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THE NIGHT THE SKY FELL

CHARACTER FUN FACTS: CADE’S STORY

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

Cade’s mission to start a revolution against the aliens has begun. You can join him in the fight. See if you can solve the mystery.
Book One of The Cashes Dade Ghost Strikers:
Mystery of the Aliens’ Daylustar Statue is available on Amazon. You can buy it now by clicking on the links:

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

Ebook:

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

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Now it’s time to hear from Cade Mayson himself. For the first time ever, hear him report on the night the aliens attacked Cashes Dade.

“Blake and I were playing soccer in his room the night the sky fell. We were trying crazy trick shots on his mini soccer goal in his room. He hit one that rolled along the bed before spinning back through the goal. I was like, ‘That’s cool, that’s cool.’ I didn’t want him to get too confident. So I…what was that? I just saw a distant flash out of my window. Hold on. Hold on. It’s just dark now. Never mind that. Anyway so I walked over to the corner trying to look really confident. I knelt down and stared with my intense stare I use when I’m trying to figure out what to do. I stared for a really long time. I have great concentration…

What was that? I definitely saw something. The alien lights are always flashing over our city. Sometimes they make bizarre pictures in the sky. Never mind that. I figured out what to do. I kicked it off the wall, off the corner bookshelves, off the window, then into the goal. It worked! It really did. Seriously, it worked. I wish that was all that happened that night. But I remember our crazy soccer game for a much worse reason than the crazy shots we made.

I’ll never forget the sound. I heard this sharp buzzing around me. I tried to figure out where it was coming from. I’d turn and it would fade away. Then it would come back. It got louder and louder. We looked outside. The sky turned smooth green looking like rolling waves. Then I saw the ships. They were lit up in bright green rhythmic flashing lights. I’ll never forget seeing ten of them appear from all sides on the outer edge of Dayces Cameron. For a long time they just hovered low over the city. Blake and I just watched, staring, waiting to see what they would do.

Dark mist started falling like sheets over the city. Green lightning flashed rhythmically across the sky. We thought it was just another storm, until I noticed the ships were still there, just hovering still in the sky. Then we started hearing what sounded like heavy cannon shots in the sky. We thought it was thunder. It wasn’t. Bright lights, brighter than anything we ever saw, shot down from the ships on the city blowing up the towers. At one point several ships dropped these golden lights down, it was like a bright rain falling over the city but it lit up the towers in a bright flash.

The people Blake and I stay with rushed in and told us we had to leave right away. We hurried down the steps with a lot of other people who lived in our tower. I’ve never seen so many confused looks. But a few knew. They knew what was happening. We were led out of the city. Several towers crashed in exploding lights really close to us. We hurried into the mountains. I saw them pretty clear in the flashing lights. I recognized a mountain I had climbed before. I told them all to follow me.

Some people went up the long, smooth slope, but I like to go up the steep, rocky slope because you get there faster. I jumped from rock to rock flying up the mountain side with the lights flashing in the background. At one point I jumped halfway up a large stone hitting a slight foothold then I instantly launched myself from there just to the top of the rock. I pulled myself up, rolled over then jumped up another cluster to the top. I turned around and just shrugged. I couldn’t hold back a smile. I really did. Ask Blake. He just shook his head.

I still didn’t completely understand what was happening. I reached the top well before anyone else did. Blake was the closest since he climbed the way I did. I saw half of Dayces Cameron destroyed, burning, dark. The alien ships were gone. The alien towers were glowing bright gold lighting up half of the sky. I’d never seen them like that before.

Like I said, I still didn’t know what exactly had happened. I knew the aliens were evil. I know my parents are on a secret mission to figure out how to defeat them by spying on the inside. I know they’re sending me clues to start the revolution against them. I knew they ruined our school and they’ve been hiding something. I knew they were hiding a dark secret, and I knew they were afraid of students like me who are creative, who think differently, who find their own ways to succeed. I also knew one of their deep secrets, something they’re trying to hide from us, because it could lead to their defeat.

I know they’re creating a dark illness fueled by the crystal crown on top of the massive statue in Daylustar. That’s why I’m going to Marcaydas secretly so I can destroy it to stop the dark illness from killing all the students like me. I don’t know how I can possibly reach it, but I’ll figure it out. I know I will start a revolution against them to take back our school and our kingdom. But I didn’t know exactly what happened that night, until I saw people crying…”

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MYSTERY OF THE ALIENS’ DAYLUSTAR STATUE

“JOIN THE FIGHT”

Who are they?

What kind of civilization did they have?

What dark secret are they hiding?

Where did they come from?

Why are they here?

What do they want?

Are Cade and his friends really losers?

Are the aliens right about the ONE WAY to succeed in school?

Or are there skills Cade and his friends have that they don’t see?

Why did the aliens attack Cashes Dade?

Why are they trying to destroy students like Cade with a dark illness?

Are Cade’s parents really on a secret mission working on the inside?

How can Cade and his friends sneak through the new alien school?

How can they reach the aliens’ weapon at the top of the statue?

How can they be defeated?

Cade Mayson and his friends are about to go on a secret mission to save students like them. Answers will be found, but even more questions will arise. The first book is now available on Amazon. If you want to buy the book click on either link below.

