In this DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE you will travel far up north to the North Lake. Check the page DARKCORNER LAND to see it on the map. I’ll give you a hint: it’s in the north. You will need to put on about 5 fur coats if you have them because it will be freezing cold. Ready? Let’s go.
The North Lake is a really, really giant lake the size of the state of Iowa in the USA or maybe about the size of the country of Great Britain, more or less. First you have to climb through the Massive Icy Mountains which are really difficult to climb and extremely slippery. Then you will see it from a high distance. From the months of September-May the lake is completely frozen solid. From the months of June-August it is not, and that’s when you can see the waves active. These waves are unbelievably massive. They rise as high as city towers like in New York City or Tokyo. They rise up from different parts of the lake and crash at different points in the middle. When they crash they thunder that seems like earthquake. No one has dared to try surfing or sailing in the waters, not yet anyway…
During the other months, the lake remains completely frozen, in fact, on September 1st at midnight, the lake freezes instantly, including the waves wherever they are. Some crazy people have sailed boats right before midnight knowing the waves would freeze before crashing on them. Other crazy people try surfing the great waves just before they’re about to crash, but they better time it right. The less crazy people wait until the lake has frozen, then go out and camp out on the lake. You can still see waters moving underneath and hear crashes below. The waters are amazing colours of blue, purple, green, and red, constantly changing and flashing all across the surface and below. Some crazy people of course will camp out when it’s close to midnight of June 1st when in an instant the lake unfreezes. Some of them wait until the last minute to get off the lake.
There’s something mysterious about this lake; the mad waves, the crazy colours swimming underneath, the dragging sounds, and the mysterious flashing lights in the surrounding mountains. Many people believe the aliens created this place or are doing something really mysterious and secret…
That’s why some people travel there, to explore the lake and see if they can find whatever secrets the aliens may be hiding. Would you go there? Would you try sailing, swimming, or surfing the crazy waves? Leave a comment below. Check out the next mystery challenge. After that is a bonus mystery story with a mystery challenge each chapter leading up to the first story in the series:
The Cashes Dade Ghost Strikers
Do you think the aliens are hiding something really secret up there? What do you think they might be doing? It takes people who are determined and crazy to even explore a place like this, but the people in DarkCorner Land may need these kind of people to lead them in a great revolution.
Do you like playing tag? More importantly, do you like winning at tag? Then you might not like playing tag with Cade Mayson. You might not ever be able to catch him. I mean, you might be fast, but Cade is mysteriously fast. When he runs, he doesn’t start slow, then slowly build up his speed. In fact, he seems to have just one speed: Super Sonic Lightning Speed. He gets down low, then just shoots off. You don’t see him run, you just see a streak. At night, he’ll hold his blue shell at his side which gives off a blue light so when he runs you’ll actually see a blue streak.
There’s more to reveal about Cade’s mysterious abilities in tag, but first it’s time to reveal the answer to the last Mystery Challenge. If you haven’t read the post, Prophecy of Casherdayas, check it out first and see if you can solve the mystery. Otherwise, here is the answer to what the aliens saw. When they saw the smoke from the fires it looked like dark spirits which made them think the people were working with dark spirits to create another dark illness. The smoke looked like something else which is the key word-the answer to the mystery challenge. The word was spelled out in the prophecy moving down the lines. See if you can find it-the word you were supposed to find as the answer was MIST. Now back to Cade.
You might be agile, but Cade can make about ten sharp turns in the time it would take a normal person to make one. In fact, that’s how he got out from a trap in school once. He had started a game of tag, then was surrounded by three people who were all “it.” He was on a table. He faked one way, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another, then with them all on one side, he shot out past them to the other side of the classroom. That’s when the teacher put a stop to it, since they were after all supposed to be taking a test.
You might also have great endurance, meaning you can run a long time without getting too tired, but Cade somehow seems to get even faster as the game goes on. Legend has it, a game of tag he started lasted for ten hours. He taunted some of them by walking up to where they were lying on the ground, half-asleep, and would slowly circle them while whistling and pretending to look away. Some poor souls fell for it and tried to get him, but by the time they got up, he’d be about a mile away, but laughing loud enough so they could hear him.
