Haymitch leans against a tree, feigning weakness. The tribute from District 4 sees her chance and rushes at him, knife in hand.

Just as she is about to reach him, Haymitch steps aside.

She crashes into the barrier.

The energy blasts her back with a sharp, electric crack. Her neck snaps on impact.

The cannon sounds.

Haymitch falls to his knees.

He has just won.

The hovercrafts arrive. They lift him up, take him to the Capitol, heal him. They dress him in luxurious clothes.

Effie tells him to smile.

President Snow watches him with cold eyes.

But in that moment, Haymitch understands something: he hasn’t won anything.

All he has proven is that a tribute from District 12 cannot be trusted.

And Snow never forgets.

Seventh Part: A Cursed Legacy

The Capitol celebrates. The crowd screams his name. Fireworks light up the sky.

Haymitch sits on the stage with the empty smile of someone who has just understood the truth: the Arena never ends.