"Ma'am?" Mrs. Severn was cheerful as always, though her smile seemed slightly forced in the wake of the deaths. DORN (kaidell), ADRIEN THISWOOD (ChessZ), MINERVA SINCLAIR (a-k-a-anonymous), and CASPER DELIRIOUS (LivreanTinuviel) were already back to their families houses after Errol's creatures attacked them. "Is the next challenge ready?"

Isobel manages a tired smile. "Yes. Harold set it up last night."

Now, the real fun begins. You wake to find yourself in a small, unfamiliar room with three other tributes. If you wanted to attack, you can't - your weapons are gone. The four of you can't fight each other, so you'll have to wait for the penny to drop - or in this case, the walls.

Like the Bloodbath, the walls slowly lower to reveal two other groups of four tributes, all looking like they'd rather be anywhere but here. Everyone is wary to move until a mechanized voice rings out.

"Tributes, look around you. You're split up. Much like our country was in the great Civil war. The question is, how do you fix this? The three tributes you are with are your team. One team will die. Be sure it's not you."

The Task

Each team of four is fighting the others - simple, right? Kill the other two and you're home free. However, not everyone on your team may feel this way. Be warned - you cannot attack those on your team physically, but sometimes doing nothing to protect them can be just as bad.

You are not required to work together on this, but authors who are not anonymous or authors who are OK with revealing their authorship, feel free to! I like seeing that kind of cooperation.

Word Limit - 2,000 words. Sponsored have 2,250.

Due Date - Thursday, January 14th at 5 PM EST/10 PM GMT.

Deaths -  Four entry deaths, and, no, they do not all have to be from the same team, but none of your entry deaths may be from your own team. Two ballots, which can be of anyone. Six will go up for votes, with four leaving us. 

A note on deaths - while I know some games let you choose the number of deaths you send in, I will not, unfortunately. I require all the deaths I've stated - no more, no less. You have some control over other tributes with deaths, and not sending in the right amounts will void all your kills from now on - no reminders.

The Teams

WILLIS DALE

CYON TARGARYON

IVORY FAIRWELL

EVORA GIMP

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REGINA BAILEY

JALACE HOLLOWAY

MALA AKINDI

JENAE SAYA

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EMERE LANE

JOSEPHINE BRACK

AVALON GREY

MEG CARAWAY