Hey everyone, sorry for the later update but I didn't have much motivation for this chapter but I hope there is something in here you like. I've been busier this week because I move into college this weekend. I hope to try and get a chapter out every week or biweekly. I would love to here what you have to say and don't forget the blog as well. Thanks!
Panem Events
Panem enjoyed Slade and the prehistoric jungle arena with its ferocious mutts. Julius Falco was receiving a lot of praise for his arenas. Unfortunately, President Marcellus was getting agitated about the cost of the events. After months of debating between the two, they came to a compromise. President Marcellus allowed for the rigging of the Reapings to produce more exciting tributes but the arena this year will be less extravagant. Of course, these conversations were classified and not out in the public. Julius released footage of the arena showing an old chalkboard with math equations and trivial facts scraggily written on it. The Capitol wasn't as excited by this release but hoped that the mutts would be more exciting.
As promised by President Marcellus the tributes this year were more impressive but of course, some average tributes were sprinkled in. There was one ten scored by Glisten of One. The other Careers scored a nine with the exception of the youngest Career, Flint of Two, who scored an 8. Another interesting Career is Tideson of Four who is the cousin of last year's tribute, Odessa. There were a lot of interesting tributes outside the Career pack. The most notable being Beretta of Ten who scored a seven and is the younger twin sister of past Victor, Ranger Winchester. She is in an alliance with her District partner, Winston who scored an eight in training, along with Walton and Quinoa of Nine. The Seven male, Ash, who is twelve managed to score a seven in training. He is in an alliance with his District partner Ursa who is also a daughter of a District official. Another alliance includes two friends from Eleven, Jason and Canela. The District Twelve pair, Hartridge and Natale, were in an alliance but Natale broke her foot in the last day of training. The Capitol doctors were able to heal her foot well enough to walk with a limp but it greatly decreased her speed and mobility and is the main reason she earned a three in training. With this many strong tributes, the Capitol was looking forward to a bloody Games.
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Tributes
District One- Male: Rolex Monduix, 17 (9) Female: Glisten Arienta, 18 (10)
District Two- Male: Flint Lantry, 16 (8) Female: Minerva Williams, 17 (9)
District Three- Male: Mac Robinson, 17 (6) Female: Enix Davies, 14 (5)
District Four- Male: Tideson Crispen, 18 (9) Female: Kyra O'Brien, 17 (9)
District Five- Male: Rafi Rummans, 16 (5) Female: Alexandria Swindler, 16 (7)
District Six- Male: Clark Dayton, 15 (6) Female: Carrie Herman, 14 (4)
District Seven- Male: Ash Salton, 12 (7) Female: Ursa Shafaat, 14 (5)
District Eight- Male: Goucho Dent, 17 (6) Female: Silk Martinez, 15 (5)
District Nine- Male: Walton Clines, 16 (5) Female: Quinoa Bledsoe, 18 (7)
District Ten- Male: Winston Hines, 18 (8) Female: Beretta Winchester, 18 (7)
District Eleven- Male: Jason Gaff, 16 (5) Female: Canela Nickson, 17 (6)
District Twelve- Male: Hartridge Broucher, 16 (5) Female: Natale Abbot, 16 (3)
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Day One
The twenty-four tributes rise up in a school lobby. Two staircases lead up to three upper levels of classrooms. The first floor contains the Cornucopia and some offices. Two large doors are opened and lead to the outside where a playground and a patch of woods are located. There is also a second building near the main school building which holds a cafeteria. The tributes wear tennis shoes, khaki pants, and a polo of their District color. The gong sounds and all the tributes race to Cornucopia except for Mac of Three, Ursa of Seven, and Hartridge of Twelve.
Minerva races to the horn and grabs a belt of throwing knives at the same time as Glisten arrives. Minerva hands Glisten a belt as well and the pair turns around and focuses in on their targets. Minerva throws her knife first. It sails through the air and lands in the chest of Silk.
