H26 Escape from the Dark Banquet

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**Escape from the Dark Banquet**, the 26th book in the The Golden Age of Adventures series was published in May 2019. It is the English language edition of the original Chinese comic, "**黑暗宴会"**, which was published in February 2019.

## Synopsis

AIMING FOR THE TOP! BREAKING FREE FROM THE CLUTCHES OF EVIL!

Alex has been kidnapped by the Ferocious Four! Held captive in a sewer filled with animal carcasses and jars of mysterious specimens - signs of the Blood Clan at work - can he break his shackles and escape? Meanwhile, the Oracle discovers that her prophecy has not yet been completely fulfilled. The Star Guardian's true identity is...

## Cast

* Alex
* Lulu
* The Green Fairies
* Lydia
* The Ferocious Four

## Plot

***Spoiler warning!** Plot and/or ending details follow.*

### Chapter 1: Divination

Lydia burns divination slips to see if the third prophecy, the one about World War III, has been fulfilled. None of them burn completely, so the prophecy hasn't been fulfilled.

Lulu, Axe and Jones seeks her help in finding where the Ferocious Four have taken Alex. She remembers Alex's name in Robert's letter about Shambhala, so she wants Lulu to tell her what happened in the center, since she was with him there. Lulu talks about a green orb that only Alex and Adolf Hitler touched. When Alex ripped Adolf's head, the orb emitted red light. Lydia thinks Alex might be the Crossed-Star mentioned in the prophecy.

Lydia takes a burnt slip and crushes it into the divination device. The bits fall on NE for Northeast. She spins the card wheel and picks the card that is at NE. It shows a clock tower and river. The United Kingdom and France are northeast from where they are, Portugal. A famous clock tower there is...

In London, Glee and two men, with Alex, go into a sewer. One of the men unlocks the secret door. They walk down the staircase and see the door has been replaced by a puzzle the Void put.

### Chapter 2: Blood

After some time, Glee taps a secret button. He tells the two men to feed themselves to the fishes. Throughout the corridor, there are carcasses. There is polar bear, a shark, a rhinoceros, a white tiger and more. Woe is crying because Fury scolded him for killing all the animals they have painstakingly hunted. Woe crys even more due to the fact that his gentlest tap kills them. He stomps the ground immensely, that London shakes.

In the Void's office, Glee locks Alex to the dissection table. Alex sees the Blood Clan emblem. The Void takes a sample of Alex's blood, hair and gums. As he was cutting Alex's body with a scalpel, the announcer tells him the banquet will start in ten minutes. The Void leaves.

### Chapter 3: Escape

Alex remembers Akhator and Adolf could contort their bodies into different shapes. He tries to make a spike out of his wrist, but nothing happens. A spike shoots out, only because Alex was feeling emotional. He breaks free from his other shackles. Then, the spike fades. Alex uses a tray and some appliances to move.

He sees a wallpaper depicting Ragnarok, looking identical to the one in China. Alex decides not to use the front door, so he has to find a secret around the Void's office. He finds a box will several number balls. On the book rack, he notices there are books that spell out "WHY THE CLEAR SKY HAS NO SUNLIGHT". The answer is night. Alex finds the code, 3521, near the moon on the carpet.

The secret entrance is opened after Alex inserts the code. Alex falls off the tray because the entrance has stairs. He sees a cloak he can wear.

### Chapter 4: Monster

Alex wears the cloak and ties the tray's wheels to his legs. He rolls down a hole, leading him to carcasses. He lights a candle to light up the room. He sees a monster, whose name is Little Whitey, who looks identical to the Chimera from Greek mythology. As the snake comes towards Alex, he stops it by using a giant bone piece. He ties himself to its mouth. Then, the goat head breathes fire. Alex throws gunpowder at it, blinding the goat's eyes. Alex falls into the sewer water.

He holds onto a bar and breathes for air. He sees the Ferocious Four's men having many mythical creatures. Among them are the fairies from France. Among them is the fairy who helped Alex.

### Chapter 5: Banquet

In the kitchen, Alex knocks the chef down. He takes away the breadcrumbs tied to the fairies' cages. The fairies attack him, but the one who helped last time convinces King Jade Star he is not evil. A Ferocious Four man punches Alex's face. Alex takes wood from the fireplace and throws it at his face. He pushes his foot, making him fall. The fairy pours water onto Alex's burnt hand, showing his clan not all humans are evil. More men have come with Glee. Glee takes Alex to the banquet.

Glee shows the Void the escaped Alex. The microphone speaker announces everyone to gather near the stage. They can asnwer a question and play a game to win a copy of the World Adventure Union's secret files. The question is: what object, though thin, can capture anything. The choices are a canvas, a leaf and a newspaper. A man answers the canvas. He now plays the game because he answered correctly. The box with the canvas picture has the fairy inside. The game is to throw a dart at it to win it.

### Chapter 6: Rage

The man throws the dart to the fairy's head, but misses. He throws another successfuly at the leg, but that doesn't count. Alex, body fully IBYon, smashes Glee to the wall. The cells make Alex stand up again. He thrusts Woe and Fury to the ceiling, causing an explosion. Lulu, Axe and Jones witness it. Alex breaks the creatures from their cages. They all climb up the wall and escape to the road. The Void sends bees to Glee, Woe and Fury. Woe pushes Alex away from a man. The Void initiates the triangle attack.

### Chapter 7: Triangle

Woe digs underground, Fury flies towards the sky and Glee releases numerous punches, but Alex punches his mask. Woe holds him from behind, then Alex punches his mask. Fury, from the sky, blasts straight downwards towards Alex and Woe, causing a big explosion. The Void and Little Whitey retrieve the three. Lulu, Axe and Jones arrive. The Void throws gas bombs and escapes with the rest. Axe sees Alex. Alex holds Axe's neck and as he was about to hit him, Akhazane stops him from his psyche.

### Chapter 8: Wake Up Nyow!

When Alex recieved Akhazane's cells, along with it came a negative element of the IBYon. The militant gene is what makes the IBYon the most bloodthristy race in the universe. The cruelty Alex saw must've stimulated the gene, making him go berserk. Jones ties Alex up with his ropes, but Alex breaks free easily. Lulu knows how to wake him up. She runs towards him to kiss him. Alex stops her and regains control of his mind. He then faints. Lydia wonder if Alex really is the Crossed-Star.

Glee thinks Alex is the Sky Demon, but the Void denies. The Sky Demon would never go berserk over worthless beings. Only Akhazane acts like that.

## Error

* Little Whitey was first seen as ginormous. Then, with the Ferocious Four, it looked smaller.