The Drowning Games

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"Whatever it was, it was not human. He, is no human. He, is a demon. One demon to end us all."

―Slogan

These are my first HGRP games, and thus so, will be a new series. You might diss my writing, but just be happy I plan on finishing this one.

Rules

1. Do not get mad if someone dies.
2. Don't flame in comments or Marvel will get you.
3. DON'T SPOIL DEATHS! I hate it when I look in the recent wikia activity and on a games my tribute's in, I see "RIP <insert dead tribute's name here>" it spoils it! Don't do it...
4. Tribute limit raised to 5.
5. Try to send advice and stay active or your tributes will DIE!

Tributes

District	Name	Age	Weapon
0/M	Monty Sachar	12	Javelin, Sickle
0/F	Kanara Montugi	15 (16 soon.)	The BOW, fists
1/M	Linen Moonstone	17	Knife, Chakram, Scythe
1/F	Ivory Peaks	16	Katana, Sword
2/M	Walter Abagnale	17	Trident, Traps
2/F	Valentina Parr	17	Poison, Dual Daggers, Deceit
3/M	Signors Stalingrad	17	Spear, Dagger, Traps
3/F	Jayda Idylwyld	17	Axe
4/M	Felix Leonard	17	Trident, Machete, Spear
4/F	Scylla Wells	13	Trident, Spear
5/M	Calvin Barton	17	Crossbow, Sword, Spear
5/F	Emilia Oswald	15	Trident, Blowgun, Bow
6/M	Star Sunkin	14	Blowgun, Bow
6/F	Luna Sunkin	15	Spear, Throwing knives
7/M	Limber Dogwood	15	Ax, Knife, Kunaii
7/F	Laelynn Rizpah	18	Ax, Throwing Ax, Sword
8/M	Max Muzzele	17	Sword, Trident, Hand-to-Hand
8/F	Gale Freeman	18	Crossbow, Normal Bow
9/M	Daniel Barton	18	Sickle, Scythe, Throwing Ax
9/F	Chia Sorghum	15	Sickle, Fists
10/M	Richard "Rick" Roll	17	His singing
10/F	Rosette Lilith	15	Traps
11/M	Ray Xerxes	17	Scythe and Spear
11/F	Bree Richmond	15	Anything, Bow
12/M	Tomer Wilt	17	Knife, Pickax
12/F	Jagger Clispu	14	Sword, Spear
13/M	Nathaniel Dean	14	Machete, Ax
13/F	Darya Parr	18	Poison, Garrote, A knife (ooh scary)
14/M	Herb Everest	12	Traps, POISONED Traps
14/F	Mikelle Quenton	13	Crossbow, Bow, Blowgun

Twists

Most of these will be guessed at, but there will be one freebee.

The Arena

Yeah, by the title, you know there will be LOTS of water. So, 90% of the Arena is water, 85% of it deeper than 8 feet. The 10% that's land is a sandy island, with a small patch of grass in the center, complete with palm trees. The climate is tropical, and the water is salt. For fresh source of water, rain is plentiful, and the palm trees fresh with coconuts full of milk. Food is easy to come by, as fish is bountiful and banana plants grow near the palm trees.

A pic of the Arena

Twist 1

This picture shows multiple persons holding a trophy. What could this mean?

Answer: There will be multiple victors.. but the conditions of more than 1 victim are still unknown... (Guess right by Connor)

Twist 2

This photo shows a girl drowning due to an offscreen danger. What might this mean?

This photo represents a teenage girl shoved underwater by a killer. There will be something trying to drown the tributes. (Guess right by Echo)

Twist 3

"We must stop our fighting with each other. We need to band together, share arms, and fight the real threat. The one who dangers us all, and blocks our path to victory."

―???

This quote means something. Can you figure it out?

Answer: The tributes will have to fight the water demon mutt (identity revealed later) together to win,meaning if mulitple tributes survive, there will be more than one victor. (Guess right by Aria)

Twist 4

This picture shows a toboggan. What could it mean?

Answer: This toboggan is one like Yuri Harris wears. In these games, Yuri is a demon immune to heat and drowning, and is accidentally awakened by the capitol building an arena where he resides at. He will be the main antagonist. (Guess right by Connor)

Alliances

Careers: Walter, Emilia, Valentina, Linen, Darya Disbanded

Anti-Careers: Jayda, Mikelle, Felix, Bree, Ivory, Limber, Max, Star, Herb, Scylla, Signors, Jagger, Emilia

Slavery Duo: Scylla, Signors Merged with Anti-Careers.

Loners: Valentina, Linen.

The Games

Limber Dogwood

Thoughts buzz in and out of my mind as I set foot in my tube. Who knew my time in the capitol would fly by so quickly. My stylist hands me my arena wear, and says "It'll be hot!". "Oh please, tell me more!" I say sarcastically, rolling my eyes. She doesn't catch it, as she says "It'll be wet too." I scoff at her. Capitol fools. They wouldn't last a day in District 7.

As soon as the glass encloses the tube, I feel myself rising up. These games have been going on for quiet a while, but the gamemakers had been raving about how advanced the arena would be this year. All I heard about was how "lucky" I would be to participate in this event. Being dead wasn't my version of luck.

As soon as I see my surroundings, the lush breeze of a tropical island greets my skin. Paradise... until I see how tiny the island is. A huge ocean surrounds us... and I can see the looks of some good swimmers in glee, but the bad ones in terror.

But something catches my eye. It looks like a kid my age, except with shaggy brown hair, hanging from the cornucopia roof. It seems no one but me notices him, as he stares at me with his crimson eyes. He winks, showing a fanged smile. When I blink, he's gone, as the countdown for the games begin. Boy was I in for a treat.

Ivory Peaks

After nearly beating my stylist sensless for insulting me, I was shoved in the glass tube by peacekeepers before I could do anymore damage. The damn capitol put me in these games, and they would no doubt try to kill me. I notice the careers, looking bloodthirsty as usual. I hated them too, they where the number 1 supporters of the capitol. I also scoff at my allies, the "anti-careers", who are fearful. They shouldn't be afraid of the capitol, and I was going to instill hatred of the careers into them in as many ways I could.

"30..." Oh neat. This stupid thing was about to start. To my right is the rather bored looking Linen. Alright, that boy freaking scared me. Might sound weird coming from someone as bold as I am, but I've heard about how he unleashes a beast inside of him. He murdered a LOT of people back in my district, and I knew I would have to end him. My thoughts are ended with AWFUL singing coming from my left.

"Oh my GOD shut UP!" I shout to the boy from 10 on my left. He spins around, saying "There's no stages to loooooove. You know the rules, and so do I!" This boy was trying to SEDUCE me. "So this is your fun, huh capitol? Putting me in between a NUT case and a FOOL?!" I shout at the top of my lungs to the sky. When I look around, EVERYONE is staring at me. GONG!

The games just started, and NO ONE has moved for the cornucopia. As soon as the 18 year old boy from 9 rushes to the cornucopia and grabs a spear, all hell breaks loose. My feet fly below me, instinct taking over. I rush to the cornucopia, an aggressive tribute from 2 swings his fist at me. I duck, savagely elbowing him in the gut. He doubles over, trying to spit in my eyes, but I sweep his legs out from under him, sending him to the ground. Before he can get up, I grab the closest weapon to me, a scythe, and make a long slash at the base of his neck.

Blood spurts out, the hot sticky liquid warming my face. I leave him there to die, as I look for my fellow anti careers, planning to group up with them and to take the cornucopia.

Nathaniel Dean

I was hiding in the shadows of the cornucopia. No one had thought of me being here or had bothered to check. I had supply to the best weapons. Swords hung on racks around me, crossbows complete with quivers. But in my hand was an ax, and on my back a good bag of supplies. Now I just had to wait for the right timing to make my way out of here.

I saw my opprotunity, and rushed out of the cornucopia, running past plenty of tributes. No one would be able to catch me, not even... Something catches my foot and sends me falling to the sand. Chia, the girl from 9 began to beat me with her bare hands. She noticed my ax, abandoning me to pick it up. I was on my feet quick, hoisting her by the waist and tossing her to the sandy ground. She looked up at me with wide eyes as I slammed my ax into her head, not once, not twice, but three times. After I couldn't recognize her mutilated face, I began running.

There was nowhere to run. Ocean everywhere... I dug into my bag for something, for anything... and I couldn't believe my luck. An inflatable raft was in it, complete with an airpump and oar. I worked furiously and pumped air into the raft, until it became full size. I pushed it out into the water, sitting down in the raft, when I heard someone shout "Get him!" I turned, to see Emilia sprinting towards me, sword in her hand. I furiously began paddling, leaving the sandy banks behind. However, she dove underwater, then began paddling furiously to get me.

She began to tire out, so I sent a snide comment to her, saying "What's wrong? Them muscles being useless?" She spits a curse at me, before returning to the cornucopia. However, being out in the middle of the ocean, far from the island, I was lost. What would I do now?

Jayda

I have been sticking with Bree for the bloodbath. I like her, she's kind and has been complimenting my smarts, saying that it's keeping her alive. We gathered a good amount of supplies, and have managed to avoid the hostile tributes. We see Ivory, covered in blood, and we both approach her. "We're taking this cornucopia." she says. Felix follows, saying "Where's Mikelle?" Then we all see it as if in slow motion.

The vicious Darya kicks her into the sand, stomping her foot down on poor Mikelle's chest. I rush forward, but I know it'll be too late. When Darya screams out, a knife sticking through her shoulder blades. She whirls around, spinning in a circle, sword extended. A tribute's head sails off in an arc, as Darya sprints into the ocean, out of sight. I see a boy, the one from 6, cradle the head, saying "No no no!"

I realize that Luna from 6 had rescued our little Mikelle, at the cost of her own life. Already, she's trying to comfort Star. When the rest of the antis arrive to the seen, Star looks up at us with fear. "Don't kill him Ivory! Please! We need another member!" Ivory raises her sword, and when we all expect Star to end up like his sister, she stabs her sword into the sand. "Alright fine! Since when were YOU leader huh?" Ivory spats at Mikelle, who looks rather calm. "Guys! We need to not fight amongst ourselves. The more tributes that escape with supplies, the more who have a greater chance at killing us." I say. Felix nods in agreemant, and Bree says "I agree with Jayda." Ivory scoffs, saying "Okay then. I guess you do have a point."

Star is still silent, sticking close to Mikelle. He's in shock still. While Felix and Ivory go to fight off Emilia and Valentina who are raiding the cornucopia, I whisper in Mikelle's ear: "Try to get him out of shock." Mikelle nods to me, as we join our allies to take out the careers.

Tomer

Crap! The small forest of palms and shrubs had NO berries at all! There was however Bananas and coconuts, but you can't eat coconuts and the banana's were too green to be eaten! I had ran from the bloodbath hoping this island would be larger, but it's VERY small, and ocean surrounds the whole thing.

