Authors Notes - So for those who get confused in this chapter (I literally changed the title from: Dark Swamp, bright Forest, just so people could understand)... the games begin at 1:30 PM annually. However, the games time is off by 12 hours resulting in it being night in the arena while being day in the outside world.
Though the 5th Hunger Games had managed to live up to expectations, the Capitol audience were getting more and more blood thirsty. Toris knew that she somehow needed to keep up with this demand for the next year. A little daunting, but that's how it's going to be for these first few games.
Meanwhile, the first recorded volunteer for the Hunger Games was recorded. Though the ability to volunteer was first allowed in the 2nd Hunger Games, nobody ever tried doing it until the 6th. This was actually surprising, even seen as a sign of rebellion since since the ability to volunteer was most likely added just as a taunt.
The District 11 Female, Teal, volunteered in place of a younger sister who was blind in her left eye.
The tributes arose from the pods into a very... murky arena. A swamp? Well, more of a wetland than anything but it was still very dangerous. Surprisingly, the arena changed things up a bit by starting the defult time at night instead of day. Mostly to deteriorate the tributes, but it also created a very ominous feeling in the arena.
At night, it would be dark and the tributes would be up and about while at day, the tributes would be sleepy but still visible to other tributes. This would turn so much of the games on its head. In fact, because the sky was dark and all, it would be near damn impossible to see where people were coming to and from in the bloodbath.
"GOOONG!" The gong rang and the tributes jumped into the wetlands immediately. Meanwhile, the District 6 female (Demica) quickly ran in the opposite direction of the bloodbath. She was not interested in heading directly into that. At the bloodbath, the District 2 male (Jason) was the first one inside and had quickly ran to grab a weapon.
Looking around, he quickly checked for any useful weapons. However, other tributes were already reaching the cornucopia at that time. The District 5 Male included. As the District 2 Male quickly reached over to grab a sword, he kicked him down, stopping him.
Jason glared at the boy, who was currently struggling to grab something off the wall. Outside, a thud noise could be heard.
"OW!" The District 3 female accidentally hit her head on the side of the cornucopia (Which was a dark silver which made it nearly impossible to see) while the other tributes stumbled over each other or tried grabbing the backpacks on the outside of the cornucopia.
The District 11 Male (Korin) had managed to find a spear sprawled across the ground and was questioning on which tribute he could kill at the moment. District 4 spawned the previous victor and even had the first one. However, he currently couldn't find any District 4 tribute.
He noticed the District 12 Male running towards him with a knife. He quickly backed out of the way and thrust his spear into his chest, killing the District 12 tribute.
"BOOM!"
The District 2 Male (Jason) and District 5 Male were still in the middle of their fight, punching each other to the ground. However, they didn't pay any mind to the District 4 male who quickly ran in and searched frantically for a spear. Surprisingly, there weren't any so he quickly grabbed a knife off the wall and got a second throwing knife off the wall.
As he exited the cornucopia though, he was attacked by the District 6 Male who quickly grabbed his hoodie and pulled him to the ground. He quickly took advantage and began attempting to punch him, however, the District 4 male managed to gain the advantage and overpowered the boy from 6. Right after that, he quickly started stabbing the boy to death.
"BOOM!"
The District 11 Male (Korin) suddenly noticed the District 4 boy and quickly punted him across the head. The District 4 boy fell to the ground as Korin turned himself around and quickly ran in to stab the boy.
He quickly jabbed his spear into the boys back, killing him and leaving his body in the shallow swamp water.
"BOOM!"
At this moment, the District 10 female had grabbed some necessary items (A backpack of supplies and a small sword) and was escaping the bloodbath when the District 1 female swiftly pushed her down to the ground.
Before the District 10 female could get up and quickly attack back, The District 1 female swung her sword down on her head. The District 10 female just barely managed to get her sword up and block that attack.
She blocked the District 1 girls sword. Right as they pulled back in their swords for another, the District 10 female quickly kicked the District 1 girl in the stomach, knocking her into the wet ground. She dove her sword into the back of her neck... killing the District 1 female.
"BOOM!"
The District 10 female jumped back. She had already killed someone. Well that was fast. Eve (District 10 female) thought to herself as she abandoned the cornucopia and went straight into the swamp.
