Chapter 1: The Colesium of a New Era. A section in the book called The Blood Games Story - Written by Patrick Roseforge.
The First Hunger Games.
My little project. My first map to the wider world around me. I was young at the time, only Twenty-Five years old. I was trying to get a major at Architecture, but the rebellion happened and so on. At the time, I didn't realize what I was doing, not the full scope of it. I was angry at the Districts and I wanted them to pay. So I made a Colesium. It was a small unoriginal idea, but it was massive and impressive at least. It did the job.
So, the first 24 tributes came by, and half of them were war orphans. Not surprising, and I'm ashamed of my indifference of their plight back then. Autumn from 1, Jax from 3, Wren and Freesia from District 4, Maria from 5, Flint from 6, Newt and Volta from 8, Indigo from 9, Sable from 10, Deccan from 11, and Cigar from 12. I can't say much about them. They weren't all that interesting and the first Hunger Games didn't have interviews yet(that started next year).
We tested the tributes, and they had training. Some had experienced in the war and in death. At the time, I rated them for their skills and attitude. The scores shall be 1-12. Some didn't have what it takes, but others did.
One such is Zohar from 10. He was a rebel soldier, but he was very willing to play the game. The oldest and the strongest, and he was the best option and scored the highest. There were others. Rosetta from 7 had great skills with an ax, Fjord from 1 had muscles on him, Naveen from 3 seems ready with her knives. Other's didn't make much of a show, I'm afraid. Can't say much from the others. Can't remember. I apologize. All I remember is sadness, crying, and some cruel bragging from Zohar.
District 1: Fjord Nightbreeze, 17, (8) and Autumn Sovana, 12, (1)
District 2: Locke Milton, 14,(4) and Marble Urquhart, 19, (5)
District 3: Jax Commonflake, 17, (6) and Naveen Vincent, 18, (10)
District 4: Wren Luthor, 16, (4) and Freesia Penners, 12, (3)
District 5: Rantipole Clearlock, 14, (4) and Maria Hodson, 16, (5)
District 6: Flint Edwards, 19, (7) and Nicollette McConnell, 12, (2)
District 7: Syca Kyung-Hee, 15, (5) and Rosetta Judoc, 20, (7)
District 8: Newt Holzer, 16, (3) and Volta Spot, 19, (8)
District 9: Tom Heavensand, 20, (7) and Indigo Borchardt, 18, (8)
District 10: Zohar Vida, 20, (12) and Sable Dawn, 18,(5)
District 11: Deccan Day, 16, (6) and Laura Cardozo, 17, (8)
District 12: Cigar Clears, 13, (4) and Becky Ratios, 19, (5)
President Alexanders Bet: Naveen Vinci. His bet was on Naveen Vinci. She may be scarred from war, but she's possibly the mentality strongest of the bunch. The other's have a chance certainly, but Naveen
Head Gamemaker Patrick Bet: Zohar Vida. It's going to be Zohar. He's the oldest, the strongest, and he got what it takes. It has to be him. His military experience will come in handy.
Who do the Readers believe might win?
-THE GAMES-
All of the tributes came out of the launchpad. It was at the very center of the Colesium. Around the launch pad was weapons. Swords, spears, and axes. The old kind, none of those guns. Outside the arena was the seats, all lined up in rows. Mostly abandoned, but it has at least twenty high government officials who wanted to see the fight close up and personal.
There was a 1-minute timer, most of the tributes were nervous, little Autumn from 1 was outright crying, Zohar had an eager grin, eyeing a sword near him. The closest ones who managed a straight face is Naveen from 3 and Laura Cardozo from 11.
3..2..1..Let the Hunger Games Begin!
That's what I remember saying. As so went on mayhem.
Zohar went to get that sword, quicker than any other tributes that managed and spotted the closet tribute. Who happened to be smaller Deccan from 11. Zohar rushed the younger boy and stabbed him straight into his stomach. Deccan had such a surprised look on his face, and then he closed his eyes and fell back when Zohar took his sword out of him.
