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@The Hunger Games
The tributes are hoist into the arena once more, wings bound, trackers injected, and sweat glands working overtime. A new arena constructed just for them falls around the Cornucopia. Surrounding the central area was a light forest in full bloom, but everything about it came off a bit... odd.
Each tock of the countdown sends each tribute's heart rate up a pace.
10... 9... 8...
This is the Bloodbath. Although, the Bloodbaths of these games are never particularly bloody as most of the tributes have too much sense than to fight over the limited supplies that were specifically placed there for them to fight over.
3... 2... 1...
The starting horn screams, knocking some dragons off their podiums. Those with enough sense to run fro their lives this year are
Murasaki, Glacier, Zagreus, Ichor, Saffron, Foliar, Penny, Hiraeth, Clay and
Hunger.
Soldier screams "ATTAaAAAACK!" and intends to charge into the Cornucopia, but he misses it and storms into the treeline on the opposite side because he can't see past his helmet.
Laurel intended to run away with everyone else, but he happens to have a backpack right in front of his podium, so how could he resist? He snatches the bag and turns tail, not noticing how weightless it is. While
Penny thinks she'll survive by running,
Foliar has other plans. She chases her down and bashes her face in with a rock.
Miles gets as close to the Cornucopia as his will can take him, he grabs a sickle off the ground and flees in terror. He escapes, running past
Zagreus as he too gets away with a lighter and a small spool of rope.
Idalia, Starfall, Blizzard and
Petra are the first to actually get inside the Cornucopia.
Idalia grabs a sword and holds everyone at sword-point to get out. The only thing
Blizzard can grab is a first aid kit.
Petra grabs some sais.
Starfall is too small to carry any of the full backpacks, so star grabs the lightest one she can find and makes of with not, unaware that it only contains a claw-full of rare coins.
Alexei gets in next and grabs as many throwing knives as his little arms can carry.
Chrysochus slips a trident of the rack and gets out of there.
Kurama shuts the crate full of food rations and takes the whole thing with him, while
Nettlebane only grabs some rope and a lighter. He goes for a second helping of rope, but
Fuge gets to it first.
Bird hesitates too long while deciding what to take, so
Fuge takes her life. With the rope.
with that, the dust clears and the surviving tributes are nowhere to be seen. The Games have begun, and may the odds ever be in your favour.