32nd Hunger Games

## Arena

The 32th Hunger Games was set in a Desert Plateau biome with huge plateaus rising from the desert floor. Holes carved within the rock formations made for a temporary salvation from the heat and other tributes. The sun never set until the very end.

## Synopsis

The tributes rose up into the arena and were stunned initially by the brightness of the sun. When the affect faded, they discovered the sandy landscape before them. The Cornucopia's horn, traditionally a golden color, resembled a rib cage on top of a large mound of sandstone. They noticed the lack of animals and the only water source being at the Cornucopia. Their thoughts linked for a second: Cornucopia must be claimed.

When the Games began, they all ran towards the Cornucopia. It wasn't long before Finn Collins (D6) would claim first blood by bashing Alex (D3)'s temple in with a mace. Finn's victory wouldn't last as long before Kai Malraux (D9) caved in Finn's chest with his mace. The bloodbath consisted of 4 deaths total, excluding the death of the death of the District 2 tribute, lukestheman, running away from the Cornucopia but shot in the neck by Kai Malraux. Edison Curie (D5) saw his sister Adria run away from the Cornucopia after being split up in the initial chaos.

TheItalianMan (D1), Kai (D9), Lladdix (D12), and Sabrina (D12) formed the Career pack for that Games and hunted the other tributes throughout the arena. Several tributes took use of the caves within the plateaus to make shelter while others, such as TLtwistzz (D4), used camouflages to blend in to their surroundings. The Gamemakers believed it'd be funny for The Capitol citizens to tease the tributes. In one of the caves was a den full of rabbits. Horrified by the use of rabbits in past arenas, it made the tributes scatter out of the caves quickly. The rabbits, however, were harmless and posed no threat to anyone; except what remains of the natural vegetation.

While the Games went on, the career pack was extra bloodthirsty and actively hunted the tributes down. The Arena began to get windy and actually managed to push tributes off of their plateaus.

When Day 2 came by, the Gamemakers believed it was time to unleash what they call: The Unburnt. They went largely unseen until IceResistance (D2) encountered one that looked like his partner Luketheman. They looked at each other for a few seconds before the mutation screeched at IceResistance. Ice ally, PoisonFireYT (D8), pulled out his sword until Ice stopped him. Ice said he has to be the one to do it. Looking to end Luke's suffering, IceResistance grabbed his knife and charged at the Unburnt. The Unburnt swung at IceResistance, scratching his right cheek. IceResistance groaned as his cheek burned and throbbed from what could only be described as acid from the claws of the Unburnt. Ice got the opportunity and tried to slash at the mutt with his knife but had no luck as the Unburnt pinned him to the ground. His clothes began to heat up and burn from the heat of the mutt. The Unburnt tried to bite Ice's face repeatedly. Ice had an opportunity and stabbed the mutt in the head. The mutt screeched inhumanely as the embers of its eyes turned dark and the mutt collapsed into ash. IceResistance and PoisonFireYT looked upon the remains and pushed forward.

The tributes on the bottom of the plateaus were running from and fighting the Cobra Snake mutts, while the tributes at the highest reaches of the plateaus were fighting off Vulture mutts. Edison finally saw his sister Adria across the wasteland. Edison and Adria embraced each other as Adria cried into his chest. The two of them decided to stick together and Edison showed her where he's been hiding to keep away from the Careers. This partnership wouldn't last for long until they were spotted by the Career pack. They were forced to split up yet again when the Career pack found them. Edison escaped the clutches of the Careers while they cornered Adria. They gave her an ultimatum while Lladdix held her at sword point: Die or help them find her brother. Adria was bewildered and prideful that they thought of her brother as a threat. Lladdix pushed the blade closer to her neck, barely cutting into her skin. Adria cried and said she'd help them find her brother. Lladdix dropped his stance as Adria collapsed to the ground and cried at her forced betrayal.

On the other side of the arena, Ice and PoisonFireYT found two others: Glosta (D4) and Guilanne Fowler (D10). They decided to stick together for mutual benefit and a better chance at defeating the Careers. The Gamemakers announced that there would be a feast in one of the caves that contained food and weaponry. Everyone searched the caves until Glosta's team found the Cave of the Feast. Now better equipped and better fed, they started to talk strategy.

Adria soon led them to where Edison was located. Edison fought bravely but was no match for the superior agility Kai posessed and was decapitated by Kai's longsword. Adria looked away as Edison's head hit the sandy ground. Sabrina, caring for her well-being came up to Adria and told them that they should move onwards to find the others. The Careers started heading north while Adria turned back to see Edison's head. Adria pursed her lips and ran back to join the Careers.

Glosta's team heard chatter outside and froze. Slowly they peeked out of the cave and spotted the Careers apparently looking for other tributes. Kai stopped and looked around, thinking he heard something. Sweat began dripping down Guilanne's back as she began to hyperventilate after seeing her district partner die by the hands of Kai. Glosta turned and held her to keep her calm. PoisonFireYT kept a close eye on the Careers as he unsheathed his knife. Sabrina replied to Kai that she didn't hear anything and the Careers headed onwards. Glosta's team discussed what must be done but they all believed the same thing: Killing the Kingpin of the Careers, Kai, would cause the undoing of the Careers. They camped there as Day 3 passed.

