Rise Prongs is good at running. His life changes when he gets the letter to attend a national running training. What awaits him is more than racing- a dystopian whirlwind of events haunts him like death. His new friends Jackson, Nix, Lily, and Han must compete in the Deathathon with Rise in a journey of friendship on the tumultuous track of life.

Track to Deathathon

Beep. Beep. Beep. The alarm sounds throughout the dark hotel room. Rise gets up from the bed and the queasiness in his stomach goes through his body like a premonition of the day ahead. Jackson taped him on the shoulder, knocking him out of his somber thoughts. 


 “Hey, better get dressed to eat a small snack before,” says Jackson. 


 “Yeah, I am on the way,” says Rise. 


 Rise dresses in his tracksuit. Only the white line that runs through that reflects in the darkness. The navy blue and black are in the shadows. Han turns on the light of the lamp by his bed. Its brightness is jarring in Rise’s eyes. The three of the boys finish dressing up for the race in their uniforms. They check their directions on the phone: go to the main lobby. They walk down the hallway and into the empty elevator. 


Deathathon XIV