Paperback:

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

Ebook:

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

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

Get ready to begin an adventure where the mysteries are endless. This is an experience like no other where you can join the characters in their mission. Find out what you’re made of. It’s time to reveal the Camdace Prophecy. Below that will be a description of the School of Daylustar. There is one path the kids can take to get past the aliens’ defenses. They must destroy the crystal crown fueling the dark illness, but it’s set on top of a massive statue, floating in mid-air. How can they reach it? Leave a comment below if you think you know how they can get to the Concert Hall. Do you know how they can destroy the crown? The prophecy reveals the clues to the answer. Can you figure it out? Can you solve the mystery?

Here is a complete description of the School of Daylustar:

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

CAMDACE PROPHECY

It will begin with our students haunted by bright dreams for each
The key secret for defeating the enemy from the skies is in reach
The dark illness almost has them when they’re hurt by the light
When their eyes light up green in heavy dark, they’re in the fight
Our students move down the school steps in a procession of dread
If they make the wrong move in their dark dream, they will be dead
There’s a secret power driving them to desire the talents of any
They have a desperate wish to be on stage: praised by many
You must figure out how to reach and touch the statue and crown
This crown must be destroyed to heal the illness taking them down
The keys to destroying it are bright, helpful, yet intense in the night
You must be determined, go higher and higher, over and over to light
There’s one path they can’t see every corner when it goes bright
It’ll be the only path that has candles in the windows at night
There’s one way, one path, one hall, that can get to the concert side
This music and determination together is the key to the door to hide
In the Concert Hall the Student will become still
The Intense Rebel must fight through the chill
He must shine, lighting up the dark corner glow
If he fails to see the light, he’ll die in the show

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DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE: THE DARK KINGDOM

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

Three strong forces from converge on the country under shadow

They’ll be amazed by the one hiding a dark secret they don’t know

Wait for the storms to collide across the sky in a great flash

The school that stood so long will come down in a crash

A small group of citizens sing close to the candle-lit window

The students are blinded by the alien lights in the show

Angry shouting is heard from the dark stadium in the night

From the south the stadium is lit by a distant glowing light

They are building something spectacular and mysterious

They play on their dreams of becoming stars, shining glorious

The citizens walk in the darkness where glittering Ilumin can’t go

Students stumble down the steps in the murky dream-like shadow

Follow the long, narrow flickering shadows of the dark orange glow

Get ready to enter the Kingdom of Marcaydas. A great battle will take place here, where the aliens will finally be challenged by the Cashes Dade Ghost Strikers. This prophecy and following descriptions will show clues that may reveal the answer to the mystery in the first story of the series called:

MYSTERY OF THE ALIENS’ DAYLUSTAR STATUE

To find out more about the mystery and see if you found any clues in this post, check out this link:

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You should also check out the page called: THE DADESTAR REVOLUTION located on the top of the home page of this site to see if you found any clues for the greater mystery of how can the aliens be defeated. Leave a comment below if you think you found any clues or if you have any questions about this story.

Marcaydas is a kingdom known for mining. The kingdom is surrounded by relatively tall, rolling mountains made of black stone covered in various evergreens. Many people work deep in the mines and are really good at finding new minerals that can become powerful medicines. People call it the dark kingdom because they tend to get stronger and more frequent storms than most other kingdoms so there’s often days that look like night. It’s also called the dark kingdom because so many people are miners working in heavy darkness that requires a special kind of lantern light because few lights can light up that kind of darkness.

The city of Marcaydas is called the City of Caras Dayermore. This city is spread out in winding narrow roads throughout hills. The streets are narrow dirt paths with packed dead leaves on the ground. The complexes are not that tall, but they’re wide with slanting roofs at odd angles. They’re made of black stones with windows made of dark blue stained glass. The streets usually are lit by poles with greenish-gold lanterns, except in the lower dark corner of the city where strong chilling winds constantly blow through putting out those types of lights. The only lights that can be used there are lights used in the deep mines. The entire city looks like a dark, twisted maze with gloomy dark golden lights glowing in the windows.

Marcaydas can also be called the dark kingdom because many people believe it’s haunted by dark spirits, more than perhaps any other kingdom in DarkCorner Land. Citizens often report seeing dead faces just staring out the windows. Sometimes it’s a blank face which is perhaps even more creepy. Some people like to explore the city, especially at night, just to see if they can find any of the types of ghosts reported. Sometimes they’ll go in an abandoned home and see how long they can stay through the night. Would you do that? More importantly, why are there so many dark spirits in Marcaydas?

Mysterious things are happening in Marcaydas right now. The aliens have been building a lot of mysterious towers with bizarre lights and displays shooting across the sky. Now they have just built an elaborate new school called Daylustar. At the center is a grand concert hall with a massive dome. At night the dome is always lit up in flashing colours of green and blue, flashing to heavy, mysterious pounding music that’s heard throughout Caras Dayermore. Even more mysterious is the massive statue they built that also floats in mid-air with a bright golden crown on his head. But students are struggling with a new, deadly dark illness.

