Black & Blue || Finnick Odair

5

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' You need to understand when injustice becomes law,
rebellion becomes duty. '
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Venus tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for her name to be called for her individual assessment, the silence in the room was driving her insane. It had been two days since she had spoken with her Uncle Haymitch, two days since she had agreed to ally with the Girl on Fire and the Baker's Son, instead of killing them.

'District Three, Beetee Latter. Report for individual assessment,' A monotone voice stated over the loudspeaker.

The man stood immediately after nodding towards his fellow tribute, fear was evident in his eyes as he walked past the girl. She smirked, the Capitol wasn't anything to afraid of; they were hiding behind a mask afterall. The people of the Capitol were scared of another rebellion, they knew the next one would be worse than the first; it would end Snow and the districts they lived it.

It would ruin the separation between the poor and the wealthy. Snow could've ended the games when he came into reign, but instead he kept it going in fear that the rebellion would end him. Fear was a great thing, it killed more people than safety would ever save. But now, the people of Panem had hope; the only thing that could save the people who held fear.

'District Seven, Johanna Mason. Report for individual assessment,' The voice rang through the room as it cut off Venus' thoughts.

She sent a wink towards the older girl as she walked past her, earning a sadistic smirk in return. Venus knew whatever Johanna had planned she was sure it would earn a high score. Though she wasn't aiming to show off the the gamemakers, she wasn't made for their entertainment; instead she was hoping to shock them, maybe even scare them a little.

'District Ten, Venus Hereford. Report for individual assessment,' The speaker called her name.

Venus rose and walked confidently into the training room, analysing the different weapons and materials laid out on the tables as she did so. She stood in front of the small jury that would judge her with a blank look on her face as Plutarch, the head game maker, took a step forward.

'Miss Hereford, you have ten minutes to present your chosen skill,' The white haired man stated.

The brunette didn't even nod as she quickly turned around and grabbed the paint from the table, all different colours, before she sat on the ground and began painting with her fingers. The men above watched with little interest as they talked quietly amount themselves, though Plutarch hadn't moved from his spot as he watched her. She interested him she did, she wasn't like anything he had ever seen and after seeing videos of what she can do he was glad she was on the Mockingjay team.

Down below, Venus was halfway through her artwork and with five minutes remaining she was proud of how it was turning out. She knew no one would be watching her but she continued anyway, because after they were done looking at this she knew they would have a hard time getting over it. She shuffled over to the right a little more as she finished the last painting, her fingers working fast to finish it.

As Plutarch went to tell the girl to stop, she stood and curtsied before walked out without a word. She could hear some of the game makers gasp as she walked, a smirk appearing in her lips as she chuckled quietly to herself. On the ground were six paintings of people who Venus had known before they were killed by the Capitol, many of them were well known and were the Capitol children. Three of the people's deaths hasn't been made public and it made the jury wonder how she knew.

Seneca Crane; was once head game maker before he was forced to commit suicide after allowing both Peeta and Katniss to win. Kaleb Hereford; her eldest brother, who had been killed because of her, created a very famous fashion line for Capitol. Alexis Hereford; her youngest sister, killed because of her and because she hit a peacekeeper. Tulip Valkyrie; her childhood best friend, was killed by peacekeepers as punishment towards Venus. Trixie Hereford; her older sister was the head, and only, doctor in District Eight before she was assassinated by Peacekeepers for saving a man who was sent to death by the Capitol. Lyrik Greenlee; a victor from District Three, was killed because she refused to do a service for a man that Snow had given her.