This is a rather small chapter but you will see why when you read it.


Daston Smart POV:

Me and Trill were already stuffing berries into our mouth when Noah pushed through the thick bushes. His brown eyes darted over to Heavenly, widening when he saw the gentle movements of her chest.

"That cannon wasn't here," I mumbled through a mouth full of berries, a bit of the red juice trickling out of the corner of my mouth. Noah gave a small nod and lowered himself to the floor, his eyes still on the girl in disbelief. I felt sorry for him, and that didn't happen often. He had no real reason to be here, let alone put through the hell he was.

I looked back at Trill and she offered me a soft smile and a nod and stood up and walked over to the set of backpacks and started to place out empty canteens in one. Noah kept a watchful eye and frowned when she turned to him, offering the bag out, "Go with Daston and get more water, it will be good for the both of you," Noah looked over to the sleeping Heavenly and bit his lip. "I will look after your District partner, you will only be gone for a few moments," she said softly, throwing the bag over to him. The boy almost fell on his back when the pack hit him in the chest.

I rose to my feet and offered him a fake smile as I watched him jump up, take one last look at Heavenly and walked out of site.

Trill must have misjudged the distance of the river as it was at least a three hours walk to the small stream, we were closer to the mountain than we were to the camp.


Poseidon Wasser POV:

I sat on top of a small mound on the other side of the island, overlooking the crystal blue waters. I was correct, the island was circular with the mountain in the middle, it took a while but I managed to get to the otherside.

The sun always looked beautiful setting against the sea, the waves catching the light and sparkling. I had lost my backpack but I still had the canteen that was tied around my waist so I had water and I was willing to bet that there was some kind of fish in the sea. There had to be.

I laid down on my jacket and looked up at the orange sky. I closed my eyes and listened to the waves hitting the shore and thought about home and my family. I wasn't sure I could ever forgive my father for what he did but as much as it angered me, I just wanted to be home with him, hug him and never let him go.

Suddenly, birds screamed and flew from the trees above me, terrified and flying across the ocean. I sat up, fearsetting in as I watched them Silhouette against the orange sun. I opened my mouth to shout for help when the ground under me started to shake.


Lux Hymenoor POV:

We sat in silence in our cave, eating our berries and leaves. None of us was sure if you could eat leaves but they were not deadly and we weren't picking when it came to food. Not when we were all starving.

"Is there any more leaves?" I asked Tristan whose sunken eyes glanced down at his empty plate then back up to me, shaking his head. He went to apologies when something galloped past our shelter, a large stag, his brown eyes wide with fear. I watched in awe as five more passed, I had never seen one other than in books but the fear in his eyes told me this wasn't a beautiful moment.

Above us birds burst from the tops of the trees and high into the sky, the forest coming alive with the frightened screams of animals. Enoki threw his empty plate on the floor and dashed towards our supplies, gathering everything together. I looked on, knowing that if Enoki was this frightened, it was nothing good.

"What do you think spooked them?" Tristan asked, cocking his head to the side. I looked over to a few pebbles that stood in the mouth of the cave that started to shake, then they almost started to bounce. I looked over to Enoki who was already on the floor, his backpack covering his head like a helmet when the arena started to shake violently. It only lasted for a few seconds but it was enough to cause some of the cave ceiling to crumble. Once it was finished, Enoki ran past us, his eyes frantically looking over to the mountain.

"We have to go!" he shouted, slinging the backpack over his shoulders "and away from that thing!" he was hard to hear over the sound of terrified animals.

"Why?" Tristan asked, slightly reluctant.

"Because it isn't a mountain,"


Altair Malark POV:

I had left Selena back at camp, she hadn't spoken or even moved since she had killed Indy three days ago. When she slept, she was always awoken by her own screams of terror. She was the realistic choice of the supplier when it came to food, she was used to hardships and would be able to find food no matter where she was. But as she was out of action, it was down to me to feed us.

Once I had seen the careers had broken up, due to most of them being dead, I decided it was worth to see if the cornucopia was empty. I moved Selena as far as I could but she told me straight, she wanted to be left behind this time. I agreed, she wasn't too far that I had to worry.

However, it seemed someone had got here before me, Skau Sheerwater from District Four. She was clearly waiting for someone, her back turned to me and leaving a backpack vulnerable, only a few feet away from me. I smiled and got ready to run for it when I felt a cold blade pressed against my throat. I tensed up when ready to die but instead, I was pushed into the open and towards Skau.

"Darling, look who I found!" my attacker said with joy, I recognised his gruff voice as the rapist from Eleven. It shocked me, I expected it to be the male from One or Four but the way Skau looked at me, she wasn't happy with the alliance either.

"Do you want to kill him or should I-" Keith was cut off by the arena shaking once again like it had about an hour ago but this time, it was violent. Knocking down trees and pulling the tide out. Keith let go and moved towards Skau, for the first time looking terrified. I took my chance and darted back towards the tree line.

I was halfway when a sonic boomed shot through the air, causing my airs to ring. They came, again and again, even Skau and Keith dropping to the floor, their hands covering their ears. Animals screamed once more as the ground continued to shake but this was not an earthquake.

Keith screamed when he looked up as saw the head moving along the tree tops, a strange moaning sound rumbling through the air. It passed in front of a small clearing and the three of us saw it in all of its glory.

It looked like a large, skinless human but walked like someone who was intoxicated. A large smile was sprawled across it's face as it walked in the direction of mine and Selena's camp.

"Selena!" I screamed, turning back round to the tree line and running back into the forest. Skau called out for me to come back but I ignored her, I had to get to Selena before...well whatever that was got there.

As I ran through the noisy forest, alive with the frightened sounds of animals and tributes, there was another sonic boom but this one shook the arena, making even the giant humans drop to the floor, holding the holes in their heads that I assumed were their ears. I heard Skau and Keith scream all the way from the beach and forced myself to look at the mountain. But it wasn't a mountain.

It was on fire, blasting black smoke into the air, red hot lava trickling down the side. A canon ran out and I continued my race towards Selena. It was a volcano.


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