How good are you at tag? Leave a comment below describing how good you think you are. What are your favorite types of tag? How do you get away from the person who’s “it?” Let us know, do you think you could be the one to catch Cade? If not, be sure to check out the next DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE. After that will be another mystery challenge, see if you can solve the mystery.
Cade Mayson’s tag skills may be far more important than anyone realizes, because soon he won’t just be trying to escape his friends to avoid becoming “it,” he will have to use his lightning speed and creativity to escape the aliens…
See if you can solve this next mystery challenge. The answer will be revealed in the next CHARACTER FUN FACTS post. The following prophecy predicts a terrible event caused by the aliens. This mysterious prophecy reveals why the aliens will attack a certain kingdom in the west. Their reason is based on their accusation against these people and what they might be causing in the world. There is something the citizens create that makes the aliens believe they are dangerous. It is one word. It will appear in the prophecy, yet the prophecy will only hint at the word.
The key to finding the word is that it will fall like rain from the storm. In the prophecy, look for the storm. In the comments below, leave your guess for what you think it is. If you don’t want to see what other people have guessed yet so it doesn’t spoil it for you, then click on the HOME page, then scroll down until you find this post. Then you can read the post without seeing the comments. Okay, time to check it out to see if you can solve it. Go for it.
“I see a mom crying because her son was playing in the street
She is afraid of the explosion she saw from her window seat
A child has tears in his eyes because his parents were in the tower
He saw the green fires shooting down on them with great power
It will begin when the Five Eagles meet at the hidden pool
They fly through the crystal blue sky of the western school
They will start the fire in the rough grounds of the border land
They’ll sing so bright, so loud, so strong forever they stand
The green light will first appear in the sky
Taking the shape of a flickering sword up high
Then the time will be near
What the rebels already fear
Look for the blood red clouds to meet across the night
What you will see then my friends is the mysterious sight
I see them stir powder in the fire to make it bright
Dark low black shadows begin to stretch from the light
They look like they are tall dark spirits dancing to their song
They don’t realize the aliens have been watching all night long
They will conclude these singers are creating a new sickness in the eve
They’re working with the dark ghosts they will believe
What they won’t realize is the powders are creating a type of smoke
This looks like dark spirits dancing which makes the aliens choke
Yet it’s not quite smoke that appears like shadows in the dark
Yet this misunderstanding will lead to the aliens making their mark”
There is no obstacle that Cade doesn’t think he can overcome. It doesn’t matter what it is, or how many ways a normal person could easily get past it, for Cade there is only one option: It must be climbed.
Cade Mayson is a determined 12 year old and is the star character of the series. One of his favorite things to do is climb…anything. It doesn’t even matter if the obstacle is in his way. If he sees anything that can be climbed, and I mean anything, he will climb it. He treats climbing even the smallest thing like it’s Everest. He’ll just stop and stare at the kitchen table with this strong, determined, yet anxious look with his hand on his forehead, pretending to gaze up at the really distant table top set a massive five feet above ground. Then he will give the signal. It’s the same every time. He holds his left arm up like he’s trying to hail a cab in New York City though he doesn’t know anything about cabs or New York City. Then in a really fast motion he’ll put his arm down and go for it.
For Cade, it’s not enough to just climb something, it has to be climbed fast. He takes one giant step, then jumps up on the table. He will raise his arms high in victory and pretend to shout down to the others as if they can’t hear him even though they’re standing just a few feet away. I wouldn’t recommend trying this at home. You see, furniture is made really well in his country and can hold up under a lot of pressure. Your kitchen table could break or get messed up. It would be better to try your climbing outside.
Cade may not have climbed Mount Everest yet, in fact he’s never heard of it, but he has climbed mountains, including one that the aliens forbid students to climb. Are they worried for the students’ safety or are they trying to hide something? Cade discovered something bizarre at the top. That’s why he’s planning to go back. The next post will reveal what he found on the mountain top. He made it past their defense before, but will they be ready for him this time?