Cade and Blake believe the aliens have a sinister plan with this new music school. They are planning on going on an adventure to Marcaydas. It will be interesting to see two bright, energetic kids like Cade and Blake in such a gloomy, dark country. They believe the prophecy is predicting that the aliens will develop a new, powerful weapon to take down many students, especially students like them who are ranked BlackStar. They believe the weapon the prophecy is describing the crystal crown. The aliens are calling all students to enter the school to try and become music stars. Cade and Blake have decided to answer the call, except they have a secret mission to destroy this new weapon of the aliens. Being ranked BlackStar means failure. Cade and Blake have failed in their school, but they have skills the aliens just don’t see. In fact, that’s exactly what these kids are counting on…

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CHARACTER FUN FACTS: CADE’S RIGHT HAND MAN

RANDOM FUN FACTS ABOUT CADE’S PARTNER IN CRIME: BLAKE CANDADE:

Blake is usually a good kid to talk to, except right before a soccer game. He gets really, really intense and fired up. He has a routine: he sits quietly with eyes closed, feet tapping rapidly. Then he tries to visualize him making great plays and leading his team to win. He always struggles to visualize however and gets really mad if you try to distract him, even though he can’t visualize that well when he has quiet. After the failed visualizing, he gets up and does this shadow boxing thing for a good ten minutes to get fired up. I wouldn’t suggest talking to him at this point because he will get really upset.

Blake is also not someone you want to talk to after the game. If they lose, you will hear a long speech about the twenty things he and the team should have done differently, and you don’t want to disagree, and for goodness sake’s don’t say anything good about the other team. If his team wins, it’s even worse. You will get a recap of the ENTIRE game with highlights of his best plays as he will demonstrate.

Blake is a diehard fan of the Cashes Dade soccer team. He thinks about every country first and foremost in terms of soccer. If you mention any country he will tell you what happened in the last soccer game against them. If they’re a rival of Cashes Dade you will get a complete history of their series. At random times Blake will be reminded of some great play Cashes Dade made or some tragic loss. You have to be careful not to do or say anything that reminds him of soccer.

Blake can and will turn anything into a competition. He will race you to a table that’s only ten feet away. He’ll count how many steps he can jump over and challenge you to get as many as he does. He will go for the most ridiculous jumps. He’ll ask you, “Do you think I could make that jump?” He’s not really asking what you think. He wants you to say, “No way.” Then you’ll see this crazy intense look come across his face before he does some insane jump. Then he’ll turn back with arms out wide and ask if you think you can do it.

Blake has a really interesting method for studying for a test. He takes about a half-hour deciding where he will study. He takes another hour talking about how he has to study for the test while basically stalling because he doesn’t want to get started. Next, he finally decides he better get started by hanging his head with a long, dramatic sigh. Thirty minutes later he sits down to study, with a drink, a snack, and a book about soccer. He studies by re-writing his notes and drawing pictures. He doesn’t really understand anything until he sees how it works in writing or in a picture. Then he can understand any subject as well as anyone. He studies hard for fifteen minutes, then gets up and kicks around a mini soccer ball in his room trying to score against a mini soccer goal. Then he goes back to studying for fifteen minutes. It works pretty well for him as long as he doesn’t wait too long to get started before the test.

Blake is always on the move, even when he sleeps, if he sleeps at all, which is a widely held myth among the students at Cashes Dade School. Blake is constantly running, or half-running until he has to sit down. He likes to stand a lot and walk around in school which helps him concentrate better. Teachers would let him do that for that reason until the aliens took over. They enforced a rule that you have to sit completely still. He still taps his feet and shifts in his chair while sitting through long lessons.

Blake is also a great tag player. He’s not as legendary as Cade, but he’s still really tough to catch. He’s a fast runner and can fly past you just when you think you’re about to get him. He also is really good at tagging people when he’s it. He’ll come up with a play in his mind, then chase you into a trap. You think you’re getting away from him, but he’s leading you to an exact point where in a sudden rush he will catch up to you. If all you have to do is tag him, you might be able to catch him. But trying to actually capture him when he’s running at you, is pretty much impossible, because he runs with a mysterious power, something the dark spirits will soon discover…

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MYSTERY OF THE ALIENS’ SECRET ON CAROLMIRE MOUNTAIN: CHAPTER FIVE

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

It’s time for the final chapter of this bonus short story that will lead into the first story of the series called:

Mystery of the Aliens Daylustar Statue

You can find out more about this story by clicking this link: https://dadestarmysteries.com/cades-revolution-against-the-aliens-is-about-to-begin/

Do you know which path the kids can take to get past the alien defenses and reach the top of Carolmire Mountain? One of them has a blind spot. What are the aliens hiding? The secret will reveal a key clue for the mystery in the first story of the series. Leave a comment below if you have a guess or think you know the answer. You can review the five paths and get the prophecy clues by clicking this link:

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CHAPTER FIVE:

Alien horns blared out with a sour powerful ringing through the dark mountain valley. Chilling winds swept down through the mountain pass. The triangular shaped Candles Evergreens danced in the passing winds sweeping down all seven rows. Ghostly shapes of white, gold, green, blue, purple, and orange danced in a fast rhythm to the eerie whistling song echoing out between the two towering ridges. Cade and Blake stared hard through the blurry, flickering candle lights. The various colours flickered to the rhythm of the deep booming organ song playing from the top in the distance. Bright alien lights shot out from the ridge where several tall shadowy figures stood. Cade and Blake were lit up directly in the light.

“Now what?” asked Blake.

Cade turned to him and slowly breaking a smile he said, “I guess it’s show time.” Cade scrambled down, followed by Blake. Cade shot down the slope under the blazing orange lights. The bright alien lights followed them hurrying down the slope. Blake pointed to dark spirits gathering at the bottom. Cade swerved sharp right along the slope. “Any ideas?”

