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MARK
I can't believe it. My first test where I show myself to the Game-makers has just passed. And I FAILED it. I slash at the dummy's neck with my stygian iron knife. I imagine what my mother would say. My son, a demigod, unable to defeat his own shadow. I throw knife at the next dummy, hitting it straight where the heart would be. How could I? I studied and trained for 3 months preparing for this! And what happens when I do it? I get OUTSMARTED, by myself! How is that even possible? Every day my hopes had gone higher as I got stronger and stronger. I recall what happened to me earlier today…
I watch as my last knife sails away from my target and hits a tree. I am left weaponless and drained of my energy, while my shadow is standing opposite of me. It starts coming closer to me, 24 stygian iron knives floating around it. I start backing away from it, and then I trip and fall. My duplicate looms over me, and I know that if this was the real Hunger Games, it would be the end of me. Suddenly, a bell rings and the shadow disappears, and the knives hurtle down towards me. I roll out of the way. I stand up and go to where I knew the exit would be. As I pass the Game-makers room, I can hear laughter.
How dare they laugh at me? I would like to see THEM fighting against themselves. They couldn't have expected me to pass this test immediately! I look around to find the next dummy. I am surprised to find that everything has been blown away to the edges of the room. The weapons were all in a pile on the floor near the entrance. Wait, did I do that? In my anger, I have blown away everything to the far corners. I search for my knives. When I see them, my jaw drops open. All twelve of them have impaled themselves into the marble walls, up to their hilt in it. I see just how much power I have when I am angry, and I am scared. What if I get angry at someone in the Games, and end up killing my friends and allies? Maybe… maybe my power isn't a good thing after all. I told myself to go philosophical later. Right now, I needed to get my knives out of the wall. I try pulling on one, and to my surprise it slides right out. I look at the hole my knife made. I see daylight streaming in through the hole. Those walls are really thin… I proceeded to take out all the knives from the wall.
"So, what do we have for dinner today?" I ask no one in particular.
"I think I heard the cook say we're having lamb stew today." Hannah answers.
Our mentor, Octimus walked in the room and sat down by the table. Hannah and I sat opposite of him. A boy with dark hair and blue eyes, an Avox, comes in and sets a tray of lamb stew on the table. Then, as silently as he had come in, the Avox goes out. We eat in silence for a minute or two, until Octimus asks the question I would never want to answer in my whole life.
"So, how did your test go?"
The silverware started shaking and I will myself to control it. Octimus looks at me, one of his eyebrows raised.
"Well, no needs to answer that question, I already know how you did, judging from your reaction."
An apple pie flew from the desserts table at my mentor. Somehow, he managed to dodge it. The wonderful apple pie flew into the wall. Well, at least it didn't go THROUGH the wall.
"Ok, we'll leave the topic of Mark's test, then." Octimus commented. I willed myself not to use Telekinesis to apple pie him again.
"Hannah, how did your test go?"
"Fine."
By the look on her face, I would say it went anything BUT fine. At least her powers didn't get out of control. Like mine did.
"Well, you guys seem like you had the best time in the world on that test." Octimus said sarcastically.
We need a better mentor.
"I'm not hungry." I announce and walk to my room.
-20 seconds later-
I flop onto the bed and grab a random book from the pile on my shelf. Flaws of Greek gods and demigods.Hmm, this should be interesting. I make notes about fatal flaws of every Greek god and goddess whose children are in the Games.
Zeus- Gets mad easily, is irrational.
Poseidon- greek demigods have been known to be really faithful to their friends, but Poseidon's wrath is also fairly easy to get yourself into.
Hades- holding grudges
Apollo- Loves himself, vanity
Demeter- when feels grief or mad is unable to use her power.
Hecate- Betrays easily, can be too mysterious and her children can become unsure of themselves.
Aphrodite- isn't the fighting type, feelings over logic. Feelings… Weakness… I can work with that.
Hephaestus- Self-conscious, anti-social.
Ares- irrational
Athena- Tends to overthink problems.
Artemis- cold and calculating.
I wake up to Octimus shouting for Hannah and I to come to breakfast. I jump up and get myself ready for the day. While I am preparing, I finish the last chapter of the book that I didn't finish since I fell asleep too early.
"Mark, what's taking you so long!" I hear Hannah shout. Of course, she is already there waiting to eat breakfast. Who said that girls take longer to prepare in the morning? Of course, Hannah is different from other girls; she is more trustworthy and hardworking than most people I know, including myself.
"Mark, if you don't come this minute..." I get to the kitchen before Octimus finishes his sentence.
"You will do what? Ban me from the Hunger Games?"
I fall on my bed, tired from today's training... As usual. But I have set a goal for myself to call David and make a "peace treaty" with him. I know he is a powerful enemy, since he can immediately find out all about my plans and other tributes' plans. I do not want myself getting tricked. Plus, David seems like a normal person, as far as demigods with powers in the Hunger Games go. During his interview, I really wanted to find out more about him and his past, but his time ran out.