I decided to take my chances and to rush back to the cornucopia, to get something. Most of thr tributes had managed to leave, and now it was just Anti-Careers vs Careers in a battle for the whole thing. I snuck past them both, slinking in and taking many supplies.

I prepard to make my escape, when out of nowhere, a trident slams into my chest, pushing me to the ground. I'm through, I shouldnt have gone back to the cornucopia. "I'm sorry District 12..." I mutter as the boy from 4 and girl from 11 come over to check me out.

"He's not dead... poor fellow is still alive." Bree says to her ally. "I'm gonna put him out of his suffering." Felix says, drawing a sword from a sheathe. "This isn't like us!" Bree says. "He's going to die anyways! Might as well put him out of his misery." It's shameful how they talk about me being an old dog on it's deathbed, but there's no way out of this. Ol' Tomer has run out of luck, and I watch Felix's blade stab right down over my skull, ending my life forever.

Kanara

I managed to escape with a bow and a full quiver of arrows. I had a good bag of supplies, and a plan of survival... with my accuracy I could easily bow fish... Then I see a tribute looking at the ocean, his back turned to me. I pull the bow string back, and let an arrow fly. It sinks into their back as they fall face first in the water.

I walk over, wading into the water to retrive my arrow. I don't say nothing about his best, pulling the arrow out and turning around to move on. Then, something grasps my throat and pulls me under the water. I shove my elbow into where their stomach might be. They release me, as I shoot up to the surface.

I gasp for air, whirling to see the tribute I shot reaching for my neck. I don't remember a tribute looking like him at all. His brown hair is a mess, his eyes are crimson, and his teeth... are just unnatural. I punch him, as I try to paddle to shore.

I'm pulled underwater yet again, this time by my legs. I try to kick him, but I feel myself getting pulled further and further away from the surface. Adrenaline is pumping, my lungs are burning, and air is fluctuating fast out of my nose. I kick some more, but the boy's got a strong grip. How's he holding his breath for so long without feeling like me? Then it hits me. That boy was NEVER a tribute, probably not human either. He didn't have the needs I had.

I felt myself slipping away. My lungs were exhausted of all oxygen, I could feel my heart pumping in my own chest. It was over. I passed out, and knew I would drown in less than 2 minutes. I had failed.

Linen

"DAMNIT!" Darya shouts as we retreat from the cornucopia. Walter had been killed by the anti-career leader, and Darya had taken charge. I didn't care about anyone in this arena, just caring about what they would look like dead. It was the only way I could get out of here after all.

"We did grab supplies right?" Valentina asks. "Of course sweety." I say in a smooth voice, throwing down the three bags of supplies we got. Everyone claims their bags, as I sit by a palm tree, shifting through mine. "Junk... junk.. junk... Neat!" I think as I pull out a chakram. The indian-made weapon pleases me, and I can imagine slaughtering idiots with it.

"This bag is useless!" Darya shouts. She got sunblock, a snorkel, a straw hat, and a deployable umbrella. "REALLY?!" she shouts. "Everything has their use." Emila says. "We could use some of these as heat protection and scouting underwater while having air to breathe." I think it's junk, but Valentina agrees. Oh giddy.

So Emilia had put on the snorkel and had been diving underwater and coming back up to tell us what she'd seen. This had been going on for about an hour. Valentina was trying to make shelter, and had made a crude spear by tying a dagger on a branch with fishing line. Darya was on the lookout for tributes who could ambush us from behind in the trees, and I felt pretty content, being in the center of my allies... just waiting... for when the full moon shown... they wouldn't know what hit them.

Scylla

I had gotten nothing from the bloodbath, but was I worried? Not one bit. I could steal, and I had found the perfect person to steal from. Signors from 3. He was trying to spearfish while he left his supplies idly behind him. I thought he was smart, but apparently not.

I creep forward, keeping my eye on him. "Oh come on!" he says in frustration as he pulls up driftwood he must've stabbed. He wouldn't last a day in District 4. I was close enough to reach his supplies. I grabbed them and pulled and screamed in fright as a net entangled me.

I struggled, but I was caught. Signors turned around, with a sly look on his face. "Honestly, do you think I'm dumb? You liked that trap. Net trap encased in the sand under my supplies. Seems you activated it." he says, looking down at me. "Free me at once or you won't live to see me in this net again!"

"Tsk tsk tsk. I don't talk much, but when I need something done, I can make exceptions..." he says. "You're a good swimmer, and I know you can stay underwater for a long time too. You could be of great use for finding a hiding place at the sea's bottom. If you do follow orders like a good girl, you can even join me in the little spot." he says. "Why should I help you?" I shout at him. "Well, I can spear you right now if you want, or throw you in the ocean while tangled in that net. Right now your options are looking to be death by impalement, drowning, or you can help me." I sigh at him. "Fine! I'll help you. Now let me out of this net." I shout. "That's a good girl. That's a very good girl." he says, beging to release me from the net.

Ray

I had set up a meager camp as night fell. It would do, that I knew. In my hands was a sword, one I managed to grab before the bloodbath really began. It would suffice for now, until I could get a scythe. I had lit a fire. Stupid move you might think, but I was stealthy and knew some dummy would fall into my trap.

The capitol anthem blares, midnight officially beginning. I look to the night sky, curious for who had perished on the first day. First up is the girl from 0, the one who was very primitive. She could've lasted long. The boy from 2, who I didn't expect to be up there, comes next. The girl from 6 follows, looking rather innocent, as most of the tributes. The girl from 9 who I knew was going to die, appears next. The boy from 12 ends the anthem, as the usual ambience returns to the dark night.

"A fire! Who would be stupid enough to light this?" I stay crouched, as I pick up another voice. "I, just wanna tell you how I'm feeling." I hear footsteps shuffling, before a boy screams "My ears! Please stop!" his shouting must've attracted attention, as soon a cannon booms.

I investigate, the boy who's ears are gushing with blood. I don't know how he died, but I assume from something awful. Calvin, I believe his name was. "We known each other, oh so long." a tribute says. I look up as he smashes his boot into my head, as I fall over, knocked unconscius.

Rosette

I sit high in my tree, watching the moonlight reflect off the water. It was a beautiful sight, even though the deep water scared me. I couldn't get a view like this in District 10. I had joined the anti careers, but the careers seperated me from them, so I ended up climbing a tall tree to search for my allies during the day.

The sound of splashing awakens me. I see a boy fat with supplies, come out of the waves and fall to the sandy floor, as if asleep. I could eliminate him and gain much needed supplies. Skidding down the tree and picking up a large piece of wood, I slowly approached the boy.

My piece of wood was ready to strike, as I slowly reached down to pick up the supplies. He suddenly shoots up, grabbing at me. I swing my plank, slamming into his arm. He doesn't cry in pain or nothing, just SNARLS as he yanks the piece of wood from my grasp and knocks me to the sand.

I scramble backwards, the boy discarding the wood and coming towards me. I curled my hand into a fist, as I tried to punch him. He grabbed my arm before I could finish the blow, as he pulled me into the shallow water. He splashed the water on my face, blinding me as he slammed into me.

I felt my head go under, and fear took me over. I pushed the boy, trying to get him off me. I was losing air fast, I needed to get out of his hold! I managed to shove him off me, as I shoot to the surface. I didn't want to drown, so I screamed as loud as I could "HELP! SOMEONE PLEASE! I NEED HE-" I'm cut off as I'm shoved under.

The boy has a grip on my throat that I can't shake off. He's squeezing the life out of me. I swallow a mouthful of water, what little air left in me getting pushed out of my nose by the evil boy. I open my eyes, the salt water burning them and my vision very blurred, but I ignore the pain, as I get a look at my killer. All I can make out are his unnaturally red eyes and his brown hair... I try to breathe, but all I inhale is water. This is it for me, as my vision gives way to darkness.

My vision brightens suddenly, but I'm not seeing through my eyes. I try to find out who's vision I'm looking through, when I hear me... not me, but her... say "Wilson! Where are you?" I try to figure out the girls identity, when I see her surroundings. They're the EXACT same surroundings the arena has.

I hear a cannon boom, realizing I'm seeing the events of a previous hunger games. "No!" she says, as I watch her undraw her blade. Her vision focuses on a tribute, who looks like the one who was drowning me. But his eyes aren't red, instead brown. "You! Boy from 3! I, Sharlet Seaclan of District 4, will end you!" the girl says. So I found out the identity of who I was spectating.

"Don't be so sure pretty. You're career buddies all drowned by me. You're the last one in my way." he says. I try to put two and two together... then it hits me. That boy, he was dead. LONG dead. But now he was no tribute... he was something much worse...

Sharlet charges forward, giving a ferocious battle cry. She swings her sword down, and the boy blocks it with a sickle. He grasps her throat and sends her to the grass, when suddenly I'm gasping.

My own eyes fly open, as I see the dawn sun beaming down on me. I'm still wet, so I know it's me. I cough water on the sand, breathing in sweet fresh air instead of salty water. "You're one lucky girl." a blonde boy says to me. Felix, my own ally. "Found you passed out underwater. Hadn't not been for me, you would've drowned in the night." I hug Felix, showing I do appreciate him. He looks confused, before hugging me back.

"Enough romance you guys!" Ivory says. "I saw something." I said. "A lot of things." I quickly explain to my allies about me seeing through the eyes of Sharlet Seacrest and nearly being drowned by a red eyed boy. Limber pipes up, saying "I saw him too! Before the bloodbath! He's not a tribute you know." Jayda responds as well, saying "Sharlet Seacrest... victor of the 493rd Hunger Games... Over 342 years ago... My father Edgar uncovered old hunger games recordings as a gamemaker. I remember how the events to her victory played out as well." Ivory sighs, sarcastically saying "Please! Don't keep us in suspense!"

"Sharlet drew her sword after her last ally, the boy from 1, Wilson, was drowned by the boy from 3. The two battled in the final night in the cornucopia field. The fight led to water, where Sharlet and the boy fought underwater. Both held their breath for a good 5 minutes, but Sharlet began to lose air fast. It looked like the boy would win, until Sharlet pulled out a concealed dagger, stabbing him in the neck. She won soon after. However, 3 years later she died from Pneumoni, probably due to all the water that entered her lungs during the final battle." Jayda explains. "Did they ever know the boy's name?" A boy, the one from 6, asks. "They called him something... I know. His name was Yuri. Yuri Harris."

(Dun dun dun. Well, day 1 has ended! Expect more to come soon!)

Day 2

Herb

Something just tells me I need an alliance. I didn't know if it was mutts or something worse, but I needed to find one. My best bet would be the anti careers. I'm 12 and they have control of the cornucopia, so no doubt they would accept me.

I made my way towards the center of the island, when I saw someone sitting on a log, their back turned as their stayed into a burnt out campfire. "Kill them all... bet they would be juicy, delicious, human flavored treats... something I crave... something I need..."

The kid was freaking me out, as I tried to walk around him, he springs up and I narrowely avoid a stab from a javelin. Monty, the kid from 0, is trying to kill me. "I'm going to skewer your heart and roast it over a fire! Then ingest it covered in salt!" he says trying to stab my chest.

