Talk about the feels man, I read part of the last chapter again, while listening to 'Nobody's Home,' Whoa. To be honest, you know how I have a song for every tribute that represents them and will be used for their death chapter? I have like fifty for Lillith 'cause she's such a characterXD. I have a bunch for the other tributes too… And somebody dies in this chapter… It's really getting difficult killing 'em off since I've grown to love each one! Thank you so much for your reviews, they make my day!:). Just so you know, I'm really sick right now so my writing probably will be a little off.
READ: Sorry if the ending seems rushed for this SYOT. I mean, the gamemakers are being pushy… C'mon! More than one tribute dies here, so at the bottom the songs for the tributes are next to their names. I suggest listening to them if they are yours or if you like them, or want to understand them better etc. I love you all. The tributes who die were killed based on the poll, people's top eight, reviews, personality of tribute, backstory, and alliance. No hard feelings, it is nothing personal! Also, the chapters here do not have names.
Okay… this is the big finale part one. Get ready… hold on to your seats… here we go. Lyrics from Skyfall.
For this is the end
I've drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue I owe them
Swept away, I'm stolen
Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together
Matthias Stitch
Ivy and I shrink into the forest. We have to keep moving or else someone will find us. I have two backpacks heaved over my shoulder. Ivy carries the other one. She leads me around, weaving through the trees which were planted so close together that many have merged into one. We're looking for water. All of ours is gone, none left. It was probably an animal or something. Maybe another tribute.
Suddenly the forest seems to clear. The trees are gone, and Ivy and I are left in the vast open. I turn back to the edge of the forest, wishing to go back to safety, but that would mean death for sure. We're out of water. It's all gone, and Ivy and I need it desperately. After another few minutes of endless walking, Ivy points to something in the distance- a lake. Water! I smile as she races towards it with me following behind. It seems so far away though. We run for a good ten minutes and stop. Still a mile or so from it.
"I need a break," Ivy pants. I nod and place my hands on my knees, trying to catch my breath.
"Okay, let's keep going. We need to beat anyone else to the lake," I say quickly. Ivy takes two seconds more of a break, then sprints. Being out of water makes it harder to run, but we have to make it. I eventually catch up to Ivy, jogging at her side. I watch her face turn red from the running, thinking mine probably looks the same way. Once we've ran about another mile, we stop. The water is only feet away. But tributes are already there. I count quickly. Eight. Ivy and I are the tenth tributes.
No one's moving. The Careers are all taking long drinks, filling up water bottles and tubs while everyone else is either hiding or waiting to pounce. I can only see them because Ivy and are on the other side of the lake, facing the Careers. I make out Lani, Aiden, and Calico first. They seem to be sneaking around the Careers, trying to get the water. I spot Cassandra and Autumn next, they edge along the riverside carefully. That leaves Ash, Konan and Canzi. All we need to spur a bloodbath is a catalyst, not that I want one. I'm just afraid the gamemakers do.
"Ivy?" I whisper to my ally softly.
"Yes?"
"What now?" I wonder.
"Let's try to get into the forest nearby without being seen," she pants, pointing to the shaded trees.
"Good idea," I try to smile, but I bet I look deranged. Without a moment's notice, Ivy sprints to the forest, covering 900 feet in seconds. In her hustle, she's left me and a crowd of tributes who sensed her movement.
Before any of them can act, a shrill scream carries from the forest- Ivy! I move as fast I can to her, but all the running has worn me out. When I make it to the trees, I see her. She's painted with blood.
"Who did this?" I choke, tears forming in my eyes.
"The mad girl," she replies.
"Where is she?!" I holler, not afraid of the attention.
"Gone. She knew you'd come for me, so she left." I search for any weapons, and find a blood-coated sword laying nearby.
"Ivy, you're going to be okay," I say softly, but my voice cracks with uncertainty.
"I know, I will. I'm leaving this place. I'm going to be okay," she smiles faintly.
BOOM!
Her cannon startles me. There, my ally's gone.
