DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE: WHAT SECRETS LIE WITHIN THE BLACKSTONE MOUNTAINS?

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

They waited for the swift darkness of evening to fall over the serene valley. Cade stared intensely at the ghost-like evergreens dancing in the splintered moonlight. Blake glanced up at the raging skies. Neon green lights on massive alien towers danced to the rhythm of an epic song. Dark shadows crept across the lower forest floor. The three kids waited for the signal in the distance. The white marble castle glowed softly in the falling dark. The signal lit up in the distance, shooting up high into the sky. Cade shot up the winding steps. He faked left, then jumped across to another staircase. Blake powered up the narrow steps, skipping as many as he could, counting quietly to himself. Drew flew up the steps almost dancing. Then two distant bright lights shot out in their direction. The three kids hid down at the top of a platform with a circular wall around them. The two fiery gold lights blazed across the night sky, searching, searching for them…

The mountain range that runs along the western coast of DarkCorner Land is called the Blackstone Mountains simply because they are made of black stone, but they hold many mysteries. They run past both Cashes Dade and Marcaydas. Cade and Blake explore and climb these mountains a lot, despite many warnings from the aliens. They are medium-sized mountains, like the Rocky Mountains in America. They are larger than the Appalachian mountains, but smaller than the Himalayas. They have mostly rocky, long slopes that aren’t that steep until closer to the top, then they get rockier and steeper. This is the part Cade and Blake like the best. Most of the blackstone is really smooth.

Most times Cade and Blake have gone exploring and climbing in the mountains, they come across some kind of alien activity. They don’t exactly try to avoid it, but they do try to remain unseen by alien eyes. Sometimes you can see alien lights flashing, reflecting in the smooth black stone faces of the mountains, especially the steep parts. What’s really bizarre is they reflect alien lights that are really far away. One time Cade and Blake were climbing up a relatively long, steep slope that was completely smooth like glass, with only some cracks here and there. That’s how they moved up, by putting their feet in the cracks and working their way up from there. Aliens had warned BlackStar Students not to ever try to climb this mountain, claiming it was too dangerous and took too much skill for BlackStar Students to climb it. After this lecture, Cade and Blake looked at each other and smiled. They knew they had to climb it now and prove that these two BlackStar Students could get it done. But they would soon discover the real reason the aliens didn’t want them climbing there.

This was a really tough mountain. The first long slopes were made of gravel like stones. Cade and Blake realized you had to really dig in to move up without sliding back. Blake figured out the best path to the top was up the grooves. Cade figured out how to move up the glass-like slope leading to the final rocky slope to the top by climbing in and near the cracks where the glass was rougher, and you could get a foothold. As they made their way close to the top, they saw flashing alien lights. Then they began to see dead, ghostly faces appear in the smooth stone. They appeared to be in a circle, talking like they were having a meeting. Then the kids heard one of them whisper something. Cade and Blake raced their way to the top with Cade jumping dramatically over the last stone to reach the top just before Blake who just rolled his eyes at Cade’s unnecessary jump which was followed by rolling over ten times. The kids celebrated, then took a good look around, seeing the lower mountains spread out for miles, but they couldn’t see where the alien lights were coming from. They couldn’t figure out where the ghostly meeting was taking place.

There’s something mysterious happening in the deep mines west of Marcaydas. People see aliens leading lines of BlackStar Students into the mountain going somewhere secret deep in the mines. If you are ranked BlackStar for a long enough time without doing better and moving up to a higher ranking, then you start to receive punishments. These students have to work long hours in the mines with no breaks and no pay. They’ve been strictly warned not to report where they are mining or what’s going on or there will be severe punishments for them as well as their families and friends. There’s something the aliens are hiding in these mines, and the Cashes Dade Ghost Strikers are determined to find out what it is.

The aliens made a crystal crown that is fueling a deadly, dark illness spreading among the students in Daylustar. Soon they will light up the crystal crown which will cause this dark illness to reach all the kingdoms. All the students, especially BlackStar Students like Cade, Blake, and Drew will be in danger of coming down this fatal, mysterious illness if they don’t destroy it before it’s too late. Cade, Blake, and Drew are determined to find a way. They don’t care what they have to do to sneak past the defenses and destroy it. But the problem is it’s set on top of a massive statue, floating in mid-air. How can they reach it? Can they throw something up there to knock it down? Is there an invisible staircase to reach it? Is it an illusion and the crown is really somewhere else they can reach? Is there a way they can knock the entire statue down to bring the crown down as well? How did they make it? Where did they get the gold stone to build it? What are they trying to hide in the mines? Leave a comment below if you have a guess. Do you know how they can destroy the deadly crystal crown? Check out the link below to find out more about the story and see the prophecy that gives clues to how they can destroy it. Can you figure it out?

https://dadestarmysteries.com/mystery-of-the-aliens-daylustar-statue/

“JOIN THE DADESTAR REVOLUTION”

When Cade and Blake reached the top of the mountain, they couldn’t see the alien lights or the ghostly faces, but they could still hear the whispering, and some of it was clear. They heard one ghostly voice whisper this:
“What if they see us here? What if they figure out who we really are?”

CHARACTER FUN FACTS: DAMIAN CALDANNON- WHO’S SIDE IS HE ON?

“SOME LIGHTS ONLY SHINE IN THE DEEPEST DARK”

Damian hurried down the dazzling spiral staircase in Daylustar. He and Brandon whispered about their plan to capture the three BlackStar Students mysteriously entering Daylustar from the other side. They entered a dark underground hall dimly lit by dingy golden candle light clusters hanging on the black marble walls on both sides. Deep booming shook the walls. Brandon started singing a fast-paced energetic song. Damian nodded rhythmically to the soaring music around them. They emerged from the tunnel and entered the massive dark entry hall to the Music Arena and Music Classrooms Hall where candle clusters floated around on the slick black walls. Damian and Brandon hid down in the shadows waiting for the three students to enter. Brandon stood quietly tapping the floor in a complicated rhythm to the distant sonic chords playing. He made several wide sweeping motions with his hands, then appeared to draw something in the air. Damian just flashed him a confused look with his arms out wide.

“What was that?” he asked.

“I was signaling.”

