denouement // 95th hunger games finale
Jan 13, 2024 18:39:49 GMT -5
Post by Cato on Jan 13, 2024 18:39:49 GMT -5
It seems as though the world stands still, and all I can hear is my heartbeat. Everything is so loud, so terrifying, and yet I feel myself take in a lot of air. I look at the floor, at all the blood, and it's hard to stand. The stage is wet and slippery, but I think that's part of it. I take a step back bracing myself for an attack, yet it never comes. The room is spinning, and all I can think of is trying to get myself to a place to hold on so I don't fall over. I've been through so much. I'm so tired, and all I want to do is sleep. My eyes are heavy and keeping them open is a task all on its own. I press the blade of the glaive onto the ground just to keep myself standing, and I still am excepting Vin to attack me, yet I watch as he stumbles, and then crumbles towards the ground. Part of me is hopeful that this is the end, but the other part of me feels broken, my heart shatters especially when the cannon sounds for one last time. Tears spring from my eyes as the glaive falls to the ground and I topple over with it. It's over. Somehow I'm alive.
"The victor of the 95th Hunger Games!" It feels so unreal, so unbelievable, and yet I hear the celebrations, the cheers. They shouldn't be celebrating me, though. Nobody should. It's not a victory I want to carry around, but I have no other options. Twenty-three souls rest in this place, and I want to leave them here so I don't carry them with me forever. I never dreamed I would come this far. I never dreamed I would stand a chance. Being from district twelve, I thought I would die the first day, but I never gave up. I never surrendered, and that's the best thing for me. I look at the blood on my hands, and I wipe it all off onto the clothing I'm wearing. Everything that happened here happened so I could make it home alive, and here I am, surviving. I take a deep breath and walk over towards Vin, and I kneel down beside him, and I can't help the tears that are flowing. It seems like for the first time that I realize what I've done. Six people died to my hands, but here I am, I'm alive, I'm heading home.
I close his eyes, and I interlace his fingers and place his hands on his chest. It's the least he deserves because he deserves so much better than this. We all do. Nothing will ever change the feelings though. Nothing will change the broken feelings crashing through my veins. "I hope that you're able to find what you're looking for in death. I hope that you find Roe, and what you couldn't have in life, you're able to have now." I keep my voice as low as I can because I don't want anyone to hear me. This is for him. Not for anyone else. And then I stand up, and I look around, and I feel everyone around me. "I have to leave you all here. I can't carry you with me. May your souls rest in peace." I wipe the tears away. This all feels like a dream, a nightmare, that I'm just now waking up from. I look around one last time. It's hard to believe I'm going home, but at least I'm leaving it all behind. It's easier this way, but I know, my life will never be the same.
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Thank You's
Aya and Pogue: Thank you both for being very patient with me when I had questions <3
Ems and Tom: You both were there for me when I had some breakdowns. I appreciate it <3
Fox: I enjoyed our 1v1 a lot and I am so happy I got to play a part in Vin's journey <3
To everyone else: I have so much more I want to say and don't have the words at the moment to express how grateful I am to everyone who's played a part in Marik's journey and I look forward to plotting out Marik from here <3
Table Credit: Dars