24. Silk Martinez, 15, D8- knife thrown into chest by Minerva Williams, D2
Glisten smirks and takes her turn. She flings her knife and it lands in the neck of a boy running towards a sword. "Lucky shot," Minerva laughs. Glisten only shrugs her shoulders.
23. Clark Dayton, 15, D6- knife thrown into neck by Glisten Arienta, D1
Flint grabs a sword and spots Goucho digging through a crate. Flint sprints over and slices his sword across Goucho's back. Goucho falls to the ground and Flint finishes him off with a stab in the back of the neck.
22. Goucho Dent, 17, D8- stabbed in the back of the neck by Flint Lantry, D2
Twelve-year-old Ash leaps from behind a crate and tries to tackle Alexandria to the ground. Alexandria is strong and manages to shove Ash off of her and he lands hard on the tiled floor. Alexandria looks around for a weapon and grabs a scythe. She stabs the scythe into Ash's back as he tries to get back up on his feet.
21. Ash Salton, 12, D7- stabbed in the back by Alexandria Swindler, D5
Rolex runs around the Cornucopia in search of a tribute. He finds Enix running towards the doors leading outside and Rolex chases after her. He quickly catches up to her and grabs her pack and pulls her backward onto the ground. Enix screams as Rolex stabs his sword into her chest.
20. Enix Davies, 14, D3- stabbed in the chest by Rolex Monduix, D1
Quinoa and Winston search for Beretta but she's nowhere to be seen. Winston tries to find Walton but he was out of sight on the other side of the Cornucopia.
"Maybe they're together, we need to get out of here," Quinoa states.
Winston nods his head in agreement and the two start to run up a stairway. They find Carrie on the second floor, she's laying on the floor crying with her hands covering her ears. Quinoa stabs her knife into the crying girl's neck before she and Winston continue to the third floor.
19. Carrie Herman, 14, D6- stabbed in the neck by Quinoa Bledsoe, D9
Kyra digs through the back of the Cornucopia and finds what she's been looking for, her bow. Kyra runs back to the front of the Cornucopia and sees Natale limping towards the stairs. Kyra notches an arrow and shoots. The first arrow lands in Natale's calf and she falls. Kyra shoots two more arrows into Natale's back as she tries to crawl away.
18. Natale Abbot, 16, D12- arrow shot into back by Kyra O'Brien, D4
Walton and Tideson had been dueling for most of the Bloodbath. Each armed with a sword. Walton slices and hacks with his sword but Tideson has training and easily parries the attacks. Walton begins to tire and Tideson lunges with his sword and it slice through Walton's side. Walton yells and falls to his knees and Tideson stabs his sword through Walton's chest.
17. Walton Clines, 16, D9- stabbed in the chest by Tideson Crispen, D4
As the Bloodbath starts to die down, Glisten spots Rafi race to the doors leading to the outside. Glisten throws her knife and it lands in Rafi's back knocking him to the ground.
16. Rafi Rummans, 16, D5- knife thrown into back by Glisten Arienta, D1
As the Bloodbath ends, nine cannons boom. The arena is much smaller this year and is only about two miles across. The tributes fan out across the arena. All of the Careers survived the Bloodbath and settle inside the Cornucopia to sort supplies. Mac didn't go into the Bloodbath but run upstairs and settles inside a supplies closet inside a science classroom on the second floor. Alexandria ran into a classroom on the first floor. She spotted the patch of woods outside and crawled through a window and went there. She got a scythe and a pack with a water bottle and some bread. Ursa also didn't go into the Bloodbath either and she managed to make it to the woods. The alliance of Quinoa, Winston, and Beretta got split up at the Cornucopia. Quinoa and Winston made it to the third floor of the school and are hiding in a janitor closet for the night. Beretta made it out of the school building and went into the woods. Jason and Canela go to the other building. They discover that it's a cafeteria and stay the night in a large food pantry. Hartridge stays inside a classroom on the first floor without any supplies since he didn't go into the Bloodbath.