“You’re asking me?”

“No, I’m asking the ghosts.” Colours of orange shifted to dancing blurry purple lights.

“We should play tag with them.”

“I was joking. What’s your idea?” asked Cade.

“That’s my idea, let them see what it’s like playing tag with you.”

“Cool, let the games begin.” Cade turned left, angling down slope toward the approaching ghosts.

“I never thought I’d feel sorry for dark spirits.” The ghosts drew close in the bright green lights tracking the kids. Cade slid to a stop. Then he shot straight up the slope. He faked right, then left, then shot up to the right. The kids rushed back through dancing orange lights. More dark spirits appeared ahead. Cade ran straight up toward them. Blake followed close watching with anxious eyes as they got closer and closer. Dark spirits glided down into the alien lights.

Cade turned sharp left. Blake glanced back. Dark spirits rushed up toward them. “They’re on us, Cade.”

“It’s cool.”

Blake just sighed. “I need new friends.”

“I heard that,” Cade answered as he stopped, pivoted, then turned right. Blake sprinted after him before suddenly a shadow flashed past him the other way. It was Cade. Blake sighed again and sprinted after him cutting past the dark spirits on both sides. Blurred purple lights danced around them. Cade started angling down through the dreamy blue lights dancing to the eerie pounding piano music. Blake glanced back at the advancing dark spirits.

“We have a problem Cade.”

“Kind of why we’re running like this.” Heavy red light surrounded them.

“I mean, we can lose the dark spirits, but not the alien lights.” Chilling winds rushed harder down the slope as Cade suddenly turned left. Dark spirits entered the bright shine. Cade slid to a stop, then turned up right, faked left, then shot up further right up the slope. They hurried up through the still red light around them. “We have another problem. When we play tag the other kids get tired of trying to chase you.”

“So?”

“Dark spirits don’t get tired.” They angled up into dancing green lights blending with the bright alien light beams. More dark spirits poured in up the slope.

“They’ll get tired inside.” Blake just rolled his eyes. “I saw that too.” Cade sprinted sharper left toward the dark spirits. “Maybe I’m the one who needs new friends.” Cade powered faster directly toward them.

“There’s more coming up behind,” said Blake glancing back.

“Be ready.” Cade got closer and closer to the ghosts lit up in the alien lights. Then he slid to a stop. The dark spirits closed in on all sides. He turned back to Blake, winked, then shot up like a cannon in the opposite direction. Blake followed close behind through the blue lights dancing to the pounding organ music. Alien lights felt hot on them. Cade angled to the right into the red haze.

The kids looked around at the flashing shadows around. Blake gazed around at the cool red light. “Cade, Cade, hold up.”

“We’re getting ahead. This is our chance.”

“I know, that’s why I think we should stop here.” Cade shot him a doubtful look. “I followed your crazy plan and it worked. Now you can follow mine.”

“And?” asked Cade.

“And what?”

“And what are your plans for the Summer?”

“What?”

“YOUR PLAN FOR GETTING PAST THEM! I WAS BEING SARCASTIC. WHAT’S YOUR PLAN?” Alien lights roamed back and forth where they stood.

“See that? They’re looking for us now. They can’t see us. Look.” Blake pointed ahead where dark spirits rushed through the blue swaying lights. “I noticed these evergreens stay still. The red lights make everything look still. I don’t think they can see us moving in here.”

“Only one way to find out,” said Cade flashing him a smile. He crept to the edge of the red candle glaze and took out his blue shell. Then he stepped out into the green candle-lit forest row and flashed the light down slope. He slipped back into the red-lit row of still evergreens. Dark spirits flew down the slope following the alien lights. Cade turned to Blake. With eyes lit he said, “Let’s go.”

The two kids flew up the slope through the hazy red glow. Darkness fell over them as they jogged up the rocky slope curving up to the distant mountain top. Breaking moonlight flickered through the dark blue clouds racing across the sky a short distance over them. Eerie organ chords played at a bizarre rhythm striking the slope and the upper ridges harder and harder. Blake glanced back. The colourful candle lights danced and swayed in their rows among the ghostly green shapes under soft moonlight. An hour later, the two kids slowed down as they drew near to the top.

A tall, slender blue glowing alien tower stood on the far left with another one on the far right. The bizarre music boomed out back and forth between the two towers. Sharp green lights filling up massive grand windows appeared in the towers as they drew closer.

“See any aliens?” asked Blake.

“Stay in the shadows. They could be watching.” Organ music grew stronger and louder around them. The kids bumped fists as they reached the top.

“We made it,” said Blake.

“I guess this mountain isn’t too hard for BlackStar Students now is it?” Cade said with a smile.

“Those stupid aliens are probably still looking for us down there.” A bright blue light appeared just ahead on the flat summit with short dark green grass. The light looked like a massive fire burning in slow motion. Four fountains with bright shooting waters stood at each corner of the fire. Cade and Blake hurried over to the left fountain and got down low. They peered over the edge and saw a mysterious sight near the blue light. Cade and Blake exchanged confused looks before turning back. Near the blue light was a large model of the City of Carolmire.

“Why did they build that?” asked Blake.

