The Sorcerer's Rise: Part 1

Reza of the Sands

His life wasn't always like this. Sorcerer Reza, now widely known as the token sorcerer of the Runiver Desert, has a complicated history taking him from the beautiful white sands of the island of Ruwaii to the shadows of the forgotten sands.

Reza was born to a fairly normal family in Ruwaii, just 10 minutes away from the beach. He wasn't born with any supernatural abilities, but he was athletic and had a knack for the sea. By his junior year of high school, he had become a top 5 surfer on the island and was set to go pro in a few years. However, his life all changed on one fortuitous day in December 1969.

After his daily afternoon surf session, Reza went to his neighborhood taco truck for some post-surf al pastor tacos when he noticed a dope hat in the nearby alley. After examining the hat, he noticed some pet hair inside, leading him to believe that this dope hat once belonged to a dog wif a hat. He didn't think anything of it at first and left it in the alley. However, after tossing down his tacos and washing them back with some Jarritos, he noticed a strange, faint, purple glow coming from the hat in the alley. Curious as ever, Reza approached the hat, and this time a mysterious purple creature appeared out of it. "My name is Shadow," announced the creature.

Reza was stunned, but he remembered learning about these creatures from an urban legend as a kid. These creatures are known as the Shadow Hats and they offer wishes in exchange for curses. This specific Shadow Hat offered Reza the opportunity to automatically gain complete mastery of magic, on par with the greatest sorcerers in the Runiverse, in exchange for what he loves most.

Reza is a crazy dude, and despite his promising future, he said "fuck it, let's do it Shadow. give me those powers."

It wasn't until after Reza agreed that Shadow let him know the full trade. "Sure, the powers are yours now, but you can never see your family, the ocean, or surf ever again. You must live in the desert for the rest of your life."

Feeling completely shafted, Reza snapped back, "Bro what?? You said one thing I love the most, not literally EVERYTHING I love. 1) What?"

"Fuck you're right. But the curse has already been inscribed and it's immutable so I can't just change it now. My bad," uttered Shadow in response. "But in roughly 55 years, in January 2024, we're doing a Shadow Hats ordinals mint and I can guarantee you a WL spot to mint. It's the least I can do."

"What the fuck? A what? A fucking mint?? 55 years from now? Dude..." Reza replied with a sigh.

"It's not an edible mint. It' on a blockchain. Take it or leave it."

"Fuck. Alright. I still don't know what you're talking about but I'm not forgetting this. I've already marked it on my calendar. January 2024."

"Deal." These were Shadow's last words before he vanished forever.

Immediately after the exchange, the hat transformed into a purple hood. Reza put it on his head immediately. After peering out through the hood, he realized he was somehow transported into a scorching desert. Next to him was a mysterious green snake. It couldn't speak, but Reza could sense it was trying to tell him something. "Follow me," he could sense the snake telling him, and off they went.

The story continues in Part 2...

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