Deccan Day, District 11 Male: 24th Place, Killed by Zohar.
And there it was. The first death in these Games I helped make.
It soon followed by others, many reached to the weapons, but none wanted to do it. It was only until Zohar killed Deccan that many of them realized that this was indeed 'for real'.
The next person, surprisingly, was young Nicollette from 6. She got a knife, a sharp butcher one, and ran straight for the person next to her, which was Wren from 4. It was a surprising move and Wren didn't expect to have Nicollette, who was a nice and smiling young lady at the training rooms, to knife him at his sides. Nicollette left the knife there and left. She was so horrified and confused, and she doesn't look like she knows what she's doing at all. Wren was lying on the ground in a pool of his own blood soon after.
Wren Luthor, District 4 Male: 23rd Place, Killed by Nicollette.
It was a true free for all. Nearly everyone had a weapon. And the games have started.
Naveen made the next kill, getting some throwing knives close by, and aiming it as the unexpecting Flint from 6. She threw it. The knife landed in Flint's forehead. Many suspects she was an assassin during the war, or a spy. It would explain why she was so good.
Flint Edwards, District 6 Male: 22nd Place, Killed by Naveen.
Around everywhere, it was chaos. The 12 tributes(who teamed up) Cigar and Becky were facing off Indigo from 9 in a swordfight. Zohar went on facing Laura from 11(who wanted revenge for killing Deccan). Volta from 8 was chasing Nicollette. Rantipole from 5 wanted an easy kill from Autumn from 1 but was protected by her district partner Fjord.
In any case, the next kill also came from Naveen, who aimed another throwing knife, this time at Marble from 2. Marble wanted to reach Naveen with a spear but failed when Naveen threw her knife and got it straight in Marble's heart.
Marble Urquhart, District 2 Female: 21st Place, Killed by Naveen.
Most of the tributes were fighting, yes, but many tried to run. Freesia from 4, Maria from 5, and Tom from 9 all went to the one entrance out while everyone was fighting. Of course, it wasn't an exit, it only led them to the catacombs.
The other's who were trying to escape were the 7 tributes, Syca and Rosetta, who managed to climb to the stage.
They climbed it and the government official in the very front was taken back. In hindsight, it was a mistake on my part to allow any Capitolite, as Rosetta and Syca were going straight for him. Rosetta managed to catch the Capitolite businessman and had a sword at his throat before any Peacekeepers could aim at the 7 tributes. They had a hostage.
In the meanwhile, as Indigo was fighting the 12 tributes, as it stands, Indigo was more healthy and less malnourish than Cigar and Becky, but there was two of them, and she manages to defend herself, enough so. There was a small opening for Indigo, and she took it, she managed to cut Cigar at his left leg, and he fell with a scream. Becky was enraged and struck but didn't cut anything or anyone. Indigo blocked Becky's strike and cut her throat out swiftly. Blood, quite literally, sprayed at Indigo.
Becky Ratios, District 12 Female: 20th Place, killed by Indigo.
The 9 female tribute then walked to Cigar, who attempted to get up, but was in far too much pain from that deep cut in his leg. He couldn't stop Indigo from slashing his torso.
Cigar Clears, District 12 Male: 19th Place, Killed by Indigo.
There will be no 12 Victors this year. Indigo looked sick from all the blood and barfed, but went on to the next fight.
Rantipole from 5 didn't make a good decision on attacking Autumn. While the crying young girl may have been useless, she did have a protector, who was too kind-hearted for his own good. Fjord from 1 vowed to protect her and made good at it when he stabs Rantipole with his spear. It was a swift death when Rantipole fell. He died before reaching the ground.
RantipoleClearlock, District 5 Male: 18th Place, Killed by Fjord.
Fjord went on, holding crying Autumn's hand, and went to the only entrance out, which was to the catacombs.
Only to meet Locke from 2, who was holding a sword and blocking the way. The younger boy, while young and unwilling, he knows what to do, and ran straight for the District 1 tributes.
Volta was still chasing(and failing to catch) Nicollete. It was amusing as both of them kept running.