Day Two
The Careers gather their supplies and go hunting around noon. Minerva stays behind to guard the Cornucopia as the others start to go through the offices of the first floor. They enter a series of connecting offices that branch off of each other. First, is what appears to be a secretary's office and then another office for a counselor possibly. There is also a nurse's office and the Careers find cabinets filled with first-aid supplies. They continue on and find a principal's office at the end. A door from the principal's office leads them outside to the left hallway. The group decides to split apart into two groups to go down the separate hallways. Rolex and Tideson go down the left hallway. Flint, Glisten, and Kyra go down the right hallway and have to pass through the main lobby. They wave to Minerva as they pass by and head down the right hallway.
The two groups search through the classrooms one-by-one. Rolex and Tideson go inside a boys' bathroom and are searching in the stalls when Rolex comes across one that is locked. Tideson kicks in the door and Hartridge is crouching on the toilet. Before Tideson can react, Hartridge leaps out and tackles Tideson to the ground. The two boys wrestle on the tile ground as Rolex watches. Tideson manages to throw Hartridge off of himself. Hartridge rolls towards and Rolex and he gets to his feet. He tries to make an escape but Rolex slashes out his sword and it cuts across Hartridge's chest. Hartridge gasps and falls to the ground. He wheezes as blood starts to pool around him and it starts to flow towards a drain in the middle of the room.
"Let's get out of here, he's useless," Rolex spits.
Tideson nods his head a little shaken from the battle. Hartridge's cannon booms not long after the two boys leave the bathroom.
15. Hartridge Broucher, 16, D12- slashed in the chest by Rolex Monduix, D1
Rolex and Tideson finish their sweep of the hallway before returning back to the Cornucopia. The other group of Careers don't find any signs of tributes and head back to the Cornucopia as well. They spend the rest of the day there.
The rest of the tribute stay mostly stagnant for the day. Alexandria and Ursa both stay up in their own trees inside the woods. Ursa receives a sponsor gift of rice and beans and a small can of water. Beretta does the most traveling, she roams throughout the woods trying to find her allies, Winston and Quinoa. Meanwhile, Winston and Quinoa, stay within their own classroom on the third floor of the school building trying to decide on whether they should try to look for Beretta or stay where they're at. Mac finds some chemicals in the closet of his science classroom. He doesn't have much knowledge about the chemicals but finds a book and tries to devise a plan to use the chemicals as a weapon. Jason and Canela stay within the kitchen in the cafeteria, they find enough ingredients to make a batch of peanut butter cookies and they relish in their sweetness.
Day Three
The Careers wake up earlier today and start to devise a plan for the day.
"How do we want to split up for today?" Glisten asks.
"I think we should go to the woods today, I think more tributes would have gone there after the Bloodbath," Kyra proposes.
Rolex nods his head, "Yes, but I think that we should stick to the main school building."
"Why though? The only way for a tribute to leave the building seems to be from the first floor. As long as we have someone guarding the stairwells, which they can do from the Cornucopia, then no one should be able to leave the building. Then, we can wait a few days and let any tributes hiding inside here become weak before finishing them off," Flint states.
Everyone gives him a slightly confused look. "I'm not sure how well the Capitol will like for us to not hunt within the building as of now, but I am curious to see what is within the woods," Minerva comments.
No one else says anything, not quite sure what they want to do.
"I'll stay at the Cornucopia since it's my idea," Flint adds.
Everyone fidgets a little bit before Tideson says, "I'll stay here as well. If I get bored, I"ll look around the building for tributes. The rest of you can go hunting in the woods."
"Sounds good to me," Minerva says with a short smile.
Glisten, Rolex, Minerva, and Kyra gather their things before heading off to hunt in the woods, while Flint and Tideson stay behind at the Corncucopia.