I duck this time, before sprinting towards the cornucopia. "Help! I'm being chased by a maniac!" I shout to the anti careers. Most of them hesitate, seeing that Monty is a 12 year old too, except for the pale one, who draws a bow and fires an arrow. I hit the dirt as the arrow whistles over my head, as I hear it impale flesh behind me.

BOOM! I get up, and search Monty's body for an explanation. I see he has canteens... and when I taste of the water in them, I nearly spit. Salt water. The ocean was poisoned for drinking... had some kind of cannibalism effect. He must've been extremely dehydrated to pull such a tactic.

I look up as Ivory punches me. "Why?" I ask demandingly. "You yelling like that is stupid and could've gotten my allies killed! You're lucky this cornucopia wasn't occupied by careers." she says, shoving me to the ground. "I was looking to ally." I say. "We don't accept idiots." she spats at me. She storms off, when another white haired girl, this one much younger and with green eyes, says "Ivory can come off as mean at first... she just means the best. I'm sure we can take another member." She holds her hand out, saying "Need help?" I grab her hand, as she pulls me up. "Thanks." I say as we walk towards the cornucopia.

Emilia

I was up all night, searching for something I couldn't find. I the underwater world was empty, devoid of anything living. Odd, considering the District 4 sea thrived with life. "What am I going to do..." I say as I prepare to dive underwater again. Linen rushes over, a look of pleasure on his face.

"What is it now?" I ask. "You should see this. It's pretty funny." he says smirking. I follow Linen, to see Valentina on the ground, brawling with Darya. "You shouldn't have CALLED ME THAT!" Darya says punching at Valentina. Valentina manages to throw Darya off her, and before another blow could be landed, I jump in and restrain Valentina.

"Come on guys! We shouldn't fight each other! We need to take the cornucopia back from the antis!" I shout. "She's right. What would our districts think of us right now? Districts 1, 2, 4, and 13 as weak?" Linen adds on. Valentina simply nods, while Darya looks rebellious.

"I think we should decide who leads us by a deathmatch in the water. I challenge you Emilia." she says. "You have an hour to prepare. Meet me in the water when it's up." I would be a fool to decline. But she's the dummy. I'm from District 4, basically RAISED in the water. I begin to gather my equipment and prepare for the worst.

Daniel

When I saw Calvin's face in the sky, I was pissed. My only ally was split from me and I found his corpse, his brains surrounding it. Thankfully the capitol came in the morning to get the corpses, something I was thankful for. But I was going to find Calvin's killer, rip their guts out, and strangle them with their own entrails. No one messed with the Bartons and got off scot-free.

"Try anything stupid and you die." I hear a female voice say behind me. "Shit..." I think as I turn to see my attacker, my hands up. The girl from 12 poises her sword at my throat, and says "Drop your spear. Now." she says noting the spear strapped on my back.

"You don't have much skill in the art of intimidation." I smugly remark. She was stumbling over her own words. Must've been extremely shy. "Don't think I won't!" she says, her lip quivering at the last two words. I sigh, unstrapping the spear on my back.

She lowers her guard, expecting me to do as I'm told. Fool. I set it down. She reaches for it, when I shuffle to her side, wrestling the sword from her grip and slamming my elbow into her side, sending her flying to the grass. "Guess your at my mercy now." I say smugly.

She drops the shy personality, becoming very angry. "Shut up you scrawny ginger soul reaper! You're a slimy pile of rubbish you know that?" she spats at me. I heard enough, as I stab my sword down. She jumps out of the way, flinging sand in my eyes and kicking my knee, putting me on my back.

When I rub the sand out of my eyes, she's gone, my spear with her. This whole encounter was just a dangerous trade... I climb to my feet, twirling my new weapon. I was going to hunt Calvin's killer first, then I would get revenge on that girl from 12. She would pay.

Darya

I only had 15 more minutes to prepare. Emilia will wish she was never born after all this. My stainless steel blade rests in it's scabbard, and I would draw it in last resort. I also had a hidden blade she didn't know about, and I would pretend to use a knife to take her out. My art was trickery, and Emilia's blood will be my paint.

Linen waltzed over in his usual charm, flashing me a rugged grin. "How you doing chestnut?" he says in a flirting manner. "Nothing much sandy." I say back to him, calling his hair color a name too. "How come you supported Emilia? You know rather well she's awful." He just shrugs, before leaning in to whisper in my ear.

"I don't like her either. I know you have a hidden blade, it sticks out in your sleeve... but if you splash some water in her eyes she'll forget about it." he says. He hands me a vial of purple liquid. "Nightlock. Funny it grows in such a hot climate. Tip your blade with that and she won't live long after it enters her neck." he says. Linen knew how to kill... I was growing suspicious of where he learned. I take the vial, unscrewing the cap and dipping the hidden blade in it. "Good luck." he says winking, as he sprints off.

I sit on the log as 10 more minutes pass. I was going to use Linen's strategy as it sounded pretty smart. I did have doubts though... I knew if Emilia disarmed me, she could drown me easily. I needed to be armed to the teeth, but I knew I would be too heavy and would easily sink if pushed into deep water. I was starting to grow a wee bit worried. I might just die in 5 minutes.

Signors

I wacth as Scylla surfaces for air again, visibly annoyed. "I've had it with searching! There is not a single thing interesting enough to call "home" down in that forsaken sea bottom!" she says. "Oh calm down. You're on camera." I say. "Shut up Signors." she retorts as she dives under again.

Bubbles begin to flutter to the surface. I hope they're not coming from Scylla. I wonder for a few seconds when something much bigger than Scylla shoots from the surface. A long boardwalk, going as far as the eye can see... when it stops at another island shrouded in mist.

I see Scylla come up, saying "What the heck?" as she crawls on the beach. "It goes to another island... an island no one will be at." I say. "Why thanks for that Captain Obvious." she says sarcastically. "Pack up your things fish girl. We're going on a journey."

I grab my stuff and begin to head towards the board walk, making Scylla walk in front of me in case of any tricks she plays. "You know holding me at spear point will only make me move slower. I don't like someone behind me with a lethal weapon." she says to me. "Just keep moving... just keep moving..." I say, preparing for a loooooooooooong walk.

Valentina

Emilia and Darya flew at each other as soon as the time ended, as stainless steel clashed together like hammers on hot metal. Even though water was everywhere, the force of both their blows creating sparks. It had not even been 10 seconds, and I knew this would be one of the greatest battles of these games.

"I always knew District 4 was the weakest career district!" Darya snarls as she grips her sword with two hands and attempts to cleave Emilia in half. The agile girl however whirled the trident's brunt around and sent Darya's sword flying out of her hands, as it disapearred in a splash off in the distance.

"Man, I wish I had some popcorn and soda right now." Linen says, nudging me in the side. "Quiet! Your distracting me!" I said to him. "Distracting? More like giving you permission to stare at my handsome face." he says winking. I just sigh, knowing it is hard to resist his charm. But I'm stronger than most numb minded girls, and I could easily kill Linen just with words.

My sister is now striking fast with a dagger, drawing blood after severing one of Emilia's arteries in her left hand. Dropping her trident into the waves, she uses her good hand to unsheathe a short sword, before striking Darya with her left elbow.

Darya stumbles backwards, stunned. Emilia makes a move to stab her in the chest. Darya sees it, and quickly flings the salt water into Emilia's eyes, before shoving her into the tide. When Emilia gets up, Darya has Emilia's own trident poised at her throat. "Any last words darling?" she says in a mocking voice. "ANTI CAREERS!" she says, pointing behind Darya. Darya looks behind on instinct, but no tributes are there. Emilia then grabs Darya by the shirt and drags them both underwater in the deepening tide. I knew only one of them would ever get to breathe air again, as Linen and I rushed to the shore to watch them fight underwater.

Max

Knowing we outnumbered the careers 9 to 4, Ivory and Jayda began leading us to track them down. They had been tricky at covering their tracks, but there always was one sign they where there... it's like one of the careers wanted the others dead... I shudder at the thought of one of my allies betraying me to a much bigger alliance.

We lose the heat of the track, and we know we must've found them. "SHHH!" Ivory says, peaking through the foliage. "Pathetic. 2 of them fighting in water and the other 2 watching. We can eliminate them all." she says, nocking an arrow. I knew she was a marksman and could easily take both of the spectators out easy... until one of us shouts in rage and charges in.

"YOU KILLED MY SISTER!" Star says bursting out of the bushes. There goes our element of surprise. Star prepares to launch a spear at Linen's back, till the boy turns around throwing a hidden chakram, which spins into Star's neck, getting stuck as the boy clutches his throat and falls to the ground.

Darya comes from the water, before slamming a knife in her sleeve into Emilia's arm. The girl from 4 screeches out, before falling still in the water. BOOM! I don't know if it was Emilia's cannon or Star's, as the rest of the antis charge out of the trees.

Valentina sprints away from her allies as soon as she sees us, as Linen draws a sword. Darya comes out of the water, dripping head to toe in water, as she hurls the dagger in her hand at one of us. I hear Mikelle scream out as the knife digs into her shin. I run back to go help her, as the rest of my allies charge in.

"It stings!" she says as I begin to pull the knife out. Her cries of pain make me feel guilt, but I know I need to help her. I finally pull the bloody dagger out, tossing it on the ground and quickly applying alchohol to the wound. I know it burns, but she tries not to scream. "Almost done..." I say wrapping a gauze roll around her wounded shin, when I turn to see the chaos.

Bree, Herb, and Ivory are all fighting Linen, who's dual wielding a mace and a sword to fight them both off, while Limber fights Darya one-on-one. Limber's much stronger than Darya, but the girl is much quicker, evening the fight out. When Limber tries to block a blow from Darya, her sword splits the handle in half, ruining his axe. She prepares to make the killing blow, when I leap forward, sword extended.

Blood sprays from the wound I made in her chest. She shudders, muttering one last curse at me, before falling backwards. BOOM! I look at the ocean, expecting to see Limber... but he's gone. So is the career girl from 4. Ivory is on her knees, Bree and Herb helping her up. "That bastard Linen cut my thigh and got away. What of Emilia?" she says, looking at the dead body of Darya. "Gone.... Limber too." I say. "Gone..."

Jagger

Most of the tributes had picked sides or started. The white and black moralities fighting each other. 12 of the 21 remaining tributes where in an alliance. The remaining loners were getting picked off one by one. After my encounter with the boy from 9, I stole his spear. Much else hadn't happened for me today.

The sun was low in the sky, Day 2 would come to a close very soon. I counted 3 cannons total, knowing that the death count had lowered considerably. Crickets begin to chirp as the last rays of light settle below the ocean. The ocean... something was in there I knew was deadly. Something not capitol made...

A twig snaps me out of my thoughts. My spear's pointed outward, as I call out "Who's there?" No one responds. I feel stupid, I was expecting a response? My stomach is in knots and my adrenaline pumping greatly. I don't get a response... but an action.