The Capitol crowd were fired up. The deaths were rapid and even the gamemakers were having a hard time getting the canons ready for each death since they were all so quick. Toris then ordered the others not to fire the canons until post-bloodbath.
As the bloodbath continued, many other tributes would meet their doom. The District 7 Male smashed the District 5 females skull on a large crate. The District 2 female managed to drag the District 12 female back into the bloodbath where she was stabbed to death. The District 3 female (Who had a hard time finding her way in the dark) had her throat sliced open by the District 1 male.
Finally, the District 2 Male (Jason) managed to overpower the District 5 boy who was stabbed in the stomach with a large sword the Jason had found.
It was a living nightmare that continued on for 16 minutes.
District 12 Male (16) - Spear to chest - 24/24 - Killed by District 11 Male
District 6 Male (18) - Stabbed to death - 23/24 - Killed by District 4 Male
District 4 Male (15)- Speared in back - 22/24 - Killed by District 11 Male
District 1 Female (16) - Sword to neck - 21/24 - Killed by District 10 Female
District 5 female (15) - Skull crushed on large crate - 20/24 - Killed by District 7 male
District 12 Female (14) - stabbed to death - 19/24 - Killed by District 2 female
District 3 Female (13) - Throat cut open with sword. - 18/24 - Killed by District 1 male
District 5 Male (17) - Sword to stomach - 17/24 - Killed by District 2 Male (Jason)
By this time, many tributes had already gathered their supplies and had booked it. However, the those who ran away were still getting chased by others. The District 10 Male was being chased by the District 11 Korin.
He wasn't going to bother looking behind him. The District 11 boy was gaining on him and there was now no chance of losing him. Korin went in for the kill, however, the District 10 boy quickly grabbed a knife and aimed to stab the District 11 boy. Korin barely managed to avoid the knife and countered with his sword, which he used to spill the guts of the District 10 boy all over the ground.
"BOOM!"
"9 deaths huh? Pretty large." The District 2 Male (Jason) said to himself. Earlier at the end of the bloodbath, he had killed the District 5 male. However, that was about it. One of his main concerns was the amount of tributes that had killed others in the bloodbath. This included District 11, 7, 1 and his District partner in the games. He wasn't really looking forward to coming across anyone. Especially in the wet, dark and swampy arena.
The District 7 Female was sitting in a tree that was atop the others, hiding in the darkness. She sighed as the cold engulfed her. She was a lover of nature, annoyed by the cutting down of trees in 7. However, she HATED this arena. The arena showed the darker side of nature. She already hated it and she knew the night... or well, day was going to be complete hell.
The District 4 female had begun to set up camp when she noticed the sun had begun to give rise to the morning. "Oh wait? So is time like, 12 hours off? That... That isn't good." She said to herself.
Setting up camp at all would be dangerous. She had to forget what she thought she knew. Night was day... day was night...
The District 11 Male (Korin) was still out hunting for tributes as the sun rose for the... day... or night? He couldn't tell but he knew he'd be tired in the middle of broad daylight if he couldn't find a hiding spot. It wasn't going to go too well for him...
However, Korin kept his head together as the sun began to rose. The dark black sky above the trees turned to a grey, pale morning. A light rain came in on the swamp.
As the District 9 Male trecked his way through an area of the arena, each step he made would create an echo. He was worried that he could get attacked at any time and he really wasn't looking forward to anything like that.
He was right. His District partner was right behind him, giving off a devilish grin. The District 9 male stopped, noticing somebody matching his walking pattern.
"Who's here..." He asked. His District partner gave a grin as she walked up next to him. "It's only me." She laughed. The District 9 boy jumped back. The girl was not right. She would suffer severe mood swings that could send her from calm and quiet to downright angry.
"You aren't scared or anything?" She asked. "Of what? You?" The District 9 boy stood back. The girl nodded. "Of course though, I'm not afraid." She said, pulling our her sickle.
"Of what?" The boy asked.
"SLISH!" The girl stabbed The District 9 boy in the throat before knocking him to the ground. "Of killing you, of course." She said, kissing the boy on the head as he died away.
"BOOM!"
