𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐌'𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐖𝐍, finnick odair

nine.

09

BLOODBATH

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At first, it was just a bright, white light that blinded her eyes until she managed to focus on the land around her. The podiums were separated out with two per sector around the cornucopia which was situated on a large, jagged rock in the centre. She looked below her to see the podiums were poking out of the water and she would either have to swim to the cornucopia or swim to the rocks at the side and run. Either way, she was getting that sword if her life depended on it.

"Let the 75th Hunger Games begin. May the odds be ever in your favour."

Evelyn felt her eyes zoom in on the mouth of the cornucopia to hunt for the sword that she knew Snow would have provided for her, she felt relieved when she found it amongst the blades and axes.

"10, 9, 8, 7..."

Next Evelyn searched for Finnick, looking all around for his golden hair and blue eyes. Hoping that he was close by, she also knew that he had the advantage of being the best swimmer in the arena.

"6, 5, 4..."

And she caught the eyes of Enobaria who she shared her sector with, she grinned to reveal her sharpened fangs that she could easily kill with. Fangs that she had killed with.

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Evelyn thought back to the 68th Hunger Games just as the countdown was about to finish. There were three seconds remaining, the twins from District 7 shared a teary smile between them and jumped off their platforms and onto the fresh snow.

Both of their bodies exploding upon impact due to them stepping off to soon.

Deep down Evelyn knew that they had planned that, they couldn't bear the thought of one of them having to die and only one colour survive and that they had no power over who. So they did the only thing they thought they could have, they both ended their own lives.

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"3, 2, 1."

Without hesitation, Evelyn broke the surface of the water after filling her lungs with enough air to keep her underwater for as long as she could. As soon as she saw the rough edges of the rocks she pulled herself up, running to the cornucopia to make sure that she got her weapon before anyone else.

That sword may as well have her name on it.

Upon arrival she noticed that Katniss had just beat her by a split second, raising an arrow to her face. Evelyn held up her hand to reveal the golden ring on her finger. Finnick arrived next, not surprised to see them both looting the cornucopia. He also showed her a golden bracelet on his wrist that Haymitch had given him.

"Good thing we're allies, right?" he spoke up with a small grin.

"Where did you get that, both of you?" she asked, switching between the two tributes. But Evelyn was too busy suiting up. She grasped a series of throwing daggers and their sheath and wrapped them around her thigh before looking up, still panting from the swimming and running.

Evelyn glared at her before replying. "Where do you think? Haymitch," her eyes widened, "Finn, duck!"

She waited for Finnick to move out of the way before throwing one of the daggers at the District 5 male. The dagger found home; hitting him in the throat and watching his body wall backwards with a lifeless thud. The boom of the cannon sounded through the arena for the first time. She turned and strapped a machete to her other thigh in case anyone needed it.