inkyjacynthe

Sylvan Pines is a small place. Everyone's lives are intertwined. One disappearance takes a piece out of everybody's heart, and Bluejay believes it's his fault for losing Taro. Two years later, Bluejay- the middle child of a family with one absent father and 3 brothers from separate relationships, is a boy not so easily coerced. He doesn't know if its the constant absence of their father or the backstabbing remarks of his "friends" that fuels his drive to find Taro, but he knows he must. If only he wasn't now deathly afraid of the woods where he was last with him. Bluejay's older brother, Gerdie, is all that he has, but as Blue's mind drifts farther and farther away from reality, Gerdie becomes afraid he might lose him altogether. Taro isn't the only child that the forest of Sylvan Pines has taken. And there must be a reason why their father can't be near Blue without remembering the reason he works abroad. Over time Blue realizes something is wrong with him, but he wonders if wrong is the right word. Once the few things that hold Blue's interests are gone, he resorts to watching people. No one in particular. Just whoever he can with his failing vision and hearing. Then he gets sick. Deathly ill to the point where no one knows what's wrong. Gerdie tries to help him before he's too far to reach. He puts things that he remembers together and the story begins to fall into place. Either it's his innocent little brother, or something inside of him.

Two games. A myriad of contestants. A mysterious death, and a boy with no memory. Countries send out deft representatives to fight their wars inside of an arena where any tactic to kill is okay. All for the sake of peace. The games are laced with entertainment for the people, any player is now a celebrity. They kill each other off to prove their country is strongest, but the players become uncertain of whether or not the ability to kill faster and more efficiently really proves a countries strength.