7th Annual Hunger Games

The 7th Annual Hunger Games (Youtube/Tiktok) was held one year after the 6th Annual Hunger Games. A boy and one girl from each District, between the ages of 12 to 18, were reaped to be taken to the Capitol and fight to the death in an arena. As with all the Old Games, this event was held in the Capitol Arena. Vibia Jardine from District 2 was this year's victor, the first ever female tribute to win the games.

Vibia won by playing dead until there was just one tribute left to fight, who was almost wrongly announced victor. This event lead to more monitoring cameras being introduced in later years.

## Background

That year, the environment seemed to be less unpleasant when compared to previous years. Already since the train trip to the Capitol, it was clear that the couple from District 2 were already familiar with each other and had already an agreement between themselves - Vibia's parents had been paying Aaron Ballin, victor of the 4th Annual Hunger Games, to teach and train her in case she were to be reaped, and the girl was now sharing all her knowledge from Aaron with Azazel, her district partner. Him and Vibia would both analyze each of the tributes that had been drawn at the Reaping with eagle eyes, not even attempting to hide their intentions.

## Capitol

During their stay at the enclosure, Vibia and Azazel would whisper and point to the other tributes, not minding if they were being too obvious. That's exactly how one of the tributes became extremely angry and chaos began. Thovey, the boy from District 6, said that he had heard from the victor of the last edition himself, Oliver Jackson, that the tributes from District 2 tended to have an agreement to join forces to kill the rest first and how unfair he thought that was. Azazel, who was the type of guy who'd get angry very easily, started making fun of Thovey, saying that all he had to do was to join forces with his District partner as well, that it wouldn't be against the rules. Thovey, frustrated, started threatening both of them, ending up reaching an agreement with two other tributes by the time they were transported to the Arena: Victor, the boy from District 1, and Rock, the boy from District 5.

The exchange of insults continued between Thovey and Azazel, until the moment they were placed in their respective positions for the start of the Games.

## Arena

As the signal was given, Vibia and Azazel were the first to arrive at the pile of weapons. Several other tributes also did the same, but they did not expect that they would be caught in the trap of the District 2 couple. With incredible synchronization and teamwork, as if they had been training together for years, Azazel and Vibia began to take tributes down one by one, They had a well-formed plan: Vibia would hit them from afar with her knives or throwing axes, while Azazel would finish off injured competitors with his sword. They would give priority to tributes of districts whose industry could make it possible for them to learn how to handle a weapon: therefore, they focused on the tributes from District 4, District 7, District 9 and District 10.

Even though they ended up being responsible for the fall of the first 5 tributes - Ezeckiel and Lenora, both from District 4; Damien and Dominic, both from District 7; and Abadon, the boy from District 10 - they were not the only ones out for blood. Yul, the boy from District 9, had defeated Russel, the boy from District 8, and still managed to get out of the chaos of the bloodbath unharmed, with a weapon in hand. However, his district partner, Sinead, didn't have the same luck, being eliminated by Vibia. As he walked towards the stands, away from all the mess, Yul was surprised by Wilko, the boy from District 12, who tried to take him by surprise and steal his weapon. Yul also managed to defeated his opponent, still unharmed.

However, it wasn't just Yul who managed to survive being targeted by the couple from District 2: Missy, the girl from District 10, despite being one of the main targets, managed to escape the bloodbath unharmed and with a machete in hand. However, the trap that awaited her was much worse than what the couple from District 2: Thovey, from District 6, together with the other boys - Victor from District 1 and Rock from District 5 -, end up cornering the girl and using body combat to disarm the girl. It was Thovey himself who finished her off with her own weapon that she had picked up from the pile.

The trio faced the couple from District 2 from a distance guarding the pile of weapons, without anyone else around wanting to face the couple of deadly tributes. The three tributes approached slowly, as if they were wild animals analyzing what would be the best strategy to defeat Azazel and Vibia. Thovey began shouting at the couple, trying to focus their attention on him. Azazel fell for their provocation, now wanting to attack the boy. That's when the boy from District 5 went for the weapon pile, taking advantage of all the distraction. Vibia, who was more cold blooded and a strategist, tried to prevent the boy from approaching by throwing one of her knives at him - but her efforts were in vain, as he still managed to grab an axe from the pile.

Vibia shouted at Azazel, who turned his back on Thovey and advanced on the boy from District 5, killing him with ease. However, as he turned back to Thovey, Azazel was terribly surprised - he was just a few centimeters away from him, already with his machete ready to strike. The weapon stuck in his abdomen and Azazel roared in pain and frustration, but did not fall from the hit - before giving in to the pain, the tribute from 2 attacked his opponent with his weapon and managed to defeat him, while Vibia watched the scene completely paralyzed.

It was the sight of her third opponent, Victor, the boy from District 1, armed with a club and ready to hit Azazel, that woke her from her trance: Vibia knew that she couldn't defeat that powerful tribute with just a weapon throw, especially from that distance. However, she remembered the training she had received from Aaron Ballin: wielding her knife, using her abdomen as support, she jumped at her opponent and stuck her weapon into the boy's abdomen, using her own body as extra weight for the impact. The two rolled on the ground for a few seconds, until Vibia's opponent was finally defeated.

Breathless from the impact that the handle of the weapon left on herself, Vibia had to lay on the ground, trying to recover - when suddenly, two mysterious figures appeared, Osric and Freesia from District 11. He was wielding a scythe and she stood behind him, as if she were a terrified little animal, holding a machete in her hand. The boy approached Azazel, which was still howling in pain with the weapon stuck in him, and like that he decided to put an end to the suffering of the boy from District 2. Vibia almost panicked, but managed to quickly think of a way out of the situation: by pretending to be dead.