Indigo, on the other hand, spotted Naveen, and the District 3 girl once more aimed a knife, but this time, it was dodged by Indigo. Naveen threw once more, but Indigo managed to escape the knife throw, only grazing her arm. The District 9 girl reached Naveen and the fight was on.
But the next kill happened between the fight between Fjord and Locke. Once more, it was an uneven fight. Fjord was more muscular and battle-ready, and Locke should've chosen a different choice of action. Locke wasn't quick enough to stop Fjord's spear from entering his head. It was a gross sight.
Locke Milton, District Two Male. 17th Place, Killed by Fjord.
Fjord, with a bloody spear on one hand, and Autumn's hand in the other, went to the catacombs.
Speaking about the Catacombs, remember Freesia, Maria, and Tom. Well, they went inside the Colesium's halls. They even talked, a bit scared of one another, but they managed. None of them wanted to hurt the other.
"Do you guy's have any idea where to go? Or where to escape?" Freesia asked Maria and Tom. Both of them shrugged glumly.
Maria said something else. "Do you hear that?"
"Hear what?" That was Tom.
At the end of the halls, giant rats appeared. And they looked frighting. As I made them. The whole place was the arena. Not just the stadium.
"...shit," was something else Tom said.
The giant rats sprinted right towards the trio. Unfortunately, Maria only had a knife, and Tom had a sword. Freesia didn't have anything.
They tried to run, but it couldn't happen, the rats were too quick. Freesia got scraped from one of the claw's and fell back with a groan. A rat was on top of her, but she's holding it back from eating her face.
Maria, fortunately, managed to stab one in its brain, but she still has ten other rats to deal with. Tom dealt with two of them, waving his sword unprofessionally, but the pointy end of it slew two rats. The trio was still fighting, and more rats came in.
We'll come back to that later.
The fight between Laura and Zohar was an intense one. They both managed to scratch one another, and the swordfight between them was good, but Zohar had experience in his rebellion and knocked Laura to the ground. Zohar raised his sword and was about to finish her young life, but was taken when Sable ran to him, sword swinging. It is apparent that Zohar wasn't the most well-liked, but Sable had a personal beef with him.
Zohar dodged Sable's pathetic attack, and doing so, Laura was inadvertently still alive, and she got up. Now, it was a three-way fight.
Zohar, who looked an angered by Sable, did a quick slash to her stomach, and well, let's say it did a number on her. Sable cried in pain but was still alive. And while Zohar wanted to finish her off, Laura came back the fight.
Once more there was a fight between them, a short one this time, as Zohar stabbed Laura in her arm. Laura was weakened by this, and Zohar got his bearing, but eventually, Sable got up, despite the pain, and stabbed Zohar in the back. The District 10 boy screamed in pain.
He was more furious than ever, and he stabbed Sable once and for all in her already bleeding stomach. She didn't have any fight after that.
Sable Dawn, District Ten Female: 16th Place, Killed by Zohar.
Now, both Zohar and Laura are bleeding, but they're going to face one other. They fight for a while, getting more scratched and wounded in the process.
Now, back to the Seven tributes. The ones who were holding that Capitolite hostage. Yeah, went like this.
"Okay, look you old bastard. Get us out of here or die. Your choice," Rosetta said to the old man hostage. He had a sword to his throat. He swallowed but didn't say anything. There were peacekeeper's aiming at them, but they couldn't shoot while the tributes still had the hostage.
Rosetta looked determined to do this, whether out of desperation or revenge or a combination of both, she thought she had to do this. Syca, on the other hand, looked thoughtful and increasingly worried.
"Are you sure we should be doing this?" Syca asked.
Rosetta glared at him. "Of course we should. This game is a bunch of bull, and we have to fight some way."
Syca nodded but held the hatchet in his hands tighter. He nodded. He too seemed determined.
Rosetta looked at the Peacekeepers. "Okay! I have some demands! First, we-"
She was cut from saying any more because of Syca. He swung his hatchet in the back of her head, slicing her skull.