On Day 4, the Careers managed to locate Glosta's team as they were emerging from the cave. They engaged in a brief bow and arrow fight before charging up the plateau. While Glosta's team was better equipped, they were not prepared for the attack. Ice told the girls to run. Guilanne asked what about them. Ice said he and PoisonFireYT would hold off the enemy and that they should save themselves. Glosta and Guilanne ran away from the Careers. While the duel was intense, PoisonFireYT managed to get pinned down. IceResistance grabbed his kukri and saw an opening towards Kai that the Careers left unguarded. Kai turned towards Ice and gasped as the Kukri pierced his throat. They fell as Kai's cannon went off. IceResistance laughed and cried as he turned to his executioner, TheItalianMan, and shouted "Checkmate". Lladdix sliced open PoisonFireYT's throat as TheItalianMan plunged his sword into IceResistance's heart.

Glosta and Guilanne heard simotanious cannons and hung their heads out of respect for Ice and PoisonFire. They eventually encountered the District 11 duo Sam and Gothcakes. Sam began to unsheath his knife as Glosta shook her head no and plunged her sword into the ground. They decided to team.

Little did they know, the sun that had never moved began to set. A cold wind enclosed around the tributes as the Cornucopia glowed with heat. Gothcakes said that the time had come to meet their ends. Guilanne replied that it will be the noblest ending in the history of the Games.

The Career pack was already at the Cornucopia as they saw the Outlier Team approach. They tried shooting at the Outliers but missed as they dodged behind a pile of earth. Guilanne began to twitch and shake. Glosta thought she was having a panic attack and began to consul her. She soon realized that Guilanne was shaking--not because of fear but because of anger. Guilanne lead the charge against the Careers. The Careers were shocked at this revelation and began to run as the Outiers chased them off of their high ground. When the Careers began running up the plateau, Guilanne shot at TheItalianMan and hit him in the back several times before one pierced his chest. TheItalianMan gasped and coughed up blood. He sighed and said woefully, "I'm sorry, my love. I'm sorry." TheItalianMan collapsed after succuming to his wounds. Guilanne was on the hunt to avenge her partner GMPlayz. She managed to kill Sabrina and Lladdix while Glosta turned her attention towards Adria. Adria shook her head as she tried to scurry up the mountain. Glosta grabbed her hair and threw her down the plateau with her body hitting the ground with a very audible crackle of her bones. Glosta and Guilanne pursued after Sam after they had killed the Careers. Sam was quicker and managed to run away for a short bit. Glosta turned towards Guilanne before Guilanne's blade pierced her throat. Guilanne appologized and said that she will honor Glosta's sacrifice for the rest of her days.

Guilanne returned to the Cornucopia to wait for the eventual death match. Sam was gathering his strength and began walking towards the Cornucopia as a loud bang echoed throughout the arena and the forcefield rippled. Sam knew that Gothcakes hit the forcefield. It was now him versus Guilanne.

Guilanne saw him coming and gripped her longsword. Sam looked at her in anger. Guilanne charged at him while Sam threw knives at her--trying to slow her down. It was no use. Sam pulled out his longsword and began to parry against Guilanne. For several moments nothing happened until Guilanne kicked in Sam's knee. Sam dropped his blade in agony before Guilanne pierced Sam's chest.

The final cannon sounded as she was declared the victor of the 32nd Annual Hunger Games. She turned to the Cornucopia and walked over to GMPlayz' corpse. She reached under his shirt and grabbed his miniature ivory horn necklace. She would end up returning to District 10 and giving him a proper funeral for his sacrifice.

 Notable Flora/Fauna

There were several notable mutations used in the Arena since Julius Moss was retiring and was wanting to go out with a bang.

The first mutt used was a specialty mutt called the Unburnt--a volcanic humanoid resembling a fallen tribute. Their claws produced acid and their skin was hot to the touch. Upon death, their body would turn to ash.

The second most notible mutt was rabbits. Not necessarily for attacking purposes, the sight of one caused the tributes to fear them tremendously as the rabbits the Gamemakers usually used were fierce and bloodthirsty. These, however, were not and were simply used as a fear tactic.

The Cobra Snake Mutt was as deadly as it was gorgeous. Fast, sneaky, slippery; they struck without warning and never shunned away from a challenge. These were especially dangerous.

The newest mutt in the Gamemaker Arsenal was a modified Vulture mutt. The Vultures are usually scavengers but in this case, the Gamemakers modified them to where if they spotted a tribute in the arena their addredaline would spike insurmountably and would cause them to attack the nearest tribute. The mutt didn't cause any deaths but were largly responsible for attacking the Careers and pushing them closer towards Ice, PoisonFireYT, Glosta, and Guilanne.

## 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 32nd Hunger Games was considered to be a good games with praise going towards the tributes and their ingenuity. The Approval Percentage for these Hunger Games was 83.92%.