6th Annual Hunger Games

The 6th Annual Hunger Games (Youtube/Tiktok) were held one year after the 5th Annual Hunger Games. Similar to last year, the Capitol drafted one boy and one girl from each District, between ages of 12 and 18, to be taken to the Capitol to fight to the death in an arena. As with all the Old Games, the event was held in the Capitol Arena. Oliver Jackson from District 6 was this year's victor.

This year's games were known for being the year in which collaboration between district partners became more apparent, with a fight between the couples from District 1 and District 2 taking place in the arena. While not considered fully-fledged alliances just yet, this was the first time there was a verbal agreement to not attack one's district partner throughout the beginning of the Games.

## Background

In this year, the tension between the tributes was notorious, especially due to the highly debated and controversial events of last year. Yet, no one looked for any trouble until the right moment for such, in the arena. All 24 tributes managed to arrive at that stage still alive.

## Capitol

Inside the animal pen, the tributes were noticing how much the couple from District 2 - Dilan and Chelsea - were eyeing the rest, acting as if none of them stood a chance against them, all while whispering here and there as if they were coming up with plans already, something not very commonly seen in the Hunger Games yet. Watching the scene, the tributes from District 1 - Christopher and Donna - proceeded to also get together and act the same way, but it was a notably forced interaction, all play pretend to make them not seem less capable in comparison with District 2.

However, neither District 1 or 2 could compare with the intimidating aura of Oliver, the male tribute from District 6, with his toned muscles not very usual to be seen in tributes - especially from Districts such as 6 - and an incredible height of above 2 meters tall (6'6''). The boy stayed alone and silent the entire time they were kept inside the animal pen, not even his district partner daring to approach him.

## Arena

In the arena, as the start of the Games were announced, some ran straight to the weapons, while others ran away in fear. Oliver was the first to arrive at the weapon pile, quickly grabbing a club and immediately claiming his first victim: Thiell, the boy from District 7, who had just picked up a sword, and had barely any time to realize what just hit him. A few meters away, the pair of Tributes from District 1 - Christopher and Donna - had also just claimed their first victim. Each one had an axe in hand and easily managed to eliminate Ysmo, the boy from District 8. Shortly after, they both abandoned all the chaos in the center of the arena by fleeing to the area by the stands.

However, those weren't the only tributes who had an agreement between them - the duo from District 2, Dilan and Chelsea, had each grabbed a sword and together eliminated Kira, the girl from District 12. While these two seemed more interested in taking care of the competition, Oliver had adopted a different strategy - standing guard of the pile of weapons in the center of the arena. With his club, he had taken out Synomar, the boy from District 10, who had attempted to get closer to grab a weapon. Meanwhile, the tributes from District 2 had just eliminated Kaerr, the boy from District 4, and Primony, the girl from District 7, one after the other.

Now, with only Oliver and the couple from District 2 standing in the center of the arena, they all looked at each other for a couple of seconds waiting for the first move, but both tributes didn't seem willing to face such a powerful-looking enemy just yet and instead, they ran to the direction of the stands surrounding the arena. In the other zone of the stands, the tributes from District 1 are taken by surprise by Jayme, the boy from District 9, who attempted to steal Donna's weapon, but ends up being hit by Christopher's axe.

As the couple from District 2 arrives by the stands, they find Georgette, the girl from District 8, who had strained her ankle. Without hesitation, Chelsea takes the opportunity to eliminate yet another competitor.

Several hours passed, and the remaining tributes were all isolated, each in their own corner. It had been 6 hours since the start of the Games, with the last few being disturbingly calm - until clouds completely covered the sky as a storm appeared. The cold rain began to heavily pour in the arena - its water alleviated the tributes' thirst a little, but ended up leaving the place very damp and cold. At the lowest level, where the weapon pile stood, the water began to accumulate. However, Oliver didn't dare to move from the place, keeping the weapons under his guard and making sure to grab any that could float away with the flood. Using a risky and somewhat desperate strategy, Lupina, the girl from District 10, got down from the stands and took advantage of the loud noise of the rain to try to get closer to the weapon pile by approaching Oliver from behind. She crawled little by little, until she found herself at a small but somewhat dangerous distance from Oliver. It was right at that moment that the boy stood up abruptly and immediately jumped into the direction of the girl. Lupina barely had the chance to even attempt to escape when Oliver's club met her skull.

Just moments later, Ortz - the male Tribute from District 12 - advanced against Samira, the girl from District 4, who had a weapon with her. It had been the girl's fragile appearance that gave him the wrong impression he could fight her, but instead he was met with a precise stab of the girl's trident. Before the fight was even over, Flow, the boy from District 5, had approached the girl from behind to try to take advantage of her distraction and also steal her weapon - instead suffering the same fate as the boy from 12.

At around the same time, the couple from District 2 - Dilan and Chelsea - each went separate ways to one side of the stands as they carry their weapons, ready to claim more victims. The boy went to the right as the girl went to the left. The first to be caught is Nexus, the male Tribute from District 3, by Dilan. On the opposite side of the stands, Chelsea managed to defeat the terrified girl from District 5, Dollores. The remaining tributes who had just seen their powerful opponents advancing towards them were now running in terror - however, what they did not know is that by the south side of the stands, the couple from District 1 was there waiting for whoever passed by. Verena, the girl from District 6, tried to run past them but ended up being grabbed by Donna, who then pushes her down from the top of the stands. Gusma, the boy from District 11, had also found himself between the axe of the boy from District 1 and the sword of the boy from District 2. She freezes in panic, which gives the opening for Christopher to hit her. The next Tribute to fall was Electra, the girl from District 3, who couldn't get away from Dilan and succumbed to his weapon. Chelsea from District 2 couldn't get any other Tribute after that, as the girls from District 4, 8 and 9 had just jumped down from the stands to the center of the arena, escaping from her.