Winston and Quinoa walk down one of the hallways of the third floor. They have decided that they're going to try to find a way to the outside without having to pass through the lobby (and Careers). As they're walking, they hear the sound of glass breaking. Winston grips his spear tightly as Quinoa removes her dagger. Winston opens the classroom door and a pungent odor burns his nostrils. Mac is inside the classroom and he accidentally dropped a beaker that he was heating some chemicals in. Mac has no where to go but he flees towards the window. Winston throws his spear and it impales Mac in the back. Mac crashes into the window and breaks through the pane. Glass shard cut into his torso and neck. Mac sputters and cries out with pain. It's not long before his cannon booms.
14. Mac Robinson, 18, D3- spear thrown into back by Winston Hines, D10
Winston goes to retrieve his spear and him and Quinoa leave the room because the fumes are making them queasy. The broken window gives Winston an idea as well.
"I think I know of a way to get to the outside without having to pass the Careers," Winston says.
"What's your plan?" Quinoa questions.
"If we make it to the second floor, maybe we can climb out the window and find a way to get to the ground. The windows will only be about fourteen feet above the ground and if we somehow figure out a way to lower ourselves down a little bit then we should be fine," Winston answers.
"I guess we can try," Quinoa responds.
The pair then heads down to the second floor and try to figure out a plan to get themselves outside. Most of the outliers spend their day trying to stay hidden. Alexandria stays within her tree. Beretta wandered around the woods a little bit in search of Winston and Quinoa but heard the Careers nearby and she climbed up a tree and has been there all day. Canela and Jason have kept each other company inside the kitchen of the cafeteria.
The only person to be moving much is Ursa. Ursa roams throughout the woods out of boredom and tries to construct a few snares. As the day wears on she decides to head back to her original tree where half of her bread of loaf is. On her way back she hears the sound of talking and recognizes them by the large group as the Careers. Ursa runs a few yards before finding a tree suitable for her to climb. Ursa quickly scurries up the tree and tries to remain silent as the Careers approach. The Careers have been searching for tributes all day. Glisten's eye catches movement in one of the trees, "There's a tribute!" The Careers race over to Ursa's tree as Ursa scurries to the upper branches.
"Don't worry guys, I've got her," Glisten says removing a throwing knife from her belt.
Glisten throws the knife upwards but she doesn't have enough strength to throw the knife high enough. The knife falls back down to the ground landing a few feet away from the pack.
"Glisten, you idiot! You could have killed one of us!" Flint yells.
"Hey, don't talk to her like that!" Rolex demands.
Flint shuts his mouth, intimidated by the larger and older Career.
"Let me try," Kyra says notching her bow.
Ursa closes her eyes and prays that Kyra doesn't have a good shot. Kyra aims her arrow upward and releases. The arrow thumps into the trunk of the tree a few inches away from Ursa's face. Ursa yelps as Kyra notches another arrow, "I've got her this time." The arrow zips upward and lands in Ursa's abdomen and knocks her off the tree. Ursa carelessly falls through the branches screaming and lands in a crumpled heap on the forest floor.
13. Ursa Shafaat, 14, D7- arrow shot into abdomen by Kyra O'Brien, D4
Day Four
Quinoa and Winston work tediously throughout the night. They realized that Panem flags hung in each classroom of the building and they gathered enough of them to tie them end-to-end to help them escape through a window on the second floor. It may be disgraceful to the flags and Panem, but the tributes did what they deemed necessary. They one end of the long strand of flags to one of the legs of the large oak desk at the front of the room. Winston throws the other end out the window and it stops about five feet above the ground.
"It's now or never, the sun will be coming up soon," Winston says a little excited.
Winston crawls out the window and shakily starts to shimmy his way down. He makes it to the end and leaps to the ground. He calls for Quinoa to come down as well. Quinoa goes much slower than Winston but she manages to make it down in one piece as well. The pair then runs towards the woods in hopes of finding Beretta.
The Careers besides Kyra and Glisten go hunting for tributes within the woods. They don't come across any tributes until later in the afternoon. Out of nowhere a spear flies through the air and impales Flint's shoulder and knocks him to the ground. Distraught, Minerva drops down to try and help her District Partner. Winston and Quinoa have made an attack on the Careers. Quinoa throws a knife at Tideson but it misses him by a few inches. None of the Careers have long-range weapons besides Minerva. Winston and Quinoa have disappeared before she pulls one from her belt.