"IVY!?" I call, hoping for an answer, any sign of life. "IVY!? God damn it, Ivy!" I cry, banging my fists into the ground.
Aiden Jones
By the cannon, and shouts from the forest, Ivy has died. I didn't know her, but I'm still saddened by her death. Innocent and murdered for no reason. I think sadly. This isn't fair! None of it is! And to those of you who'll say right back to me, Life isn't fair, why can't it be? We can at least try and make it fair. We all know this is wrong. No one is supposed to die like this, in the wilderness, at the hands of another, innocent, broadcasted for entertainment! It isn't right. I want to stop it so bad, but I can't, and that makes anger bubble up inside me.
"Aiden?" Lani's voice brings me to reality.
"What?" I snap, not meaning to take my anger out on my ally.
"S-sorry. But, what should we do?" She points to the Careers who are aware of our position. They stare at us, ready to pounce.
"I don't know," I reply. "Cali?"
"We have three choices- fight, run to the forest- where I remind you someone was just killed, or run back into the dead grass prairie. Keep in mind the Careers have years of training on us and are most likely faster," she calculates.
"We're hopeless!" Lani cries, hugging Cali.
"No, we're not. We can fight them, or run. We still have a choice," I say firmly.
"I say we run then," Cali nods towards the open grass. "Sprint fast down the prairie, after we're out of range from Ivy's killer, we head back into the forest to lose the Careers if they're on our tail. Go it?"
"Yes," Lani replies, "One. Two. Threee!" And we're off. To be honest, the wind in my hair feels good. This could actually be enjoyable if we didn't have killers on our trail. The grasscrunches under our feet and from the echo behind us, I can tell the Careers have followed us. We sprint for another five minutes before Cali gives a sign to turn into the forest. I do so quickly, hoping to get them off of our tail. While I stay in the lead of my alliance, we dodge trees, before Cali calls up to me,
"Aiden! You can stop!" I break, and turn to my ally. Her face is covered with horror. I'm afraid her eyes will pop out of her head.
"Where's Lani?!" I cry.
"I don't know! I turned around and she was gone!" She puts her hands up to her face.
"It's okay. I'm sure she escaped. We haven't heard a cannon yet,"
"But you will soon," Another voice calls further down the forest. It's a male's. Sanus steps into my view and I turn to run the other way, but find Lillith guarding our only exit. Skye watches the us from above, high in a tree.
"How-?"Cali starts.
"We know our way," Lillith snarls. I watch them all, turning my head side to side. Lillith grips a sickle, Sanus a spear, and Skye a couple of daggers, with a few more shoved in her pockets.
"Please, let us go!" Cali cries.
"No, no, no! That wouldn't be any fun!" Sanus grins. I feel bile rise in my throat. Before I know what's happening, a sharp pain explodes from my gut. I fall to the ground in shock.
"AIDEN!" Calico screeches, bending down to help me.
"No," I whisper to her, "Run. Find Lani, go," I try to urge her to leave me. We don't both deserve to die here. I look at my stomach. I knife is lodged inside of me.
"Hey! That was my kill!" Lillith growls to Skye.
"Yeah, well, I didn't think they deserved any more teasing. If you're going to kill them, get it over with!" She cries. It's the last thing I hear before my vision fades to black.
Calico Weft
BOOM!
"YOU BITCH!" I cry, fully aware that Skye had been trying to do us a favor. But still, if the favor was to kill us quickly, it wasn't much. The irrational part of me said that Aiden's death was all Skye's fault and she needed to pay. The smarter, but less voiced side of me told me that I should run away now.
You can guess which side I went for when I lunged at the girl with fiery red hair. A dagger met my stomach first though, pain shooting through me. I didn't stop however. Now she's hurt me twice. I stand up and regain my balance before running back at her. She screams, trying to push me off of her. While her hands are free, I yank a knife out of her pocket and send it plunging into her skin. Blood covers my hand in an instant. She screams for help from her allies, but they are gone. It's just me and her left.