I duck quickly as a scythe nearly takes my head off. I stab at where it came from, my spear stabbing into something. I try to pull it out, but it won't budge. I don't notice it's stabbed into a tree as the scythe maniac creeps up behind me and makes a long gash across my back.

I cringe as he grabs my hair and pulls me into the ocean current. "Stop! Please have a heart!" I shout to my silent attacker. He says nothing, as he plants his boot on my head and pushes it down. I try to scream but salt water enters my mouth.

"Take her! Take her and leave me!" he shouts. I'm not able to see what he's referring too, as water begins to pour down my throat. I cough, sputtering for air but the boy just keeps his boot pressing down. In a last resort, I begin to punch him in the knee. He buckles and falls, as I rush out of the water.

I run into the forest and don't look back. I don't know if he's chasing me or not, but I don't care. I knew now to watch my back and to not act so stupid.

Limber

I regain conscious, rubbing my eyes as my eyes adjust to the darkness surrounding me. The dim lighting is annoying, and something warm is leaning against my back. I turn around, to see the girl from 4, still unconscius, looking as peaceful as if she just fell asleep. Then, I notice I'm sitting in something.

Water. Waste high water. Suddenly, the darkness lights up, and I get a view of... Tomer? That boy died yesterday, how is he back. "Looky here. Bunch of idiots playing too close to the water's edge?" he says in a snoody voice. Tomer never acted like that... "The great one will be here shortly. " he says, and like that, he slinks into the shadows.

After waiting for around 15 minutes, Emilia comes to it. "Wha... Wait, where AM I?" she says, reaching in her pocket only to find her hands bound. "I already tried..." I say to her. Seems our hands and feet where bound, and any wrong move would put our head under this waist high water, giving us no chance of surfacing again.

The boy I saw in the bloodbath, the one who gave me a wink, appears on a balcony overlooking us. It appears we're in a large cave of some sort... weird. "Ahhh, two fresh ones. Still got oxygen coursing through your lungs, inhaling, and exhaling..." he says in a creepy manner. "Yes, and I'll have plenty more when I get out of these damn games!" Emilia says angrily.

In one fell sweep, Yuri's right there, pushing Emilia under the water, a look of pure ENJOYMANT on his face. "Now air comes out, and water in." he says, his thick russian accent making it all more terrifying. "Stop... Stop it..." I say, hearing Emilia's muffled screams as water begins to flow down her throat.

Yuri lets up, to my surprise. "Oh I've got something different for you boy...." he says, as he unsheathes a shiny sickle, malice gleaming in it's very blade. "The males aren't as pleasurable for drowning as the females... so I just deal with them in my own personal way." he says, running the blade lightly across my throat, making a small cut there.

"The average human can hold their breath for 30 seconds... plenty of time for me to have fun before they die. I had lots of fun with the girl from 0 in these games... she put up a fight too. Amusing really. But her little lungs couldn't handle so much water, and now she's hear..." he says, as he reveals a large tank full of water... Kanara's perfectly untarnished corpse floating in it. "In time she'll be one of my own servants... such as Tomer. But I'd like you to meet two of my personal thralls... two girls I had very fun time dealing with... Cera and Lilly." he then dissapears, just like that.

Two girls, one looking 15 and the other 17, both walk out. Both are beautiful, and I don't why that crazy demon would send them for us. The older one has dark brown hair, a white lily pinned in it. She's got blue eyes that match a clear sky, and a smile that could cheer anyone up. She stands at around 5'7, with the build of a model, wearing clothes that someone from 1 would wear.

The younger girl has blonde hair, which falls down to her lower back. She wears raybanns, hiding her true eye color. She's built more petite at around 5'5, with a look of worry on her cute face. She looks nervous, unlike her older counterpart, who looks... eager...

"What are you supposed to do? Kill us with kisses?" Emilia snorts out. "I'd like that..." I mutter, when the older one talks with a capitol accent. "Darling, our looks are just for show. Our skills are what we really are here for." she says. "While Yuri's out looking for more victims... we get to have fun with you all. Lilly! Come here and show us what we mean." Cera says, as the younger girl walks forward.

Emilia tries to spit in the girl's face, but she shoves a wet rag over her nose and mouth. Waterboardding... Yuri was a sick bastard indeed. When Lilly lets off, Emilia is practically choking. "You're turn boy." the sadistic Cera says, as she commands Lilly to do the same to me.

Except when she comes, she leans in close to my ear. "Please... help me..." she says. She lowers her sunglassess, her green eyes full of terror. Cera scared her. Yuri probably horrified her. I felt pity for this girl... she was a tribute now, just like all of us... fighting against Yuri. Just one that had been murdered... "What are you waiting for? Do it!" Cera orders. I nod in understanding, as she pressess the wet rag to my face. While they torture Emilia and I... I begin to wrap my mind around our purpose... We weren't just tributes... we where test subjects... to please a force the capitol couldn't control.

Mikelle

Victory surrounds the anti careers. We split the careers apart, and eliminated one of the most dangerous tributes alive. We aren't cheery though... with Star being killed and Limber going missing. We buried Star by the tide, each one of us paying our respects. He would be missed.

Then I remember I forgot to thank Max from earlier. I quickly run to him before he gets in his sleeping bag, as I say quickly "Thanks for earlier." He looks at me, giving me a friendly smile. "No problem. It's what friends do." he says. I am about to start a conversation, when the notes of the capitol anthem blare. All of us gather round and look at the sky, wandering who's dead tonight, and for anything for Limber's fate.

The first face is the boy who Ivory took out this morning. Herb told us that he drank poisoned water, causing him to crave human flesh. The next face is that of Star, and we all knew this would be the last time we saw his face. I was nervous that the next face would be Limber's, but it's not. The girl Max killed is the final face in the sky, as the anthem comes to a close.

"Tomorrow in the morning, we search for Limber and the remaining careers. If we can find them, we can win these games." Ivory says before we head inside the cornucopia to sleep. "I'll take first watch. My treat." she says. I'm glad, as I hit the bedroll and doze off instantly.

Day 3

Nathaniel

How I was still alive, I don't know. No one had bothered to look up in the tall trees here. Most of the careers were dead and the anti's controlled the island. But after a bridge rose up in the sea leading towards an island shourded in mist, I thought something there could help me.

I didn't trust the island, and I believed it to be a mirage. All I knew that it would cause death. For a loner like me, the less tributes alive, the greater my chances of living. My bag of supplies were running low, and I started to fear for the worst, when something hits the water causing my hair to rise.

A girl comes out of the water, tall and large. The girl from 0... but wasn't she dead? Died the first day. The water bubbles some more, the boy from 12 coming out of it. More deceased tributes come out... the girl from 6 missing a head, the boy from 0 with an arrow still sticking out of his neck. The boy from 5 is the most gruesome, his head split in half, brains still clinging to the sides of his head.

I'm horrified by this sight. When they march under me. Heading straight through the jungle. They were after one group, the last group of tributes capable to fight a large number of tributes... they were after the anti careers. 8 alive vs the 9 dead.

Then there's this boy who never was a tribute... glaring red eyes, a wide grin. "Go thralls. Lead them to the ocean... to me..." he says, as if commanding the zombie-like tributes. I inhale sharply in terror, and his red eyes lock onto me. He unsheathes a sickle, reflecting in the sun of dawn. I climb higher up in my tree... true evil was in this arena now.

Bree

The ocean breeze greets me in the morning, as I wake up. Ivory is asleep, Herb taking her place. Mikelle and Jayda are having a conversation, and Felix and Max are sparring teaching each other what they know about combat. I guess you could say we've become a family.

After eating some eggs and bacon, I practice my archery. Ivory has just awoken, and has sent Herb to go scout for tributes. "This must be how the careers feel every games." I say. Ivory just nods, an expression of worry on her face. She did care for us...

Herb springs through the trees, eyes wild with fear. "They're coming! HURRY!" he says. Who was coming? The careers only had 2 members, it would be suicide to attack us. "Exactly who?" Jayda asks. "THE DEAD!" We're all confused, when they come through the trees.

All the deceased tributes. The gamemakers must've hated us now. "Used ranged weaponry!" Ivory shouts, firing an arrow. It lands in the girl from 13's chest. The girl doesn't fall dead, just shakes it off and keep walking. I fire an arrow, missing my target the boy from 6, who was our former ally Star.

I see Herb get thrown by the boy from 2 to the ground. I feel fear clench at my throat when the zombie like boy tries to bite him. Luckily, a spear thrown by Max skewers through the boy's head as he falls over, dead. "Aim for the head!" I shout, knowing the thralls weakness.

Rosette, the girl who had been asleep since Day 1, wakes up at the mention of thralls. She runs from us, abandoning the alliance. It doesn't get her far, when the thrall boy from 12 leaps on her and rips her throat out with his teeth. BOOM!

We managed to take out the girl from 9 and boy from 0 too, but the remaining 6 thralls give us a lashing. Felix is trying to fend 3 of them off, but they overrun him. I rush forward, grabbing him and getting him out of the way. Felix gets up, and I try to as well, when a large blunt object hits me in the back of the head. I fall on my knees, as my vision goes black.

Felix

That damned demon dude knocked Bree out cold, I barely managed to grab her out of his clutches. "Herb protect her!" I say to the young boy, as I lay Bree against the cornucopia wall. Star, our former ally, picks up Bree's short sword. "Damn." I say, as the thrall swings it at me.

I duck, as it swings again, clipping my ear. Just a scratch. I stab it in the chest with my trident, expecting it to fall over and die. It just stands there, smashing me in the side with it's free hand, sending me to the grass. Trident still lodged in it's chest.

These thralls were super tough. They were a challenge for me, a boy from a career district! I watch as Star thrall swings his blade downward, when it's stopped by another sword. The thrall looks dumbfounded as it's head slides off it's neck, the decapitated thrall falling in a heap on the ground.

"C'mon Felix!" Max says to me, lending me a hand. 5 more thralls assault us, when I see something awful. The demon has Mikelle grabbed by the throat, and is trying to make her unconscious. "MIKELLE!" Max screams in anger. He sprints forward, straight FOR the 3 thralls surrounding the demon boy.

I run behind him as he impales the girl from 0 thrall in the chest. It's still beating heart comes out on his spear tip out of the girl's back. It doesn't fall. He's trapped, as the the boy thrall from 5 prepares to make the finishing blow. I jump in front of the serrated sword, as it impales me through the chest. I watch through heavy eyes as Max rips his spear out of 0 girl thrall's body, before stabbing it in the head, then savagely knocking the boy thrall from 5's head off with his sword. The remaining thrall, the boy from 12, flees into the forest.

"Felix!" Max says, crouching over me. "They took Mikelle..." he says teary eyed. "Don't worry...." I say painfully forcing the words out. Blood is flooding my insides, I know I'm done. "She's strong... her willpower will save her... just protect the antis.... you're the strongest member now..." I say.