The District 11 female (Teal) was watching from above, a glare on her face. "Well wasn't that rude..." She said to herself. However, the District 9 female overheard Teal though and quickly looked up and smiled gleefully at the other girl.
"Oh is that so?" She asked. Teal closed her eyes before jumping out of the tree. I can take her on can't I? The District 9 female held her sickle out. "Do you plan on sending me home with Kiryal (District 9 Male)?" She asked. The District 11 female (Teal) only gave a deap breath as she pulled threw her knife at the girl.
However, the District 9 female avoided it before charging towards Teal. The District 9 female swung her sickle at the girl. However, Teal quickly jumped out of the way. She slipped off her backpack before the 9 girl could attack her again.
As the District 9 female came in for another attack, Teal quickly hit her with the backpack, knocking her to the ground. The District 9 female was knocked unconscious by the attack. The District 11 girl just let her be.
Meanwhile the District 3 male was charging through a vast wetland with nothing but... grass and water. The mud made it harder to move through the arena and the morning was starting to get hotter. He didn't like this. He didn't like this at all.
Though he wasn't concerned about the saftey of his District partner, he was shaken up by her sudden death in the bloodbath. Though chaos at the bloodbath was some of the worst he had ever seen for the time period.
However, as he continued on his way, he noticed a small lump sticking out of the ground. His curiosity was building up so he decided to go see what it was all about, even if it was just a rock. When he got close enough to get a good look at it, he realized what it was... An Alligator mutt jumped right out of the water at him.
He just barely jumped out of reach. However, with it's speed it managed to take another lunge at the boy, quickly getting at him. It tackled him to the ground, going in to kill.
However, before it could, the alligator was knocked off by another tribute. "Damnit!" The District 10 female shouted, kicking the alligator. She thrust her sword at the Alligator again. However, it quickly jumped away, fleeing the scene.
The District 10 female stood her ground as the District 3 male got out of the mud. "You'd expect the gamemakers to let us play the games ourselves, but no." The District 3 Male (Flux) said as the wiped off the mud.
The District 10 female (Ella) rolled her eyes. "I don't expect much out of you, but would you be willing to join me?" She asked. Flux looked up, giving a stare. He wasn't stupid. She wanted him as a human shield. However, it would probably mean he could last much longer in the arena, he was up for it.
"I-I guess." He said, extending his hand. She ignored him and started walking north. "It'd be better if we moved towards the forest. A lot more shade up in their than down here." She said, walking along.
Flux only gave a nod as he followed along. Being an introvert has never been worse...
The District 11 Male (Korin) was still looking around for tributes when he came across the alligator mutt. It actually came out of nowhere, jumping through the trees and stomping through the mud towards him.
Korin ran away, attempting to gain some distance. However, it quickly jumped at him, opening his mouth. Korin prepared for it to try and bite at him, however, it didn't do that.
A few moments later, a large blast of water shot out of the alligators mouth. The alligator shot it at Korin and the blast of water hit him in the chest, knocking all the air out of him. He hit a tree before falling face first in the mud. Korin gave a glare.
"I ain't plannin on dyin right now." Korin quickly picked up his sword as the alligator charged at him again. It jumped up, attempting to claw at Korin. However, he slashed at him, scaring it.
He knocked it across the ground before going in for his final strike. "HAA!" He shouted, cutting into the beast. The alligator shrieked before blowing up in an explosion of blood.
Korin retched. What the hell...
What the hell? The District 6 Female said to herself as she quietly sat in a tree, looking at the other trees. The heat was annoying. District 6 never really got hot, but this wasn't just any type of heat.
This is hell. However, she stared up at the grey skies. They remind me of home though... that's a start. The reaping day had been hell for her as well. She hated her dress, it was a hand-me down from her mother that was too small. Then came her name being reaped, she dreaded that memory with every inch of her 16 year old life.
For all she knew, she wasn't going home. The thought almost made her cry, however, she wanted to stay strong. However, this hellish arena would only serve as a reminder of what would to come...
The District 8 female was also slowly making her way through the wetland, not far behind the District 10 female (Ella) and 3 Male (Flux). She certainly wasn't planning on attacking them, but she was watching their movements carefully to see what could happen. Flux already knew one thing, he hated how the sun as up during the night while it was dark during the day.