When I see how lousy her allies are to her, I back off. At least I had friends in the arena. At least my allies didn't leave me to die.
"I'm sorry," I breath, knowing it isn't any good.
"Me too," she responds. You wouldn't believe how awkward it is, spending your finale moments with your killer/ victim.
Lillith Gold
BOOM!
BOOM!
Skye's dead. Calico's dead.
It's weird. I thought Skye's rivalry with me would last forever. I thought I'd leave this place, thinking of the girl I hated. But… it isn't like that. Now I'm almost sad she's gone. I'm not really, but I feel like part of me died too. I shake my head laughing at my idiocy, enough of this. I can't fall apart or start feeling guilt. I'm Lillith Gold, the biggest competitor in the arena. And soon to be victor.
Autumn Eshaya
Cassandra and I are still at the lake. Almost everyone has cleared out and we had time to fill up our tub and water bottles quickly. We race back into the forest, hoping to find shelter. I hear a croak from ahead of us before I see him.
Matthias Stitch stands tall, with his fist clenched. Dried blood cracks on his skin. Tears fall down his face, clearing away dirt. His eyes are already red. His hair sticks in every direction. The sight scares me.
"I loved her," He shakes, "She was my friend. My last friend in this hell and I let her down. She's dead because of me!"
"Matthias, it's okay. It wasn't your fault!" Cassandra says softly. She doesn't know if it's his fault or not, but her words still comfort him, but only for a moment.
"It was. She trusted me! She thought I'd bring her home, but I killed her! She's dead because of me, just like my mother and father and sister and brother- they're all dead because of me!" He cries, slamming his fist into a tree. I watch blood trickle down his arm.
"You did the right thing, Matthias. You didn't kill anyone," Cassandra looks at me for help, but I have none. She's doing a much better job at blindsiding this whole conversation than I would be.
"Please, Cassandra! PLEASE! Give me what I deserve! I need to die! I need to be brought to justice!" His voice grows higher, his face irrational.
Cassandra looks startled, "Do what?"
"KILL ME!" He cries.
'Matthias. Listen to me. You're upset Ivy died. I know that, but I also know you didn't kill her. Just get some sleep. Think this over, Matthias. You don't deserve to die," She speaks so quietly and calmly. But Matthias charges at her, waving his arms wildly. He has a sword in his hand waves it at Cassandra, threatening to end her life. With that, she stabs him.
"Thank you," Mathias whispers.
BOOM!
For this is the end
I've drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue I owe them
Swept away, I'm stolen
Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together
24 Tar Armat- He was my tribute, so I felt like it was only right to have him die in the Bloodbath, although I truly loved writing him. However, I think he died the best way he could. We'll miss you Tar!
23 Rye Thicket- I'm afraid her creator abandoned her. That, and she was slightly too much like Katniss and I wasn't sure how to portray her. 'Bye Rye!
22 Nina Rane- I enjoyed Nina and thought she had an interesting backstory. I didn't want to kill her, but her creator only reviewed once or twice in the beginning. Wish you wouldn't have left, Nina!
21 Luckas Seon- Man, there goes one alliance already (Rye and Luckas's) I loved Luckas too, but yet again, his creator didn't review. Have a nice afterlife Luckas.
20 Morgan Adams- I loved Morgan, but someone had to go! He was a brilliant, bright character who I know we will all miss! ;(
19 Glass Morgans- Woah, two 'Morgan(s)' died today… Anyways, Glass was, I know, a favorite of mine and my lovely reviewers. I wish his author reviewed. I think he would have gone far. Also I wanted some more Lillith and Skye drama, which is really what will come out of this. 'Bye Glassy pooh!
