Cyrus Redick, 18, D7M
I'm waiting and waiting, I start to hear footsteps, slow and careful ones. Whoever is walking past is no idiot, but that means I need to attack, I take a quick peak in the bush, trying to make as little noise as possible as my pair of eyes peer at the slow walking figure. I recognise the boy, District nine it must be, he's carrying a crossbow and has a nice backpack on his back. The perfect chance to strike at him is now. I'm clutching my crosscut saw so tight my hand feels almost glued to it. I slow down my breathing.
And then I strike.
I moved without hesitation, leaping out of the bush, landing right next to the boy, he barely has any time to react as I swing the saw at him, however I miss his throat and I only manage to slash his chest, his chest starts bleeding, he lets out a cry of surprise and pain. I use my unarmed hand to punch him squarely in the face, sending him to the floor. He quickly fires a bolt at me, aiming right for my stomach, however I'm ready for this and raise my saw and it only hits the flat end of it.
He rolls away quickly, quickly grabbing another bolt and spinning around, aiming at me. I know that if I charge I'll get shot. What should I do?
David Fall, 16, D9M
I know I have him on the ropes now, I'm ready to fire the bolt so it sinks into his neck. We're both bleeding heavily, my jaw is aching from the hard punch he gave me and my chest feels like it's going to tear open, the hot, scarlet blood is slowly rolling down my chest and down my stomach. "D-d-drop your stuff!" I snarl at him, I don't even care about being nice at this point, I just want anything he has.
"Fine..." He says, and I'm suspicious, he's submitting to me so easily, that's surprising, he slips his backpack off his back. And then that's when it happens, he throws the bag straight at me, I try to fire a bolt but it simply hits the back. Cyrus reacts quickly, before I can react he tackles me by the waist and straight onto the ground, knocking the wind out of me instantly, my crossbow goes skittering out of my hands.
He's got me pinned and I know it's over. "You did well but it's time to die." He spits at me and puts the saw on my throat, I know there's nothing I can do. I just wish I could've won, I did so much, I went through so much only to die now. I'm so sorry Falken. And with that final thought he drags the saw across my throat...
BOOM!
Shine Luxer, 17, D1F
It hurts, the stump, I know I'll bleed out if I don't do something. I know I need to do something, I'll bleed out. I have tears streaming down my eyes, here I am, a teary, bloody mess. But I am worthy, I will become a champion! I start to stumble towards the cornucopia, I know what I need, I need something to stop the bleeding so I can live. Lucky for me there's still stuff at the golden horn and I begin knocking over crates and searching bags in order to find it. "Where is it?!" I scream, I just need something.
I open a bag with my teeth and then I find it, masking tape, black masking tape. This will be perfect, I hold it in my left hand and use my teeth to tear some, I begin wrapping, just above my stump, I'm trying to create a make-shift tourniquet with tape, my putting it just above the stump I can stop the blood flowing so it gives me more time to cauterize it, which I know I can do.
After doing this I drop the tape and start stumbling around, looking for some matches or something. But I know I'll be searching for a while. I have to search for about fifteen minutes before finding my box of matches.
And then I hear it, beeping, a parachute, someone is actually sending me something! The parachute drops down to reveal... firewood. I look around and find a sword laying around at the golden horn, it doesn't feel as good as before, it just feels too weird but I know it will work. And now to make fire... I then groan with pain and the hard work ahead of me and then get to work.
David Fall: One of my favorite tributes in the arena. You were just a badass in my opinion but I just knew that you wouldn't be able to beat Cyrus the moment I decided you two should fight each other. I'm sorry man but I need to stay realistic. R.I.P.
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)
8th- Kim Shae- Tortured to death by Percy Thames. (Killer is Percy Thames)
7th- Gloss Miller- Crushed to death by falling debris. (Killer is Game makers)
6th- David Fall- Throat slit by Cyrus Redick. (Killer is Cyrus Redick)