Lucas Ryan Versus - Madison Daniel
MADISON DANIEL
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LUCAS RYAN VERSUS
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THE RETURN
LUCAS RYAN VERSUS: The Return
Madison Daniel
Original Text © 2014 by Madison Daniel
Kindle © 2015 by Madison Daniel
Createspace © 2015 by Madison Daniel
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Cover © 2014 by Madison Daniel & Grzegorz Rutkowski
Cover Image created by Grzegorz Rutkowski
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LUCAS RYAN VERSUS: The Return
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and actions are used fictitiously or products of this author’s wild imagination. Any similarities to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
LITERARY SOUNDTRACK
Lucas Ryan Versus is a living, breathing work of entertainment. It’s meant to be enjoyed and consumed with a musical playlist. Each chapter is bookended by a song that resonates with the story and its characters. I have enclosed that musical playlist. Feel free to follow my lead or download your own playlist. Support the arts and the artists.
DO NOT ILLEGALLY DOWNLOAD.
Look, listen and fade away…
“For the dreamer in us all.”
Mads
CHAPTER LIST:
LEVEL 01 - MAN IN A BOX
LEVEL 02 - IT’S ABOUT TIME
LEVEL 03 - THIS KID’S NOT ALRIGHT
LEVEL 04 - MIDNIGHT CITY
LEVEL 05 - COOL KIDS
LEVEL 06 - MZ. HYDE
LEVEL 07 - HEROES (WE COULD BE)
LEVEL 08 - BIG FREEZE
LEVEL 09 - PANIC STATION
LEVEL 10 - FEELING GOOD
LEVEL 11 - WE’RE THE KIDS
LEVEL 12 - OVERPROTECTED
LEVEL 13 - BEGGIN FOR THREAD
LEVEL 14 - DANGEROUS
LEVEL 15 - LEAVE A SCAR
LEVEL 16 - BAD BLOOD
LEVEL 17 - EVERY DAY IS EXACTLY THE SAME
LEVEL 18 - AMEN
LEVEL 19 - POINT OF NO RETURN
LEVEL 20 - MY DEMONS
LEVEL 21 - CARNIVORE
LEVEL 22 - APOCALYPTIC
LEVEL 23 - MAYHEM
LEVEL 24 - WEAK AND POWERLESS
LEVEL 25 - THE DAY THE WORLD WENT AWAY
LEVEL 26 - THE HAND THAT FEEDS
LEVEL 27 - SEND THE PAIN BELOW
LEVEL 28 - THE RED
LEVEL 29 - CLOSURE
LEVEL 30 - KINGS AND QUEENS
LEVEL 31 - NORTHERN LIGHTS
EPILOGUE - END OF ALL DAYS
HERE’S SOME THINGS YOU MIGHT NEED TO KNOW:
“Greetings, my fellow adventurer, I’m Lucas, your average fifteen-year-old underachiever. I live in Phoenix, Arizona, with my parents and small crew of friends. My life usually revolves around video games, comic books and movies, but recently that all changed. Now, I spend my time chasing monsters, slaying dragons, time traveling, and basically keeping the worst evils in the universe from ingesting my high school and clueless town. All of this while juggling detention, bullies, final exams, and the pursuit of my lifelong crush, Olivia Weaver. Oh, and did I mention that I possess the power of an otherworldly jewel that has fused itself with my arm in the form of a tattoo, and I barely know how to control it? Yeah, I almost forgot about that. Anyways, welcome to my journey. Feel free to follow the instructions below…”
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LEVEL 01
MAN IN A BOX
The darkness was absolute. It smothered me in its never-ending embrace. With a grunt, I focused my burning eyes on the sliver of hope that glowed before us. Its faint flicker disappeared around the corner. My hands pulled at the walls, scratching their way along the smooth but freezing surface. As I rounded the corner another shriek called for me, this time much louder.
They were getting closer.
My feet pushed me harder and I closed the gap between the fleeing light and my body. If I used the rest of my strength I was sure I could reach it…reach him. With a snap, the stranger carrying the light snuck around another corridor and then another. It was obvious this maze was only getting larger. Deeper into the rabbit hole I go.
Another scream erupted from my faceless pursuer and my body covered over in icy bumps. I quickly slammed my right fist and forearm into the closest wall, and the magical tattoo carved into my skin stuttered to life. Blue and gold light poured from it igniting the pathway but only for a moment. But the moment was enough.
I was seconds away from death.
The mysterious light-runner I had been chasing was now gone and in his place was a wall, a dead end. From under my feet the floor began to shake as they called for my blood again. I smashed my once powerful fist against the wall and it filled the space with a mechanical echo. Another screech came from just outside the last corner I had run from. I was doomed.
Even worse, I was their dinner. A teenage chicken nugget for the impossible monsters that stalked me. At least I would be spared the sight of them feasting on me. The darkness was too