“Yeah, I could see that. What was that supposed to mean?”

“Just be ready.”

“You could not have just told me that?”

“I just did.” Damian sighed heavily burying his face in his hands. The three kids entered. Damian stood up slowly, holding an alien weapon in hand.

Soon we will learn more about Damian Caldannon who is from Devonmay. We will soon find out what Cade, Blake, and Drew are up against. But first, it’s time to reveal the answer to the last mystery challenge. Are you ready? Do you think you know it? The mystery challenge was what is the light that offers a key clue for the answer to the mystery in the story: MYSTERY OF THE ALIENS’ DAYLUSTAR STATUE

The answer is this:

It was the shimmering green chandelier lights hanging from the glass ceiling lighting the tops of the Daycrest Evergreens. Did you get it right? Leave a comment below telling us what your guess was and why. Tell us what you think of Damian. Next we will look at random facts about this intense kid from the tropical Kingdom of Devonmay with the City of Heyvas Ivydames. What kind of kid are the ghost strikers about to clash with? Do they know who’s watching them right now?

Damian is a big fan of soccer. He can get really intense when he’s playing. Every match is the most important match of the century to him. It’s been said then when he’s playing he shuts out the entire world around him. They say he does not have a clue what else is going on, that the world could be on fire and he would still be focused on the soccer game. In fact, Brandon decided to test this theory. One time, during one of Damian’s soccer games, Brandon dressed up like a crazy clown and did flips and handstands and some crazy dancing on the sideline. Damian did not notice him at all. Hard to believe, but he really didn’t. In fact, to this day Damian refuses to believe Brandon actually did this.

Damian is really agile and lightning fast. He can turn faster than anyone on the planet. In soccer games he will move right up to you and in a half-second he will make a single move past you in a flash. Dark spirits have been frustrated in the past trying to catch this kid. He will run straight at them, then right when they are about to get him he makes a single cut, flying past them.

Damian hates school. He is really smart and strategic. He knows how to solve problems by visualizing it, then breaking it down and finding a way to solve it. The thing is, he likes learning and figuring things out if he can see the point in learning it and how he can use what he learned in an important way. The problem is, his school began enforcing a new system which was very much like the system the aliens have now put in place. You have to sit still and only learn by hearing the teaching and taking notes. Damian hates trying to sit still. He likes to be active. He can study well, as long as he can take frequent breaks to play soccer in his room using a mini-soccer goal. If he’s into it, he can learn anything, and solve pretty much any problem. Thing is, Damian probably wouldn’t hate school if it was run the right way.

Damian does the same thing every morning at school. He slowly walks to his desk, looking like a zombie, then finally slumps into his chair. He leans back, his eyes half-closed, then lets out this long, dramatic sigh. He says in a really tragic voice, “I didn’t get much sleep last night.” Why didn’t he get much sleep? Was he studying all night? No. It’s always for the same reason: He was trying to set a new record of shots made in his mini-soccer goal in his room. Sometimes it’s because he’s trying some crazy shot and refuses to go to sleep until he hits it, and even then sometimes he feels compelled to try and hit it again! He always says the same thing, “Tonight I’m going to sleep right away. I am not even going to look at my soccer goal.” But he never learns.

Damian can be annoying to go to lunch with. He and Brandon often go to a restaurant by the coast that has a buffet. Damian is really, and I mean really, indecisive when it comes to what he wants for lunch or dinner. He’ll stand there staring for what feels like hours trying to decide as if his life depends on whether or not he has the fish sticks. Then he’ll pick something, then later put it back, then just when he gets to the end of the line he’ll shake his head again and pick it back up. Other times he and Brandon will go through the line pretending to fight over every item. You don’t want to be the one who has to go through the line after they have been through it.

Damian and Brandon often play mini soccer matches in his room. Most times he and Brandon try to hit crazy trick shots seeing who can hit it first. Damian has an amazing ability to see just how to hit the craziest shots. He can visualize great plans. He wants to be a great war general someday. He has a great ability to visualize a battlefield and figure out the best strategies, like how to capture the enemy…


WHAT IS THE WAY THROUGH DAYLUSTAR?

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

The sky looked like an upside down ocean in the chilling October night. A pale light appeared within the rolling dark blue clouds. The light slowly burned brighter in the form of a blazing triangle. Deep, rhythmic booming shot out across the sky. Bright white beams of light shot out in a slow spiral across the sky. A dark, blank face stared out of every dirty blue stained glass window. Drew stared transfixed by the ghostly faces just staring directly at them. Blake turned back, scanning the empty street curving back down into the dark maze of Caras Dayermore. They approached a wide complex with five massive high set windows lit under flashing gold light inside. A bench was set just ahead of them. Cade dove underneath, rolled over several times, then jumped up, turning back with a dramatic expression.

“What was the point of that?” asked Blake as he easily stepped up on the bench then stepped back down throwing his arms out wide while shaking his head. Drew easily stepped around it.

“We need to be stealthy,” said Cade. Alien ships raced across the sky. The glowing forest of massive Cashdes Evergreens came sharply into focus on the slopes below leading up to the green flashing alien school of Daylustar. Turning to them with eyes lit Cade said, “This time, we’re finding the way to the statue, and that crystal crown is about to come crashing down.”

It’s time for another mystery challenge as we get a closer look at Chapter Seven in the story: MYSTERY OF THE ALIENS’ DAYLUSTAR STATUE which kicks off the new mystery series called The Cashes Dade Ghost Strikers. To learn more about the new story which is now available on Amazon click on the link below:

https://dadestarmysteries.com/cades-revolution-against-the-aliens-is-about-to-begin/

JOIN THE FIGHT

In this mystery challenge there will be a key clue that reveals which path the kids can take through Daylustar. One of the paths has a weakness in the aliens’ defense where the kids can sneak past and get to the Concert Hall where the aliens’ mysterious weapon is set. One of the lights is a key clue, can you figure out which one? The answer will be revealed in the next Character Fun Facts Feature. Pay close attention to what is missing. If you have a guess for the answer or what will happen next in the story when the ghost strikers enter Daylustar, leave a comment below. Here is a list of the paths through the school of Daylustar. Can you figure out which path it is?

