29th Hunger Games

## Arena

The 29th Hunger Games was set in the Highlands with hills encircling small ponds of water. The skies were cloudy and the ground was wet, indicating recent rainfall.

## Synopsis

The tributes rose up into the clouded skies of the Highland. The crisp breeze giving them more release as the ground was caked in fresh dew. The tributes looked around, confused, but nonetheless were intrigued for the competition.

When the Games began, the bloodbath was fierce but there were only 3 deaths at the Cornucopia. Flicka Maraj (D3) would claim first blood by killing Franmingo (D7). The tributes scattered throughout the land and observing their terrain. The groups they formed in began roving the land, searching for more tributes. The rest of the day was uneventful.

On Day 2, wolves started to hunt the tributes. The wolves successfully cornered several tributes and separated teams. Around mid-day, it began to rain so heavily that it created flash floods. Most tributes hid under their own campsites as the rain continued to pour. Several tributes began to catch the whooping cough, vomiting violently at a time.

The next day, there was a feast declared at the Cornucopia with the promise of food, something they all were lacking. In order to encourage them, the Gamemakers released antibodies into the tributes to relieve them of their whooping cough symptoms. One of the teams, lead by Faith Linen (D8), made it to the Cornucopia and took everything. Disappointed by the lack of violence, the Gamemakers announced that 3 people had to die before the end of the day. It wasn't long before Faith's team clashed with Flicka Maraj's and saw the deaths of andlynk (D3), Lladdix (D12), Meadow Heavenefall (D7), and Warrior0561 (D9). Pleased, the Gamemakers let them have a peaceful rest of the night.

Before sunrise, larger packs of wolves began to appear. Some tributes tried to fight them off but realized that these wolves were stronger than what they faced on Day 1 and ran.

On Day 4, the Gamemakers announced that upon sunrise all teams would be disbanded and several tributes were forced to part ways with people they considered friends. On the northern side of the arena, Aurelio (D1) saw his district partner, theItalianMan, perched on top of a hill. Aurelio took this opportunity and charged after him. Italian looked at him and began to run higher up the hill. Aurelio took this chance to shoot him with his bow and arrows. An arrow quickly lodged itself into Italian's arm as he groaned with frustration and agony. Italian stood atop the hill and taunted Aurelio to come after him. Desperate, Aurelio dropped his bow and unsheathed his sword before running up the hill. The two clashed in a ferocious duel. Aurelio had the upper hand, but Italian noticed his stance was too wide. Italian kicked in Aurelio's kneecap, causing Aurelio to lose his grip and scream. Italian took this opportunity to stab Aurelio through the neck. He ripped it out through the right corner of his neck and saw his head lay barely attached on the wet ground. Disappointed on this outcome, Italian knelled down and planted his sword next to Aurelio to honor him. Italian picked up Aurelio's sword and stood up. It wasn't long before Flicka caved in his head with his mace.

On the fifth day, there were only 6 tributes remaining: Flicka Maraj (D3), Glosta (D4), Percy Reef (D4), Faith Linen (D8), xx\_guilanne\_xx (D10), and Kai Malraux (D11). As the sun rose, they were awoken by the sound of bagpipes emitting from the center of the cornucopia. Confused, they got up and began to wander around cautiously. The District 10 tribute xx\_guilanne\_xx and the District 4 tribute Glosta met their demises when encountered by Kai and Faith respectively on either sides of the arena. Night quickly fell as the Gamemakers were planning their deathmatch.

Wolves pounced on the tributes. They quickly found that these wolves were stronger and more agile, so their only instinct was to run. Flicka climbed the Cornucopia's horn and waited with his bow and arrows. Arrows rained down on Faith and Percy as they found each other and dueled. From behind, however, Kai would grab Faith and forced her to impale herself against Percy's blade. Shocked and bewildered, Percy and Kai distanced themselves and calculated on their moves. Flicka took this time to get down from the Cornucopia and hid.

Kai charged at Percy with his longsword, swinging and missing. When Kai was out of breath, Percy took this opportunity to stab him in the abdomen multiple times before Kai stabbed him through the chest. Kai, believing he was victorious, held out his arms and laughed triumphantly. Flicka grabbed his longsword and sliced Kai's arm off, disarming him (literally). Kai screamed in agony before running away from Flicka. Flicka chased after him for a while until Kai tripped and rolled down a hill. Flicka looked at Kai sorrowfully as they both regained their breath. Kai grabbed his short sword with his only available hand and was about to impale Flicka before Flicka knocked it out of his hand with his mace. Flicka slammed the mace down onto Kai's head several times, with tears streaming down Flicka's face. With Kai's face now resembling a crushed watermelon, Flicka knelt and cried on his corpse.

Flicka Maraj was declared the victor of the 29th Hunger Games. This was the only occasion so far with a triple victory streak from the same district.

## Notable Flora/Fauna

The mutations used were several modified wolves. Each day they got stronger and faster. Their teeth were long and jagged while their legs were grossly engorged with muscle. They had this ravenous hunger as they hunted the tributes.

## Tribute Analysis

Scores were given on a range of 1 to 12, with 12 being the best possible score. The odds were calculated as (How many Games)-(How many you'd win)

## Reception

The 29th Hunger Games were considered to be a rousing success with praise going to the Gamemakers for their theatrical displays of dramatic events. The Approval Percentage for these Hunger Games was 90.74%.