would love more of his shadow coming towards the viewer (would have needed to move him towards the water..probably would've lost the moment then) but this is really nicely done and handled that tough setting sun very well IMO
He'd trained for this moment from the time he could begin to talk. A few short and measly years, but all his time and energy had gone to preparing for and learning about this one moment.
He stood there, the hope of a nation, the pride of the world. He stood there, the tiny prodigy, a young sorcerer, ready to cast his magic and heal the world.
He stood there, and tossed his reagents into the air and uttered his words of power, and light flared upon the waters, and the wind howled in the sky, and the people gasped and cheered and the dying sun flared to life once more.
With a sigh, his little body collapsed into the sand, exhausted, and he was carried off a hero.