SCHOOL OF DAYLUSTAR HALLS:

  1. POOL AND GARDEN HALL
    INSTRUMENTAL PATH
    SOFT PATH
    DREAMY PATH
  2. STUDY CENTER AND LIBRARY HALL
    SYMPHONIC PATH
    RHYTHMIC PATH
    POLITICAL PATH
  3. MEETING CENTER AND DINING HALL
    POETIC PATH
    BALLAD PATH
    TRAGIC PATH
  4. MUSIC ARENA AND MUSIC CLASSROOMS HALL
    DANCE PATH
    MOODY PATH
    SONIC PATH
  5. AUDITORIUM AND INSTRUMENTS HALL
    EPIC PATH
    ROMANTIC PATH
    CLASSICAL PATH
  6. GHOSTS CITY AND STATUES HALL
    CAROL PATH
    HOPEFUL PATH
    ENERGETIC PATH

At the same time Cade, Blake, and Drew were making their way to the Music Arena and Music Classrooms Hall in Daylustar, Brandon and Damian, two top students in the school, were entering the same hall from the other side. How did these two kids from Devonmay end up here? It all started in a secret meeting they had with the aliens a year ago.

Brandon and Damian were directed to the School Leader’s Office. They sat down in the half-circular marble white room with several blue and red stained-glass windows overlooking the lush valleys far below. Brandon squinted up at the bright shimmering chandelier light spilling out across the room. The two alien leaders of the school sat down in front of the windows on two sparkling white marble chairs. They had white crystal suits on, staring down at the two students with their half-moon white glowing eyes. Brandon adjusted his chair, sliding it across the marble floor making a loud screeching sound. Damian flinched during the high piercing sound. A teenage boy in a bright white suit stood between them and began speaking in a solemn, elevated voice:

“We are developing a new, elite school for music. We are looking for the best and brightest students who can excel in this school.”

“Looks like you found them,” said Brandon, moving his chair further back with a higher piercing sound. Damian punched him in the arm.

“You are in fact the first students we are inviting to the school,” the messenger continued. “We are building the school now, with majestic structures and brilliant, bright shimmering crystal lights. You proved the corrupt elite teachers wrong, those who used to run this school. We are looking for students with creativity to develop great music. This school will be a great opportunity and critical in our fight to defeat the dark spirits.”

“Count us in,” said Brandon. “We are totally focused…” He began to slide his chair, but turning to an annoyed Damian, he picked up his chair and moved it a few inches from the wall. “That should work now,” he said leaning back. Then he sighed dramatically, picking it up again. Damian turned to him with a half-annoyed, half-perplexed look while he then tried measuring the distance from the chair to the wall.

“Will you cut that out?” Brandon sighed and sat down.

“We are not just choosing you to enroll in this school because of your musical skills,” the alien messenger continued. “We watched you in the Caymisdorm when you used your stealth to get past the dark spirits. There are people out there, students and adults who are a cancer to our world, led by the dark spirits who will try to destroy our school. We need you to look out for those who may try to sneak past our defenses and destroy the power we are building to overcome the dark powers in this land.”

Brandon and Damian entered the bright green flashing Music Classrooms. Bright shimmering green chandelier lights flashed rhythmically scattered across the slick black walls rising high toward the triangular ceiling. Brandon kind of danced as they moved down the path lit by small bright shimmering gold lights moving around in rapid circles across the glass floor. They quickly passed various classrooms separated by curtains of green bright shimmering lights flashing to the rhythm of the fast-paced booming music. Damian tapped his sides rhythmically as they entered the garden of Daycrest Evergreens rising high toward the distant ceiling lit up near the top by the shimmering green chandelier lights hanging from the glass ceiling. They raced up the long winding staircase to the top loft overlooking the roof of the Music Arena. Damian pushed hard but Brandon dove across the platform ahead of him.

“AAAAaaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhhhhh,” said Brandon holding his head.

“You never learn,” said Damian shaking his head. Then the two kids stared out at the field at the entrance to the Music Arena and Music Classrooms Hall. They saw shadows moving. The two kids took out their telescopes to see closer and spotted Cade, Blake, and Drew getting ready to enter the school. Then, Brandon and Damian got in position to track them down, with their weapons at hand…

DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE: WHY ARE THEY HERE?

“SOME LIGHTS ONLY SHINE IN THE DEEPEST DARK”

Three aliens with their messenger, a 16 year old girl, led Brandon and Damian down the gray stone path along the flowing blue channel on the top street of Heyvas Ivydames to the end where a massive wide triangular alien ship set on a field. It was lit with rhythmic flashing blue and gold lights. A deep hum came from the ship. They felt a soft vibration under their shoes as they approached the brilliant crystal door. Brandon and Damian exchanged half nervous, half curious looks. Slowly the aliens led them into the ship. The kids looked around in awe at the bizarre crystal flashing walls and slanted ceilings. The aliens directed them to an white couch with elaborate designs all over it. The door slid shut. Inside went dark. Dim gold and blue lights in rows around the inside turned on, flashing in fast rhythms. The hum grew loud with a high whining sound as the ship lifted and smoothly flew off into the green flowing sky.


One of the aliens disappeared in the front of the ship while the other two sat on high chairs staring down at the two kids with their soft glowing white half-moon eyes. Brandon flashed Damian a wide-eyed, almost crazed expression. “We commend you for finding the answer to the dark illness threatening your kingdom,” said the messenger in a solemn, elevated voice. “You showed great intelligence and courage in solving the mystery as well as taking on the dark spirits.”
“Thank you,” said Brandon with an awkward bow. Damian looked at him questioningly, then turned away shaking his head.
“We saw how you defied the elite teachers in your kingdom.”

“They were working with the dark spirits,” said Damian.
“They will be punished,” the messenger continued, “they were wrong about you. They did not believe you could succeed with your creative and unusual methods of learning.”
“She’s talking about those bizarre pictures you draw,” whispered Damian.
“Maybe she’s talking about how you cannot study without taking a break every ten minutes to score soccer goals in your room.”
“We will be placing new leaders in every school,” the messenger continued. “We have been watching your kingdoms for years. We know your lands have been haunted by dark spirits. This is why we’re here, to overpower them and save you from their dark illnesses.” The window shades drew back. The kids stared out at the passing green clouds with eyes wide.
“Where are you taking us?” asked Brandon.
“We have a place to show you, but first, we have questions for you, and we expect answers.”

