I published two chapters this time, so be sure to read Act 18 'Troy' before.

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Act 19
'The Girl With Golden Hair'

Helena was dead and had left only one Career behind; Aur. I was ecstatic to hear Helena was dead, sad as that was. I don't care how cruel it sounded, she was a horrible person and I was glad she was gone and out of my life. With her gone, all that was left besides me was Dezji, Silver, and Aur.

Aur had a determined spirit. It was something that I could appreciate in someone, if they weren't also a sociopath. Aur was psychotic, a true insane being, who didn't care who she hurt. In fact, she seemed to get a high when hurting people; an even bigger one when ending someone's life. She was a dangerous opponent that had to be taken care of quickly.

I didn't know about Silver. The fact I hadn't seen him this entire game made me worried. I could only base my opinion of him on the interview and that small interaction I had during the Bloodbath. During the interview he had a passionate debate with Lucida. He hadn't seemed bad, just overly zealous. But when he had shouted at me to run during the Bloodbath, he seemed incredibly strong. He had managed to get to the Cornucopia, passed the Careers, and still managed to come out with supplies. I don't even know what he had grabbed, so that isn't good. He was dangerous just because of my lack of knowledge on him.

And with this few of people left, I don't know if I could even trust Dezji. I'm sure he would want to win to and for that to happen, I would have to die. It is at this time when alliances are broken and everyone is on their own. I had kind of wished that if I had made it to the finals, it would with people I could easily take out. I know it is only to be expected that they would be strong if they were in the finals, in fact I don't even know why I am here, but still…

One thing for certain, I felt a bit safer walking around with Helena gone.

I ended up walking back to the Cornucopia. It feels like most would return to the center. I know there wouldn't anything there really. Whoever had teamed up with Gypsy had probably taken the rest of the supplies I had left, but it nevertheless felt almost obligatory. I left most of my supplies hidden up in the large tree, only keeping a handful of food in my knapsack with some weapons. My arm was still a hindrance, so I only took the smaller weapons. A sword might be a knife, but it is not when the arm wielding it can't even swing it

"ATTENTION!~"

A loud, almost automated voice rang out over the arena through some hidden speakers. It had startled me, causing to jump. Despite me being stunned by the sudden noise, I tried to calm my racing heart and continue to listen.

"We, the Gamemakers, have come to decide to hold a feast!~"

A feast? I didn't know what that meant, but if the Gamemakers had created it, it couldn't be good.

"Everyone is need of something, whether it be food, medicine, or something else altogether! We have supplied each district still around with something they may need!~"

So that's what a "feast" is, I thought.

It seemed to me just a ploy to get the rest of the tributes together by luring them to the same area. The Games were probably getting too slow for the Capital and they need to get some action going. It was definitely a good plan.

"The feast will be held at the Cornucopia! You do not need to come, but can you risk it?~"

I felt like the Gamemaker that was making the announcement was trying to hold back maniacal laughter. This plan was just to evil for them not to be laughing.

I was already heading toward the Cornucopia to begin with and it would be stupid to turn back now. I was also curious to see what was in the District Eight bag and I might be able to take a tribute or two that was lured thee with promises of supplies down. It was too good of an opportunity to turn down, even if it was just a gambit.

Because I had already been walking there, it didn't take me long before I reached the Cornucopia. Not much of a surprise, but there was a large, rectangular block set up in front of the mouth of the Cornucopia. It was being used as a table to display three bags; one for each of the districts. There was one golden, one purple, and one pure black; each matched our jacket colours.

"Are you going to go get it?"

Upon recognizing the voice, I turned around to see Dezji.

"Or do you have a plan?" he asked.

I was half-excited to see Dezji and half-scared. He had become like a friend during training and the Games, but we had split up on bad terms and he was soon to become my opponent that was if he wasn't already. Either way, I couldn't help smiling while looking at him.

"Good to see you have survived this long," he said. "But still a bit of a surprise."

"I can say the same thing to you," I said. He just smiled. "And yes, I have a plan."

I explained my idea of waiting so to jump the other two tributes. Even if Silver wasn't, Aur would be desperate to get whatever she so dreadfully needed. If we were to wait, she would be easy pickens; what with her bum hand and all. Dezji nodded along with my plan, though remained silent a little bit after I had stopped.

"I'll help," he said. "But once it comes down to it, you and I will be enemies."

I understood that. I knew that in the end only one person could come out of the arena alive. It was a sad fact that we were in a death match, but it was how it was. I was just happy that Dezji hadn't written me off as an enemy just quite yet.

"What happened to your arm?" he questioned upon finally seeing my wound.

"I was attacked by one of Aur's arrows," I said. "I have some cream that is supposed to help, but it is only doing so much. I think it is just so infected that the cream can only do so much."

Dezji looked like he was about to say something, but paused. I followed his line of sight through the trees, landing on a small, feminine figure approaching the table. It was Aur. She looked nervous as she came up on the bags. She probably was going to try to take all the bags so no one else could get their supplies. That just so seemed like her. I pulled out my slingshot and took aim the back of Aur's head.

"Once I hit her get ready to attack from the side," I instructed.

He nodded. The plan was for me to act as the decoy as Dezji worked as the main force. I aimed and with one quick flick of the wrist, let go, sending the sharp pebble flying at Aur. It hit her head with such force that she was actually stunned.

"Ah!" she screamed.

The jagged pebble had caught her just right with the right amount of speed that it had caused a small cut to the back of her head. I could see blood running down her blood hair. She held her hand against the wound and looked around, trying to figure out where the rock came from. I guess she determined it came from my direction, even though she hadn't seen me, as she began to race over towards my direction. But just as she closed in, Dezji attacked her from the side. With a simple knife, he jumped down onto her with such force. The knife got her arm as she toppled down onto the ground.

"That's for Calico," he said.

I came out of hiding upon hearing my name. Dezji didn't notice, instead continued to beat Aur. He grabbed ahold of her hair and kneed her in the face.

"That's for Gavin," he continued.

She grabbed the wrist of the hand he was holding her hair with. With his other hand, which brandished the knife, he stabbed her injured hand. She ended up letting out a cry similar to the howl of a suffering animal. It gave me a weird, malicious feeling of satisfaction watching her in pain.

"And this is for Douglas," he finished.

With one mighty swoop, he sliced her throat. The slice wasn't the deep, but after being thrown about and pretty much destroyed by Dezji, it was the finally act. Aur didn't move as she bleed out. She only looked up at Dezji and me. A smirk spread across her face, as if she was seeing something hysterical. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. She just laid their motionless.

"She's dead," Dezji said after nudging her body with his foot.

"About damn time," I said.

Dezji chuckled and wiped off his knife. A gong sounded announcing the death of Aur. Dezji grabbed the District Eight bag and District Two bag.

"Make it seem like we had come and gone in case Silver shows up," he explained. "Let's get back into position."

"That won't be needed," said an ominous voice.

Before either Dezji or I had time to react, I saw a shimmering silver point grow from Dezji's abdomen. IT was a weird sight at first, for both of us. But as a red stain started to grow around it, both of us soon came to realize the horrible truth. It was the tip of a knife that had stabbed Dezji in the back.

Up this is where I leave you. The Games end next chapter. I was planning on having three more chapters before ending it, but I felt like I was dragging it out. There will be three more chapters, so instead of 24 chapters/acts altogether, there will be only 22.

Deaths in this Chapter:

*Aur – Placed 4th; Killed by Dezji.

(Technically Dezji isn't dead yet.)