames were far off in the distance but the smoke was already upon me. Realistically, I should have saved myself the trouble and stayed behind in the comfort of the my shelter but some primal instinct made me try and out-move it. Even if my legs didn't work.

I hauled my body along the uneven ground, the sharp rocks tearing apart my legs. I winced at the pain and felt like screaming out but every breath, I risked smoke burning my lungs. I didn't want to make it worse. My arms ached as I pushed myself over the limit just in the attempt to breath fresh air.

I hadn't covered too much distance when the girl from Eleven almost tripped over me. She ran past me then stopped and turned around. She seemed conflicted for a second then ran over to me to try and help. She tried to pull my body along but I was too heavy for her weak frame to lift. She then tried to prop me up but unable to put much weight on my leg, I wasn't helping her. She carried me a few metres but she was becoming slower and slower with every passing moment. She started coughing, wheezing as the smoke burned her lungs.

"Leave me," I said, trying my hardest not to cry. She looked over to me with grateful, teary eyes and lowered me to the ground. She didn't need telling twice as she took off, running through the woods.

For a few moments, I felt my body relax as I caught my breath. Then the smoke hit. It was like a blanket, wrapping itself around my neck and forcing it's way down my throat. My insides burned as I started to cough up blood. I clawed at the ground and opened my mouth to scream but all that came out was a pitiful gasp for air. I was dead long before the fire reached me and before the flames had a chance to burn me, I was already in the hovercraft on my way home.

Atlas Geo POV:

Lavina left me in the dust when it came to short distance but in long sprints, she was trailing far behind. Every time I turned around to look at her, she was drifting further and further back, her breath became laboured. We had been running in a sprint for over twenty minutes and her body couldn't take anymore.

She stumbled before falling to her knees, gasping for air. My brain told me to run, to leave the weak behind and increase my chances but I knew I could never forgive myself if I did. She had given me the healing creme, using it all on my stab wound despite it being her gift. I felt disloyal to leave her to die now.

"Stay as still as you can," I gasped as I picked hauled her into my arms, princess style and started my race against the smoke again. Lavina looked dazed as she held her arms around my neck and looked at the raging fire behind us.

I kept running, not knowing when the flames would stop. There was no opening area in the arena so the Gamemakers would have to stop it at some point otherwise they would kill us all. They would want a bloody final fight, not all the tributes but one turning into chicken wings.

Finley Magik POV:

I was trapped. In front of me was flames almost as tall as me. The fire had somehow looped around and cut me off. I turned to run back but the fire had caught up with me, I was cut off in all directions.

The smoke was becoming too much to handle and I was starting to panic. I couldn't breath and I did the only thing that seemed to make sense, I jumped. There was a river on the other side of the flames and that was what I was aiming for.

However, as I leaped into the air, the flames licked the right side of my body from my face to my toes. I screamed in pain as I landed in the water, thrashing and crying. I could feel the skin peeling off my face and although the cold water put out the flames on my clothes and body, the damage was done and it made my skin peel and sting.

My breathing started to become fast and shallow as I attempted to stumble to my feet and get across the river. The pain was agonising and I was waist deep when the light headedness kicked in. I felt myself rocking back and forth as I became confused to what Direction I was moving it. I was really turning in a lazy circle. My skin was clammy and my vision was starting to become blurred. There was no pain as I closed my eyes and allowed myself to fall forward.

In my mind, I was falling into the arms of my family who smiled and told me it was going to be okay. Really, I was drifting towards the bottom of the river, the water filling my lungs instead of smoke.

Ooooo, what's going to happen, will the fire stop, where is Ashton, Ezra and Finch? Will we ever know? Yeah, next chapter which hopefully should be super soon.

The chapters will get shorter now as there are less characters.

Thanks to SolarisEclipse77 for Finley and SlytherinPrincessAtWork77 for Kendrick.

Kendrick Everborn-Killed by Smoke

Everyone in the final seven were possible victors. Kendrick was no different. I really liked them and I wanted to see him as a victor. Sadly, he was too kind to actively try and kill someone. It hurt me to kill him off but this close to the end, I need to make hard decisions. I loved how he was just a normal dude. He knew who he was and after telling his family about his sexuality, he felt mor open. He was a very layered character and I am over the moon I was able to write him. R.I.P Kendrick your District and mentor will never forget your bravery and loyalty.

Finley Magik-Drowned due to shock

Finley, I loved her. If she was older, she would have been in the top two, maybe even winning. She had so much storyline, even after her victory but she was just too young to possible win against the other five tributes. Three careers and two strong outers. I loved her spunk and how she wasn't the normal weak twelve year old. She deserved to make it home, she just didn't have the skills. R.I.P Finely, you family will miss you.