The world dissapears, giving way to a black void devoid of anything but a single lampost. Justine is there,, leaning against it. "Justine!" I shout. She turns to me, smiling. "Felix!" I embrace her, happy for once. "I missed you so much..." I say. Not realizing or caring where I was.

Her face turns to horror. I'm puzzled, when she's dragged down into the abyss. Which changes to ocean water immediately. I'm plunged under, air clawing at my throat. Justine's gone, only one figure is in the water, holding me under. "Time's up boy." he says. I cry out in terror, though it's quickly silenced by the water, as my soul is dragged into the depths of the boy's water, forever to be trapped.

Ivory

After finally shooting the girl thrall from 13 in the skull, I realize our numbers have dropped. Felix lies dead, Max knelt by his body. Rossette's corpse is missing, probably carried off by the thralls. Bree is knocked out cold, and the rest of us are clearly shell shocked. The remaining thralls had been killed, except that one from 12 that got away, Mikelle in his clutches.

We all watch sadly as the hovercraft carries Felix's body off. Great fighter, defiant to the very end. Enough to gain my respect. After the hovercraft dissapears, I begin to order my remaining allies. "We must not focus on the sorrow of our lossess! InI stead, we must focus on revenge! That demon son of a bitch has killed 2 of our friends, and is planning on taking another one! We must go and rescue her before nightfall!" I say.

Max jumps first. "I'm ready." he says through gritted teeth. "I'll stay here..." Herb says, keeping an eye on the unconscious Bree. "Make sure no one gets her." I say to him. "I'm coming." Jayda says quietly. "Maybe we can get Limber back as well." she adds on. "Let's move then." I say, jogging into towards the beach.

My alliance had been near severed. This action would either mend us, or be our fatal mistake. I just hoped the former... my allies mattered to me. One was for sure though... I was going to pay the capitol a visit after this...

...one filled with explosions and death...

Linen

I sit idly on the bridge connecting the main island to the mysterious one. Valentina sits beside me, the career alliance just a pair now. The bridge was our best hope, as we could use it as a choke point for when the anti careers tried crossing it to get to us.

After hearing two cannons boom this morning, I knew we had a chance to strike back. "Linen." Valentina says in a stern voice. "That was fun last night wasn't it?" she said in a silky voice. It was indeed... what happened I'd like to keep between us.

"Oh yes. Sure took stress right off me." I say back. "You look dehydrated. Drink this." she says, handing me a wate canteen. Does she think I'm an idiot? "Obviously poison." I say batting it away. She looks at me in surprise. "How did you-" I cut her off with a quick stab to the side.

While she's down, I dip my blade in the poison, stabbing her in the arm with it. "Maybe you should've tested that out before you tried it... now you get to see the effects." I say, trotting off with a whistle. I knew it was just paralysis... and I knew about the things in the water that now had an easy chance at getting her. It was all just a plot for me to win.

I hear screaming in anger from an individual. One of the thralls carries an anti over his shoulder, throwing her in the sand. "Stop screaming you little runt!" he says angry as he shoves the girl's head under the tide. I see the anti's rush into the beach, as the thrall sees what's happening. He grabs the girl and they both plunge under.

That Max boy dives in after her, only to come up seconds later in dissapointment. "She dissapeared!" he said. "It's like a wormhole!" I hear Ivory curse, as they leave. So there was another demon capturing tributes to turn into slaves...

A voice at the back of my head talks. "He think's he's the best demon. The one to rule this place... This is my place now." I know what it is talking, and it's too late to act as soon as my vision blacks out and Moonlight takes over....

Scylla

Stupid fricken Signors, bossing me around like a slave. I was just waiting for an opprotunity to shove him in the water and kill him, but he was realitvely smart by keeping me in front of him and walking in the center of the bridge. We have come up to the island, the mist heavy on it.

It looks realtively empty, save for the eery color of the tide and the decaying foliage. Through the mist I see a crashed ship, looking ripe for plunder.

"Hold up." Signors says. "Might be booby trapped." I scoff. He might be right, but there was probably a weapon in there I could use to escape from him. Something nice and sharp, pointy and easy to slash and stab through his smug face.

Then, Signors is gone. Just like that. Dissapeared. "Great." I mutter, as I hear him running down through the bridge. Except his footsteps seem to be coming at me... I squint through the deep fog, and see a figure way too large to be Signors. "Hello Scylla." he says in a voice of honey.

Ray Xerxes, boy from 11, who tried to personally murder me in training. Wait... wasn't he a mute? "Pretty nice tongue he had you know..." he says, holding up Signor's severed head. Must've missed the cannon. Ray must've ripped his tongue out and stitched it to his own... this was weird for his level's...

"SNAP OUT OF IT!" someone says slapping me. I blink my eyes, he's not there, Signors is giving me a look of confusion. "You just stared out at the bridge..." he says. "Are you feeling well?" I am shocked. "This island is giving hallucinatoins.... we need to get out, before..." then it happens...

The bridge starts to collapse. We're going to be stuck on this island...

Ray

"I'll show them..." I think quietly in my head. My scythe is tightly gripped in my dominant hand, as I failed my plans for raiding the cornucopia. The antis had been a real pain in the side. Right when I was about to scare off Herb, his buddies arrive and drive me away, shooting me in the calf to prove their point.

I sit by the beach's edge. When a grotesque sight catches my eyes. Wolves knawing on a corpse... I run over, the wolves growl at me. I slaughter each of them one by one, leaving a stack of their furry body's in my wake. Their corpse, that of Gale, is barely alive.

"He... he spoke to them... turned them against me..." she says. I shut her final words up by slashing her chest open with my scythe, ending her pathetic life. BOOM! They do pike my curiousity... when I see something carve in the sand... as if a warning. "M." then I read over a bit. "Stone"

I grab some of Gale's liver, and eat it. The nourishment makes me think clearly of danger, as I quickly run into the jungle. Something was wrong... I had already seen the boy in the water, dragging the girl from 0 to her grave... but it seems he didn't work alone... it seems something else was trying to compete... an awful competition of bodycount... a feast for me.

Emilia

"Let me go! LET ME GO!" I hear a girl scream as she's dragged into the cave with us. "Shut up!" the thrall from 12 says, kicking her to us and locking the door. Yuri reappears on his viewing balcony, his two favorite thralls standing on either side of him.

"Well done Tomer. Another one to have some fun with..." he says in his usual slow and cheery tone. "Mikelle..." Limber says, hugging the girl. Another anti... great. I shouldn't complain about them... we all where tributes now fighting against Yuri... except we were the only ones who knew that.

Yuri had informed us two more tributes fell to his minions, commenting that Rossette would make a great thrall. He was a little dissapointed Felix went to waste, but he made mention of catching his soul... After he taunts us some more, he leaves, leaving us in the care of Tomer and the two girls.

"We need to escape..." I say. I was still bound, but Limber managed to weaken the ropes with the water on the floor, and then chew them off. He had been fooling the guards for the last day, but we all knew I was the only one with a weapon. I had a knife still hidden in my boot.

After the two girls leave, Tomer watches us boredly. "Limber, there's 3 of us and one of him. Now!" I say. "You won't kill us will you?" he asks in an uneasy tone. "You know as well as I do we're all in this together. Nobody will know if we perish down here will they now?" I tell him. He understands, as he rips the knife from my boot. "You little-" Tomer starts before I take the knife from Limber's hands and hurl it into the thrall's eye. He makes a move for me, when Limber stands up and kicks Tomer into a wall, before slamming his head into the cave wall, driving the knife deep into his head, puncturing the brain. The thrall falls over, dead, as Limber rips the knife out of Tomer's eye socket.

He cuts Mikelle's bonds, then mine. We take the keys off of Tomer, unlocking the iron door and sneaking out. We arrive in Yuri's rebirth chamber, Rossette's body in one of the water tanks, in the process of becoming a thrall. Cera stands there, a crossbow idly in her hands. I see no sight of Lilly, when I hear Yuri clap slowly. I think he's discovered us, when he spurts out:

"Almost done isn't she? Of course she won't be as great as you two, but still, another one to join the ranks." he says slowly. I breathe a sigh of relief, when Yuri adds on "3 among us breathe... life still through their veins, lungs full of air..." All 3 of us suck in a breath of air and hold it, but it only causes him to say "It won't stay in their forever..." that's when Cera and Lilly are at our front and rear, crossbows aimed out our heads. "Put them in tanks. Time to have 3 more thralls..." he says. I curse bitterly, when I see what Mikelle has in her hands...

A walkie talkie. The anti careers know where to find us. Yuri notices it, his normal cheshire grin turning into one of fury. He grabs it from her hands, punching Mikelle in the head and breaking the walkie talkie. "Her first... do it quick." he says. Great... I hoped they'd hurry. 

Herb

As soon as Jayda found a walkie talkie, she notified us that she gave one to Mikelle in case she was ever afraid. After telling us the whole plot of the demon and the way to win, the cornucopia was buzzing with activity. It was well after sunset, yet we were up, sharpening blades, scavenging up arrows, loading ourselves to the peak with weapons and aquatic gear.

"The interference of it sounded far... I suspect that island that showed up yesterday to be the location." Jayda explains to us. "Understood." Ivory says. She was one of the more determined of us. Bree was still knocked out, though we suspect she'll be up by tomorrow.

Max is very determined. Fury at the kidnapping of Mikelle and the death of his best friend Felix was going in him hard, as he beat the hot metal of his sword over an anvil, making it as refined and sharp as possible. "I'll kill all of them. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM!"

Jayda was meanwhile expiriementing with some of the mines we dug up. "I can hard wire these to make them explode upon contact with with metal... can be helpful for blowing the demon up and his whole base with it." she says to me as I check what she's doing.

"I hope my family will pull together and sponsor us with underwater breathing apparatus." she adds on. "I hope they do too..." I add on. Being underwater without it always worried me... especially since we knew this demon was in control of the ocean.

Using my knowledge of traps, I help Bree and we successfully make a metal-exploding mine. "Keep your weapons away from them." she says to me. After a long while of preparation, we all fall tired. I sleep fast, knowing the morning is when events will come...

Mr. Starke the Gamemaker

"Alright everyone that's the night! Get some rest, I have a feeling some events are going to be in place tomorrow." I say to my fellow gamemakers. They all leave without question, obviously tired. I begin to head to my quarters, when the president of Panem comes in to say his opinion.

"The games are good success. We've not seen this much attention since the 125th Games. They think the demon is just a capitol mutt!" he says in a congratulating tone. "Thank you sir." I say. However, he adjusts his suit as he begins to tell me some bad news.

"However... District 3 recognizes the demon as one of their own from a games long past... We've blocked all communications with them and other districts and it is under lockdown... but there have been plots of resistance. You're going to have to end this pretty quick before we have another rebellion on our hands. Trust me, that wouldn't be advised if you wanna keep your head." he says in dark, edgy tone.

"It'll be done soon sir." I reply, keeping the thoughts of my decapitated head off my mind. "Good. Have a good night Mr. Starke. Tomorrow's a busy day for you." the president says, walking off through the door. Worry bugs my mind as I struggle to sleep that night... I couldn't kill that demon. It was up to the tributes to save themselves... and me.