Rosetta Judoc, District 7 Female: 15th Place. Killed by Syca.
The Capitolite man was saved, and Syca was made the right call. If he didn't do that, the Hunger Games would have continued to much longer. The Capitolite man wanted to thank Syca, and he asked the nearest peacekeeper for the gun and decided to give Syca this.
You can say this is the first sponsor gift.
"You want this gun, you have to go back and kill the rest," The Capitolite man said. Syca looked back, swallowed, but nodded. He made his choice. At least now he has a gun, it'll be easier for him to win now.
Oh wait, I almost forgot to write Newt from 8 and Jax from 3. It was a forgettable fight, they showed crap skill's infighting, both of them didn't even get near each other much, but Newt somehow managed to slash Jax's artery, and blood came it. Yeah, Jax died. Newt lived.
Jax Commonflake, District Three Male: 14th Place, Killed by Newt.
Back to the catacombs. Freesia, Maria, and Tom somehow managed to defeat the rats. The trio got scratched a lot, especially Freesia, but they came out all right.
Then Fjord and Autumn came along the halls, and the trio looked at them. Autumn stopped crying at least.
"Hey," Fjord said, eyeing the giant rats. "You did alright here."
Tom, Maria, and Freesia talked to Fjord and Autumn(not really her, she didn't say much) and decided to walk the catacombs together. At the moment, I was a little pissed how they weren't doing any fighting. I mean, they eyed Fjord's bloody spear, but they were too trusting and didn't do anything paranoid. I hated that. Also hated that the only mutts I made were giant rats, which apparently, was easier to kill than I thought.
In any case, back to Zohar's and Laura's fight. There were swings and blocking, and many close calls. Almost like a b-list movie, but in the end, Zohar managed to stab Launa's throat with his sword. Zohar grinned, and Launa's blood sprayed.
Laura Cardozo, District 11 Female: 13th Place, Killed by Zohar.
Zohar had this wild look in his eyes, and he began to look at his next victim.
Volta was still chasing after Nicollete! She looks tired. So was Nicollete. The younger, but somehow faster, grabbed a knife close by and shanked Volta. The older tribute died, holding onto her bleeding stomach. All part of Nicollete's master plan to get her tired and attack her. Or maybe I'm looking far too deep into it and she's just a lucky twelve-year-old girl.
Volta Spot, District 8 Female: 12th Place, Killed by Nicollete.
The young District 6 girl ran away from any other tribute. Nicollete is more frightened than ever.
Of course, this isn't the end. Syca came forward to the stadium, gun on hand. More confident than ever. He saw five tributes still alive, Zohar, Nicollete, Newt, Indigo, and Naveen. The latter two were fighting and finishing it.
Naveen was more skilled and while Indigo put up a good fight and managed to cut Naveen in the leg's and arms, she still couldn't face against Naveen's prowess. Indigo saw stabbed many times by Naveen when she left an opening Naveen used.
Indigo Borchardt, District Nine Female: 11th Place, Killed by Naveen.
Syca, of course, didn't wait too long to use his sponsored gun. He aimed at Zohar, who was actually rushing towards Syca and didn't notice Syca's gun yet.
It was Zohar's undoing. Syca aimed and shot at Zohar's face. The most prepared tribute was killed. The most powerful tribute died because one tribute chose the right choice.
Zohar Vida, District Ten Male: 10th Place, Killed by Syca.
The gunshot was heard by everyone else. Newt, Naveen, and Nicollete(wow, all N's) looked at Syca, and all of them was more nervous then before if Naveen's small twitch means anything.
On the catacombs, rat's attacked that small group of hopefuls and Freesia didn't last. Too many wounds. Other than that, Tom, Maria, Fjord, and Autumn are still alive and wandering.
Freesia Penners, District Four Female: 9th Place, Killed by Mutant Rats.
The Final Eight Tributes: Fjord Nightbreeze and Autumn Sovana from District 1, Naveen Vinci from District 3, Maria Hodson from District 5, Nicollette McConnell from District 6, Syca Kyung-Hee from District 7, Newt Holzer from District 8, and Tom Heavensand from District 9.