It was then the couple from District 2 tried to corner the tributes from District 1. Their fight unfolded like a dance, one trying to find an opening to attack the other. Finally, the couple from District 2 managed to take Christopher down. Donna then threw her weapon towards her opponents, hitting the blade in Chelsea's back, opening a big wound. Dilan, who had been focusing only on himself and wasn't very coordinated with his district partner, could only process seeing his opponent now unarmed and takes the opportunity to eliminate her as well, not paying attention much attention to Chelsea until the fight was completely over. The girl succumbed to the wound from Donna's axe just a few minutes after.

The next few hours were calm, as the rain continued to pour. The girls from District 11 - Mi Von, and from 9 - Maely - had left the border between the middle of the arena and the stands, as they return to the higher levels of the arena above them. Samira, the girl from District 4, in turn, had just found a corner with little water in the middle of the arena where she could isolate herself and wait for action to develop. Oliver kept guarding the weapon pile, still keeping his own place in the very center of the arena. When the rain stopped, the action started to develop again - Dilan, from District 2, took advantage of the lack of light to try and approach another victim. Maely from District 9 is hit by Dilan's sword, and Mi Von from 11 panics in response to the situation and jumps back to the center of the arena to attempt to escape Dilan. What she did not expect is that another tribute was lurking there: Samira from District 4 approached silently, guided by the sound of desperate footsteps in the water, easily eliminating the girl from District 8 with her trident.

The remaining three Tributes - Dilan from District 2, Samira from District 4 and Oliver from District 6 - did not make a move for a while, not until the sky completely cleared and sunlight was back. Dilan then was able to better see the location of his last opponents, so he could take action. His initial target was the last girl alive - he ran through the stands until he could reach her, now in the center of the arena. Oliver got up to watch the fight, as he waited to take action as soon as one of them falls. The fight didn't take long, as the girl wasn't able to defeat Dilan when it came to physical strength. As soon as she died, Dilan then advanced against Oliver.

Dilan was fast and strong, but also very arrogant. Oliver, on the other hand, had a secret weapon: he was very good at hand-to-hand combat. He managed to disarm his opponent with the powerful combination of his knowledge of hand-to-hand combat and his club, and just like that the giant from District 6, managed to eliminate his last opponent easily. Oliver Jackson from District 6 was then announced the victor of the 6th Annual Hunger Games.

## Placing

* 1st - Oliver Jackson (District 6) - victor.
* 2nd - Dilan Massali (District 2) - disarmed and hit in the head by Oliver Jackson (District 6) with a club.
* 3rd - Samira Kamael (District 4) - killed by Dilan Massali (District 2) with a sword.
* 4th - Mi Von Zuban (District 11) - impaled by Samira Kamael's (District 4) trident.
* 5th - Maely Amiano (District 9) - killed by Dilan Massali (District 2) with a sword.
* 6th - Chelsea Oliske (District 2) - succumbed to wounds caused by Donna Rusform (District 1) with a axe.
* 7th - Donna Rusform (District 1) - killed by Dilan Massali (District 2) with a sword.
* 8th - Christopher Antenor (District 1) - killed by Dilan Massali and Chelsea Oliske (District 2) with a sword.
* 9th - Electra Letoria (District 3) - killed by Dilan Massali (District 2) with a sword.
* 10th - Gusma Kossmann (District 11) - hit by Christopher Antenor (District 1) with a axe.
* 11th - Verena Lecard (District 6) - died of injuries sustained in a fall after Donna Rusform (District 1) pushed her off.
* 12th - Dollores Ratay (District 5) - killed by Chelsea Oliske (District 2) with a sword.
* 13th - Nexus Bisorde (District 3) - killed by Dilan Massali (District 2) with a sword.
* 14th - Flow Scarabel (District 5) - impaled by Samira Kamael's (District 4) trident.
* 15th - Ortz Denardi (District 12) - impaled by Samira Kamael's (District 4) trident.
* 16th - Lupina Polizel (District 10) - hit in the head by Oliver Jackson (District 6) with a club.
* 17th - Georgette Lauermann (District 8) - killed by Chelsea Oliske (District 2) with a sword.
* 18th - Jayme Lobbat (District 9) - hit by Christopher Antenor (District 1) with a axe.
* 19th - Primony Versosah (District 7) - injured by Dilan Massali (District 2) and killed by Chelsea Oliske (District 2) with a sword.
* 20th - Kaerr Lattaro (District 4) - killed Chelsea Oliske (District 2) with a sword.
* 21st - Synomar Jagnow (District 10) - hit in the head by Oliver Jackson (District 6) with a club.
* 22nd - Kira Skrock (District 12) - injured by Chelsea Oliske (District 2) and killed by Dilan Massali (District 2) with a sword.
* 23rd - Ysmo Camargo (District 8) - injured by Donna Rusform (District 1) and killed by Christopher Antenor (District 1) with a sword.
* 24th - Thiell Bonafe (District 7) - hit in the head by Oliver Jackson (District 6) with a club.