Day 4

Laelynn

I awoke with a jolt in my tree. I had been hiding up here since Day 1. Rain gently patters on the massive leaves of palms and jungle trees, soothing me and making me forget I'm in the games. I pluck a coconut off the tree I am in, chopping it in half and drinking the milk.

Using the split coconut parts as bowls, I collect some water and watch the morning rain continue. I hear footsteps below me, seeing the anti careers on the move. "The bridge is gone!" one of them shouts. "Don't worry. I brought these." another one says, dropping something on the ground. "Who's paddling?" one asks.

After they leave and head on the ocean in the huge raft, I see something else in the trees. WHAP! I fall backwards, stunned by the blunt side of an ax. An unfashionable boy, from 13, is in the trees, trying to knock me out. He swings again, taking the tree branch I'm on out.

I fall, grabbing him by the leg and pulling him to the next branch. I lose my hatchet, but manage to kick his ax into the water. He curses, punching me twice, before I punch him in the eyes. He howls in rage, throwing me onto the sandy beach.

He jumps down, coiled and ready to strike. I dive for my hatchet, but he punts my hand spraining my wrist. I fall back in defeat, as he takes the hatchet, not even saying one taunting word, and makes a long gash across my torso. I cry in pain and fear, he was going to kill me.

Something flashes across my vision, Nathan on his knees, throat gushing blood. A large slit is across it, before he falls backwards, dead. BOOM! I grab the hatchet from his dead hands, looking for what killed him. I don't see it coming, as in a flash of blonde hair, I'm hoisted from the waist and thrown into water.

I panic as soon as my feet can't touch the bottom. I make one scream before my head goes under. My hair is everywhere, flowing freely and obstructing my view. I brush it out of the way, but I know this is the end. Air runs out fast as bursts of air bubbles spring from my nose. I let out one more cry of pain, as what little air I had left follows it. This was the end of Laelynn Rizpah.

Daniel

I've been on my toes after the double cannon. I knew I was close to that killer Rick. I heard him reciting that annoying song last night, and have been following his tracks. Calvin would be avenged, I was sure of it.

I find the bastard, but not in the condition I'd expect. His hands are trembling, covered in blood, as he holds a wound in his neck. "N-n-never gonna gi-i-ve you u-up..." he says, trying to hold on to what little seconds he has left. Thankfully, whoever put him in this state left me to finish the job. I unsheathe the sword, slashing Rick in the abdomen, as he finally dies off, saying "Desert you..." BOOM! That was easy. Too easy. I realize my mistake fast, as soon as my severed arm goes flying off.

Down to one hand and in major pain, I swing my sword in defence. It clangs against steel, my attacker staring straight down at me. The intimidating boy stands 3 inches taller than me, and he sends shivers down my spine. I swing my sword at him, but he's lightning fast ducking under the blade and sticking a dagger in my abdomen. I double over, as he elbows me in the back of the head.

"What, you not gonna say some charming last words? Bragging about how you killed the mighty Daniel Bar-" I don't ever finish as he cuts off my sentence, and my head.

Jagger

The mist of this mysterious island messes with my head, clouding my thoughts with that of agony and terror. "Stop!" I shout to the voices whispering death in my head. "STOP NOW!" I shout. 4 cannons boomed... the voices that have been quietly speaking to me ever since I got here on Day 3 have gotten louder with each fallen tribute.

One voice speaks above the rest, an edgy tone on it's voice. "He's coming..." There he is. The boy stalking me since I arrived. Ray Xerxes, cannibal from 11. "So." he says, shocking me. Thought he was mute. "You're my way of staying in the game free of demons." he says.

He grabs me, hoisting me over his shoulders, tossing me into a bamboo cage. I am disgusted when I find it's held together by sinew from a human. Blood didn't faze me, but Ray sure knew how to do the worst.

"For you, Master Harris." is all he says, as he cuts the rope. I plummet in the water, unable to swim to the surface. I refuse to give up, smashing my hand against the bamboo, trying to dislodge it. My head feels light as lack of air begins to get to me. I try my best to hold my breath, but after around a minute, it flows out of my body like blood from a wound. My vision blackening, I know I have to do the unthinkable.

I bite into the sinew holding it together, ripping it out. I kick the bamboo out, swimming through the hole I made. Sweet, precious air was so close! Just the surface now. I prepare to take the hugest breath of oxygen in my life, when someone grasps around my throat. Pulling me down.

Ray has jumped in, trying to drown me himself. I elbow him in the stomach, pushing off his shoulders with my feet, sending him deeper under and myself up to the surface. I gasp, coughing water up, when something grabs my ankle, yanking me under.

Unable to get a breath of air before going under, I know I only have about 30 seconds. The lack of air is getting to Ray, I can tell. I sock him in the face, once, twice, three times. He doesn't release me, and I'm about to give up and just drown, when a figure darts through the water.

I duck under Ray, as the thing grabs him. All I see is a trail of bubbles from Ray's screams as he descends to the ocean's bottom. I quickly swim up, clinging on to the sandy beach, crawling up. Inhaling and exhaling, happy to be alive. BOOM! Ray just bit the dust...

"Make one sour move and say goodbye." I hear a girl say. I see the girl from 4, Scylla, holding a sharp rock at my neck. "Signors and I saw you. But we've realized that we don't need to kill each other. There's a bigger fish to fry. I think the anti careers have realized it. How else would we know?" I'm puzzled, when the fog is clears a bit.

All the anti careers, stand there prepared for war. "The loners are gone Jagger. You either be the last loner or fall victim to the demons. You should know the right choice to make." Scylla continues. "Why didn't you save Ray?" I ask. "He was too crazed and unstable... think you expirienced that firsthand." she replies. "So is she with us or not?" the white haired girl from 1 says. "Ditto." Scylla repeats. "Yes. I am." I reply. "Let's go hunt some Demon shall we?" Scylla says, helping me up.

Limber

Yuri had thankfully been distracted by all "the disturbances in the water" and Mikelle hadn't been thrall'd yet... however two tributes that had drowned, the boy from 11 and the girl from 7, where in the process of becoming them. We were CHAINED up now, and held at crossbow point by Yuri's two favorite thralls.

"You three have been a trouble to me. It'll be satisfying to make you my eternal servants." Yuri says in a chilling tone. He grabs Mikelle first, dunking her head underwater in one of the thrall tanks. Somehow he forces air out of her lungs, I can only see her face of pain as bubbles of oxygen fly around in the tank. I think she's done with the unthinkable happens...

"Bomb voyage bitch!" someone shouts, as I see an explosion erupt in the wall, the anti careers and 3 other tributes standing there. Ivory smirks at Yuri and his expression of shock and anger. "Kill them." Yuri says, smashing the tanks of the girl from 7 and boy from 11, who snap to life instantly.

The two girls guarding us take their mind off of Emilia and I, firing their crossbows at the antis. Chaos erupts instantly, the dim cave lit up by sparks of clashing blades, the grunts of anger and pain filling the room. "I hate not being able to do something!" Emilia shouts in frustration, as we both sit confined in chains watching.

"I'LL KILL YOU!" Max shouts as Mikelle is held in a chokehold by Yuri. The tricky demon smiles tauntingly at Max. Max charges at Yuri in hatred, before Yuri throws Mikelle to the floor, blocking Max's sword with his sickle, looking quiet please in Max's rage.

"I got you!" Herb says to us, skillfully picking the lock of the chains. "How?" I say surprised. "When you work with traps, you'll understand mechanics of binds." I don't understand what he says, but I move on.

Max is in a tight 1 on 1 duel with Yuri, but the demon seems to be wearing him out. Grabbing a stone, I throw it at Yuri. He turns and catches it, grinning. Then Max stabs him in the side. Yuri looks down, no pain or nothing in his expression. He instead just grins, using the stone I tossed at him to stun Max with a blow to the side of the head.

I run to his rescue, glad to see Bree and Jayda on my side as well. "You'll need this!" Jayda says, tossing me a battle ax. It drips with... a kind of poison. Nice. We all three attack Yuri, but now he uses Max's sword and sickle as a dual combo, parrying all our blows and sneering at us.

We all manage to keep calm at his happiness, as we all are pretty resistant to anger. "Too cool headed? How about I increase the heat?" he says in a bone chilling voice, slashing his sword upon the ground, as it opens up, revealing boiling water. Bree jumps back, getting away. Jayda isn't so lucky, as she falls in the water, screaming in pain as her flesh is melted. Something about her facial expression isn't right... it's too calm...

BOOM! Guess she's dead. Yuri's slipped away, as I watch the rest of the fight continue. It's going terrible for us. These thralls are the elites of Yuri's order, as I see the carnage they've caused. Signors is mortally wounded, an arrow sticking out of his chest. Jagger's leaned up against the wall, a scythe shoved through her torso. The only casualty we've done is the girl from 7 thrall, who's been cut down by Bree.

After Signor's cannon booms, followed shortly by Jaggers. Ivory pulls out one of Jayda's explosive things. We only had 3, 2 now after being used. "Take a deep breath!" she shouts to us. She tosses the explosive device onto the ceiling, as it explodes. Before the water crashes down, the thrall Xerxes is impaled by a stalagtite and killed. I grab Bree's hand, knowing we can't swim, as water crashes down on us, my world becoming blue.

Ivory

I had given the only life jacket to Limber, and ordered him to share with Bree. Thankfully, I had put on a snorkel before the water hit, making the water as clear as glass to my eyes. As I swim up to the surface to escape, I see them fly past me, up in the large floaty heading for the surface. I swim furiously, anxious to get to the surface. I knew I had a large lung capacity, and I could stay underwater for a long time.

A figure grabs my leg, one of Yuri's favorite thralls, Cera, trying to keep me under. She is wearing a bikini, which looks ridicilous to me, but I knew any of the male tributes would let her drown them if they were attacked by her. Not me, as I sock her in the jaw.

She doesn't let go, her blue eyes full of anger. She tries to give me a black eye, but the snorkel blocks the force of the blow, as I counter attack and elbow her in the throat. She doesn't grasp it, instead grabbing my hair, and pulling down. It hurts enough to make me scream in pain, a stupid move considering it takes away some of my air. I boot her in the face with my foot, pushing off her and swimming up.

She gives chase, as I break the surface with a breath of air. A cannon booms, someone must've drowned down there. All the anti careers, minus the ones who died in the battle and Emilia, who was probably caught by Yuri before she could surface. I see we're back at the main island, but a few feet off it.

My allies wait on the beach, frantically calling for me to get to shore. I manage to get there, removing the snorkel from my face and tossing it into my waterproof knapsack, containing the last explosive device. "4 casualties..." Herb says to me, a look of sadness on his face. "And them?" I retort.

