Here it is folks, the moment we've all been waiting for-And by the way, I was surprised by the victor! I hope you will be too, but pleasantly of course:) This is in third person, all of it.
Lyrics are for "Round and Round" by Imagine Dragons, maybe listen to it while reading. Or, if you want a faster pace song, try "In the End" by Linkin Park.
By the way, if you want to listen to your tribute's song, you can look at the bottom, I promise, there are NO SPOILERS!:) I just put the songs at the bottom, no 'fighters' or 'the fallen' things.
All the emptiness inside you
Is hard enough to fill
Without a sense of purpose
We're setting up to fail
You don't have to make it right
Just hold your head up high
Four tributes are left. Four girls. One will wake up tomorrow morning. The others will fade into memories. A headstone in a maze of graves. They're all puppets though- the Capitol tugs at their strings.
Lani Baldova jogs to the Cornucopia, unaware of what she'll do when she arrives. Lillith Gold leans back in a dead tree, waiting for her next victim. Canzi Greysabr watches her back, afraid of her enemy from Four. Cassandra Lampret wipes a tear from her eye, thinking of the girl she called her ally.
Cassandra draws her breath, shaking. She knows it's all coming to a close. The gamemakers can't draw it out any longer. Either she finds the other tributes or they find her. Hopefully the former. She pushes herself off of the cold forest floor. Once up, she walks forward with the grip on her only dagger tightening. Cassandra forces herself to smile. She starts to sprint, her breath quickening.
Through the trees, Cassandra sees an opening. She runs harder in the last leg and stops when she reaches the clearing. The Cornucopia lies ahead. There isn't even a scratch from Autumn's bomb. Not even any blood. Instead her rose stays planted in the garden of death. Twenty roses are scattered around the patch of dirt.
Then Cassandra spots Lani. She walks around, like a guard. Cassandra grimaces. She isn't prepared to seriously kill anyone! Especially if they're harmless to herself. Maybe she'd kill Lillith, possibly even Canzi, but not Lani. Cassandra rubs her chin with her empty hand, figuring what to do. Maybe she shouldn't risk it anyways- Lani has a small sword with her and Cassandra only a dagger. Cassandra nods to herself and decides to take a passive approach.
She looks around for a tall tree with the most branches. Cassandra finds one a few feet away and scales it quickly, scraping the palm of her hand on a piece of jagged bark. Mumbling a curse under her breath she continues to climb until she reaches a comfortable height. She smiles, satisfied with herself for thinking up the plan.
"Looks like we had the same idea," Cassandra shrieks at the song of the sugar-coated voice. She doesn't have to turn around to know Lillith Gold is perched behind her, probably with a smug grin painted on her face.
"Please, don't!" Cassandra cries and whips her head around. Her eyes fall on the shiny sickle in Lillith's hands. Lillith sees her horrified expression and laughs.
"That's not how you survived this long, is it? Pleaded your way to the top?" she sneers, her words spilling out like poison.
Cassandra ignores her and draws in a long breath. She jumps off the tree, plummeting to the ground and mirroring the roses from the day before.
BOOM!
Even Lillith Gold winces when she sees Cassandra's twisted body. Her legs bend at an awkward angle. Her hair forms a halo over her head.
Lillith swings down from the tree, her hands clawed at by the branches. She walks by Cassandra's body, bidding a silent farewell to the Girl from District Six. The last sane one in here, she thinks. But her pity is short-lived. A rush of excitement buzzes through her veins- she's one step closer to winning.
Another jolt of energy rushes through her when she notices Lani Baldova for the first time. The stupid girl is out in the open. She's tempting death. Lillith decides to creep around her in the forest first and attack from behind. Surprise is her specialty.
Lillith slips her sickle safely into her belt and starts forward. She jogs at first and then her patience gets the best of her, forcing her to run for the rest of the way. When she's just behind the Cornucopia, another figure comes into her vision- Canzi. She's crouched behind the silver Cornucopia already, waiting for Lani to come near.
A smile creeps onto Lillith's face. Canzi killed Sanus and now dead. Lillith creeps behind Canzi and slides her sickle out of her belt. Canzi senses Lillith's presence. She takes a deep breath before turning her head slowly. Canzi smiles grimly and whips her array of knife out of her pocket. She leaps at Lillith and they tumble to the ground together. Canzi rolls on top.