Brandon and Damian come from the Kingdom of Devonmay with the City of Heyvas Ivydames. Check out the page DARKCORNER LAND to see it on the map. The kingdom is called the land of the star gazers, because many people there are astronomers, they study the stars and planets with telescopes. They like everything to be bright and shiny in their designs, things they make, and the kind of people they try to be. They love music, bright and loud. Brandon is exactly the type of kid you will find in Devonmay. He is bright and loud. He constantly smiles and tries to have fun. You can hear him from far away either talking loud or singing loud. Are you like Brandon? What would you do if you were Brandon or Damian and about to be led onto an alien ship? Leave a comment below.

The City of Heyvas Ivydames is built along a mountain on seven levels, each rising higher. Their towers are really tall, looking like spears rising into the sky. They are laced with a kind of gold dust that glows at night so the entire city shines at night. They don’t have streets, but water channels so you have to use a boat to get places fast. Brandon constantly has to be reminded to sit down when he rides in one of the boats. One of his favorite things to do with his friends his race model boats along the channel. He starts yelling at his boat if it gets behind believing if he yells loud enough, his boat will go faster. Brandon and Damian like going to the high towers to look into the stars, but they never dreamed they would be high up in the sky one day.

“How did you find the answers in the Caymisdorm?” asked the alien messenger.
“We followed the clues in the Canday Prophecy,” answered Brandon.
“Did you see the opera singer up close in the Caymisdorm?”
“No, we could never get close to her,” answered Damian.

“Did you ever learn anything about her?” Brandon and Damian shot the messenger confused looks. Just then the messenger directed them to look out the windows. From high up they saw a mass of spiraling mountains under a glowing blue haze. Brandon stretched out trying to see closer, nearly falling off the couch. “This is where we will establish our kingdom and city which will rule over all the kingdoms and cities of this land. We will take down the dark spirits, but we will need the best and brightest students to complete this mission. It will begin with you.” Brandon nodded emphatically while slipping further off the couch. Damian pulled him back, saying, “Stay cool, this is not a carnival ride.”
“But you must answer this question which is key to winning the victory over the dark powers of this land.”

“What’s that?” asked Brandon. The two aliens leaned in closer, their eyes burning brighter in the murky darkness of the ship.
“How did you overcome the power of the opera singer in the Caymisdorm?”

CHARACTER FUN FACTS: BRANDON CAVORMAY

“SOME LIGHTS ONLY SHINE IN THE DEEPEST DARK”

Brandon Cavormay is a colourful kid to say the least. Have you ever seen the tv show, I Love Lucy? In that show the character Ricky Ricardo is from Cuba. He speaks Spanish fluently and sometimes when he gets in an argument with his wife he’ll switch from English to Spanish. If you’re talking to Brandon, he might switch from talking to singing, especially if he gets too excited, which is all the time. Brandon is from a kingdom far to the south in the semi-tropical region of DarkCorner Land called Devonmay in the City of Heyvas Ivydames.
Two years ago, right before the aliens arrived, a mysterious dark illness spread through Devonmay. Brandon believed he was destined to be the one to find the answer. He claims it happened one night out in the valley when he saw a star shining brightly down on him. It may sound crazy, but when it comes to Brandon anything can happen. The secret seemed to be held by the mysterious opera singer who haunted the dark, twisted halls of the Caymisdorm. Brandon began to realize music was the key to finding the answer, and no one knows more about music than Brandon.

Before we get more into the aliens’ arrival, it’s time to reveal the last Mystery Challenge. The answer to which alien tower reveals a clue about how they can be defeated was this:

The massive, slim tower in brilliant neon green shimmering lights.

Did you figure it out? Were you right? Leave a comment below.

Before the aliens arrived, mysteriously, the Kingdom of Devonmay set up a ranking system for students, similar to what the aliens established. They had two rankings: BlackStar and GoldStar. BlackStar just meant you were failing in some way while GoldStar meant you were succeeding at the highest level. Brandon was ranked BlackStar because he struggles to focus in school. He likes to be active and can’t understand concepts the way they’re taught many times since they don’t use pictures or let him do projects that show how the concept works. He also likes drawing crazy pictures and writing his music during boring lessons. But it was his creative way of thinking that led him to begin solving the mystery of the dark illness.

Brandon likes to sing, and he likes to write symphonies. How do you write a symphony? I have no idea. Writing a symphony sounds way too complicated. Can you sing or write music? What’s it like? What kind of songs do you like to sing or write? Let us know in the comments below. How much are you like Brandon? Brandon has an interesting way of writing his symphonies. He’ll close his eyes and bob his head kind of hearing the music in his head for a long time. Sometimes it can last for hours. Then all the sudden he’ll get this crazed look in his eyes and write music lines and notes incredibly fast. He enjoys going to the music halls and listening to symphonies as well. For him, the louder and more explosive the music is, the better. Brandon and his friends explored the haunted Caymisdorm, outsmarting the dark spirits to find the clues hinted at by the Canday Prophecy. After awhile, Brandon began to put the pieces together, like the parts of a symphony.
Brandon has a lot of energy, and he’s kind of a morning person, but he dreads getting up early in the morning, even though he does anyway. When he finds out he has to get up early the next morning, he leans back, closes his eyes, and kind of lets out this strange groan that sounds like he’s dying, and he acts like he’s dying. But does he try to get to sleep early? No, not at all. He acts like he doesn’t have to get up early at all while he keeps trying to hit crazy shots on his miniature soccer goal in his room. Then the next morning he’ll basically fall out of bed, but then he gets pretty energetic and drinks coffee. Brandon’s favorite drink in fact, is coffee, and he likes to stir it pretty much every time he takes a drink. No one really knows why. If you ask Brandon, he’ll tell you it’s all part of the symphony. He says every person is a symphony, you can’t just look at a few of their instruments, but see how they all play together to find out who someone really is.