"3 of them dead. The blonde one escaped." he replies. "No kidding, she just tried to drown me" I say back. The remaining of us are wet, but all right... when I see a flash of metal glint in the sun. "LIMBER" I shout, but it's too late. The jagged dagger impales him through the back and comes out his chest, the assassin behind him Valentina Parr. Bree screams in sorrow and anger as she swings an ax at Valentina, clipping the girl in the arm. Valentina rushes off, but not before I get a shot on her, my arrow hitting her in the calf.

BOOM! That couldn't have killed her. It was Limber! We have no time to grief, when we see Yuri walk out of the water. He's not charming or nothing... he's pissed. In his hand is a sickle, stained with blood. "We need to move!" I shout, all of us sprinting towards the cornucopia. This was it. The final showdown was about to begin.

Max

I hold Mikelle tightly in my arms, hugging her until she tells me that she's unable to breathe. "I'll never let anyone take you again." I tell her as we sit in the cornucopia. Herb is working on traps to delay Yuri, as we're not in the shape to fight the finale. We lost 4 of our own today, and Scylla had been missing. We assumed the worst for her, but something tells me she had found something... something game changing.

After Limber's sudden demise at the hands of Valentina, we had been down to 5 members. Knowing that Valentina and Linen were still in the game and would not hesitate to kill us, we had to be on edge. Yuri was coming. But we knew he was taking his time... trying to lure us to the water.

I kept a close eye on Mikelle. I'd grown quiet fond of her, and I knew she couldn't die on me. I would protect her till my last breath if it came to that. I'm sure she felt the same way, as I noticed her blush a couple of times. My little dream world is disrupted by harrowing words.

"Hurricane!" I step up, eyeing Herb with suspicion. "It's already struck down the other island! It'll be here very quickly!" Great. Yuri would have an advantage. "No wind is strong enough to break us Mikelle..." I say to her when she looks in fear. I stand in front of her, a spear in my hands to replace the sword Yuri stole from me. I still have a knot on my head from where he bashed me on the head... but it wouldn't stop me. It would just motivate me to kill Yuri... KILL him.

Valentina

After my attempt at backstabbing Linen failed and being wounded, I knew I had to think quick to escape my fate. The crafty girl from 4 had been tracking me, planning to take me out for her anti career buddies. They thought they could win. I was a Parr, not gonna be beat by a petty non career!

I knew Scylla would beat me in water, but I had an advantage over her. A hefty scuba tank I'd gotten in a large bag from the cornucopia on the first day. I had told my allies that a note said to not use it till the end, but of course, that was a lie. I knew it would slow me down, but I had a good 3 inches more on Scylla and I was using a rather long dagger, so my reach more than made up for the speed reduction.

She appears quickly, as I strap the tank to my back. "Thought you were more Ms. Wells. Not an anti." I taunt. "If you're such a good career, explain while your alliance is gone and you're wounded?" she snaps back. She was like me, a deceptive liar. But her similarity to me wouldn't save her from me in the end.

She tries to get the first blow, using a short spear barely the length of a sword, to impale me. I deflect the stab, pushing her spear down and slicing my dagger up her forearm. She hissess at me in anger, whirling the spear around and trying to bash me in the head. It nicks me by the hair, but I manage to counter attack and run a long cut around her shins.

Unlike most of my opponents I pull the maneuver on, she doesn't fall, and instead gets a good stab to my wrist. I clutch the wound in pain, but not before I stomp on her spear when she tries to stab my knee, burying it in the sand. I know her next move will be to take the fight underwater. Quickly slipping goggles over my face, covering it from the nose up, I take a breath from the tank. It works, as I see Scylla, wearing fins and goggles like mine, leap at me, sending us both crashing underwater.

The fight is rather even, as she's very expirienced. My tank of air makes up for my rather small lung capacity, and my skill with weaponry helps me keep her at bay.

She circles around me like a shark, her fins enhancing her swimming ability to the point of bordering an actual fish. This was no easy task, as she jabs for my face. It's a feint, as she takes grabs my dagger hand and we begin wrestling for it.

She tries to rip the tank from my back, and I try to rip her goggles off to blind her with the salt water. It must've been at least 3 minutes, yet this girl still fought no problem. Was she a daughter of poseidon or something? Then from behind her half-masked face, I see her blue eyes begin to fade to fear. She was low on air, and now I had a chance.

I rip my dagger from her clutches, but not before she swipes at me. It cuts the hose connecting the tank to my mouth, and knowing that the tank is useless, I discard it. Now I was fighting on one breath, and I knew one of us would drown or be impaled.

She comes around, trying to get me from behind and force air out of me with pain. I manage to grab her by the waist, pulling my dagger into her knee, digging it deep. The blue water turns blood red, her screams of agony adding a mix of white bubbles to the red hue of the water.

I dig it deeper and deeper, focusing on causing as much pain as possible. She starts to go limp, her eyes glazing over as her air bubbles begin to get smaller and smaller. I rip the dagger out, as she floats around in the blood water, dead.

Then her hands are held around my throat. She tries to leech air from my mouth, but my dagger is up quickly, impaling her through the chin and going through the top of her head. She goes still, lack of air and pure steel ending her life.

I begin to swim furiously to the surface. My lungs fill flat and deprieved as I swim, my own air starting to bubble out just like Scylla's. "Please lungs! I'm counting on you!" I think, as I reach for the surface. It's too late, as my vision goes black, and I begin to sink to the bottom. My last sight is that of the sunlight beaming through the ocean surface, so close to air...

Herb

My traps are set great around the perimeter. Enough to buy us time to counteract Yuri and the hurricane. After two cannons boomed, we knew it was down to 6 tributes. 5 of us, and 1 other who we were betting was Linen. The aura was something too... as the sun set an hour earlier than it usually did. "Take shelter!" is all Ivory said as the edges of the hurrican begin to hit the trees surrounding the cornucopia clearing.

We all took refuge in the cornucopia, using the crates in it to barricade the entrance. Ivory stood behind it, a bow loaded in case someone charged our barrier. This hurrican was an unusual one though... accompanied by thunder and lightning, which lit the sky up in a dangerous manner.

3 hours into it, midnight struck as Day 5 began. The anthem began to play, revealing a rather large body count of the dead tributes. The first one up was the girl from 2, who we thought would die soon from injuries obtained. Following her is Jayda, who Bree says was boiled in water during the battle in Yuri's cavern. Scylla was next, I assumed she drowned in the hurricane or by Yuri, as she strayed too far from us. Emilia popped up next, probably drowned when Ivory flooded the cavern. Yuri had some vendetta with her...

Limber shows up, as all of us salute his portrait, which I think is kind of dorky, but we'd all do it for such a heroic member. His district partner follows, someone I'm surprised made it this far. The somewhat dangerous boy from 9 finally fell, as his portrait is next. The boy from 10, who I thought would be dead in the first minute, finally passed as he follows in the sky. Jagger, the girl I barely ever knew, pops up next, and is followed up by the boy from 13. The anthem ends, when the problem begins.

The cornucopia begins to flood. Rapidly. In a flash of lightning, Ivory shouts in horror. "He's at the edge of the treeline..." is all she says. I hear the twang of an arrow, but it is blown off course as I hear it pang against metal. "Quick! Find anything we can breathe in! We are not leaving this cornucopia!" is all Ivory says, as everyone begins frantically searching for anything... drowning wasn't a way anybody wanted to go.

Day 5

Mikelle

Winds batter us still, the flood increasing everyone's panic, especially Bree's. Poor girl can't swim. We don't get much more time of searching, as a huge wave bashes into the cornucopia, flooding it entirely and sending us to the back of it.

I light a glowstick, something I found useful for the dark, illuminating the dark water. I managed to find goggles, and with the light glowstick, I can see pretty easy. Weapons float in the water, as I begin to swim through the water. I try to find the exit when a hand grabs me.

I turn and let out a shriek, a small burst of bubbles following it. I'm relieved when it's just Max, who kissess me. I thought it was romantic, but he is sharing some of his air. I'm thankful for it, though I still think an underwater kiss is more romantic than a normal one...

My hand claps on the wing of the cornucopia, as we swim around the base and surface. Bree stands on the roof of the cornucopia, life jacket deflated by a sharp object. She's safe, as my eyes look Ivory and Herb. Herb manages to hang on to the cornucopia, but winds and fast water threaten to pull him away. "Max! Gimme a boost!" I say. He pushes me on to the roof, as I run to Herb.

I slip on the wet metal, but manage to grab his hand. Bree helps me pull him up, when I notice Ivory grasping on a tree, her bow pointed at something else. "Come on Max!" I say. It takes all three of us to lift the large boy up, but we manage. However, the floods begin to splash against the roof of the cornucopia, the howling wind threatening to blow us off at any moment.

Lightning flashes, and I see a blade in it right over Max's head. "Above you!" I shout to him. He raises his own blade, and a loud clang sounds as two blade's collide. It isn't Yuri though... it is Linen Moonstone... who looks more demonic than he previous does. I try to help Max, when the cornucopia SPLITS in half, the one me, Herb, and Bree are on floating one way and the one Max and Linen floating the opposite way. I can only hope he makes it out of this one...

Max

Footwork is key in this duel, as me and Linen exchange blows with our swords. One miss step and you slip into your watery grave. I keep watch of my feet, not wanting to fall in the threatening water. I slash, he blocks, and slashes at me. I parry and try to counterattack, but he dodges it.

He is superior, and I know I'm only delaying him getting a duel winning blow on me. He's furious on his feet and his blade-work is very sharp and quick. I barely manage to catch up, as I swing two handed at him. He blocks it, but it sends his sword arm slinging sideways, allowing me to quickly stab at his chest.

He slides sideways, my blade nicking his skin, drawing fresh blood in the water. His wound is minor, as he smacks his hilt into my stomach. He slashes at me neck, but I lunge forward, so he slashes my back instead as I slam my shoulder into his knees. He topples backward, but shoves me off and plants the sole of his shoe in my face.

I get up, grabbing my sword as the duel continues. I hear an arrow whistle. Ivory's taking potshots at him from her position in the canopy of the trees. Linen doesn't say a word, shoving me to the floor and taking cover behind the cornucopia.

I step up, swinging my sword at Linen. He knocks it and nearly shatters the blade, the duel continuing. My love for Mikelle motivates me to keep fighting. This career wasn't going to split us apart! Not the capitol, not the hurrican, and NOT a demon either.

Ivory

I curse as my last arrow missess Linen, who gains the upperhand over Max. I throw my empty quiver down below, abandoning my bow in the tree tops. Drawing a good sized dagger from my belt, I know what to do. I have to kill Yuri myself.

Putting on the ridiculious pink goggles used for snorkeling I'm sure, I take two deep breaths. I dive from my tree position, landing in the water below. I swim furiously, looking for the sly demon. I surface, taking a breath of air, before I plunge under now. The water has risen at least 10 feet by now, and I knew Yuri would be swimming near the bottom.

I'm grabbed from behind, pushed deeper and deeper, dangerous hands gripping around my neck. Yuri digs his nails into my soft flesh, as I hold in a scream of pain, conserving my air as I elbow him off me. I turn to face him, as he punches me hard in the jaw.