18 Rendwick Ambrosia- Oh my God, I can't even tell you guys how much I didn't want to kill him! I loved Rendwick! His wonderful author didn't review last chapter and everyone else had and- UGH! I feel so (enter swear word of your choice here)ing guilty! I mean, I loved this boy and his author! I can't say that enough… Love you Rendwick, I have to say though, your dream/imaginary Alice was wrong about you going to hell. And the real Alice will miss you! Stay tuned for the funerals… Love you Rendwick!:(
17 Evan Keers- Aw. Little guy was too gullible:(. I'm sad to see him go, but I was thinking of all of the characters, and I decided for Ash to be crazed made the most sense, and who would she take it out on other than poor Evan? He was kind of a background character for most of the story, but a beautiful character either way! Bye Evan!
16- Raiden Brown- I loved Raiden. He was so much fun to write, and definitely (spelt that right, no big deal :O ) a dynamic and whole character. I hope I didn't rush his death scene too much, I just wanted to make it perfect. Raiden's death was result of the poll. Bye Raiden!
15- Sceptor Ashlander- Sceptor was a great kid. He was plenty unique and such a sweet boy. I didn't want to kill Sceptor, but I honestly think he'd have wanted it this way. I killd Sceptor because of the poll, and since the Careers had only experienced one death so far… I also really wanted him to get it out, you know? Tell the Careers what he thought for once before his death. At first, I was going to have Sceptor say, 'See you in hell,' to the Careers, but then I was like- Sceptor isn't going to hell! We'll miss you Sceptor.
14- Frankie Verna- Frankie was tough and smart, she died because I didn't know what else to go with her, but I know we'll miss her wonderful personality. I hope Jamie will be okay, stay tuned to the funeral's to find out! I hope your mother fulfills your last request- dump Voltage! Goodbye Frankie!
13- Ivy Kluge- Ivy! You were so sweet, I know we'll miss you! I loved that you volunteered for the Games to escape your family, and now you're free from them forever. I wonder who they'll act in the funeral, will they be sorry for mistreating you? I certainly hope so… You were an amazing tribute. Sad to see you go Ivy!
12- Aiden Jones- Aiden, you were a truly unique kid. I loved your attitude and kindness. You were an amazing ally to Cali and Lani, who will miss you dearly. I was really lucky to have you in my Hunger Games, thank you. I know that we'll miss you, Aiden! Goodbye!
11- Calico Weft (She died seconds before Skye)- Cali! I loved you! You were so sweet, but truly a fighter, which is why I made you kill your killer. I think that you were one of the toughest non-Career girls in the arena, but I'm sorry you had to die. I know Lani will be terrified by your death, but it might just give her the fuel she needs to win- who knows? Bye Cali!
10- Skye Emerald- Skye, we'll really miss your feisty-ness and long-term rivalry with Lillith. I think you were a brilliant tribute and will miss having you in the Games! Meet up with Glass and heaven and kick his ass for using you, okay?:) Love you!
9- Matthias Stitch- Mattie! :( You were so beautiful! I really appreciated that you were so unique, yet realistic. I think that you'll be happier now with your family. I suppose I could say you're lucky to die before things get real ugly. I know you'll be with us Mattie, I love you!
The Fighters:
Canzi Greysabr of District 2
Both tributes from District 4
Lani Baldova of District 5
Both tributes from District 6
Ash Sphere of District 10
Autumn Eshaya of District 12
Songs for the deceased-
Ivy- Castle on a Cloud, suits your terrible life back home, yet sweet personality!
Aiden- Carry On, I think it brings out the flame in you.
Calico- Don't You Worry Child, shows your sweet, strong and protective side.
Skye- This Girl Is on Fire [Inferno Version]- Listen to the rap. I think it really portrays you.
Matthias- Keep Holdin' On- Shows how you had to act after your family died and how you'd like to be remembered. Also portrays your alliance.
If anyone has any questions about their song, like who it's by, ask me! By the way, just this author's note took up three whole pages on word :/ Sheesh.
Sorry Matthias's part was so hard to read, but I thought it would really show how much pain he's been through. Ivy's death was the last straw. Just to clear things up- Matthias didn't want to kill Cassandra with the sword, he was tricking her into killing him in self-defense.