"Why did you let them get away!" Tideson shouts.
"Shut up! You can chase after them if you want, I'm going to try to save my District Partner," Minerva exclaims.
"There's no point in chasing them. They're long gone, but we need to get Flint back to the Cornucopia and try to heal his wound. It doesn't look fatal," Rolex says calming the group.
The Careers head back to the Cornucopia and try to patch up Flint's wound and the day ends.
Day Five
The Careers head out again to hunt for tributes. This time Flint stays at the Cornucopia, he has fallen unconscious from his wound but the Careers believe he will recover. Kyra stays at the Corncupia since she has the most healing training and Tideson stays with her. The others go into the woods in search of Winston and Quinoa. Kyra replaces the bandages of Flint and a sponsor sends him some healing cream. Kyra rubs the cream onto the bandages but wraps the bandage backward so that the medication is actually being applied to the wound. Tideson doesn't seem to notice his District Partner's sly trick.
The Careers don't find Winston or Quinoa but some action does take place within the woods. Alexandria was searching for something to eat when she comes across Beretta. The two girl's lunge at each other both armed with knives. Alexandria slices a cut into Beretta's thigh. Beretta rages and shoves Alexandria to the ground. Beretta is much stronger than Alexandria and she kicks Alexandria's side, knocking the breath out of her. Alexandria gasps for breath and Beretta stabs her knife into her chest. Alexandria shrieks and blood spurts from her chest. Beretta quickly takes Alexandria's pack before running away as a cannon booms.
12. Alexandria Swindler, 16, D5- stabbed in the chest by Beretta Winchester, D10
Day Six
Once again the Careers go out to hunt within the woods in hopes of finding a tribute. Kyra once again stays back with Flint, and so does Minerva. Kyra manages to pull off her trick once again without any notice. Flint's condition seems to worsen each hour. His shoulder is badly swollen and it won't be long before he gets a blood infection.
Beretta leaves the woods and decides to search for Winston and Quinoa within the other lone building. Beretta quietly enters the doors and discovers that the building is a cafeteria. Beretta makes her way to the back of the building and finds the kitchen. She notices cooking ingredients and utensils strung out across the tables and she readies her knife. She travels farther into the kitchen when she hears someone say, "Canela? What took you so long?" Beretta jumps out into view and Jason jumps back surprised to see Beretta. Jason turns around to run away and desperately looks for a weapon to use. Beretta tackles Jason to the ground and the two wrestle for a few minutes. Beretta manages to the pin the smaller boy underneath and stabs her knife into his chest.
11. Jason Gaff, 17, D11- stabbed in the chest by Beretta Winchester, D10
Beretta stands up, pleased with her kill. She goes to leave but is knocked in the back of the head. She falls to the ground and sees Canela standing over her with a pan in hand. Canela wrestles the knife from the dazed Beretta's hand and she stabs the knife into her neck. Blood pours out of Beretta's neck and the younger twin sister of a past Victor is out of the Games.
10. Beretta Winchester, 18, D10- stabbed in the neck by Canela Nickson, D11
Day Seven
The Careers wake up early and Flint is still unconscious. He breathes shakily and sometimes thrashes out in pain. His shoulder wound oozes pus and is swollen with infection. The medication doesn't seem to be helping for some reason. Flint is becoming a nuisance and many of the Careers are getting tired of trying to take care of him.
"What do we do?" Tideson asks looking to Minerva.
"I...I don't know," Minerva stammers.
"I think it's best that we just end it. He must be suffering," Rolex states.
"Yes...you're right. I think it's best to end the suffering," Minerva says with a gulp.
Rolex does the honors and stabs his dagger into Flint's chest. Flint gasps but it's not long before his cannon booms.