“They’re studying it. That’s what they’re really doing here. They’re not here to make sure they don’t escape. They’re up here to study the people in Carolmire.”

“Why?” Sour organ chords played heavier in a broken rhythm on all sides.

“Because the aliens are missing something.” Turning to Blake with bright intensity, Cade continued, “They’re working on something secret in the mountains west of Cashes Dade. I haven’t figured out how to break through to see what they’re working on, until now.”

“You’re talking about the mysterious flashing lights?”

“Yeah. The aliens are missing something.” Breaking a smile, Cade added, “and I know what it is.”

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DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE: THE MYSTERIOUS ALIEN ATTACK

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

Cade Mayson is from the Kingdom of Cashes Dade, City of Dayces Cameron. The city was built like a massive stadium within a circular formation of bluffs. A massively wide, rough river runs through the center. The towers are built like tall, slender spears with blue glass that you can usually see through. They use water channels as streets through the entire city. This kingdom is known for building and crafting outstanding furniture with really cool designs. People in Cashes Dade tend to be determined, creative, and tough. Cade fits in perfectly.

A little over a year ago, in the Summer, Cashes Dade was a kingdom under pressure from the aliens. The aliens were upset with their schools, feeling like the students and teachers were not working that hard or succeeding at the standard they wanted. They struggled to get the students to follow their way, called THE ONE STANDARD. This is the aliens’ list of standards that their students should follow. They expect the teachers to make the students follow this perfectly. The aliens expect students to sit completely still in “learning position.” They expect them to learn by listening to lectures and taking notes without any pictures or activities. Students are expected to get high grades. If they struggle too much, they will be ranked as BlackStar, the lowest ranking meaning failure.

Late in the Summer, all the citizens of Cashes Dade were called to a meeting at the soccer stadium, held by the aliens. The aliens can’t communicate with them directly so they use people called messengers. The aliens are able to transmit their messages to them. The messengers told the crowd that Cashes Dade was a serious failure. They told the citizens that the students and teachers needed to improve dramatically in the next school year or they would face serious punishments. They were also told that there were citizens in their kingdom secretly working with the dark spirits, experimenting with dangerous minerals that would cause dark illnesses in the country. These dark illnesses are mysterious, but they work by messing with your mind. You begin to see things that aren’t real and if you believe what you’re seeing then you will come down with the dark illness which leads to death.

Cade’s parents became ranked WhiteStar which is the highest ranking, meaning elite. They had the choice to join the aliens in their city of Arapreshday and hold a high position with great rewards. They decided to do this, but they didn’t take Cade with them, who is ranked BlackStar. A few weeks later, on November 4 of Year 51, a date no one in Cashes Dade will ever forget, their kingdom was attacked by the aliens with no warning.

The ships shot down on the city from a high distance above the clouds. It looked like a dark storm crashing down over the city with bright explosions knocking out the towers. Bright green light waves rained down on the city that night with dark mist like sheets falling down over them. No one understood what was happening. There was no warning. 20,000 people died in the attack.

The aliens reported to the remaining citizens and the world that they had killed the people who were part of the cancer, creating dark illnesses haunting the world. Cade Mayson knows better. He knows the real reason why they attacked. He knows who has the aliens scared…

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CHARACTER FUN FACTS: CADE IS WELL…CADE

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

Get ready to learn all kinds of interesting random facts about the star character in this series: Cade Mayson. Cade is a 12 year old from Cashes Dade who wants to kick the aliens out of his school. Wouldn’t you? First, it’s time to reveal the answer for the last mystery challenge. What name do the aliens have for the CANDLES Path on Carolmire Mountain?

Music

What does that mean? What does that reveal about the aliens? It does offer another clue as to which path the kids can take to the top, the path where the aliens have a blind spot. The final chapter is coming up next. Can you solve the mystery? What are the aliens hiding?

But first, we’re going to reveal random interesting facts about Cade Mayson. Let’s go.

Cade closes his eyes too often, way too often in fact, and at the worst times. It could be during school, during an important lesson, when it’s not exactly a good time for the teacher to think you’re sleeping. He almost never is, but they think he is, and just think how your teachers react if they think a student is sleeping during their lesson. Cade has to deal with aliens watching from the back of the classroom who have even stricter rules than the most strict teachers in the world.

Cade can get really annoying when playing tag. He’s really fast, and can make a bunch of sharp turns in a second, but there is one fact that he tries to hide about why he’s so impossible to catch in tag. He is really good, and ridiculously hard to catch, but sometimes people don’t catch him because when he’s cornered he will fake you out so many times that you get bored and just give up. Then he flies past.

You would think Cade is a great dancer considering his agility. Sometimes when he’s running from dark spirits, some of the moves he makes looks like dancing. But he cannot dance, at all, not at all, at least not when he’s trying anyway. He has some decent moves when he’s trying to fake people out during tag, the key words being during tag. When he wins, he does this ridiculous dance that’s hard to explain, and hard to watch.

Cade is hopeless at getting places on time. It doesn’t matter how close he is to where he needs to be. It doesn’t even matter how hard he tries to get ready. Something always goes wrong, like for example, maybe he stops and just stares for what feels like a few minutes but ends up being an hour because he’s trying to figure out what kind of pizza is best. In fact, Cade just has a lousy sense of time altogether. He can’t seem to figure out how long anything should take.

