Percy Thames, 16, D1M

"Heh, good job Gloss, nice kill, never thought that you'd be capable of that." I say as I take a good look at all the guts on the ground, poor bastard but these are the Hunger Games, I made it to the final eight, now just gotta be the last one standing. Gloss however looks completely surprised, shocked at what he did, I don't get it, he should be proud to make such an entertaining and graphic kill. But he just looks so shocked, he looks like he's going to be sick, ugh it's times like this why I wonder why he even volunteered in the first place.

"What's the matter Gloss? Gonna wet yourself you stuttering fool?" I ask him tauntingly, however I'm ready to see if he's going to attack me. The look in my eyes says 'just fucking try it and see what happens.'

"I-I didn't m-mean to. I-I-"

I cut him off. "You what? You were aiming for me you traitor? Well you still killed him, look his intestines are on the floor!" I say with a smile, and to emphasize my point I jump in the pool of blood and intestines, kicking me feet out and about, the long squishy intestines fly and land at his feet. "Look at this beauty you created Gloss! Look at it! Look at the art! You did this Gloss! YOU did this! But man you stole my kill! But then again I'm not even sure if I could create something this breath-taking!" I shout at him, I laugh, a long laugh that echoes throughout the clearing and he only backs away, looking more and more scared.

"N-no, get away from me you psycho, I-I'm n-n-n-n-n-not like you!" He stutters. I cackle again at this statement, he's trying to justify this but the truth is he created this beautiful masterpiece, not me, not Shine, no anyone else in this arena. He did! "Oh you're not like me. I'm so much better, you're like a newbie compared to me!" I say with a laugh and jump up and down, my feet making the pool of blood splash. "Y-you sicko, people like you make me want to kill myself!" He says with a sneer and he's backs away more and more.

"Go kill yourself then, I ain't stopping you. But I really want to fight you now, just so I can make an even bigger mess that this! I ain't gonna let you outshine me Gloss Miller!" I say and raise my harpoon at him. Gloss then takes of running and he sprints away, leaving me standing in the pool of blood and intestines.

What a coward.

David Fall, 16, D9M

And that canon symbolizes the death of another tribute, me and Kim realize what it means pretty quickly. We made the final eight. But sixteen kids had to lose their lives for us to make it to this point. Only seven more people stand in my way of making it home, I wonder who died, it could be anyone at this point. Me and Kim are just sitting, we made a fire, boiling the water we have left to drink, sponsors gave us wood. I wonder what would happen if it came down to me and Kim alone. Could I actually kill my ally? I wonder if we should go our separate ways, hope that we never see each other again, that's what my mentor did in her games a long time ago. When it came to the final eight, but I don't want to leave Kim alone to die out here.

We haven't been talking to each other as much since Ari died. The two of us are sitting at opposite sides of the fire, the final eight is where it gets bloody, we both know that after years of watching the games. Could Kim survive without me? I can't say she's fragile but she's definitely not strong, we haven't really been encountering many tributes, although we did slay that giant spider together, but could she really survive with strong careers like Percy, and powerhouses like Griffin roaming out there. I don't think she could, could I even take them? Sure I have that huge shiny ten by my name and a trusty crossbow but who knows what they have?

"The water's done." Kim says and we divide the water in our bottles equally, leaving us with no more water, and I know finding more is going to be harder. The final eight is always harder.

Death list so far

24th- Millie Sulvic: Throat slit. (Killer is Shine Luxer)

23rd- Ryan Hitch: Skull smashed and slashed by axe. (Killer is Gloss Miller)

22nd- Ben Franks: Decapitated by Alexis Cryde. (Killer is Alexis Cryde)

21st- Pandora Woolkins: Bolt deep in neck, severed arteries and veins. Blood loss. (Killer is David Fall)

20th- Joe Feltman: Left calf severed at knee by Robert Xavier. Throat slit by Mitchell John. (Killer is Mitchell John)

19th- Britan Wikiheart: Stabbed repeatedly in stomach by Percy Thames. (Killer is Percy Thames)

18th- Rockie Spolt- Stabbed in heart with Whitney Heart's sword. (Killer is Whitney Heart)

17th- Whitney Heart- Stabbed twice in stomach by Cyrus Redick. (Killer is Cyrus Redick)

16th- Thaihele Moore- Stabbed deep in neck by Ari Walter, severed arteries and veins. (Killer is Ari Walter)

15th- Robert Xavier- Bisected by Queen Spider mutt. (Killer is Queen Spider mutation)

14th- Mitchell John- Axed deep in stomach by Patricia Shaw. Sliced stomach open. (Killer is Patricia Shaw)

13th- Patricia Shaw- Face badly mutilated by Ayakon Ishkavik. (Killer is Ayakon Ishkavik)

12th- Ari Walter- Neck broken by Griffin Taylor. (Killer is Griffin Taylor)

11th- Alexis Cryde- Spear deep in stomach by Demi Lanzerr's trap. (Killer is Demi Lanzerr)

10th- Ayakon Ishkavik- Decapitated by Michael Ishkavik. (Killer is Michael Ishkavik)

9th- Griffin Taylor- Disemboweled by Gloss Miller. (Killer is Gloss Miller)