I dial the number of his room from a list hanging next to the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey David, this is Mark from the fifth district."
"Hey Mark." He sounds cautious, as if he's expecting me to jump through the wall and kick him. I laugh to myself at that image.
"I was thinking that maybe we could make a peace treaty between us, like, we help each other and not kill each other. Also, if we do that, I would like to ask you to... Uh... Not read my mind."
"Ok Mark, but I want one thing that you can do for me in the beginning."
"And what is that?"
"That you get me a spear or a crossbow in the beginning of the games."
"I agree! You will get one of those by the beginning of the games, I promise you."
"Ok, bye Mark."
"Oh! By the way, how did your test go yesterday?"
I hear a click and then a beeping sound. I'm glad Hannah and I are not the only ones that failed. I am so relieved that David agreed to such great terms. I can see why my part of the deal is good for him too. He has a really useful power, but it is passive. The most likely event to happen if he runs to the cornucopia is that he gets stabbed, electrocute, fried, drowned, or something else, mainly involving him dying some way or another. He seems to have thought of this a lot.
I dial Jacinta Butler's number; I already memorized it since I have talked to her before. I knew it wasn't smart to make alliances with too many people, but I couldn't resist. She was to fun to talk to. I settle down in a chair to talk to the most intelligent person I have talked to during my life. We discuss everything- from the arena to mutts to eliminating the other tributes. I admit I have a lot of fun talking to Jacinta, and I enjoy a few minutes, (ok, a bit more than a few minutes) of talking with a person I can relate to and understand well. She is my half-sister, after all. When I'm done talking to Jacinta, I go to dinner and after that go to watch the 27th Hunger Games, since Hannah and I decided to watch one Hunger Games every day and take notes about important parts and tactics in the Huger Games. I go to bed relieved that I have made another friend in this cruel world. My eyes get heavy and I fall into my world of extremely happy nightmares.
-List of tributes-
Petunia Pympoole
District One: Jewelry
Daugher of Aphrodite
Power: charmspeak
Tamara Lukinasa
District: 2
Daughter of Apollo
Weapon: bow and arrow
Power: Telekinesis
Weakness: power has strength but not precision.
Age:14
Gina Newton
District three: Electronics
Daughter of Pluto
Weapon: a knife
Power: can control gems
Weakness: Has no idea how to fight
Age:13
Yae-rang Ahn
Daughter of Hecate
Power: can control the mist
Hannah Miller
District 5: Electricity
Daughter of Poseidon
Power: invisibility and can make things invisible
Weakness: Cannot see clearly when invisible
Weapon: Greek swords
Age: 16
Jacinta Butler
District 6: transportation
Daughter of Athena
Power: she is a quick thinker, and very intelligent
Saige Butcher
District 7: Lumber
Daughter of Ares:
Power: Doesn't have one/but is trained well in combat
Barbara Bobbins
District 8: textiles
Daughter of Hermes
Power: is very sneaky and is excellent at pulling pranks, as well as sensing traps
Morgan Swallows
District 9: Grain
Daughter of Demeter
Power: Is able to turn anything into plants for a period of time
Kayla Zerbe
District 10: Livestock
Power: Can grow and shrink
Weakness: cannot use power when captured
Gabby Griffin
District 11: Agriculture
Daughter of Demeter
Power: Controls plants
Althea Garnier
District 12: Coal
Daughter of Hephestus
Power: able to control fire
BOYS
Mac Intris
Flight and lightning
Son of Zeus
District 2, weaponry
Ethan Erickson
Can make weapons go to him
District 3, electronics
Armando de Leer
Controls fire.
Son of Hephaestus
District 4, Fishing
Andrew Walker
Controls Water
Weapon: Double edged sword (Celestial Bronze)
Age: 14
Weakness: He is too faithful to friends
Son of Poseidon
Mark Davydov
District: 5, Power
Super Power: Telekinesis (moving things with mind)
Preferred Weapon: Throwing knives (Stygian Iron)
Weakness: Telekinesis can easily get out of control when distracted. If really angry/sad, power can get out of control easily.
Son of Athena.
Age: 14
District 6, transportation
Fred Crinket
Super Power: Shadow travel and summoning undead warriors
Son of Hades
District 7- lumber.
Braxton Vickory
Manipulating the Mist
Son of Hecate
District 8- Textiles
Gavin Stoomple
No power
Artemis' patron.
Age: 15
District 9, Grain
David Cha
Can read minds and memories
Son of Demeter
District 10- Livestock
Cedric Brannon
Summons loyal animals
Son of Hermes.
District 11- Agriculture
Damien Harvey
Charmspeak
Son of Aphrodite
District 12- Coal
Kevin Jiminez
Super Strong
Son of Ares
Age: 18
Thanks for reading people! The most known child of Ares and Aphrodite is Cupid, but Deimos and Phobos are very well known as well. And the question for today is…
What is the female version of a centaur?
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