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What's with the quote you ask?
13 years ago
Herpa Well, I saw The Hunger Games last week, so this has everything to do with The Hunger Games. And ever since then, I've had this scene from like an alternate universe or something playing in my head.
WARNING! SPOILERS!
A year after Katniss and Peeta win the Hunger Games, a new advanced civilization is discovered on Panem. This civilization has remained hidden from humanities eyes for centuries...until a young one stumbles out of the forest in District 12 as it's being chased by a pack of hungry wolves. (I bet you all know by now that I'm talking about sergals, lol) Katniss and Peeta are walking through the market when the witness the young sergal stumbling out of the forest, shouting for help...in English.
Reminded of her own little sister, and of Rue, Katniss acts impulsively, and saves the young female sergal from certain death. However, the young sergal is paralyzed from the waste down when one of the wolves chasing her sinks its teeth in the back of her neck.
Katniss takes care of the sergal for weeks, finding out that her name was Deesha. That's when a young adult sergal ventures out of the forest, looking for Deesha. Sheeno is Deesha's older brother.
And thus, the humans of District 12 make peace with the sergal civilization.
Months afterwards, sergals are granted the privilege to participate in the Hunger Games by the Capitol, just in time for the next Hunger Games to start. Sergals and humans alike of District 12 prepare to have their names drawn, and being the same age Katniss was when her name was picked, Sheeno's name was included as well. His name was chosen, and so was the name of Triska, a 17 year old human girl.
Skipping ahead to the actual Hunger Games of this little...story, Sheeno is disgusted by these Hunger Games after he witnessed the slaughtering that occurred outside the tubes at the start of the event. He knows that it is a tradition that the humans hold. But he has an epiphany. These Games weren't solely designed for competition and survival, rather these Games were purely for entertainment...for the rich folk. And it disgusted him that the rich folk found it amusing to watch children slaughter each other. So, along with Triska, he and Triska befriend the last survivor of District 5...a 12 year old boy(Deesha's age) named Cheje(CHEE-JEE).
Sheeno refuses to kill anyone that he comes across. He refuses to kill the top competitor next to him, Teren, a 17 year old boy from District 2. Instead, he scares Teren off. All the while, he's protecting Triska and Cheje from the other tributes, while still refusing to kill them.
As the Hunger Games near the final days, Sheeno decides to move Triska and Cheje to the Cornucopia after the announcement of much needed supplies had been placed there. This was the critical moment where Sheeno had had enough of the Hunger Games.
He stands in front of the Cornucopia, guarding the entrance to it. Teren, and the other three remaining tributes of Districts 1, 3 and 8 all attack him at once, but he blocks their thrown weapons with his large samurai-like sword. He then shouts at all of them to stop, and they do.
Then he goes and has a nice long speech, saying that the Hunger Games weren't about achieving fame and glory. Rather, they were meant for the sole purpose of entertaining the rich folk.
And the rich folk are listening to his speech.
Sheeno says how he is disgusted by the rich folk, saying how they are heartless and indecent fools. He even goes as far as saying that even though he isn't human, he has much more humanity than the rich humans do. He tells them that they all should be ashamed of calling themselves humans, calling them all monsters.
Sheeno goes on to tell Teren and the tributes that they aren't dogs, like the rich folk see them as. He tells them that they are human beings, and that human beings have the right of free will and freedom to make their own choices. Sheeno tells them that they don't have to kill each other for false fame and glory, that they don't have to participate in these Hunger Games. He tells them to live by their own rules, live their lives by making their own decisions, not by what the masterminds of the Hunger Games force them to do.
He then asks each tribute individually the question, "Are you their dog...or are you a human being?"
Slowly, each tribute says they are a human being, and convert to his side. But Teren is hesitant. So Sheeno places a hand on his human rivals shoulder and says, "We don't have to be enemies, Teren. You have the choice as a human being whether or not you'll let those monsters judge you and tell you how to live your life." That is when Teren converts.
Thus, Sheeno declares that from that day forward, him and all of the tributes present were free from the masterminds of the Hunger Games, free from the Hunger Games.
But the mastermind of the Hunger Games is enraged with the rebellion. Intent of still giving his audience the bloodshed they want to see, he sends in monsters that one of the event control workers has just finished creating, a crude replication of a sergal. Only this monster has more teeth, more power, and the ability to use weapons that it has on itself.
After battling many of the creatures the mastermind sent, Sheeno is exhausted, but is very persistent. Then the mastermind sends in another crude sergal monster, only this one was much more powerful and much more fierce than the others.
