Get ready to enter the far north Kingdom of Carolmire, where it’s always Christmas. This is a two-part mystery giving a hint of what’s to come in the next story of this mystery series called:
MYSTERY OF THE BLOODY FRIDAY SPY
This is a mystery about who is the lady secretly singing? No one can figure out where the music is coming from to find her, can you? Check out the previous post called:
DARKCORNER LAND FEATURE:
CAROLMIRE’S SECRET LIGHT
On this post you can check out the five suspects and their descriptions, then read the prophecy carefully to find clues about who it is. Check it out by clicking on this link:
https://dadestarmysteries.com/darkcorner-land-featurecarolmires-secret-light/
Now, enter the place where winter never ends…
Dazzling snow fell in slow waves over the small blackstone complexes set in three circles through the snow covered hills. Cade and Blake sat on a pile of snowy rocks at the top of a small mountain overlooking the Christmas city of Carolmire. Cade squinted up at the icy blue sky when the singing began. The kids slowly scanned the city. A lady sang the song Silent Night in a hopeful, yet haunting voice ringing out from the high frozen water falls between several homes with triangular roofs.
“It’s coming from there,” said Blake.
“The lady singing?” asked Cade.
“No, the sonic avalanche,” answered Blake, rolling his eyes.
“What?”
“The sonic avalanche.”
“What is that?”
“How do you not know what that is?”
“I’ve never heard of it.”
“It’s when an avalanche is so strong and fast when it hits bottom you hear the sonic boom.”
“Like the alien ships sometimes, when they…you know…” Cade just made a waving motion with one hand, then clapped hard.
“Something like that, anyway, what I was saying…” Cade held his hand, wincing in pain. “You hurt your hand?”
“I clapped too hard I guess.” Blake sighed heavily. “It must have been a sonic clap.” Blake stared intently at the icy waterfalls remaining still and serene. Blue and red candle lights shined in the simple square dark blue glass windows. They bounced rhythmically to the slow swaying song.
“She’s almost always singing from higher up, and usually when it’s getting dark.”
“We never see any of them,” said Cade talking fast. “The five ladies we narrowed it down to, the ones who can sing like that. If we saw four of them out while the lady sings we could figure out who it is easily. Yet they don’t, and we just watch while the birds fly over and the avalanches fall. Isn’t that bizarre?” Blake kept watching the still falls intently. “Blake?”
“What?”
“Did you hear me?”
“I lost you about halfway through that.”
“I was saying, we never see any of the five ladies. Why is that?” Blake turned to him momentarily, then several bright lights shot out from the sleek green shimmering alien tower at the top of the broad mountain to the left of Carolmire. Eerie groaning sounded from the mountain peak. Blake turned back to the waterfalls.
Two aliens in dark blue suits walked fast up the narrow snow covered street toward the falls. The sky to the west turned dark blue and purple. The tall aliens gazed strongly with their crescent moon shaped eyes shining white in the darkening sky. The singing continued as they entered one of the tunnels going behind the falls.
“Tomorrow we need to be in place,” said Blake.
“We’ll find her,” answered Cade.
The next day, snow fell calmly in the still cold air as evening fell over Carolmire. Cade and Blake hid in the low tower of the castle looking down over the quiet city.
“You really think she’ll be here?” whispered Cade.
“No, I think she’ll be in candyland, I decided I don’t want to find her after all.”
“Do you always have to do that?”
“When you set me up, yeah,” Blake answered with a smile. Silent Night cut through the wintry evening in a chilling, peaceful voice coming from behind them. The kids spun around and hurried to the other side of the circular room. Her singing rang out from near the top of the blackstone castle where soft candles glowed through five grand blue windows.
“It’s on,” said Cade, with eyes lit. The kids sprinted down a long, dark tunnel. The lady’s sweet singing echoed back and forth. They hurried up a long, winding staircase lit by dark golden candles bouncing to the rhythm of the song. Her singing began to come in clearer.
“We did it,” whispered Blake excitedly, “we found the exact place.”
“Let’s get there.” Cade sped up. “Race you to the top.” Blake powered ahead up the staircase, winding further right. The steps grew steeper. The serene city lights flashed past them through the open windows. Then the alien lights appeared. The kids stopped.
“Listen, listen,” whispered Blake.
“She’s still singing,” said Cade. “I don’t hear her moving anywhere.” A sonic rush knocked them back. The bright alien light beams swept across the windows. The kids slowly crept up to the edge of the window. Several sleek, triangular blue crafts hovered over the city. Two alien lights roamed through the castle.
“They’re trying to find her,” Blake whispered. The lady’s singing continued, ringing out through the glittering city. Bright waves swept through the gold-lit candles in the windows of the people’s homes. Several people walked out on the balcony of the candy shop. Rhythmic lights glowed behind them.
“Let’s go,” whispered Cade.
“What about the aliens?”
“We just won’t let them see us,” said Cade with a shrug.
“Well, I suppose…” Blake turned to see Cade hurrying up the steps. With a casual shrug he flew up the steps after him. The lady’s singing began to drift to the right. They reached a large entrance. Three wide staircases shot up in different directions to the top room. The kids strained to see the large balcony lit by blue, green, and gold candles set along the rail. Dark shadows flickered in a dreamy rhythm. Dark orange candles lit the first staircase, bright gold candles lit the second, and dim candles lit the third.
“Let’s go,” said Cade. Just then, they heard sharp footsteps coming fast up the stairs behind them.
“Hide, hide,” whispered Blake. “It’s them.”
“Over there,” said Cade pointing to a large table by a window. The kids hurried over and hid behind it. A dim light began to spill into the half-circular room. Steps grew louder. Gold glowing candles in the windows of the mining shop flickered to the pace of the lady’s song. Bright candle lights swayed in clusters of the balconies over the general store where citizens sang with her. The colours blended together from the high balcony when the alien light slowly lit up the bright curtains behind.
The two aliens stood at the foot of the steps searching the upper balcony with their lights sweeping back and forth. In the windows behind them dark shadows clashing together flickered in a dreamy rhythm from the candle lights shining in the windows of the produce shop. The kids watched in dead silence as the two aliens started up the center staircase. Then they stopped. One of them turned around, and turned his light directly on the kids…