My vision becomes starry from the blow, as I stab at him with my dagger. My stab is quick enough to enter his neck, as I rip it out. Blood pours, but goes back into his skin, and the wound is healed instantly. The water healed him! He sees my realization, grasping me by the throat and pulling his arm tightly around it.

He manipulates my airways, forcing air out and shoving water in. I cough violently, bursts of bubbles popping out with each cough. I stab him again, but it's futile, as he's gonna drown me in a painful fashion.

He releases me, when I see another figure in the water. Herb bravely grabs Yuri's hair and pulls him off me, but his accomplishment is short lived. Yuri takes no time to drown him, unsheathing a sickle and making a quick, clean cut to the base of the neck. Herb dies nearly instantly, as I propel myself to the surface.

I gasp for air, clinging onto the lowest branch. BOOM! That cannon would haunt me forever, as I would be dead without Herb. Knowing Yuri's healed by water, I knew the only way to take him out was disembowlment. I'd have to chop him in 20 million pieces, burn him, or some other method...

He breaks the surface, as I swing my legs on another branch. I bravely face him when he laughs at me. "Pink goggles? You look kind of cute in them" he says in a tone of soothing yet aggressive voice. "They'll be your last sight you bastard!" I shout back to him. He grins, before climbing up at me.

I slash my dagger at him, making a nice one across his hand. The hurricane flings water on it though, and it doesn't stop him. "Face it, your done Ivory." he says. I prepare to jump on him and take him back under when thunder crackles, and Yuri turns as lightning flashes.

Linen stands over Max victorious, prepared to finish him. When he turns and sees Yuri. They lock eyes at each other, before the unthinkable happens. They burst at each other, jumping into each other slamming with such force it propels me off the tree. A loud explosion happens, a shockwave giving us normal tributes whiplash, as we watch in amazement the battle happening. Linen and Yuri's eyes have went from naturally red to glowing red, as flames sprouted from their backs. This was a fight of dominance. One to close these games.

Linen "Moonlight"

"I could smell your cowardice as soon as you stepped in the arena." Yuri says to me, in a taunting voice. "I'll send you where you belong mere pest." I shout back. His sickle bursts with flames, and the sword I draw does as well. Bright balls of fire are slung left and right every time our blades collide. Time to send him to judgement day.

Rain pours as our fight progressess, he's after me in rage. Hatred fuels both of us, knowing we've been ruined. I slam my shoulder into his chest, but he's got me with a slice to the ankles. Pain just infuriates me, motivated me to kill him more, take his life and burn it in legend.

I kick him and use extreme agility to fling myself off a tree, using the inhumane speed of the push, shoving myself into him. We both go flying, crashing with an explosion of fire as we hit the side of a tidal wave. It erupts upward, splashing a monsoon of water on us both.

He counteracts by jumping high in the air, and slamming his sickle's hilt on to my head, slamming us both into the ground. A huge crater explodes where we are, and I feel like a ton of tnt was just slammed on me. I swing my sword, but he hooks it with his sickle, wrenching it out of my grip and sending me flying into ocean.

I recover quickly, as I run super fast, running on the water sending waves on my sides crashing into the island. Using this momentum I shove myself off the water, my hands grasped around Yuri's neck as I turn him over my body, slamming him back first into the sandy ground. He headbutts me in retaliation, slashing my neck with his sickle. I grasp over my throat, when he punches me into the sand, sending me skidding 10 feet across the ground. Thanks to otherworldly powers, I recover quickly from my wounds, as I stomp on the ground.

The earth cracks beneath us both, as far below Magma boils. This island was volcano waiting to erupt. Yuri sees what I'm going to do, as he jumps far into me. I jump back, a sonic boom erupting from us colliding over the now opened volcano. I slam my fist into his sides, as he uses his elbows and knees to beat me in the torso over and over.

He smirks at me, as he gets me pinned under his foot. "Looks like this world is only fit for one of us." he says. "But that's where you're wrong... we don't belong here." I say sharply. He looks confused, when I flip him over on my side, grabbing him by the waist and sending us high into the air. When we're high enough, I hoist myself downwards, planning on taking us both out.

Yuri struggles furiously, but it's for nothing as we propel towards the volcano's bottom, into the steaming hot magma. A huge boom erupts, that of the sound barrier breaking, as we travel faster than sound towards doom. "You'll never succeed!" he shouts at me. I just give him a devious grin.

"I'll make sure of it." I say, as we both slam into the magma, sending it high in the air in a beam of hot lava. My last look is at Yuri's face of despair and anger, losing to me. It's a good one, as the high temperature turns of both to ash in a matter of seconds. No demon was going to reside in Panem.

Mikelle

The night was lit up by flashing flames, waves soaring 100 feet into the sky, and booms of pure sonic energy. After a cannon fired after the highest eruption of a volcano I've ever seen, the hurricane clouds passed. The water calmed down. The flames subsided. The volcano shrunk back into the ground... instead peace came over the arena, the sun rising over the great ocean.

We stand on a cliff, thrown here by the first boom of sonic energy. I don't know if it just appeared there, but I watch as a rainbow curves over the rising sun. Dawn has prevailed. We've gotten through the massacare.

"I'll never let go." Max says. "I won't either." I reply to him. We hold our hands tightly, been that way since the battle began. Bree and Ivory stare at us, expecting something. "Oh please Max! Kiss her damnit!" Ivory shouts at us. Max gladly obliges, kissing me on the lips. I return gratefully, and cherish the moment.

We break away after an announcement. "Congratulations final 4! You've survived through the turmoils of the games, and have ridden us of a major problem. As promised, I'd like to crown all of you victor!" the head gamemaker, Mr. Starke says.

The hovercraft comes and gets us. They restrain Ivory after she assaults the people coming to get us. She still shouts curses at them. Bree has been sitting by us, saying how happy she is that we are alive. "I'll make wedding plans." she finishes, when something happens. A final twist.

Gun fire on board. A tall, slender figure hiding their face with bandana and hood comes over to us. "You shoot her I'll kill you!" Max says to the figure. "Or I could outsmart you and easily get you." they say with a familiar voice. They pull down the bandana, and take off their hood. Green eyes sparkling with intelligence look at us, their long brown hair tied up. "Jayda.... how?!"

The end?!

Ererereh, hut huh hut! Deet deet!

Hope you enjoyed these games. They broke my inability to complete a games curse. So hopefully I can make a sequel to this one, and maybe remedy that cliffhanger ending with an explanation on how Jayda pulled that off and why she did it.

Post-Credits POV

Mr. Starke

"Failure is not tolerated Mr. Starke!" our president says in a frustrated tone. "How was I supposed to know the Idylwyld freedom fighters were going to hijack the hovercraft?" I snap back. "You knew the plan! Transport them to a lab, get them brainwashed and used as propaganda for us!" The president shouts.

He was obviously deranged, as the capitol was going to be without their victor. "What are supposed to tell the public, that everyone died? What kind of games would that be?!" the president rants on. "Shut up and listen!" I say, smacking my hand on the table we'd been pacing around for the last hour.

"Capitol divers grabbed the body of the girl from 4. They found she had a pulse still, and after some CPR, she was revived from drowning by them. Right now she's confused as ever, but she'll have to do!" I say to him. "Bring her to me. NOW!" the hotheaded president shouts.

After a minute or two of waiting, two large men drag Scylla in, locking her in the room with us as they stand beside both exits. "Where am I you dogs!" she shouts at us. "You drowned Scylla. You managed to hold a pulse after 3 minutes of drowning. We saved you, and in return, you repay us." I say to her.

"You be our little victor, act like you're the true winner. Our cameras went static after the volcano eruption, luckily no one saw who survived. So, congratulations Scylla Wells, you've won the 835th Annual Hunger Games!" The president explains. I applaud in encouragement, but Scylla just stares at us with disdain.

"Alright, I'll do it. Any tricks being pulled on me will result in us being enemies till the end of time... I always get revenge on those who cross me." she says in chilling words, as the two big men escort her out. "Congratulations Mr. Starke... you get to keep your head... for now..." the president says to me as he too strolls out, leaving me alone in the conference room. I had to keep the next games relatively normal. "Johnson." I say hooking up the private radio to my head arena engineer. "Yeah sir?" he replies. "Make sure you don't build on demon grounds this time, okay?"

Death Chart of erm... DEATH!

Placing	Tribute	District	Killer	Cause of Death	Day of Death
30th	Walter Abagnale	2	Ivory Peaks	Throat slashed with scythe.	1
29th	Chia Sorghum	9	Nathaniel Dean	Skull split with ax.	1
28th	Luna Sunkin	6	Darya Parr	Beheaded with sword.	1
27th	Tomer Wilt	12	Felix Leonard	Impaled with trident.	1
26th	Kanara Montugi	0	Yuri	Lungs filled with water, drowned.	1
25th	Calvin Barton	5	Richard Roll	Brain exploded with awful singing.	1
24th	Monty Sachar	0	Ivory Peaks	Shot in the head with bow.	2
23rd	Star Sunkin	6	Linen Moonstone	Chakram to the throat.	2
22nd	Darya Parr	13	Max Muzzele	Impaled through the chest with sword.	2
21st	Rosette Lillith	10	Thrall Tomer	Throat ripped out with teeth.	3
20th	Felix Leonard	4	Thrall Calvin	Lungs pierced with serrated sword.	3
19th	Gale Freeman	8	Ray Xerxes	Chest slashed open with scythe.	3
18th	Nathaniel Dean	13	Linen Moonstone	Throat slashed open with dagger.	4
17th	Laelynn Rizpah	7	Linen Moonstone	Thrown in deep water, drowned.	4
16th	Richard Roll	10	Daniel Barton	Abdomen slashed with sword.	4
15th	Daniel Barton	9	Linen Moonstone	Beheaded with sword.	4
14th	Ray Xerxes	11	Yuri	Drug to ocean depths, drowned.	4
13th	Jayda Idlwyld	3	Yuri	Fell into boiling water pit.	4
12th	Signors Stalingrad	3	Cera Thrall	Crossbow bolt to chest.	4
11th	Jagger Clipsu	12	Ray Xerxes Thrall	Scythe shoved through torso, bled to death.	4
10th	Emilia Oswald	5	Yuri	Held underwater too long, drowned.	4
9th	Limber Dogwood	7	Valentina Parr	Stabbed in the back with dagger.	4
8th	Scylla Wells	4	Valentina Parr	Stabbed through skull with dagger.	4
7th	Valentina Parr	2	Scylla Wells/Deep Water	Ran out of air swimming to surface, drowned.	4
6th	Herb Everest	14	Yuri	Neck slashed with sickle.	5
5th	Linen Moonstone	1	Himself	Slammed himself and Yuri into volcano from high altitude.	5
Victor	Bree Richmond	11	N/A	N/A	6
Victor	Ivory Peaks	1	N/A	N/A	6
Victor	Max Muzzele	8	N/A	N/A	6
Victor	Mikelle Quenton	14	N/A	N/A	6