9. Flint Lantry, 16, D2- stabbed in the chest by Rolex Monduix, D1
This leaves the Final Eight: Glisten Arienta and Rolex Monduix of One, Minerva Williams of Two, Tideson Crispen and Kyra O'Brien of Four, Quinoa Bledsoe of Nine, Winston Hines of Ten, and Canela Nickson of District Eleven.
"With that done, I think I'm going to leave now. Best of luck to all of you," Minerva says gathering her supplies.
Tears swell in her eyes but she quickly leaves out the main doors and heads towards the woods. The District One and Four pairs look at each other in silence and they seem to realize that they need to split apart as well. The District One pair goes the third floor and the Four pair go hunting in the woods before returning back to the second floor.
The alliance of Winston and Quinoa also splits up peacefully. After seeing the death of Beretta and it being the final eight they decided now would be a good time to split. Quinoa remains in the woods, but Winston goes back to the school building. He notices the Cornucopia unguarded and he grabs a spear before finding a place to sleep inside the principal's office.
Day Eight
The tributes spend the day mostly stationary. Glisten and Rolex stay on the first floor but do go out to the woods to hunt for tributes without any luck. Minerva hunts a little bit in the woods. Kyra and Tideson stay on the second floor and they went towards the cafeteria later in the evening without any luck before returning back to the second floor of the school building. Quinoa stays hidden in a tree inside the woods. Winston has locked himself inside the large principal's office. As the sun starts to set over the horizon an announcement is made to the tributes, "Attention tributes, tomorrow at ten o'clock a feast will be held at the Cornucopia. All are welcome to participate. Thank you and may the odds be ever in your favor." Most of the tributes settle in early in hopes of preparing for the feast but Canela wants to get closer to the Cornucopia. She goes to the school building and enters the first office, the secretary's, and falls asleep under the desk.
Day Nine
All of the tributes besides Minerva head to the Cornucopia for the feast. At exactly ten o'clock a school bell rings and a table rises at the mouth of the Cornucopia. On the table sits a backpack for each tribute. Canela runs out of the main secretary office and rushes to the table. Winston runs out of the principal's office as well and takes aim on Canela and throws his spear. His spear impales Canela in the back and she falls forward on the ground. Winston runs pass Canela ripping his spear from her back and her cannon soon sounds.
8. Canela Nickson, 17, D11- spear thrown into back by Winston Hines, D10
Winston grabs his pack and another random one before running away before anyone else shows up. He goes back to one of the offices on the first floor. Glisten and Rolex head down one of the stairways to the Cornucopia. Tideson and Kyra decided to split up and each head down a separate stairway. Tideson runs into the District One pair. They hurry down the stairway and don't hear Tideson's approach. Tideson makes a move on Glisten, he leaps out and stabs his sword into her back. She cries out as Tideson pulls out his sword and shoves her down the stairs. Glisten tumbles down the stairs until she lands in the lobby below. Her cannon boom. Rolex raises his sword to avenge his District partner's death. Tideson and Rolex then face off.
7. Glisten Arienta, 18, D1- stabbed in the back and shoved down the stairs by Tideson Crispen, D4
As Rolex and Tideson are fighting, Kyra makes it to the lobby. She loads her bow and starts to move towards the table. Quinoa sprints in from the outside doors. She heads to the table and Kyra shoots an arrow at her. The arrow lands in Quinoa's chest and she falls to the ground her cannon booming.
6. Quinoa Bledsoe, 18, D9- arrow shot into chest by Kyra O'Brien, D4
Kyra spots Glisten's body at the bottom of the other stairway. She grabs her pack along with one more. Tideson and Rolex continue to duel. Rolex slices out his sword and it slices across Tideson's bicep. Tideson lunges at Rolex but Rolex side steps and slices up with his own sword, cutting across Tideson's torso. Tideson falls to the ground and Rolex turns to go to the feast. Kyra spots Rolex and drops her packs to draw back an arrow. Rolex sees Kyra loading her bow and he turns around and starts to run back up the stairs. Kyra shoots an arrow but it flies over Rolex's shoulder and ricochets against the wall. Rolex turns the corner and goes out of sight. Kyra runs to help Tideson. A large gash runs down his torso.
