Blood Moon: The 117th Hunger Games

**Blood Moon** is a Hunger Games story written by ddriftingdownn, the creator of this wiki. It is the fifth entry in the Bleeding Hearts series, but can be read a as a standalone story. Please consider giving Blood Moon a read, it would mean a lot to the author! Blood Moon can be read here: AO3 · FFN · Wattpad

## Blood Moon: The 117th Hunger Games

### Timespan

121-122 ATT (117th Hunger Games)
154 ATT (Epilogue)

**Blood Moon: The 117th Hunger Games**, commonly abbreviated as **Blood Moon,** is the third spinoff and fifth overall entry in the Bleeding Hearts series. Blood Moon begins just before the Reaping for the 117th Hunger Games, and the majority of the story revolves around the events of the Games and its tributes.

## Premise

Blood Moon is told from the perspective of Luna Brimstone, a sixteen-year-old girl from District 5. After the death of her mother, Luna's father fell into a deep depressive state, and she was forced to drop out of school to work and support her family. Luna's brother, Damien, was forced to take out tesserae to support the family, but this turned him against his father, and he ultimately ran away from home.

Following the 100th Hunger Games, each of the following 25 Hunger Games were required to include a minor twist that would impact the Games. In the 117th Hunger Games, tributes were Reaped in pairs of siblings. After Damien's girlfriend, Christina Atkins, is Reaped alongside her sister, Damien volunteers to take her place, bringing Luna with him. After being Reaped, Luna and Damien have to get over their rocky past, or they will have no hope of survival in the Arena.

## Characters

### Main Characters

 File:Helvius.png | **Helvius Athanasios** - The Head Gamemaker. He is extremely popular in the Capitol and is commonly referred to as "The Prodigy". The 117th Games mark his tenth year in the position. He is known to rig the Games to favor strong tributes, especially Career tributes.

### Supporting Characters

**Additional Characters**

* **Hal Chapman** - The Victor of the 114th Hunger Games from District 5. Although no longer alive in Blood Moon, he is mentioned often, with his story being a learning lesson for Luna and Damien. After speaking out against the Capitol and refusing to follow their rules, he was killed in a Peacekeeper raid.
* **Darius Brimstone** - Luna and Damien's father from District 5. After the death of his wife, Darius sank into a depressive state and was unable to function, forcing his children to drop out of school and work to support the family.
* **Lavinia** - Luna's stylist from the Capitol.
* **Jossie Poverly** - The older brother of Ciara and a friend of Damien's. When Luna and Damien are sent to the Hunger Games, Jossie helps admit their father into the hospital.
* **Amala Brimstone** - The daughter of Damien Brimstone and Christina Atkins.
* **Sloane Atkins** - The sister of Christina Atkins. The two girls are Reaped together into the Hunger Games, but they are saved when Damien volunteers, bringing his sister Luna with him.
* **Dawn Manilowe** - Sienna Manilowe's twin sister and younger sister of Clay. She is smarter and better liked than Sienna, leading to some tension between the two.
* **District 6 Male and Female** - A pair of siblings from District 6 Reaped into the 117th Games.
* **District 8 Females** - A pair of sisters from District 8 Reaped into the 117th Games.
* **District 11 Females** - A pair of sisters from District 11 Reaped into the 117th Games.
* **District 12 Males** - A pair of brothers from District 12 Reaped into the 117th Games.

## Plot

To explore the plot of Blood Moon, make sure to give it a read - links are posted at the top of this article! Events of the 117th Hunger Games are described in moderate detail here:

* 117th Hunger Games