That was the most hellish part of the arena to him. The District 10 female (Ella) thought the exact same. "I think it's about time we just go and rest." She said. Flux silently agreed and they hid close to a tree trunk in the shade.
Meanwhile, the District 7 female wasn't exactly sure if she should rest during the day (Which was actually night on the outside) or in the night (Which was day on the outside). It would be easier during the night since it'd be harder to be seen and it was cooler during the night which would make it much easier compared to the flaming heat in the swamp.
By this point, the sun had slowly started to go down... which also meant that outside the arena, it was starting to become day time. Well, this arena was disorienting as all hell... which may or may not have been the cause of the District 5 Females death.
"BOOM!"
This disorientating day and night time was also bothering Korin (District 11 male) who found himself tiring out from lack of sleep and he hadn't been chasing after food. The result was tiring him so he needed to quickly get rest.
District 10 Male (16) - Sword through stomach - 16/24 - Killed by District 11 Male (Korin)
District 9 Male (15) - Stabbed in throat with sickle - 15/24 - Killed by District 9 Female
District 7 Male (17) - Died of exhaustion - 14/24 - Killed by self
Though the next day would be all the more hellish...
As the day went on, the tributes would find themselves in darkness once more, hunting each other. Though it was made a little bit easier by the fact that the District 11 Male (Korin) was out asleep for the moment while many of the tributes found themselves bumping into each other on the way.
The District 9 female had actually stolen an important healing cream from her District partner and was stuffing all of his supplies in her bag. "My goodness. How much stuff did he pick up." She yelled angrily to herself. "I should kill him when I fi-, oh wait, I already did." She reminded herself.
Around this time, the District 3 male (Flux) and District 10 female (Ella) accidentally came across the girl. "Do you want a fight don't you?" The girl questioned. Immediately, they got into a brawl.
Flux kind of stood back and watched, not wanting to get in the way of Ella who was currently dominating the fight. The two went head to head, Sword on Sickle. Though Ella had more strength, The District 9 female was unpredictable and was throwing Ella off in many ways.
"Think fast!" The District 9 female shouted, ducking under Ella's sword and going in to stab her in the chest. However, right before she would, she jumped back instead of attacking. This threw Ella off enough to give the District 9 girl another attack.
"Think again!" She shouted, charging at Ella again. However, she didn't realize Flux was going to interrupt the fight and tackle her to the ground. "Come on! 10!" He shouted over to Ella.
Ella quickly took the opportunity to strike the girl.
"BOOM!"
Her canon boomed as Ella and Flux tried to catch their breaths from such a frantic battle. "You know, it would have been best if you had helped me during the fight." Ella gave Flux a glare. "Sorry, I was... sure you had her." He admitted.
The rest of the day would be quiet. Though not as quiet as you think.
Throughout the day, the District 7 female spent it moving away from the other tributes who were out and about in the darkness, hunting for tributes. However, she was ambushed and almost killed by the District 2 Male (Jason). She managed to kick him in the shin, hurting him and managed to get away.
Teal (District 11 Female) continued trecking the arena, daydreaming about her family at home and wondering if her younger sister would be fine back at home. Then again, in 11 they were barely able to check the games since they spent all that time farming.
Ella and Flux also moved around in the arena following their bout with the District 9 girl. But they didn't move far and they both stayed quiet. Flax was still shaken up by the girls death. He had held her so Ella could kill her. That fact that he allowed her die was such a baffling thought. However, he reminded himself that she seemed to be a broken mess anyways.
The sun would come up later on, signaling the end of day 2. However, as the sun rose up, none of the tributes were anywhere to be found... Oh yeah, many of them were hiding in places they could sleep in.
However, Korin (District 11 Male) had now woken up and was searching around for tributes to hunt down. However, he couldn't find much. His District partner, Teal, on the other hand was doing so much better. She stabbed at the mud, searching for crawfish to eat.
She was kind of glad that the sun rose at night. It meant it'd be much harder to point out fires and so she could start them and cook crawfish. Besides that, she was sure that she was far away from the competition.
Meanwhile, the District 6 female was slowly moving along the muddy landscape, trying to keep herself quiet along the way. Every footstep she made created a sound that could be heard probably across the arena. The heating sun was absolute torture. It felt like she was in an oven. However, at this moment she managed to wander back to the cornucopia.
