Challenge Story 9 – Wizard Lottery

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This is story #9 of my 50 Story Challenge.  Yeah, I'm a bit behind, but April was a cRazy month.

Reading Time 15 to 22 minutes (about 5,400 words)

Every 100 years the kingdom has a lottery to determine who will be the new wizard.  When a simple farm boy wins the lottery and becomes the kingdom's new wizard, he tries to fix deceptions perpetrated by the previous wizard.  But will he succeed when the previous, dark wizard is in his head, controlling all of his...