Brandon Cavormay used his skills in putting together symphonies to succeed in finding the answer for the dark illness in Devonmay. The key was, you have to follow the light that shines in the deepest dark. But they didn’t have the final answer until they heard the opera singer sing in the Caymisdorm. Then it became clear who she really was. The aliens invaded soon after. The alien messengers told the people about their plans to take power over all the kingdoms and schools. When they were done speaking, the crowd dispersed. Brandon began to leave for home as well, when an alien messenger and three tall, slender aliens in dark blue suits up to their stretched faces surrounded him. Brandon stared wide-eyed at the aliens with their white shining, crescent moon shaped eyes. The alien messenger then told Brandon in an elevated, solemn voice, “We’ve been watching you. We know what secrets you have been looking for in the Caymisdorm. We know you discovered the hidden secrets. Now, you will tell us…”

THE ALIENS’ DARK SECRET

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

Breaking blue moonlight spilled through the clouds streaming fast across the October night sky. Deep booming began in the distance from beyond the ridged mountain top ahead. It was low with a strange, constantly changing rhythm. Cade waited for the dark gray mists ro begin rising up the slopes. He glanced around at the still pockets of slim, short Carres Evergreens glowing neon green in the silent night. When the mists began to rise he got his three stones ready. He quickly threw them up the slope one after another, skipping them along the upper stones. Dark spirits slowly emerged against the spilling blue moonlight from behind each pocket of Carres Evergreens. Cade slowly broke a smile.

It’s time for the next mystery challenge. We join Cade Mayson as he explores in the mountains west of Cashes Dade at night. He’s been seeing bizarre flashing lights and hearing mysterious sounds coming from somewhere out here. He believes there is some kind of secret alien activity going on. They told students like him not to explore in these mountains, but that’s not going to stop Cade. In fact, if you want Cade to do anything, just tell him he can’t. About a year ago, the aliens attacked Cashes Dade murdering 20,000 people out of the 60,000 people who lived there. They gave no warning and not much explanation. The aliens claimed the people had to be killed because they were dangerous, working with dark spirits to create deadly illnesses. Cade believes they’re working on something to try and finish them off. He believes they are evil because of the unfair way they run their schools, punishing students who can’t succeed in the exact way the aliens believe is right, and because they murdered 20,000 people with no proof that they were dangerous. Cade wants to learn their secrets to figure out what they’re really doing here and how they can be defeated.

The mystery challenge will be figuring out which alien tower reveals a clue about how they can be defeated. The key will be to look for what is smart, what makes sense. Leave a comment below if you think you know the answer. It will be revealed in the next Character Fun Facts Feature. Can you figure it out? Once Cade gets an idea what the aliens are doing and where, he’ll get his best friend Blake to join him in spying on the alien activity. It will take some convincing, Blake will probably say he’s not going, it’s too risky, even though he can be just as crazy as Cade, sometimes even more. Cade will just smile and nod. Blake will shake his head defiantly. Then Blake will just find himself going with Cade to check out what the aliens are doing out here in the dark. But first, Cade has to make his way up the mountain.

Cade took a look at the dark spirits gathered at the clusters of Carres Evergreens on the left and on the right up the slope. Dark gray mist rose up in thick clouds across the upper slope. “Now you see me, now you don’t,” he said quietly as he scrambled up the slope in the heavy mists. He jumped from stone to stone up the long slope to the top. Chilling winds rushed across the high rocky slope. Dark gray mists faded away. Cade dropped down within the stones. He gazed up as he heard music playing in the far distance. A lady was singing a sad, drifting song but with a mysterious hope playing within. Fiddles and drums played the slow, drifting melody behind her singing. A neon green light flashed slowly around from behind the mountain top. Cade stared with a curious, intrigued expression, his eyes raised and almost slanted at the same time. He looked around to see slim shadows roaming the slope on his right and to his left. He took out another set of stones and threw them far to his left, skipping across the larger stones. He smiled. Dark spirits to his right quickly drifted in his direction. He quickly dropped down between the large stones. A loud groaning sound dragged behind the mountain. A sour horn blared out. The dark spirits glided past. Cade slowly looked up to see them all flying across the slope on his left. He smiled brightly, then waving goodbye he said, “See you later. Good luck trying to find me.”

Cade flew up the final slope, his feet barely touching the rocks as he made his way to the top. Blue lights flashed rhythmically from a half stadium shaped tower far in the distance beyond the mountains. Cade stared out across the rolling hills below where dark mists hung like a flowing sheet over the grounds. The mysterious distant song grew faster with the whining fiddles playing a bright, energetic song. The lady’s voice sounded like a drifting, haunting spirit but singing a bright dream. Several red towers appeared briefly moving across the hills in the far right corner. Whistles played out a short distance behind him. Cade looked around and hurried over to a cluster of stones. He kicked a few small stones down slope as he scrambled up to his hiding spot. He put his fingers to his lips and motioned for the stones to be quiet.

He watched the flowing darkness below where he began to hear some kind of whining sounds at a fast-paced rhythm. An alien voice rang out in a drifting, haunting, but hollow sound, echoing across the wide valley. Cade watched with a bizarre, half-curious, half-concerned expression. Then a massive, slim tower in neon green shimmering light appeared among the hills. Dark, slim figures appeared near the bottom, moving around in rapid, sharp movements. As the lady continued singing a brilliant neon green light appeared at the top of the slim tower and began slowly roaming across the distant mountains to the left, slowly sweeping back and forth.

Dark spirits appeared at the top of the mountain. “What took you so long?” Cade asked quietly. Cade scrambled out. Then he hit his blue shell lighting it up in blue shine. He pointed it at himself and said in a loud voice, “Looking for me?” The spirits turned in his direction. He sprinted along the top. Then Cade faked left as he put the light out before diving to the right. He scrambled fast along the top until he disappeared over the edge. He glanced back. The dark spirits glided off to the other edge. Cade smiled and hurried down the slope, clapping and nodding rhythmically.