Surprisingly, nobody had bothered to take it over. Probably because nobody had a real advantage in the bloodbath so it probably wouldn't have been worth staying at. However, she was shocked to find that most of the backpacks had been looted.
However, she found a pillow... which wouldn't have much a use either way. She decided it'd be best to stay at the cornucopia... in the shade...
Later on the anthem played. Only one death
District 9 Female (16) - Sword to throat - 13/24 - Killed by District 10 female (Ella)
Ella reflected on the death of the District 9 girl. What was she all about and why was she so unstable? Ella felt like the kill was justified. The girl probably lost her family or something and if she did, would they want her back?
The District 3 male (Flux) was still asleep under a shrub. He wasn't camouflaged well but they hadn't been spotted by any tributes yet. They were lucky at the moment. Unlike the previous day, the sun was out and clear... surprisingly.
Thirst wasn't much of a problem for Korin. He had a canister of water that had already been filled to the brim when he got it. However, he was starting to run low and, well... the muddy water wasn't exactly doing it for him. The best option he had was to purify it, but what chance of that happening did he have? Not at the moment at least.
Maybe at the cornucopia there'd be something for him. So he quickly began to travel to the area where the cornucopia was. Though an issue for that was the fact that the cornucopia was around... a day or so away by foot. How much longer could he last?
The District 7 male thought the same thing. He'd been pretty lucky to survive to the top 12. He didn't think he could go on much longer. The arena was like an oven at day, a freezer at night. Or an oven at night and freezer at day? Eh, I don't know.
He wish he hadn't drinken all of us his water before then. He needed it then. The District 2 male (Jason) was still looking around, and he had finally reached some prey.
The District 7 female was in sights. Though in actuality, she was in a tree away from harm. Or so she thinks.
Jason quickly threw a knife up in her direction. It barely missed her, and she looked down and noticed Jason. "Uh... do you need something?" She asked. In actuality, she knew that the District 2 Male wanted her dead but she wasn't taking chances.
"Can you get down here and fight me or something?" He asked. The girl breathed in. "No." She replied.
Jason then lept onto the tree and began climbing it. The District 7 girl quickly jumped over Jason and ran off. Jason, charged after her. A fight was about to begin...
However, Jason quickly threw his sword at the girl... and it cut her across the back.
"AAH!" She shouted, falling to the ground. Jason took the opportunity to kill her with his sword.
"BOOM!"
Flux and Ella awakened. "Huh? Another one?" Flux looked around. Ella looked up at the sky. "Well at least we know we're getting closer to the finale. If we stick together, we can get to the top 3 or so." Ella admitted. In all honesty, she was only planning on using Flux until the final 3 so he could be her shield during the battle.
Even if he survived, he'd be going one on one with her and well... that wouldn't turn out well.
Eventually, an arena event began. Around the time that the sun would go down (Signalling the 4th day), all of the mud would turn to tar. The District 6 female was the first to notice this. She decided it'd be best to stay off the ground for the most part and wait the event out.
However, Teal wasn't as lucky. She was running away from an unseen person when she suddenly fell into the tar pit and slowly began sinking into it.
"H-Help!" She shouted, screaming. She didn't realize up to that point, she was being chased by her District partner, Korin. Korin came across her. "Teal!" He shouted her name. He tried to pull her out but to no success.
Teal ended up dying in the tar pit, to Korins sadness.
"BOOM!"
The District 4 female ended up being next. She was in the wetlands, still moving around when she suddenly found herself in tar. At first, she managed to avoid it before finding herself in more. She made an earpiercing scream before she died.
"BOOM!"
By now, the sun was coming back up and Flux and Ella were both awake and watching their back. Flux suddenly noticed the ground close to them bubbling up like tar and it didn't take long for her to know that this arena event was dangerous. Ella pushed Flux up into a tree and she jumped up behind him.
"Thank goodness we saw that." Flux said to Ella. By this point, she was tempted to just straight up push Flux off the tree and straight into the tar pit. He was pretty useless. However, she thought keeping him around until the last few would be worthwhile.
The District 2 Female was the last one to be killed, falling into a tar pit after falling out of a tree.