"How's it going?" Lillith smiles sweetly.
"Better now I'm about to get revenge," Canzi's voice is flat and low.
"Revenge? For what?" Lillith pauses. "Oh?! You mean that blockhead- Sceptor? Sweetheart, I was doing you a favor. He was dragging you down," She smirks.
"I'll be doing the world a favor once I kill you," Canzi snarls, her nostrils twitching. She's doing her best not to snap. Sceptor was doing anything but dragging her down.
"And what about my little friend Sanus? You killed him so heartlessly, my dear. I might have to get you back for that," Lillith spits.
"Puh-lease, you never liked him! You were using him!"
Lillith shrugs, "You might be right, but revenge is fun," But inside she's conflicted. She didn't realize what she had until it was gone, taken away from her by this girl.
"I hate you," Canzi frowns.
"Aw, is that the worst you can do? You know I don't care if you hate me Canzi, not anymore. Not after you've said it a million times- it's lost its mark," she grins faintly.
Canzi doesn't answer. Anger bubbles inside of her though. She feels it burning up her skin and threatening to take the form of bile. Instead she spits in Lillith's eye and takes out her sharpest knife with a curved harsh blade. A wicked smile forms on her face. This is for Sceptor.
"I hate you, Lillith Gold," she says loudly while plunging the knife into her enemy's heart. "And you're a bitch," She adds for good measure.
BOOM!
Lillith's body goes slack. Canzi frowns at it. The pretty girl who bleeds poison. She doesn't have the same effect like this. Instead she looks helpless, alone. Her fallen enemy is powerless now.
A soft rumble fills the two remaining tribute's ears. They feel it before they see it- the ground begins to rise. Lani screams, then gasps, covering her mouth. Canzi's nose twitches in anxiety as she tries to maintain her balance. The dead grass splits, an island with both tributes on it rises upwards until they're six hundred and sixty six feet up.
Lani's eyes grow large. She doesn't have much of a weapon and doesn't even know who her last opponent is. When Canzi steps out from behind the Cornucopia, Lani frowns. Blood coats Canzi's hand and a vengeful expression remains on her face. Lani trembles, Canzi twitches.
Without any hesitation, Canzi sprints full speed at Lani, fully intending to shove her off the small island. Lani shrieks and dodges her at the last second. Canzi skids to a stop and looks Lani in the eyes. They're more alike than they think, you see. They both want to live and they'd both kill for it. Lani sees Canzi as her last obstacle. Canzi sees Lani as her last threat.
Lani lunges for Canzi and manages to nick the side of her arm with her small knife. Canzi's taken aback for a moment, then channels her anger and leaps at Lani, smacking the knife away. The District Five girl is left defenseless.
Canzi squeezes her eyes shut- she needs to calm down. This is too crucial. Meanwhile, Lani runs to the other end of the island. Canzi charges her and is there in nearly seconds. She pins Lani down and picks out a sharp knife. Lani doesn't deserve to die slowly or in pain, she didn't ever bother Canzi. This isn't personal, Canzi just wants to win. Lani holds her breath, for the first time in her life she'll be calm. But then fear gets the better of her. Lani spits in Canzi's eye as a last resort. Canzi's caught off guard. She lets Lani go, rubbing her eyes. Lani takes advantage of her and pushes Canzi with all of her might. She knows what she's done before the scream that follows, before the sickening crunch that travels up to her ears, before the regret, the guilt. Before the cannon.
BOOM
Lani Baldova's won her spotlight.
All the emptiness inside you
Is hard enough to fill
Without a sense of purpose
We're setting up to fail
You don't have to make it right
Just hold your head up high
Songs for the fallen and victor (if the victor would have died)
Canzi- Paradise by Coldplay shows your wanting to escape the 'District Two mold'
Lillith- A-Team by Ed Sheeran (don't kill me if I spelt that wrong) and I think She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5 is good too!
Lani- Goodbye Lullaby by Avril Lavinge is really pretty and portrays the drama part of you. I was also thinking I Will Always Love You by Whitney Housten too (I suggest listening to the Avril Lavinge song though)
Cassandra- Is This Thing On by P!nk portrays your kindness and smartness!
I don't have any spoilers down here. The big list of the fallen will be on next chapter!
Favorite quote(s)?
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