Tomorrow night Cade will return with Blake to spy on the alien activity. This is where the first story in the new mystery series begins called:
THE CASHES DADE GHOST STRIKERS

Find out what mysterious sight the two kids will discover in the first scene in
MYSTERY OF THE ALIENS’ DAYLUSTAR STATUE
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Will they be able to spy on the aliens without getting caught? What mysterious sight will they see? What will they discover about the aliens and their plans to destroy them? What happens as they try to get away unseen will change their lives forever…

DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE: THE MYSTERIOUS ALIENS

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

Have you ever wondered if aliens exist? Have you ever imagined what it would be like if aliens invaded our world and took power over every country? What would you do? How would you respond? How would you try to defeat them to take your country back? Would you raise your hand and tell them “We come in peace?” Leave a comment below and tell us what you would do. Cade, Blake, and Drew were told that the aliens had supreme knowledge and knew the best ways to run school. Drew would call it mumblebrush, pretty sure that’s not a word, but oh well, Cade would call it garbage, and Blake would call it a word I can’t repeat here.

The next mystery challenge will take you to Cashes Dade where Cade and Blake are exploring in the mountains finding new alien structures going up. The mystery challenge will be figuring out which alien tower reveals a clue about how they can be defeated. This post will offer some clues for this mystery challenge as well. Can you figure it out?

The kingdoms of DarkCorner Land had seen some mysterious things and had been haunted by dark spirits, but they still were shocked by the sudden alien invasion. Cade and Blake had outrun dark spirits in several close encounters before. They had seen some strange visions in the sky, but they weren’t prepared for how their lives would change, and not for the better. Their schools are now incredibly strict and don’t allow for creative ideas. Cade, Blake, and Drew have plenty of them, but the aliens don’t want to hear them. In this mystery series you can actually join in the fight. You can help them solve the mystery of how to defeat the aliens. Check out the page:

THE DADESTAR REVOLUTION

On this page you can check out the Canndaze Prophecy that reveals the secret of the aliens. It’s written in code so the aliens don’t figure it out but the people do. Do you have any jokes that you and your friends tell that no one else would understand? Or maybe you wouldn’t want other people to hear it, like your parents or teachers. There is a secret in the words of the prophecy. Every post reveals more clues as the story of the DadeStar Revolution led by Cade Mayson continues. Can you solve the mystery?

Why are they here? They want power over the kingdoms, but they could have destroyed them completely if they wanted and taken everything, but they haven’t. What exactly do they want?

The aliens have taken power over all the kingdoms of DarkCorner Land. They built a city called Arapreshday with massive white towers so bright you can’t look directly at them. They declared to the kingdoms that they are now the rulers over all of their kingdoms. The alien messengers told the people that their new ruler was an alien named Madrastra. No one has ever seen him. The aliens now make the laws that every kingdom must follow. Ever since they arrived they haven’t stopped building new towers and structures all throughout the land, around the kingdoms and out in the country. The aliens warn students, especially BlackStar ranked students, not to explore too far in the mountains. Guess which students didn’t listen to them?

Cade Mayson and Blake Candade are two 12 year olds who have a strong determination to discover new ideas and new places. They have been exploring in the mountains far from Cashes Dade looking for new alien structures and alien activities. Dark spirits are roaming the lower slopes. Bizarre distant lights are flashing to crazy musical rhythms. They can hear loud groaning sounds with bright lights flashing around to a booming rhythm. Look for the connection, that will be the key. They are about to discover way more than they expected. Check out the next mystery challenge. Cade and Blake are about to see something incredibly mysterious.

CHARACTER FUN FACTS: GHOST STRIKER DREW MARSHER

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

Cade and Blake are going on a daring mission to sneak into their school tonight to steal the prophecy held by the alien leaders. Shadows are moving everywhere. Every window and door seems to be creaking in the chilling October winds. They’re watching for dark spirits roaming the halls and for the aliens who stand guard at the alien tower on top of their school. The school office is locked, but Cade has a plan. They know to stay in the shadows, and they know how to get creative in outrunning dark spirits. But what they don’t realize is that someone else is hiding in the school.

Drew Marsher is a 12 year old from Cashes Dade who will never forget the night the aliens attacked the kingdom. 20,000 people were murdered in the attack. The aliens claim those people were dangerous, working with dark spirits to create dark illnesses to destroy the people so they could take power over all the kingdoms. What Drew saw that night says otherwise.

Before we continue with Drew, it’s time to reveal the answer for the last mystery challenge. The key question that reveals an important clue about how to defeat the aliens is this:

Why haven’t they destroyed everyone?

Did you get it right? What does it mean? Leave a comment below and tell us if you think you know the answer.

Drew wasn’t surprised when the aliens arrived, in fact, he was expecting them. Drew has read just about every book there is about space, the planets, and alien life. He watches the sky every night for alien activity. Before the invasion he thought he saw bizarre lights appear far above the clouds. Sometimes blazing lights would streak across the sky. Now he watches the alien towers where ships fly off. Sometimes they fly straight up into the sky and disappear. He has seen strange flashes and heard heavy booms coming from high above the clouds. Drew believes there is a great war happening between many planets and that earth is at the center of the war. He’s expecting to see other alien races appear soon. The question will be, who’s side should they join?

Last night, Drew saw a bizarre flash in the sky over the mountains. It kind of mushroomed and slowly expanded out in a slow green wave before disappearing. Then he saw several ships fly low over the mountains with bright light beams shooting out, roaming the hills. He believes they were looking for something or someone. That’s why tonight he’s going to sneak into the school. He’s done it before, to sneak into the school library to read books the aliens won’t allow BlackStar Students like him to read. This time, he plans on sneaking into the office to recover the prophecy he knows the aliens are hiding in there. He believes the prophecy must reveal clues about what’s going to happen soon in the great war of the worlds and the aliens don’t want the people of Cashes Dade to figure out how to win the war. When Drew finds his way to the office he’ll be in for a surprise.

Drew Marsher is really smart, but he struggles in school. He struggles to sit still and focus. He can be hyper-active and impulsive in his thinking and actions. He needs to be active and move around to really learn well. He hates trying to learn and study in silence sitting completely still for long hours at a time, but this is the only way the aliens allow students to succeed. If they can’t follow this way, they lose points, and Drew just doesn’t get much good studying done during these times because he needs action and noise. Drew is smart and creative. He is also good at finding solutions for problems.