Cade has a really strange theory about reading. He thinks if you read the first page, skim all the other pages, catching a few words, and then the last page, you will know everything in the book. I don’t…oh wait, I forgot the other thing you’re supposed to do according to Cade. You also have to have a snack of chips and soda while you do this or it won’t work. I like his idea, but I don’t recommend it. I don’t think it works, but don’t tell him I said that.

Cade also has a strange theory about dreams. He considers it a conspiracy theory since he knows it is quite bizarre and unlikely to be true, but who knows? Ready for this? Cade thinks every dream is code for something that is going to happen in the future. It gets better. He also thinks there is a secret society of people who draw pictures and paintings that give people ideas in their dreams. That’s not all, it gets even better. He thinks they have dreams where they can somehow watch other people’s dreams and how they respond. How do they do this? What would be the point of this? Cade hasn’t figured that part out yet!

Are you similar to Cade in any of these ways? What do you think is the craziest thing about him? Leave a comment below. Get ready to see him in action. Does Cade have what it takes to fight back against the aliens?

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CADE’S REVOLUTION AGAINST THE ALIENS IS ABOUT TO BEGIN…

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

Get ready to join a kid’s mission to find his parents and restore his world. The mysteries to solve in this story are endless as you will find yourself right there with the characters constantly trying to find the right path and find their way out of traps set by the aliens. The first story in the series The Cashes Dade Ghost Strikers is available on Amazon. Check out Book One:

Mystery of the Aliens’ Daylustar Statue. Leave a comment below if you have an early guess as to how they will solve the mystery. You can buy the book now by clicking the links at the end of this post or you can check out the bonus mystery story that leads into the series. Each chapter has a mystery to solve that is revealed in the following post. See if you can solve this story’s mystery that in turn offers a key clue for the mystery in the first book. You can check it out here: https://dadestarmysteries.com/what-are-the-aliens-hiding/

Can you figure it out?

Cade Mayson is a sharply intense and determined 12 year old with fire in his eyes. His parents gave him no warning that they were leaving him for good to join the aliens. Two weeks later alien forces attacked and destroyed most of his country; the Kingdom of Cashes Dade in the City of Dayces Cameron. Now a mysterious new illness, seemingly sent by the aliens, threatens Cade and his friends, but they’re determined to fight back.

Cade and his friends realize they will have to venture deep into the new alien School of Daylustar sneaking past their defenses unseen. They must capture and destroy the crystal crown fueling this fatal dark illness. The problem is the crystal crown sets on top of a towering statue…floating high in mid-air. How can they reach it?

Cade believes his parents are actually on a secret mission; sending him secret coded messages giving him clues on how to fight back and start a revolution against the aliens while they work on the inside. Do Cade and his friends have what it takes? Can they destroy this weapon of the aliens before it destroys them?

IN THE CONCERT HALL THE STUDENT WILL BECOME STILL

THE INTENSE REBEL MUST FIGHT THROUGH THE CHILL

HE MUST SHINE, LIGHTING UP THE DARK CORNER GLOW

IF HE FAILS TO SEE THE LIGHT, HE’LL DIE IN THE SHOW

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MYSTERY OF THE ALIENS’ SECRET ON CAROLMIRE MOUNTAIN: CHAPTER FOUR

“YOU MAY BE THE ONLY LIGHT THEY EVER SEE”

“The Kingdom of Marcaydas will fall under their shadow
Students will stare in a trance at the new school’s glow
Our schools have fallen into dreary darkness and decay
Our teachers who were once great have lost their way
Their arrogance is masked by a confident appearance
Their greed is hidden by their constant heroic stance
Our leaders have deceived themselves into a new low
They believe they need to be flashy, putting on a show
Our students are being deceived with bright dreams
Yet what they think they will become is not what it seems
They have a great desire to be on stage, the only star
When they begin to fall short, they will fall so far

You will first appear to them during the misty debate
You will know at first, who you can trust for your fate
Two teachers will stand strong against the popular force
They have a mysterious power of strength to stay on course
They have discovered the secret truth to spark the fire
They shine with the brilliant light revealed by Carolmire
Because of her strong direction and awesome song
His hope will not disappear or fade
Because he leads him to the mountain peak despite being so long
He believes in the dream of Cade
The revolution will truly begin in the eerie dark hallway
You and your friends must be inspired, yet not by what they say
You see, the two teachers will not be seen in the fight
But the true elite students will follow them to the light
They’ll be heard singing; notes strong and bright
Despite the challenge, the danger, they’ll stand for what’s right
Their true worth will be revealed soon, in the Silent Night”

The next night Cade and Blake moved up the slope toward the CANDLES Path. A bizarre blue light flashed just beyond the hilltop. Cade started up the slope, but Blake pulled him back.

“Wait a minute,” he said. “I heard something.” The kids got down low, staring up the dark green slope. Birds called out from the heavy forest of Dence Evergreens in the surrounding hills. Chilling winds rushed through. The slanted, dark blue trees swayed in circles looking like ghosts dancing in the night. Dark spirits lined up across the top of the hill. “What we do now?” Cade stared up at them for a few moments, then turned to Blake with a calm smile.

“We play a game.”

“Are you crazy? This isn’t the time for a slide race.”

“I think it is.” Blake stared at him in disbelief. “Slowly go over to the far left and stay low. Wait for my signal, then follow me.”