Some tribute's survival was a surprise, and others were expected to make it this far. Now Reader, who do you think will win?
Back to the stadium, every other tribute was wary of Syca, and they should, Syca aimed the gun at the other closest person, who happened to be Newt. Good news, Newt's still alive. Bad news, Newt got shot in the leg and is screaming in pain.
Nicollete and Naveen did the same thing and went to the only entrance out of the Coliseum. Into the Catacombs, Syca tried to shoot them, but his aim isn't that good.
Between the confrontation of Nicollete and Naveen, well, it was expected that Naveen would have killed Nicollete, but once more the girl ran away, dodging Naveen's knives, and also managed to stab Naveen in her leg instead. Once more, a surprising turn. Nicollete made it farther than expected.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Nicollete yelled to her and left. Naveen decided that she will, and limped to the catacombs. Syca was still shooting them, but none of the bullet's hit the mark.
So Syca walked to the crying Newt, who was holding his leg and ended his misery. Shooting his brains out.
Newt Holzer, District Eight Male: 8th Place, Killed by Syca.
The District Seven tribute walked to the catacombs. Leaving the stadium and all it's corpses.
Nicollete, unfortunately, while running aimlessly, ran into a heard of those giant rats. She tried to outrun them, but this time, she couldn't outrun the danger and got eaten.
Nicollette McConnell, District Six Female: 7th Place, Killed by Mutant Rats.
Every tribute was in the catacombs now, walking around, killing rats, for Naveena and Syca it was easy, and Tom, Maria, Fjord, and Autumn were taken in easily, walking around and feeling depressed. There's no way out. I'm sure they realize this now.
Syca was shooting his gun to kill the giant rats, which wasn't a good move. Everyone heard him.
The group with Tom, Maria, Fjord, and Autumn were nearby, and they were hiding from him. Behind some rocks. Syca was about to pass through, but Fjord sneezed.
Syca heard the sneeze and shot where they were hiding.
Tom, Maria, and even Autumn glared. "DUDE!"
"Sorry," Fjord apologized.
Now they were trapped. Nowhere to go but face Syca's gun.
Syca was coming closer, and in the end, it was Tom that made the decision. He rushed straight at Syca and got shot, but he still got next to him and slammed him into the ground. Tom wanted to do more, but he was in deep pain from the bullet in his belly, and all he managed to do was give time for Maria, Autumn, and Fjord to escape or do something.
Syca punched Tom in the face, getting the older tribute off him, and shot him once more. This time, finishing his life.
Tom Heavensand, District 9 Male: 6th Place, Killed by Syca.
Syca got up, but apparently, didn't realize Fjord next to him, and stabbing Syca his side.
It didn't kill Syca, but he was bleeding. Syca looked at Fjord furiously and aimed his gun at him. Fjord had fear in his eyes as Syca pulled the trigger.
And nothing happened.
The gun was out of ammo, and before Syca wanted to get his hatchet out of his pocket, he never got that chance. Fjord stabbed him deep this time, and Syca fell to the ground.
SycaKyung-Hee, District Seven Male: 5th Place, Killed by Fjord.
Only four tributes left. Of course, the tributes didn't know that.
When Fjord, Autumn, and Maria walked away, they walked with a tense atmosphere. The death of Tom, and the Hunger Games, in general, makes them somber.
"Do you know how many of us are left?" timid Autumn asks.
"Who knows?" Maria shrugs. "It's not like there's an alarm to determine how many of the tributes are left us out there?"
That gave me a good idea. It did.
It took one last hour for Neveen to spot Fjord, Maria, and Autumn. Overall, Neveen saw the trio, sneaking up on them while they were resting and stabbed Maria in the back.
Maria Hodson, District Five Female. 4th Place, Killed by Neveen.
It was unexpected, and it shook both tributes from District 1. Fjord had his sword out, looking ready to kill, and Autumn, well, she looks like she wants to cry, but is holding herself back from doing so.
