The Last Wish of Caducus the Wizard

A dying wizard forges a pair of enchanted rings to help himself fulfill his last wish, to speak with his baby granddaughter.

Genre: Fantasy

Excerpt:
When my grandfather, the humble and ordinary wizard Caducus, first heard the whispers of the after-world summoning him, he decided to heed the call, but only after achieving his last wish.

My grandfather’s trade always gave him strength, even as time drained that strength away. The race could not abide forever. One of the runners must lose. And in the race against time, time never lost.

What’s the Word (that inspired the story)?
Caducity: 1. Archaic. The infirmity or weakness of old age. 2. Literary. The quality of being perishable or transitory (example: the caducity of life) (source: dictionary.com)

From the Latin “Caducus” meaning: falling, fallen; hurled (like lightning); frail, perishable, transitory (source: Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary)

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CREDITS
Story: “The Last Wish of Caducus the Wizard” Copyright © 2019 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel

Music:
“Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by TRG BANKS
“Keith in 1987”
“The silver bus”
“After midnight”
“Packed lunch”
“Great Aunt Henrietta”

Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)*
“Joy”
“Silent walk”
“Everything and more”

Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)*
“Casual Theme #3”
“Casual Theme #1”

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Andrew Sitkov and Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market
Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net
Find more music by TRG Banks at bandcamp.com
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At left, an elderly man seen from waist up, wearing a long sleeved tunic with a piled collar and an upside down pentagon pendant. He smiles and points his left index finger at a curly-haired young toddler in left profile sitting with outstretched legs on a soft surface, a pillow or bed.  The man’s right hand rests on the toddler’s feet. Both of the man’s hands are adorned with rings. The toddler wears a ring around the neck. A butterfly is perched behind the toddler’s shoulder.