District 7 Female (15) - Sword thrown at back and throat - 12/24 - Killed by District 2 Male (Jason)
District 11 Female (17) (Teal) - Drowned in tar pit - 11/24 - Killed by arena
District 4 female (13) - Drowned in tar pit - 10/24 - Killed by arena
District 2 Female (16) - Drowned in tar pit - 9/24 - killed by arena.
Eventually, many of the tributes managed to see right through the arena event and so only 2 were killed by it. The 5th day came in as the sun went down again.
"Damn it. What's taking most of these tribute so long." Korin said to himself. He had only just realized that these were most definitely the longest Hunger Games in existence so far. Even Ella and Flux were unnerved by this and they had headed around to hunt some more tributes.
Ella and Flux moved towards the cornucopia, hoping to loot some supplies. However, their surprisingly wasn't much (As Korin kept coming back for food related items). The only thing Flux found noteworthy outside a few items (A sickle that he picked up) and he wasn't really sure about staying at the cornucopia.
For the most part of the games, the District 8 pair had been sticking together against all odds, mostly forgotten. However, by day 5... they knew their time was running out. They hadn't been able to catch any food and they were struggling with water.
It's about this point in time that the District 8 pair headed to the cornucopia, hungry for resources. It would take them about a half a day to get their... half a day for them to end up against the two tributes that already occupied the site of the bloodbath.
In the wetlands, The District 1 Male (Mace) was busy hiding in the high grass. It had suddenly grown over the few days in the arena, probably a lot higher than predicted. He had been hiding in the grass for close to a day by then, wondering. Since the games had been going on for a while now, what had the other tributes been up to? Hiding as well?
Well... maybe he could hunt them down if it was taking them so long to fight. He got to his feet, his body was mostly water but he was on his way. The previous arena event had disturbed him.
If these tributes are so weak... how did so many survive the event?
He headed off into the noon sun, looking for someone to hunt down.
If their are so many weak tributes... why haven't I been able to kill most of them. Korin thought this to himself. He somehow knew it... the Hunger Games was more than just a cruel execution of rebels... it was a sport to the Capitol.
These weren't rebels anymore... these were real children...
Korin thought about those that he killed. Was he justified in killing them anymore? He thought about it longer... most likely, no. However, he knew the only way to get home was to kill... He would lose his morality here...
Jason (District 2 Male) was thinking the exact same thing when he suddenly came across the District 1 Male running across the fields. Mace was still thinking when he saw the boy out of the corner of his eyes.
Just keep running, just keep running. He repeated those words to himself. Mace didn't realize that the District 2 boy was just going to swerve him and come out of nowhere to kill him as he ran into the forest.
"SLAM!" Jason slammed his fist into Mace's face. He fell to the ground as Jason quickly raised his sword. However before he could, Mace kicked upwards knocking Jason back.
Mace scrambled to his feet before running away. "Get back here!" Jason shouted, chasing after the boy.
At the time the sun began going down and the sky glowed red (Dawning the 5th night) the District 6 Female also found herself at the cornucopia, mostly their for shade. However, upon noticing the District 10 and 3 tributes, she backed off. However, she noticed two other tributes quietly making their way towards the cornucopia.
The District 8 tributes... should I warn them? Nah, less problems to deal with.
The District 8 tributes ended up finding themselves in the territory of the District 10 Female and District 3 Male. While District 10 was the true aggressor with her long sword, the District 3 boy wasn't to be looked down upon.
He fought against the District 8 Male, head to head. He eventually took him down, readying to kill. However, he got one good look and stopped. "I-I..." He began before Ella quickly threw him off the boy and stabbed him in the chest, killing him instantly.
"BOOM!"
The District 1 Male (Mace), stopped at the sound of the canon. "Another death? Is it..." He turned around, he was sure he had lost the District 2 Male by then but...
He was suddenly ambushed by the District 11 Male (Korin). With no words spoken, he quickly punched him to the ground before stabbing him in the stomach, killing him their.
"BOOM!"
Following that, the District 11 Male headed in the direction the boy came from. He had heard the mention of District 2... he would most likely be in this direction.
