_______________________________________________________________________________ dusk noun the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight ''It was then about dusk, and the night was coming rapidly" _______________________________________________________________________________ Earth the way we know it has ended, but on a planet that has been monitoring human activity for centuries, there is a race of people not much unlike you and me. These people have the ability to shift between animal and human form, and have the power to bend light. Struggling to control a people whom they do not understand, who are opposite to themselves, they have devised a system; trapping them under their cities to mine the ores for their everyday needs. If the people are strong enough to last until they are sixteen, they can fight their way to freedom in the arenas. This was a rebellion waiting to happen. And then it did, under the light of the full moon.

The Year Rules were simple. Year 1- Crawl Year 2- Walk Year 3- Talk Year 4-Start learning second language Year 5- Start school Year 6- Anything not completed on time from Years 1,2,3,4, or 5, result in Abandonment A/N- The synopsis is like a flashback, once chapter one starts, Felisha is 17 :) As of April 14th 2015- #31 in Science Fiction As of August 29th 2015- #59 in Science Fiction {#Wattys2015} {#Wattys2016}

The soft patter of feet sounded down the hallway. Leo peered through the bleak darkness, attempting to find the keyhole in which the small, rusty key in his hand fitted. He stuck it in the hole and turned the key stiffly. The chest creaked open slowely and a cloud of dust floated lightly into the air, making Leo cough and splutter. He shifted through the contents of the chest until he found what he was looking for. A photograph. He brushed off the dirt to reveal the picture. It was of a boy. A boy identical to Leo. At the back of the photo, there was a small scratched signature. He lifted his candle up to the writing, and he could only barely make out what it said. The Forgotten Prince. (Thankyou for at least looking at this book and considering it for your reading list! I try to update every Monday or earlier :))