“I don’t know…”

“Come on, what’s the worst that could happen?”

“Seriously?”

“Just trust me.” Blake sighed heavily, then with a shrug he crawled across the hill.

“Such a convincing argument,” he muttered on his way to the far side. Cade took his blue glowing shell out and held it low by his side. He whispered to himself with eyes closed, then shot up the hill directly toward the dark ghosts. They glided down toward him. Just as they closed in on him, he stopped. Blake watched with raised eyes as Cade dove, sliding down the slick grass with his shell lighting him up. The dark spirits rushed down after him. Then Cade flashed his light down the hill, stopped, and shot up the hill to the left, hiding his light. He waved for Blake and the two kids sprinted up the slick hill. The ghosts kept rushing down the hill past them.

“You know they won’t want to play with you next time,” said Blake.

“Yeah, they’re sore losers,” said Cade, flashing a smile as they reached the top. A few minutes later they reached Carolmire Mountain. Cade gazed up at the bright alien lights shooting up from the mountain top. Eerie organ notes pounded from the high steep ridges along both sides of the rocky path.

“Sounds like the show’s already beginning,” said Blake. Cade glanced up at the dark clouds powering across the night sky. Breaking moonlight began lighting up the dark stone slope ahead of them. “So where are they this time?”

“It’s midnight,” said Cade. Then with eyes lit he added, “We’re about to find out.” He shot up the dark stones, flying up the relatively steep slope.

“I hate it when he does that.” Blake charged up after him. Dark shadows moved in quick bursts along the ridges. Wide, triangular evergreens called Candle Evergreens began appearing in wavy rows going up the slope in the distance far ahead looking like blurry colourful flowing sheets. The kids moved fast up the slope slowly curving to the left toward the distant glowing peak. The Candle Evergreens started coming in clearer ahead with their star shaped dark green leaves. They held candles in various bright colours. “I don’t hear any dark spirits yet.”

“Maybe they fell asleep,” said Cade still flying ahead. After about fifteen minutes the kids made their way around the bend. Chilling winds rushed up from behind whistling through the Candles Evergreens. The rows of lights flashed in waves to the rhythm of the strong mysterious organ chords. There were seven rows in colours of white, gold, green, red, blue, purple, and orange. Blake looked back to see dark shadows creeping up the slope.

“I think they’re after us.”

“Let the games begin.” The kids moved fast up the dimly lit stones. “Stay in the shadows, stay low.”

“We could climb one of them,” said Blake pointing to the evergreens. Cade nodded.

“Let’s get ahead.” The kids pushed hard. Chilling winds pushed harder down on them, now from up the slope. Deep organ chords playing an eerie, roaming melody pulsed through the seven rows. The kids felt the strong rush through the white candle rows directly ahead. They got down low, struggling ahead. Ghostly shapes of white, gold, and green danced in the chilling winds. Cade started angling to the right. “We’ll head up that one,” he added, pointing ahead to the far right.
“Which one?” asked Blake. The mysterious pounding song played a sad, dream-like melody. This music floated through the night.
“The awkward looking one.”
“They all look awkward.”
“The one, this one right up here, see?” Cade pointed as they pushed further right.
“The one with the half-moon shape branch?” Chilling winds kept driving them back.
“What?”
“That one?” Blake pointed ahead to the first Candle Evergreen in the row of completely still triangular shapes under a red glaze directly ahead. Cade sighed dramatically and shook his head. He glanced back momentarily. Dark shadows crept closer towards them. Cade took another sharp turn to the right. Ghostly shapes of blue, purple, and orange danced in the hard driving winds.
“Be ready, almost there,” said Cade with a half-smile, half-concerned, twisted expression.
“Almost where?”
“THE TREE.”
“I STILL DON”T KNOW WHICH ONE!”
“Why don’t you just climb the one I start climbing?” Dark mists started swirling ahead.
“Why didn’t you just say that in the first place?” asked Blake. Cade just hung his head for a moment.

“Let’s move, move, get ahead.” The kids hurried up the stones toward the last row of dancing ghostly orange Candle Evergreens. “Be ready, it’s just ahead.” Blake just shook his head. He glanced back at the distant dark spirits. Then Cade scrambled up the branches of a swaying orange-lit tree. He flew up the wide branches looking like shelves. He got down low as Blake stopped and looked around. He turned back. Dark spirits were approaching fast.
“What are you looking for, a ladder?”
“Do you see one?”
“NO! HURRY UP!” Blake looked around anxiously, then hurried up toward Cade. The kids got down low, huddled near the trunk. Dark spirits rushed past them gliding up the row. Sour horns blared out. Alien lights shot out, lighting up all the colourful dancing ghost-like trees in the chilling winds.

“I think they see us,” whispered Blake. The kids strained to see in the blinding green lights. More horns blew from the upper ridges. Slim, tall dark figures appeared standing in the lights at the top of the ridge across from them. “It’s them,” Blake said quietly. The orange lights kept flickering to the pounding song. The candles around them swayed in a sad, dream-like melody floating through the night. As they watched, dark spirits turned back heading in their direction. More dark spirits rushed up the slope toward them as well.

“Do you think they see us?” asked Cade.

“What does that tell you?” asked Blake pointing to the tall, slim figures on the high ridge. One of them was pointing directly at them.