This is when Sheeno utters this statement; "You can break my bones...you can break my body, you may even take away my ability to fight...but I swear upon my very soul...I will forever protect these children, even after death!"
And that is the story behind that random quote I put up recently.
What do I mean when Sheeno says "even after death'? Well, after battling the powerful monster sergal, it slowly kills him with his own sword, which it plunged through his back while he is on the ground. But Sheeno still has enough life left in him to give another shorter, more moving speech to Teren, Triska and the other tributes. His last words are, "And remember that...you're not their dogs...you're...human...beings. And he lets out his last breath as he dies.
Teren snaps after seeing the sergal who had saved his life from the Hunger Games die in front of him. He charges forward, attacking the brute sergal with his small sword. The monster plays with him in a short dual, tiring Teren out.
But just before the monster is about to lay the final blow with its sword upon Teren, the monster is sent backwards a hundred yards into a tree.
Looking up, Teren sees that Sheeno stood over him, with his back facing towards him...with the hilt of his own long sword still protruding from his back. Teren was glad to see that Sheeno was back on his feet, but expresses his uncertainty to Sheeno...because he had just seen the sergal draw its last breath.
Sheeno, however doesn't reply. After saying Sheeno's name several times with no response, Teren gets up and steps in front of the sergal while the monster sergal is still recollecting itself from the blow Sheeno had given it.
But Teren...saw no life in Sheeno's eyes, for Sheeno's eyes had already clouded over, and his tongue lolled out of his mouth with blood steadily dripping from it. Waving his hand in front of Sheeno's eyes resulted with no reaction, not even a blink. Then Teren noticed something else; Sheeno wasn't breathing.
Sheeno was still dead...yet he was still standing...and fighting.
That's when an announcment sounded, but no announcement came. It seemed that a recording of Sheeno's words were being played(much to the confusion of everyone in the command room of the Hunger Games); "You can break my bones...you can break my body, you may even take away my ability to fight...but I swear upon my very soul...I will forever protect these children, even after death!"
Thus is the meaning of "even after death!" Sheeno upheld his promise. Even though he had already expired, he was still on his feet, protecting Triska, Cheje, Teren and the other three tributes.
Wow, where did this journal go? Lol, maybe I should have Jeff write a story for this, cause I've had this scene playing through my head for the last week now.
WARNING! SPOILERS!
A year after Katniss and Peeta win the Hunger Games, a new advanced civilization is discovered on Panem. This civilization has remained hidden from humanities eyes for centuries...until a young one stumbles out of the forest in District 12 as it's being chased by a pack of hungry wolves. (I bet you all know by now that I'm talking about sergals, lol) Katniss and Peeta are walking through the market when the witness the young sergal stumbling out of the forest, shouting for help...in English.
Reminded of her own little sister, and of Rue, Katniss acts impulsively, and saves the young female sergal from certain death. However, the young sergal is paralyzed from the waste down when one of the wolves chasing her sinks its teeth in the back of her neck.
Katniss takes care of the sergal for weeks, finding out that her name was Deesha. That's when a young adult sergal ventures out of the forest, looking for Deesha. Sheeno is Deesha's older brother.
And thus, the humans of District 12 make peace with the sergal civilization.
Months afterwards, sergals are granted the privilege to participate in the Hunger Games by the Capitol, just in time for the next Hunger Games to start. Sergals and humans alike of District 12 prepare to have their names drawn, and being the same age Katniss was when her name was picked, Sheeno's name was included as well. His name was chosen, and so was the name of Triska, a 17 year old human girl.
Skipping ahead to the actual Hunger Games of this little...story, Sheeno is disgusted by these Hunger Games after he witnessed the slaughtering that occurred outside the tubes at the start of the event. He knows that it is a tradition that the humans hold. But he has an epiphany. These Games weren't solely designed for competition and survival, rather these Games were purely for entertainment...for the rich folk. And it disgusted him that the rich folk found it amusing to watch children slaughter each other. So, along with Triska, he and Triska befriend the last survivor of District 5...a 12 year old boy(Deesha's age) named Cheje(CHEE-JEE).
Sheeno refuses to kill anyone that he comes across. He refuses to kill the top competitor next to him, Teren, a 17 year old boy from District 2. Instead, he scares Teren off. All the while, he's protecting Triska and Cheje from the other tributes, while still refusing to kill them.
