As Austin Candor made his way down the massive river toward Marcaydas, the dome of the Concert Hall of the Alien School of Daylustar was lit up in bright neon green lights flashing to the rhythm of the heavy driving music. Austin stopped cold. Brilliant lights from the dome shot out on him. The dancing lights lit him up in a fiery shine. He pushed ahead, holding his hand out to shield his eyes from the blinding lights shooting directly at him. In a daze, he made his way through the murky, dark City of Caras Dayermore, with ghostly faces staring at him from gloomy windows. In a blurry haze, he made his way to Daylustar and entered the Concert Hall where he was directed to his seat. A teenage singer took the stage and began singing a strong, energetic song with a band playing powerful instruments behind him. Neon green lights from the Daylustar Statue of the teenage singer hovering high above the stage started flashing out to the fast-paced booming rhythm. Austin gazed up at the statue, no doubt concerned about it crashing down since it didn’t seem to be held up by anything. Then the powerful musical lights hit him directly and the dark illness took over his mind. As the concert raged on, he became paralyzed and entered the dark dream stage of the illness.
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In this mystery challenge, Austin Candor is in a dark dream, the final stage of the dark illness caused by the crystal crown on top of the aliens’ statue of Daylustar. He cannot move. He’s in a dream where he can move around in a dream that feels quite real, yet physically he can’t move. The only way to be healed is if he goes to the right destination in the dream. Then he will wake up and be able to move again. He’ll be free. But if he makes the wrong move and heads to the wrong destination, then he’ll die. The aliens have designed these dreams to mislead students into thinking they are seeing clear clues to the wrong destination. Check out the Camdace Prophecy below for clues to where Austin should go in the dark dream. The answer for this mystery challenge will be revealed in the next Character Fun Facts Feature. Get ready, because we’re about to turn to the next chapter of this mystery series as the stakes get higher. Can you figure it out?
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
Heavy murky darkness surrounded Austin. He looked around frantically seeing nothing but emptiness. “What’s going on? IS ANYONE HERE? Where am I?” Austin slid his feet along the slick grass. He started feeling around in the darkness, slowly moving up the field. After a long time of feeling around in the heavy darkness, Austin began singing a bright, energetic song. Murky shadows appeared, stretching out further and further away from him as five cities slowly appeared in the distance. Austin stared with a deep curiosity blended with a bright intensity giving a half shrug. “Okay?! Here goes nothing.” He started jogging down the neon green grass field toward the five murky glowing cities.
Austin looked around and said, “Does anyone here have a map? Is anyone here at all? Am I talking to myself? Why yes, Austin, you appear to be talking to yourself. Wow, I think I’m losing it.” Austin gave another half shrug, then with a smile he said, “Whatever, whatever. I guess I’ll see if anyone lives in one of these cities.” The five cities grew more vivid as he jogged up the wide flat field.
The first city was a circular shaped city with three layers of rounded towers made of dark gray stone looking like a castle. Each layer was stacked on top of each other like a cake lit by candles at the top. Brilliant lights flashed to the rhythm of deep booming music set along high poles at the tops of the top stack of towers. The lights stretched down, flickering across the rough surfaces of the towers and dark empty windows. A long curving street wound its way through the towers made of rough gray stones.
The second city was built with shimmering neon green towers in a massive cluster. The towers were shaped like spears shooting high into the sky. Vibrations from the music playing from every tall, grand window. The green shimmering streets lit up the city in a bright glowing shine.
The third city was built with several massive broad complexes made with red bricks. Two merged into one in the center with slick red bridges lit up in bright golden lights connecting to various levels over a dark shimmering pool reflecting the bright candle lights in the grand blue crystal windows. On the balconies citizens sang bright, energetic dream-like songs.
The fourth city was built throughout hills winding around in a dark maze of slick, black massively high towers. Dark orange lanterns throughout the winding stone streets lit up the city in a gloomy shine. Deep booming music rocked the dark towers as they swayed back and forth.
The fifth city was built in a spiral up a massive mountain. The towers stood high with arched roofs connecting all of them. They were made with shimmering blue glass. Flickering bright lights flashed rhythmically to the grand music playing from within the tall white crystal windows made with circular designs. Powerful waterfalls rushed down through the city.
Austin’s bright gaze flashed from city to city trying to figure out which city to go for. Will he make the right choice? Austin was trying to make his decision, when he heard music playing, music that didn’t sound like any music he had ever heard before…