Drew basically says whatever happens to be on his mind at the time. He can go on pretty long talks changing topics rapidly. When he starts talking, you never know where it’s going to go. You can bet it will probably have something to do with outer space and aliens. Drew is a wanderer. If you ask Drew to go to the lunch line and bring you a drink, he might be back in a few minutes or a few hours because he saw something interesting on the ceiling or wandered to who knows where. As annoying as his wandering can be, it is also really valuable. Drew sees things no one else sees. He discovers great ideas that no one else thinks of.

Last night, Drew could see something bizarre was going on in the mountains west of Cashes Dade, and he was right. He didn’t know, but he was looking where Cade and Blake were out spying on the secret alien activities. Something mysterious happened to Cade and Blake out there, something they will have to be forever concerned about. The aliens really were looking for someone. They were looking for Cade. Something happened that Cade and Blake can only pray the aliens never find out. But they were looking. The question is, what do the aliens know?

THE MYSTERIOUS SHOW IN THE SKY

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

“Who are they?
What planet do they come from?
What kind of empire do they have?
Why are they here?
What do they want from us?”
Get ready for another great mystery challenge. Cade Mayson and his friends face an overwhelming challenge-a system that is incredibly unfair, run by a superior force. The aliens seem impossible to defeat, but are they? Are there any clues that reveal how they might be defeated? There just might be. The mystery challenge for this post is that there is one question about the aliens that is key to beginning to figure out how to defeat them. This question leads to a key clue. The previous post:
DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE: ALIENS IN THE SCHOOLS
offers some clues for what the answer is. Pay close attention to this post and the story that will begin soon about the time Cade and Blake saw a mysterious vision in the sky over the mountains west of Cashes Dade before the aliens arrived. The answer will be revealed in the next Character Fun Facts feature. Leave a comment below if you have a guess. Can you figure it out? Can you help Cade in the fight?

Several years ago the kingdoms of DarkCorner Land were invaded by aliens who used their great advances in technology and weaponry to quickly take power over the kingdoms. They watch everything closely-every business must be run the way they want and they get a pretty large share of the profits, but they seem much more concerned about the schools. That’s why two aliens run every school-in other words the principal and assistant principal in every school is an alien. Every classroom is overseen by an alien who sits in the back. Every student knows the eerie feeling of being watched by an alien all too well, especially when they’re dancing.

THE MYSTERIOUS SHOW IN THE SKY

Moonlight fell across the rough mountain slope like curtains rolling across. Blake slowed down approaching the large dark stones ahead.
“Cade, we might have to go around.”
“Never, I’ll die first,” he said. Holding out an invisible sword he dramatically pretended to stab himself before falling back dramatically. Blake shook his head then looked up the stones intensely.
“They’re pretty smooth,” he said pointing to the the two stacks of steep, smooth stones lined up close together leading up to a wide, flat top. “I don’t see a way over.” Cade stepped up, took one look, then turned to Blake and slowly broke a smile. “You’ve got to be kidding me.” Cade shrugged, then wedged himself between the two stone towers and worked his way up between them. Blake just sighed and shook his head. “You’re crazy, Cade.”
“So you’re going around?” Cade asked from the top.
“No way.” Blake then worked his way up to Cade. They gazed out at the final slope to the long, flat mountain top. A slow moving wave of dark clouds approached from the far left. “That’s bizarre.”
“Look at all the dark spirits milling around at the top.”
“They’re all looking at the sky past the top.”
“We need to get there.”
“I don’t know…”
“Let’s go.” Cade took off up the slope.
“Don’t we need a plan?” Blake asked running after him.
“We’ll just blend in.”
“Because we look like dark spirits?”
“Not yet.”
“Not yet?”
“You’ll see.”

“This should be good,” Blake muttered under his breath as they drew near to the top. A massive dark shadow slowly stretched over them. The dark wave slowly rolled across the sky past them. Cade stopped just short of the top reaching into his backpack. Blake watched perplexed while he fumbled around for what seemed like hours until finally he pulled out two large black sheets. Blake raised his eyes. “This is your plan?”
“Yeah. We wrap these sheets around us. We’ll look just like them.”
“You can’t be serious.”
“It’ll work. Besides, we’ll hang in the back. If any of them recognizes us we’ll turn and run.” Blake sighed several times as they wrapped the black sheets around themselves, then slowly crept up to the crowd of dark spirits just standing still watching the sky. The kids stared out at the smooth dark sky over the rolling mountains on the other side. The soft winds died down completely. They waited and watched in dead silence. Blake looked over at Cade who stared ahead with a solemn, empty expression with wide eyes.
“What’s wrong with you?” he whispered.
“Nothing.”
“Why are you staring like that?”
“I’m just trying to look like one of them.”
“But you’re scaring me.”
“We’re standing a few feet behind a crowd of ghosts but you’re scared of me?”
“Actually yeah.”

“Wow.” Just then a small distant light appeared far above the clouds. Slowly the neon green light grew larger and clearer in the shape of a narrow triangle. Then a green light flashed out in slow circle across the sky as a visual of a stadium appeared with a crowd of people sitting still in the stadium. Cade and Blake exchanged highly intrigued looks before turning back to see a bright golden light beam shoot out down to the stadium. Then it slowly roamed around the stadium like a ticking clock across the dark citizens. It dragged around several times before stopping where a small group of citizens in a dark corner were dancing. The light grew brighter and held there for several long moments before in a sudden flash the entire sky went dark.

Want to see these kids try to pull off an impossible mission? Check out the first book in the series which is out now on Amazon by following the link below:

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JOIN THE FIGHT

What did Cade and Blake just see?
Why were the dark spirits there?
Was this an early visit of the aliens?
How many planets have they conquered?
How do they live?
What is their plan with DarkCorner Land?
What do they want?
Why haven’t they destroyed everyone?
What are they looking for?
What is the new weapon they’ve created?
How can Cade and Blake possibly reach it?
Can they pull off this mission?
If they can get in, will they be able to get out?

DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE: ALIENS IN THE SCHOOLS

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

What would you do if your school was run by aliens? How would you like being watched in school all day by aliens? That’s what Cade, Blake, and Drew have to deal with in their school. When the aliens invaded, they took power over their kingdoms and their schools. Every school has an alien in charge, usually wearing a white suit made of crystals. The aliens are somewhat taller than average humans. They have faces that look somewhat human but with lines up and down. Their faces are stretched, looking old but strong at the same time. Their skin is a sky-blue colour. Every school often has another alien of high position who works with the leader. Then there is an alien assigned to each classroom. They sit in the back watching the students and the teacher as well.

