MISTIK
Creator:
O’Neil De Noux
Artist:
Vincent De Noux
Cast
of Characters:
Mistik
(Marc LeRoux)
Aimee
LeRoux
Alyssa
Lupo
Hemlock
Being
Different Is Lonely … Until You Find Another Like You
A
troubled 17-year old boy finally admits to himself he is different from other
boys. Marc LeRoux is the finest athlete in his high school, but his abilities
go far beyond what he’s demonstrated on the gymnastics team. On a lonely walk
along the neutral ground (medians are called neutral grounds in New Orleans)
not far from his home, Marc is attacked by two men, one with a gun. He turns on
the muggers and uses his powers to knock both out and escape. It is
exhilarating and he feels good for the first time in a long time.
From
his mother, he learns the family’s secret. Marc is an ADVANCED HUMAN a leap in
human evolution which gives him super-human strength and magnifies his senses.
He can see, hear, smell, taste, and his sense of touch is better than any human.
His sense of balance is most acute.
Learning
the family’s hereditary secret, Marc (of ancient French-Creole ancestry) must
give up his dream of college athletics and the Olympics. Torn between two
worlds, he must learn to live as an ‘advanced human’ in a world of humans. A
freak, someone to be feared, Marc needs to vent his energy. He takes to the
rooftops of the New Orleans French Quarter in a super-hero costume and quickly
meets another ‘advanced human’, the beautiful, alluring sixteen year old Alyssa
Lupo. The mutual attraction he feels for this haunting girl is challenged by
others, those bent on using their powers for evil purposes. The star-crossed
romance between them is the central focus of the novel.
Strong
on setting, our tale takes place primarily in the French Quarter, where this
young super-hero in a black costume, calling himself MISTIK, prowls the roofs
and lacework balconies in search of villains. A teenager, MISTIK’s powers are
still evolving and he will use them to right wrongs, because he can.
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