Meanwhile, Ella was still fighting the District 8 female. Though Ella (District 10 Female), was still devouring the District 8 female, the girl from 8 was doing far better than even she thought she would.
However, with the Flux managing to get himself back together, he swiftly distracted the District 8 girl who was tackled to the ground by the Ella. She raised her sword and stabbed her in the throat.
Blood splattered onto the pair. Flux retched, coming even closer to vomiting than ever before. Ella gave a glance to the boy from 3. He was getting weaker and weaker in the games... that never happened in the games.
At this point, Ella was pretty sure she should kill off the District 3 Male. He was starting to become a mess and just a bunch of dead weight. However, she knew it'd be best to keep him in the coming battle between the District 11 Male and District 2 Male... both possibly strong opponents.
Around this time, the District 11 Male (Korin) and District 2 Male (Jason) finally crossed paths and began their bout in the middle of the forest. The two clashed their swords, sparks flew, blood flew around as they both scraped each others skin with their weapons.
Neither of them had any advantages, but they were both cutting in real closely. Jason quickly got a stab in Korins stomach before pushing him back. Korin jumped back as Jason jumped in for another attack. It missed, hitting a tree.
Water splattered up as Korin quickly ran away. "Get back here!" Jason shouted, throwing his sword at him. Korin turned around and dodged the sword before running at him with his weapon.
"SPLUT!" The District 2 Male found himself with a sword in his stomach... he had been defeated. "You should have just stayed back 2. You knew it yourself, you weren't gonna win..." Korin said, walking off.
"BOOM!" Another canon burst, announcing his death.
District 8 Male (16) - Slashed in chest - 8/24 - Killed by District 10 Female (Ella)
District 1 Male (Mace) (17) - stabbed in stomach - 7/24 - Killed by District 11 Male (Korin)
District 8 Female (16) - Stabbed in throat - 6/24 - Killed by District 10 Female (Ella)
District 2 Male (18) - Stabbed in stomach before bleeding to death 5/24 - Killed by District 11 Male (Korin)
"Another one? I guess that means their are only 4 of us left. Let's be on guard." Ella said to Flux, starting to shake. She actually had a chance now.. The sun eventually went down... the 6th day of the Hunger Games had begun with only 4 tributes.
The District 6 Female still monitored outside of the cornucopia, awaiting the moment where she could loot it when they left. However, now she knew she would be unable to and decided it'd be best to stake it out and await the other tributes to kill each other.
By this time, Korin decided to head to the cornucopia to grab more supplies before the final battle with the other tributes again. Though he knew their was a 30% chance of one of them staking it out at the cornucopia so he stood his ground
Turns out, pretty much all of them were in the area. Flux (District 3 Male) and Ella (District 10 Female) were sitting at the top of the cornucopia, awaiting any signal for finale. The District 6 Female was outside of the cornucopia area, peeking her head through the bushes. Korin noticed the District 6 girl outside the bush and decided to go around and kill her.
It took about 7 minutes but he moved around the cornucopia area and ambushed her.
"BOOM!"
"You should've stayed back, 6." He said to her as she died.
Ella and Flux looked around nervously. It was down to them and someone else...
"Greetings remaining tributes of the 6th Annual Hunger Games. With the death of the Female from District 6, their are only three remaining tributes. The District 3 Male, District 10 Female, and the District 11 Male. Good luck, and may the odds forever be in your favor."
Flux gulped. Odds... their were only 3 of them left. One of them was on his side, the other wasn't. However, that was not to say he was going to live past their fight with the District 11 Male because well... it wasn't like both of them were coming out alive. Besides that, what use did Ella have for him anymore?
"Oops. I almost forgot to mention. This is usually where the finale would eventually happen... but you are all in the cornucopias perimeter. To make it short, the arena will slowly flood... and if you don't kill each other in time then, well I'm afraid to say that you might all but drown."
"Wait? So 11 is in the perimeter?" Flux stood up. Right away, the District 11 Male burst through the woods with his sword ready. He stopped though, noticing the two on top of the cornucopia.
"Get down so we can fight!" He shouted. "I don't really think that would be fun. Besides that, what fun is it when you end up drowning?" She asked as water began flooding to the base of the cornucopia area.
