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Third Person P.O.V, The Games

Liana felt queasy, especially after watching her friend's gory death. First it had been Rhea. She hadn't been able to believe that she had died so soon, before they had even met. Now, it's Levina. It had required tremendous effort for her to gulp down pieces of rabbit meat, and even more to will it to stay in her stomach. Liana had begun to miss Levina's endless chatter, and she was always turning to speak to someone who was not there, the light in her face dying as she remembered there was no one left to watch her back and fell silent.

Just then, she caught the unmistakable scent of a person. The pants and the lighter thread of footsteps suggested that the person was a girl. Liana cursed silently. The timing was terribly wrong. For the girl to have survived this long, she must have been one of the stronger tributes. The girl with the death scythe, perhaps?

10 meters up a tree, concealed within the lush green leaves, she saw who the tribute was. Amber Malik, her Teigu in the form of a shield. Liana listed the pros and cons of attacking mentally, and decided against it. She wasn't exactly in the best shape right now. Amber was directly under her tree now, and that was when tragedy occurred. Liana stepped on a loose branch, which immediately snapped and fell to the ground. Liana managed to save herself by grabbing onto another branch, but the snapping sound had alerted Amber of her presence. Amber immediately glanced up, muscles tense, her mouth a thin hard line. With a flick of her hand, she changed her Teigu to the form a humongous scissors and chopped the tree in half.

The tree toppled down in a tangled mess of branches and leaves, and Liana had no choice but to jump down. She landed on the ground in a crouch, seemingly unharmed. Not for long though. Amber wasted no time in attacking. Teigu changing into a sword, she charged at Liana, who bared her deadly fangs and claws. Liana dodged the multiple blows made by Amber, and then slammed her body hard into the other girl's. amber staggered backwards, stunned, and Liana used this opportunity to rake her claws across Amber's face. She didn't get far though, as the other girl had fast reflexes and shielded herself before further damage can be done.

The Teigu changed again, and at such a fast rate that Liana didn't see it. The spear was already sailing towards her before she had time to react. She jerked to the left, dodging a fatal blow, but still had her side pierced. Red liquid flowed out of her body, spilling out of her fingers. She ripped up the sleeve of her shirt with her teeth and used it as a temporary bandage. Liana snarled, her face set with determination. If she was going to die, then this girl will die with her.

With newfound strength, Liana attacked Amber. She somersaulted in the air, jumping over Amber and raking her back before landing behind her. "What the?!" Amber cried out, more to shock than pain. Angered, she grabbed her weapon and in a blinding flash of light, her weapon encased her two hands, creating golden claws that matched Liana's.

Liana made a muffled sound of protest. They started slashing at each other; Liana would occasionally bite too. Within a few minutes, they were covered in cuts and bruises, panting hard. Liana could feel herself getting weaker and weaker as blood continued to seep out of her wound. But she was determined not to show it.

As a last ditch attempt, she did to Amber what Devious did to her when they first met. She was glad that she had perfected that move, or else she'd probably run out of options right now. As Amber crashed to the ground, she raised up her arm and sank her claws into Amber's heart. Amber hacked and coughed out blood, convulsing on the ground before her heart finally stopped beating.

BOOM! Amber Malik, D3 Girl, eliminated

Liana slumped on the ground. The bandage she had made with her sleeve was soaked through with blood. She can feel her own heartbeat, weak, so very weak, barely a flutter. There's no going back now; she had lost too much blood. Ah, well. This isn't such a bad place to die. The place was peaceful and quiet, with only the occasional cheerful chirp of a bird. A gentle breeze was blowing, carrying the sweet scent of flowers. Closing her eyes, she waited. A whole minute passed before her hands went limp and she ceased breathing.

BOOM! Liana Chase, D5 girl, eliminated.

Third Person P.O.V, Org XII

Hazard clapped his hands, laughing wildly. "Perfect! Perfect! Two more deaths!"

Devious, leaning against the wall beside him, rolled her eyes. "Sir, we have a total of 50,000 men at our disposal right now, each of them brainwashed. Daedalus is asking for your permission to start injecting them with the serums. "

The smile vanished from his face, replaced by a look of concentration. "Have they all been trained? Are they strong enough to withstand these serums?"

"Every morning for the past 3 years sir. And, according to Daedalus, since the children survived, there is a big chance that yes, they too will survive. There are some cases, however, such as the mutation process, which possess a greater risk than the others."

Hazard pondered on this for a while. "Use those serums only on the toughest and healthiest soldier we have. The survival rate will increase. We will start the invasion once the first Victor of Death Carnival has been chosen. "

Devious nodded, "Yes sir, I will carry out your orders immediately."

Hazard turned towards Athena, who was absent-mindedly playing with her fingernails. "Athena, how is Panem doing?"

Tapping on the keyboard, she answered, "Great distress sir. Especially the parents of those children. Sad, really. Paylor is trying her best to calm the nation down, but I'm starting to think it's futile." She shrugged. "People hated the Hunger Games. They still do. "

Hazard smiled. "Any news on Katniss Everdeen and the rest?"

"There has been no sighting of her for 5 days now. She was last seen journeying to the Capitol to meet up with Paylor. "

"Look it up then Athena. " Hazard said in a steely voice. "I want to know their plans, all of it. Also, their weaknesses, their strong points and their greatest fear. We'll use these things against them. Am I understood?"

Without looking up from the screen of her computer, Athena answered, "Yes, sir."


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