Kyra tries to staunch the flow of blood, "Maybe their some medicine in these packs," she says opening the packs.
Tideson only mumbles incoherent words. "What the!?" Kyra exclaims, "There's only a box of crackers in here."
Tears start to swell up in Kyra's eyes as she watches her District partner take his final breaths and his cannon sounds.
5. Tideson Crispen, 18, D4- torso sliced open by Rolex Monduix, D1
The final four tributes settle down for the night. Miranda stays inside the forest and the three others are in the school building. Winston crams himself inside a cabinet inside the principal's office on the first floor. Kyra barricades herself inside a history classroom on the second floor by pushing a desk in front of the door. Rolex stays inside a janitor's closet on the third floor.
Day Ten
Minerva hadn't gone to the Feast because she believed to have plenty of supplies. The Gamemakers were pleased by the outcome of the Feast and didn't try to punish Minerva. However, Minerva knows that she needs to get a kill a tribute today in order to keep sponsors. Minerva hunts through the forest but doesn't come across any tributes and so she decides to go to the school building. She enters the main lobby doors and starts to head up a stairwell. She decides to start at the top and work her way down. Minerva hears a door close on the third floor and runs up the stairs.
She enters the eerie hallway her knife ready. She comes to the first classroom on the left and kicks open the door. She doesn't see any movement and moves on. She goes to kick the next door open but stops when she feels the cool touch of steel against her neck.
"Hello, Ms. Minerva, are you tardy for class?" Rolex smirks.
Minerva scoffs, "Is that the best you got, Mr. Rolex?"
"What can I say, I don't talk to girls much. I spend my time in other areas of interest," Rolex states, he knows that he shouldn't be brandishing his past training. That wouldn't be very classy.
"Well let's see what else you've got," Minerva spats.
She kicks backward and hits Rolex's thigh, right above the kneecap. Rolex staggers backward but catches himself and lunges out at Minerva. Minerva jumps out of the way of Rolex's sword but it still manages to make a small cut across her hand. Minerva slices outward and cuts Rolex's arm. Rolex cries out and grabs his arm to try and staunch the blood. Minerva thrusts her knife out and shoves it into Rolex's throat. Blood starts to flow down Rolex's neck and he crumples to the ground. He weakly swings his sword out but starts to choke on his own blood. His cannon booms. Minerva rolls Rolex over and steals his pack before running into a classroom to try to bandage her hand.
4. Rolex Monduix, 17, D1- knife stabbed into neck by Minerva Williams, D2
Miranda wraps gauze around her hand, thankfully it wasn't her dominant right-hand. She doesn't hunt for the rest of the day but decides to rest. Winston stays within his office for the day and Kyra stays inside her classroom to prepare herself for the upcoming finale.
Day Eleven
The tributes are awoken early in the morning by the sound of a siren. Red lights flash in the classrooms and hallways. The Gamemakers set off the fire alarms to try to signal the finale. The tributes don't react appropriately but instead, try to fall back asleep. The Gamemakers cause spontaneous fires to start within the tribute's rooms. Winston and Minerva easily flee their rooms. Kyra has to push the desk out of the way of the door before she can escape. Winston rushes into the lobby of the building but he's confused. He looks to the Cornucopia and then to the exit. Typically, the finale occurs at the Cornucopia but he doesn't want to risk being stuck inside the burning building. As he frantically searches for any signs of other tributes, Minerva makes her way down the stairs into the lobby. Winston sees her and he throws his spear at him, but she's too far out of range and the spear doesn't come close to hitting her. Winston makes a run for the exit, but Minerva throws a knife and it lands in the back of Winston's calf and he trips to the ground. He tries to get back up but Minerva throws another knife and it lands in Winston's back. Minerva leaves him be and goes to search for Kyra. Kyra escapes her room as Winston's cannon booms.