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DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE: WHEN STUDENTS DISAPPEARED

In Year 50, something mysterious started happening across the kingdoms of DarkCorner Land. Cade Mayson and Blake Candade were in the fourth grade at the time. Every weekend they would go exploring in the mountains outside of Cashes Dade. Sometimes, despite their parents giving them stern warnings about not staying out in the mountains after dark, they would still be out there well after sunset. It was usually Cade’s fault. He has a terrible sense of time and tends to wander, getting kind of lost. Blake is good at figuring out how to get them back on track. One September night in Year 50, the two kids were coming down from the top of a distant mountain when they saw a bizarre green fire appear within the forest up the slope of a mountain they were about to pass. The kids quickly crept through the forest of towering evergreens called Dayshowers. They were really tall with perfect cone shapes holding bright blue leaves that glowed brightly at night. They would flash rhythmically in the night to some silent music. On this night they were flashing in a bizarre rhythm, never seen before. As the kids drew closer, they could see the fire seemingly burning in the forest, yet the evergreens remained unharmed. Dark spirits appeared, forming a line across the entire slope. The kids crawled further up the slope, hiding down behind a long, flat black stone. Within the fire they saw a triangular blue craft with small flashing gold lights. Cade and Blake watched intently as several tall, slim dark figures appeared suddenly near the craft. Another shorter, dark figure appeared momentarily before they rushed onto the craft. Just then, a violent thunder storm overtook the mountain. Hard driving rains fell with constant flashing lightning. The kids hid down while the storm raged on for several minutes. In an instant the storm stopped and the forest went completely silent. When the kids looked up, the craft was gone. The next day, the two kids read the newspaper, because they were grounded. In the Cashes Dade newspaper, they reported that a student in the sixth grade was missing.

DarkCorner Land has always been mysterious. The land has unusual minerals, plants, and trees and is constantly rocked by storms. Dark spirits haunted the land from the beginning, but then an event happened that would change the world forever. In the year 50, bizarre green lights appeared across the sky. The clouds churned, the air grew static, and all the land vibrated with the sound of a distant hum. Citizens in every kingdom gathered outside on the streets, balconies, and rooftops gazing up at the neon green sky. In an instant, the sky went dark. Then they heard incredibly loud screeching sounds coming from the sky. They grew louder and louder until a sonic boom exploded out across the sky followed by complete silence. Slowly, bright greenish-gold triangular shaped lights appeared in the dark sky.

They hovered just below the green clouds flowing like heavy sheets in the sky. Every country sounded the alarm. Bells rung out through the cities. Horns blared out as the armies took their positions in the outer rings of the cities and in the forts. Everyone waited tensely in the silence for what seemed like hours as the ships just hovered in the sky, their lights flashing to a slow, booming rhythm coming from the sky. Intense meetings were being held between kingdom leaders while the rest of them just stared at alien ships hanging in the air with some eerie music booming above them. Then sour horns blared out from the ships. Every kingdom reports some windows shattering under the intense pressure of the horns. Soldiers held up their weapons, prepared for their first war.

Bright, intense lights shined down, covering entire cities in strong heat. Green mist shot out in powerful waves down on the citizens, knocking them off their feet. The soldiers’ weapons were knocked out of their hands. They tried to stand in the driving waves, but couldn’t. Then they heard it, in every corner of every kingdom, a young student speaking in a solemn, elevated voice that sounded bizarre. The people still couldn’t stand up in the strong waves. The students had a message for the people. They were relaying a message directly from the aliens declaring that they were from a planet called Dairockneye and would be establishing their city called Arapreshday where the Kingdom of Caderias once stood. They told the people that they were now the leaders of every country and every school. When they finished speaking, the waves stopped. The ships were no longer in the skies. No one knew where they landed, but they saw aliens all around them, carrying large shining weapons. The students who spoke for them were the ones who had mysteriously disappeared, taken by the aliens to be their messengers on the day of their invasion. The students were returned to their families, the only bright spot of a dark day.

The aliens took over the schools. Every school would have an alien called the Supreme Leader, basically the principal. Every teacher would have an alien assigned to them to watch their class at all times. The aliens set up really strict rules for behavior and really high standards for grades. Students are now expected to sit completely still and learn in the way the aliens believe is best, by listening to lectures and taking notes. They don’t believe in using pictures or doing activities. Students are expected to learn challenging subjects fast and are given massive amounts of schoolwork. The aliens also established a ranking system for the students.

BlackStar is the lowest ranking, meaning failure. If students are at this ranking for too long, they will be punished and assigned tough jobs working for the aliens for long hours. Cade and Blake are BlackStar.

BlueStar is the next ranking meaning average.

GoldStar means you are succeeding, doing good, but not at the elite level. There are some basic rewards given for this ranking, but they are still challenged to aim higher.

WhiteStar means you are elite. This is the highest ranking and comes with great rewards.

Cade Mayson believes the way the aliens run their schools is unfair and keeps many students from succeeding because they aren’t allowed to learn in the ways that work best for them or be creative. What is your school like? Is your school run like the aliens in some ways? What ways is your school better than the way the aliens run the DarkCorner Land schools? Leave a comment below. Cade is ready to fight to restore their schools back to the way they should be. He believes there must be a reason why the aliens are so focused on running their schools, why they drive the elite students so hard, and he’s right…