Fjord rushes her in headstrong anger, and Neveen was prepared for it. She side-stepped(despite the wound in her leg) easily, and stabbed Fjord right in his open stomach.
Autumn screamed out his name, and Fjord fell to the ground.
Before Neveen can continue any further, Autumn took the closet rock and threw it at Neveen. This time, she wasn't holding back her tears.
Neveen, in her sudden anger, marched(ignoring the pain like a boss) to Autumn and had her knife ready. Of course, Autumn had another rock going for her and the rock landed right in Neveen's right eyeball. Neveen's screeched, her eye was terribly bloody.
If Neveen wasn't angry then, she is now. The limping District 3 girl goes after Autumn and the younger tribute(not being wounded at all despite everything), managed to dodge her punches and he attempts at stabbing her.
Autumn, however, doesn't have any weapon and doesn't know what to do in a fight. She punched Neveen, but that doesn't do much, because Neveen caught her punch. The one-eyed District Three girl has her knife ready, lining up to Autumn.
Before Fjord manages to get up and take her down. Neveen let's go of Autumn. The District 1 boy attempts to hold her down, but one of her arms are left loose, and that gives her enough time to stab Fjord once more. The boy seeth's in pain.
He grows weaker each time Neveen stabs him, and he can't hold her down anymore. He lets go and finds his back on the ground.
Neveen, who wanted to kill him for good. She only needed one good stab, before being stabbed herself with a sword Fjord left by Autumn. She spits out blood, looking down at the sword that killed her. Autumn had the sword in her hands and let's go and Naveen fell face-first to the solid ground.
Naveen Vincent, District Three Female. 3rd Place, Killed by Autumn.
Autumn walk's to Fjord, who was still breathing somehow. She didn't know how to help him. Her district partner's wounds were a bit too much, and the blood was getting her queasy. She didn't know what to do.
Until an announcement came up.
"HELLO TRIBUTES! OR DISTRICT ONE TRIBUTES I SHOULD SAY!" This was me. This is how I was like. Apathetic to the death I caused. "THE ONLY ONES LEFT ARE FJORD AND AUTUMN! MAY THE BEST ONE WIN! MAYBE YOU CAN GO KILL YOURSELF WHILE YOUR IT! HA!"
That was the end of it. Fjord was slowing dying, and Autumn was staring at him. No crying, not even any more sniffling. It was a sad sight, but it's obvious who the Victor here was.
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Autumn Sovana, District One Female: 2nd Place, Suicide.
Fjord Nightbreeze, District One Male; Victor of the 1st Hunger Games.
The first Victor cried a lot when he found out he won.
-THE AFTERMATH FILE-
1st HG:
Name: Fjord Nightbreeze(M)
District: 1(#1)
Age: 17
Bio: A only child to two wealthy jewelers. They survived the war from being on the Capitol's good side.
Victory Tour: There wasn't one yet. Started during the 2nd HG.
After the HG: Fjord didn't take victory too well. Good thing interviews didn't exist at the time, else he'd go ballistic. He went back to his family after he won, got a mansion as a reward. The man doesn't even need a job. The first-ever Victor of the Hunger Games was, well, depressed for the first few years after his 'victory'. All I know is that he's become more reserved as a person, and quieter. One type of Victor my brother and I wanted. He's not a rebel, but certainly no friend of the Capitol. All he did then was mentor future tributes and clean Autumn's grave. No one else was going to. He married to a jeweler named Samantha Rogium. Happily married at that, it was only after he met her in the 6th HG did he start smiling again. They had four kids; three sons and one daughter named Autumn.
-THE VICTOR LIST-
1st HG: Fjord Nightbreeze (1#, District 1)
A/N: Thank you so much for reading. The writing style here was inspired by cjborange. Check his/her(who knows? Don't assume gender kiddos) account sometime.
Honestly, Fjord came out nicely. You see, the thing I do is make the characters, roll a die sometimes, make a story, and while Fjord wasn't the intended Victor, he did win, under grave circumstances, of course. There was also a chance for Autumn to win in the end, but that didn't happen.