The aliens established in the school what they call their ONE WAY to succeed. This is for students and teachers. The aliens believe the only subjects that are truly important are English which includes reading and writing skills, math, and science. The subjects of history, some types of math and science, art, music, or anything else is not considered important. Even if you excel in those subjects it won’t help your ranking that much. Cade doesn’t really believe in reading, not that he thinks it doesn’t exist, but that it’s impossible to read more than ten pages before falling asleep.

The aliens established a ranking system for students which continues into adulthood as well.

BlackStar: This is the lowest ranking meaning failure.

BlueStar: This is the next highest ranking meaning average, just okay.

GoldStar: This ranking means you’re succeeding good, but not great.

WhiteStar: This is the highest ranking, meaning you are elite.

These rankings are really important for the students. If you are ranked as BlackStar, you will start getting punished. At first, you just get more schoolwork and tests, but if you still don’t move up then you start to have to either come in before school or after school to do chores. Most of them are cleaning the school, some are just other boring tasks that need to be done. If you continue to fail long enough, then you get tough jobs assigned to you working long hours with hardly any breaks and no pay. Cade and Blake are ranked as BlackStar. They, like many of their friends, face having to get these punishments soon. Do you get in trouble at school? Does it happen a lot? What do you have to do? What do you think is worse, having to come in before school or stay after school? Leave a comment below telling your experiences. Don’t worry, DadeStar Mysteries will not report anything you say to your school! WhiteStar Students get high rewards like various gifts, money, and high positions that have a lot of prestige.

The aliens only allow students to learn by listening to the teacher explain the subject and then write down notes. They are not allowed to draw any pictures or figure it out any other way. Every assignment is reading and answering questions. They are not allowed to do any creative projects that show them how the concept works. Tests are only a long set of questions where they have to write short essay answers. The students and teachers are not allowed to be creative, they must follow the aliens’ guides for how to learn the concepts. The aliens are also really strict with behavior. You have to sit completely still during really long lessons. If they see you moving at all you will lose grade points that will lower your ranking. How would you do in this system? Cade and Blake have had some adventures as well as problems in this system.

Cade struggles to learn in this style because for him to learn something he really has to just do it. Blake is similar, but for him he needs visuals and projects to understand how a concept works. They both struggle with sitting still since they like to be active. Both kids are smart, but they don’t learn well in the aliens’ system. They can figure things out by drawing pictures and learning by doing. Cade has a way of figuring things out as it happens. I’m not sure how he does it, like figuring out how to break through a trap set by the dark spirits to catch him, but it works. Blake knows the best strategies by looking at real examples and visuals, then he can figure things out even when he’s on the run.

They usually get through the worst lessons by playing a soccer game made of paper. They draw a soccer field and make paper goals and a paper soccer ball. Is this allowed by the aliens? Certainly not, so they have to get creative, which also isn’t technically allowed. The two kids put up books on the front end of the desk so it looks like they’re taking notes from the teacher’s perspective. But the alien is sitting in the back, so for him or her, they try to do most of their “kicking” directly in front of them, but they also have a fake set of notes written with their pens on hand just in case the alien takes a closer look. It works well most of the time, but one time they had a close call.

When any students step out of line or the teacher doesn’t seem to be teaching or managing the class effectively, the alien will communicate his message to a messenger, usually a WhiteStar Student. No one knows their language or how this works, but somehow they are able to communicate their message to the student who then states what the alien wants them to know. Their voice sounds kind of eerie and solemn when they are relaying an alien message.

So one time Cade and Blake were playing. It was a high scoring game, one of their best in fact, during an incredibly boring lesson about grammar. It wasn’t the teacher’s fault. She was a great teacher who used to teach really creative lessons that got the kids learning and moving, but she couldn’t do that kind of lesson anymore. She still secretly works with the BlackStar and BlueStar students helping them figure out how to do the best they can in the assignments teaching them creative techniques she can’t teach in front of the aliens. But yeah, this lesson was just awful. It had already been two hours. The kids were making some genius moves, but one move got away from them, actually the ball got away. Blake flicked it high, so high, Cade had to jump to block it, but it still went over his “goal.” Blake celebrated, until he saw how far the “soccer ball” went…five desks away. Cade had to act fast.

A sideways glance showed him the alien had stood up and was moving toward the paper soccer ball on the floor. He grabbed his pen, held it in his fist, and dove between the rows, sliding fast before crawling fast between the desks, rolling over several times before grabbing the ball. With his back to the fast approaching alien he quickly unwrapped it and wrote something he heard the teacher say in the lesson: “Exclamation points should be used sparingly.” The alien picked it up, staring at it with his crescent moon-shaped eyes that burned white. Cade shot a nervous glance back at Blake who was smoothly putting their fake notes down over the soccer field and putting the two soccer goals away. The alien looked it over, then handed it back to Cade. Cade watched nervously as the alien looked over at their desk before walking back to the back of the classroom. When Cade sat down he shot Blake a half-smile, half-relieved expression. Blake just put his head down with a long sigh.

Cade and Blake have a lot more to worry about now than just the strict way the aliens run their school. The aliens have created a dark illness that seems to threaten students like Cade and Blake the most. The weapon fueling this fatal illness seems to be set on a massive statue of a teenage singer floating high in mid-air at the new alien school of Daylustar. Find out what happens in the first book in the series The Cashes Dade Ghost Strikers which is available right now on Amazon. Click on the links to check it out:

MYSTERY OF THE ALIENS’ DAYLUSTAR STATUE

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0892HQTMN

Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0894CYGK2

Get ready for the next mystery challenge. The mystery will focus on what key question reveals something important about the aliens, something they’re hiding. This post gives a few clues for what the answer is, but the next post will offer more clues. See if you can figure it out. Cade and Blake refuse to sit back and let the aliens destroy them and their friends. Daylustar is where the aliens’ weapon is fueling the dark illness, so that’s where they’re going…