Osric approached, examined the tributes covered in blood and left the center of the Arena, leaving Vibia lying there. Seeing that her plan worked, she decided to continue using this strategy for as long as possible, as by then, less than half the tributes remained alive.

The next to fall was Diamond, the girl from District 1, who could not withstand the injuries caused by Azazel's sword when she previously tried to grab a weapon from the pile in the beginning of the Games. Later in the day, a light rain began to fall, which was already expected due to the cloudy weather present since morning. Meaghan, the little girl from District 6, Thovey's district partner, who hadn't been in good condition ever since the Reaping, ended up not resisting a sudden asthma attack. A few more hours passed until Osric started showing some restlessness. Forcing his district partner to accompany him, he began to chase the other remaining tributes.

His first victim was Aubry, the girl from District 3. The next was Parvati, the girl from District 5, but she ended up falling to the hands of Freesia, as her own district partner had threatened the girl to defeat their opponent so she could learn to look after herself. Soon after, Osric caught up with Colby, the boy from District 3, eliminating him successfully. Then, the couple from District 11 had begun a chase after Vecepia, the girl from District 12, ending when the girl tripped and fell violently off the stands, which ended up being her cause of death.

Seeing that she wouldn't have much of a chance against the remaining tributes, Dwyly, the girl from District 8, ran to the center of the arena and grabbed a weapon for herself. However, she froze and stayed there for several minutes, staring at the ground, trembling. When she saw Osric moving towards her, she quickly realized that she would have no chance in a fight - deciding then that she would take her own life to get out of this situation.

Now, with only 3 tributes alive - or that was what the tributes thought - Osric and his terrified partner went out hunting for Yul, the boy from District 9. The chase lasted hours, until Yul got tired and decided to fight Osric once and for all. The combat ended in favor of the boy from District 11. Thinking that only the two of them were left, Freesia fled from Osric, who was not at all happy with her behavior - he chased after her, only managing to catch the girl once she got too exhausted to continue running, and in order to be able to go back home, Osric did what had to be done.

Osric heard the megaphones turning on around the arena, and a stong voice about to announce him as victor of the 7th Hunger Games. However, just before getting to that, the transmission got cut, interrupted. Confused, Osric threw his hands in the air, waiting for an explanation that never came - until he eventually decides to go double check the corpses scattered around teh arena. He walked around the entire stadium, making sure that none of the fallen tributes were still breathing. Vibia, still faking her death as she watched the boy's every step from afar, realized that this had to be the moment to act. When the boy got close enough, as he checked the body of the fallen boy from District 5, she quickly got up and threw an axe directly at the back of his head. Osric was not given a chance to find out who his last opponent was after all, and Vibia Jardine was immediately announced as the victor of the 7th Annual Hunger Games.

## Placing

* 1st - Vibia Jardine (District 2) - victor.
* 2nd - Osric Lindger (District 11) - hit in the back of the head by axe throw by Vibia Jardine (District 2).
* 3rd - Freesia Penikett (District 11) - killed with a scythe by Osric Lindger (District 11).
* 4th - Yul Baskaus (District 9) - killed with a scythe by Osric Lindger (District 11).
* 5th - Dwyly Ballagher (District 8) - ended her own life.
* 6th - Vecepia Towery (District 12) - tripped and fell violently off the stands.
* 7th - Colby Donaldson (District 3) - killed with a scythe by Osric Lindger (District 11).
* 8th - Parvati Spradlin (District 5) - killed with a machete by Freesia Penikett (District 11).
* 9th - Aubry Canfield (District 3) - killed with a scythe by Osric Lindger (District 11).
* 10th - Meaghan Destrade (District 6) - succumbed to complications related to asthma.
* 11th - Diamond Wonderglass (District 1) - succumbed to wounds caused by Azazel Harvelle (District 2) with a sword.
* 12th - Azazel Harvelle (District 2) - injured by Thovey Aidan Cass (District 6) and killed with a scythe by Osric Lindger (District 11).
* 13th - Victor Souberbielle (District 1) - stabbed by Vibia Jardine (District 2).
* 14th - Thovey Aidan Cass (District 6) - killed with a sword by Azazel Harvelle (District 2).
* 15th - Rock Guerrier (District 5) - killed with a sword by Azazel Harvelle (District 2).
* 16th - Missy Shapiro (District 10) - disarmed by Victor Souberbielle (District 1), Thovey Aidan Cass (District 6) and Rock Guerrier (District 5) and killed with her own machete by Thovey Aidan Cass (District 6).
* 17th - Wilko Moonfall (District 12) - killed with a scythe by Yul Baskaus (District 9).
* 18th - Sinead Boatwright (District 9) - killed by one of Vibia Jardine's (District 2) throwing knives.
* 19th - Russel Lenahan (District 8) - killed with a scythe by Yul Baskaus (District 9).
* 20th - Lenora Brackean (District 4) - hit with an axe throw by Vibia Jardine (District 2).
* 21st - Abadon Pellegrin (District 10) - injured with a throwing knife by Vibia Jardine (District 2) and killed with a sword by Azazel Harvelle (District 2).
* 22nd - Damien Crishlow (District 7) - injured with a throwing knife by Vibia Jardine (District 2) and killed with a sword by Azazel Harvelle (District 2).
* 23rd - Dominic Pickering (District 7) - killed by one of Vibia Jardine's (District 2) throwing knives.
* 24th - Ezeckiel Bradbury (District 4) - killed with a sword by Azazel Harvelle (District 2).