Even Ella was shocked by how fast the water came in. However, it was slowing down in order to... give time? Well, some idiot had left a crate under the cornucopia and the District 11 male quickly pulled it up, ready to jump onto the cornucopia.
The simple solution to this: Hit him on the way up. Ella went to do this, squatting above the area Korin would jump up.
However, Korin wasn't dumb. Korin pretended that he had slipped and fell before he quickly moved to another area where a crate was already ready for him to jump upon.
He quickly did so, jumping onto the crate and climbing up onto the cornucopia. By the time Flux and Ella noticing the sound of him climbing up on the other side, it was too late.
He threw a dagger in their direction, giving him enough time to pick up his sword and begin fighting them. Korin quickly turned his head to Flux who had begun to back up. Flux was equipped with a small knife and nothing else. He was done for.
Korin swiftly swung his sword at the boy who jumped back, nearly slipping. However, before he could jump up and attempt to make a counter, Ella pushed him ahead, into the District 11 boy who stabbed him. The District 3 boy fell to the ground, barely able to make out the fact that Ella had gotten him killed. He knew he should have seen that coming...
"BOOM!"
Even before his canon boomed though, Ella was charging towards Korin as quickly as she could. Korin ducked and kicked the District 10 girl in the stomach, pushing her back. Ella gave a glare before going in for another attack. She swung her sword at his head, but he dodged it once more before swinging his sword, cutting the girl in the stomach.
She screamed in agony before going in for another attack. She swung her sword in the direction she hoped Korin would move. He actually did move, getting cut across the abdomen.
He grit his teeth in pain before noticing how the arena had begun to flood around them. However, the Distraction gave Ella a chance to run at him. She went in for another swing. However, he rolled under her. She once again swung her sword at his head. He managed to avoid it and countered it by slashing her across the chest before going in for a full stab as she screamed.
However, before she could fall to the ground, he dumped her off the cornucopia and watched her drown and bleed in the murky water...
Korin sat down and closed his eyes... how many had he killed in the arena? And why? He almost felt like crying, but he had to be mature... he survived... that was all their was to it...
District 6 Female (14) - Ambushed and left for dead - 4/24 - Killed by District 11 Male (Korin)
District 3 Male (17) - Stabbed in stomach - 3/24 - Killed by District 11 Male (Korin)
District 10 Female (18) - Slashed in chest, stabbed in stomach and drowned - 2/24 - Killed by District 11 Male (Korin)
"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the victor of the 6th Annual Hunger Games... Korin Dapor..."
Victor was the last word Korin would have liked to use...
For the most part, the 6th Annual Hunger Games was considered the greatest Hunger Games for its time, also being the longest at almost a week. It proved probably the most suspenseful with its time zone throw off concept (Thought up by future game maker, Sheya Zalel). Korins parents were interviewed about their son, the first victor in the history of District 11.
They knew their son well enough to know that he was a person that got things done when necessary. The games left a scar on Korin. Though he was a very popular victor in the Capitol for his style, handsomeness and personality, on the inside he believed himself to be broken danger.
He committed suicide decades following his games...
Another thing that was notable this year were the lack of rebels. These tributes were mostly regular kids... What did this mean for the future? What could the Districts do? President Bering Snow was preparing for the answer in the 7th games. Hopefully, Toris could deliver.
1. Kai Barbana (District 4, 16)
2. Sira Hirana (District 1, 17)
3. Bucky Baran (District 10, 18)
4. Velva Novis (District 5, 15)
5. Shella Monic (District 4, 17)
6. Korin Dapir (District 11, 18)
I'm actually quite surprised how accidentally long I made this chapter. I was working on making the games around a week... then I found myself extending the povs far longer than I could. Now, I honestly think that this was one of my favorite arenas. Swamps aren't used much in Hunger Games fics but even using it myself, I didn't think it would be. This is why the time in the arena is 12 hours off (Meaning that though the games begin at day in Panem, it's night in the arena. Kind of like Pokemon Moon...)
Even with that said, this was a surprisingly long chapter at 7K words. For me, that's actually pretty long (The last time a chapter I made reached that number was the finale of Dragon Ball Zero in November 2016). I actually had fun writing the different tributes and was worried about how killing them off would impact the story.
Hope you enjoyed it, review if you want.