As the Hunger Games near the final days, Sheeno decides to move Triska and Cheje to the Cornucopia after the announcement of much needed supplies had been placed there. This was the critical moment where Sheeno had had enough of the Hunger Games.
He stands in front of the Cornucopia, guarding the entrance to it. Teren, and the other three remaining tributes of Districts 1, 3 and 8 all attack him at once, but he blocks their thrown weapons with his large samurai-like sword. He then shouts at all of them to stop, and they do.
Then he goes and has a nice long speech, saying that the Hunger Games weren't about achieving fame and glory. Rather, they were meant for the sole purpose of entertaining the rich folk.
And the rich folk are listening to his speech.
Sheeno says how he is disgusted by the rich folk, saying how they are heartless and indecent fools. He even goes as far as saying that even though he isn't human, he has much more humanity than the rich humans do. He tells them that they all should be ashamed of calling themselves humans, calling them all monsters.
Sheeno goes on to tell Teren and the tributes that they aren't dogs, like the rich folk see them as. He tells them that they are human beings, and that human beings have the right of free will and freedom to make their own choices. Sheeno tells them that they don't have to kill each other for false fame and glory, that they don't have to participate in these Hunger Games. He tells them to live by their own rules, live their lives by making their own decisions, not by what the masterminds of the Hunger Games force them to do.
He then asks each tribute individually the question, "Are you their dog...or are you a human being?"
Slowly, each tribute says they are a human being, and convert to his side. But Teren is hesitant. So Sheeno places a hand on his human rivals shoulder and says, "We don't have to be enemies, Teren. You have the choice as a human being whether or not you'll let those monsters judge you and tell you how to live your life." That is when Teren converts.
Thus, Sheeno declares that from that day forward, him and all of the tributes present were free from the masterminds of the Hunger Games, free from the Hunger Games.
But the mastermind of the Hunger Games is enraged with the rebellion. Intent of still giving his audience the bloodshed they want to see, he sends in monsters that one of the event control workers has just finished creating, a crude replication of a sergal. Only this monster has more teeth, more power, and the ability to use weapons that it has on itself.
After battling many of the creatures the mastermind sent, Sheeno is exhausted, but is very persistent. Then the mastermind sends in another crude sergal monster, only this one was much more powerful and much more fierce than the others.
This is when Sheeno utters this statement; "You can break my bones...you can break my body, you may even take away my ability to fight...but I swear upon my very soul...I will forever protect these children, even after death!"
And that is the story behind that random quote I put up recently.
What do I mean when Sheeno says "even after death'? Well, after battling the powerful monster sergal, it slowly kills him with his own sword, which it plunged through his back while he is on the ground. But Sheeno still has enough life left in him to give another shorter, more moving speech to Teren, Triska and the other tributes. His last words are, "And remember that...you're not their dogs...you're...human...beings. And he lets out his last breath as he dies.
Teren snaps after seeing the sergal who had saved his life from the Hunger Games die in front of him. He charges forward, attacking the brute sergal with his small sword. The monster plays with him in a short dual, tiring Teren out.
But just before the monster is about to lay the final blow with its sword upon Teren, the monster is sent backwards a hundred yards into a tree.
Looking up, Teren sees that Sheeno stood over him, with his back facing towards him...with the hilt of his own long sword still protruding from his back. Teren was glad to see that Sheeno was back on his feet, but expresses his uncertainty to Sheeno...because he had just seen the sergal draw its last breath.
Sheeno, however doesn't reply. After saying Sheeno's name several times with no response, Teren gets up and steps in front of the sergal while the monster sergal is still recollecting itself from the blow Sheeno had given it.
But Teren...saw no life in Sheeno's eyes, for Sheeno's eyes had already clouded over, and his tongue lolled out of his mouth with blood steadily dripping from it. Waving his hand in front of Sheeno's eyes resulted with no reaction, not even a blink. Then Teren noticed something else; Sheeno wasn't breathing.
Sheeno was still dead...yet he was still standing...and fighting.
That's when an announcment sounded, but no announcement came. It seemed that a recording of Sheeno's words were being played(much to the confusion of everyone in the command room of the Hunger Games); "You can break my bones...you can break my body, you may even take away my ability to fight...but I swear upon my very soul...I will forever protect these children, even after death!"
Thus is the meaning of "even after death!" Sheeno upheld his promise. Even though he had already expired, he was still on his feet, protecting Triska, Cheje, Teren and the other three tributes.
Wow, where did this journal go? Lol, maybe I should have Jeff write a story for this, cause I've had this scene playing through my head for the last week now.
