Chapter 3: The Bloodbath
As the candidates slowly came up from the ground, they eyed each other warily. Zed glared to Shen. Shen nodded to Akali, Leona glancing to Diana, and Diana glaring to Leona. Evelynn glanced to Twisted Fate, and the two nodded slightly. They had already figured out a plan. Fate and her would run from the Cornucopia and then find the farthest source of water.
The announcer came from above. "Welcome to the 27th Annual Game of League of Games! These are the 24 candidates picked this year! Twisted Fate, the Card Master, Evelynn, The Widow Maker, Leona, the Radiant Dawn, Ezreal, The Prodigious Explorer, Katarina, The Sinister Blade, Zed, The Master of Shadows, Shen, The Eye of Twilight, Akali, The Fist of Shadow, Amumu, The Sad Mummy, Annie, The Dark Child, Master Yi, The Wuju Bladesman, Diana, Scorn of the Moon, Yasuo, The Unfogiven, Riven, The Exile, Graves, The Outlaw, Miss Fortune, The Bounty Hunter, Talon, The Blade's Shadow, Caitlyn, The Sheriff of Piltover, Jinx, The Loose Cannon, Ekko, The Boy Who Shattered Time, Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox, Wukong, The Monkey King, Malzahar, The Prophet of the Void, and last but not least, Vi, The Piltover Inforcer. Welcome to League of Games!"
Twisted Fate looked around, seeing his enemies. He took a deep breath. "The Game will begin in... 20..."
"19..." Fate saw Shen clench his fists.
"18... 17... 16..." Akali readied herself, while Caitlyn set her eyes on a bow and arrow in the Cornucopia.
"15... 14..." Talon nervously clenched and unclenched his fists.
"13... 12..."
"11... 10..." Yasuo looked behind him, as if planning his escape route. Master Yi glanced to Yasuo before looking around.
"9..." Riven looked to Yasuo, seeing him plan out his escape. She thought of grabbing something in the Cornucopia and then running after him to help him.
"8... 7... 6..." Zed narrowed his red eyes. Vi punched the air in front of her slightly.
"5..." Malzahar looked around and muttered something under his breath.
"4..." Wukong and Ahri nodded to each other.
"3..." Graves sent a hateful look to Twisted Fate. Miss Fortune turned around, so her back faced the Cornucopia, but she turned back around.
"2..." Evelyn shifted slightly. Now everyone was ready to run.
"1..." Twisted Fate looked to Evelynn, his heart racing in nervousness and anxiety.
"GO!" the announcer practically yelled. The tributes ran to where they wished to go.
Yasuo fled, nimble as his large ponytail of hair disappeared into the forest. Master Yi followed a little ways farther than him. Talon shot off into the woods, and so did Caitlyn, forgetting the bow and arrows. Vi lingered slightly but ran into the forest, her legs pumping fast. Twisted Fate ran with Evelynn, both of them streaking into the forest. They had caught a glimpse of Annie and Amumu, both running fast through the forest.
Back at the Cornucopia, Miss Fortune ran to Wukong and Ahri, a spear in hand. Ahri screamed, but Wukong grabbed his friend's arm and the two sped into the forest, Miss Fortune following. Graves picked up a backpack and a knife, and headed off, running fast and bulkily. Zed snatched up a few weapons, throwing knives, a regular knife, and a mace. Suddenly, Akali appeared next to him and wrenched the knife from him and joined Shen, who had a backpack full of supplies and a bow and arrow.
Riven grabbed a sword and a backpack, and headed off in the direction Yasuo ran off in, hoping that he hadnt died yet. Leona ran with nothing, into the forest. Diana grabbed a knife from the Cornucopia and ran after Leona, her silver eyes gleaming, now able to get revenge on her sister.
Ekko and Jinx ran off with supplies, and a few weapons. Katarina, the Sinister Blade, stopped them in their tracks, a knife in her grasp, but Ezreal came out of practically nowhere, a longer knife in his hand. He managed to catch Katarina off guard, and thrust the knife into her side, and pulled it out harshly. The assassin screamed in pain and surprise, while Ekko and Jinx sprinted for their lives. But Katarina held onto her life and knife as long as she could, and she slashed Ezreal on his thigh, making a deep cut, drawing scarlet bloood.
Ezreal cried out, but half ran, half limped, leaving Katarina to slowly die. Katarina did die, and the first cannon shot was heard. "Katarina has been slain." the announcer's voice came, along with a picture of Katarina's face on the sky of the whole arena.