3. Winston Hines, 18, D10- knife thrown into back by Minerva Williams, D2
Kyra runs through the smokey hallway and stairs and uses her shirt to cover her mouth. She makes it to the lobby and scans the area. She notices Winston's body near the exit. Flames line the walls and the smoke burns Kyra's eyes. She runs out of the building not able to bear the intense heat and smoke. She runs out into the cool air, coughing. She looks around for Minerva but doesn't see any sign of her. The sun is just beginning to rise over the horizon when Minerva stumbles out of the burning building. She had stayed inside to try to find Kyra. Kyra notches and arrow and shoots. The arrow hits Minerva in the arm and she gives a raspy yell. She runs towards Kyra but she's weak and slow. Kyra shoots another arrow and it lands in Minerva's chest and she falls to the ground. Kyra smiles with excitement once Minerva's cannon booms soon after.
2. Minerva Williams, 17, D2- arrow shot into chest by Kyra O'Brien, D4
"Congratulation, Kyra O'Brien of District Four. You are the Victor of the 85th Hunger Games!"
A hovercraft comes along with a rain shower as the Gamemakers try to save the burning school building. Kyra is lifted into the hovercraft with a smile as the rain and smoke swirl around her.
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Facts about the Victor
Kyra takes Maverick's place as Headmistress of the Academy and will hold the position for seventeen years.
Appearance: Kyra is 5'7, toned and fit. She has long wavy light brown hair, tan skin, and brown almond-shaped eyes.
Family: Kyra is an only child. Kyra marries at the age of 25 and will have one daughter. None of her descendants will participate in a Hunger Games.
Death: Kyra dies due to the effect of the War of Four at the age of 58.
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Hunger Games Kills
Glisten Arienta, D1 (2)- (Clark Dayton D6, Rafi Rummans D5)
Rolex Monduix, D1 (4)- (Enix Davies D3, Hartridge Broucher D12, Flint Lantry D2, Tideson Crispen D4)
Minerva Williams, D2 (3)- (Silk Martinez D8, Rolex Monduix D1, Winston Hines D10)
Flint Lantry, D2 (1)- (Goucho Dent D8)
Kyra O'Brien, D4 (4)- (Natale Abbot D12, Ursa Shafaat D7, Quinoa Bledsoe D9, Minerva Williams D2)
Tideson Crispen, D4 (2)- (Walton Clines D9, Glisten Arient D1)
Alexandria Swindler, D5 (1)- (Ash Salton D7)
Quinoa Bledsoe, D9 (1)- (Carrie Herman D6)
Beretta Winchester, D10 (2)- (Alexandria Swindler D5, Jason Gaff D11)
Winston Hines, D10 (2)- (Mac Robinson D3, Canela Nickson D11)
Canela Nickson, D11 (1)- (Beretta Winchester D10)
Victors
76th Hunger Games: Minnie Griffith, 17, TS (6) Kills (4), District Eleven (1 Female)
77th Hunger Games: Luna Sparks, 18, TS (7) Kills (5), District Five (1 Female)
78th Hunger Games: Marley Higgins, 16, TS (6) Kills (3), District Eight (1 Male)
79th Hunger Games: Maverick Sayles, 18, TS (9) Kills (3), District Four (1 Male)
80th Hunger Games: Lorien Hastings, 17, TS (9) Kills (5), District Two (1 Female)
81st Hunger Games: Fiona Dempsey, 18, TS (4) Kills (2), District Seven (1 Female)
82nd Hunger Games: Stella Knight, 18, TS (8) Kills (4), District One (1 Female)
83rd Hunger Games: Ranger Winchester, 16, TS (6) Kills (4), District Ten (1 Male)
84th Hunger Games: Slade DePriest, 18, TS (10) Kills (6), District Two (1 Female - 1 Male)
85th Hunger Games: Kyra O'Brien, 17, TS (9) Kills (4), District Four (1 Female - 1 Male)