Chapter XIV: Shadow Illusion
The Gerudo King laughed maniacally as he watched his victims' eyes fill with peril. "Welcome to the Shadow Realm, a place where you have much more to lose than just a game, or even your life!"
The Twilight Princess glared him down and yelled, "What do you mean, Ganon? How does this fog change the game?"
"Allow me to Demonstrate, my dear Princess; my move!"
Turn 2: Ganon: 8000 LP, 2 cards; Link: 8000 LP, 2 cards; Midna: 8000 LP, 1 card
Ganon drew his card and grinned wickedly. "I activate the magic card, Meteor of Destruction! Now I can deal 1000 points of direct damage to either one of you, but which one?" Ganon tapped his chin, pretending to be deep in thought, when he suddenly pointed at Link and yelled "I think I'll use YOU as my first guinea pig, Link, now get dealt 100 points of damage!" A giant ball of flames suddenly appeared and sped towards Link at mach speed. The hero braced himself for the impact as he was enveloped in flames. When the meteor hit, it knocked Link back a few feet and caused Midna to gasp in fear of how badly her love had been hurt.
"Are you okay?" Midna yelled with fear evident in her voice. Link struggled to get to his feet and briefly flashed a smile before he too gasped in shock.
"M…Midna, you're…disappearing" Link stuttered as his eyes showed part of Midna fading away.
"What are you talking about Link; I'm fine!"Midna tried to convince him, but to no avail as Link started to hug himself and shiver uncontrollably.
Ganon laughed maniacally and yelled "This is the magic of the Shadow Realm; when you lose Life Points, you will start to see the one you love most slowly fading away! Hah!"
"Link, it's just an illusion; remember I'm still here, and that pig can never take me away from you! We're family now, and nobody can ever change that! Link, I LOVE YOU!" Midna yelled with as much passion as her voice could express.
Link opened his eyes briefly in shock, and then settled into a fierce battle glance. He walked back up to his part of the stage and taunted "Are you done yet, Ganon?"
"Almost" Ganon said smugly, and then continued "I now activate the magic card Nightmare Steelcage! This stops either of us from attacking for 2 full turns, so you can't get at my Life Points! That ends my turn!"
Link then drew his card and, still wearing his indifferent expression, said "I summon my Cannon Soldier in Attack Mode! Next, I activate his special ability! By sacrificing my soldier, he can deal 500 points of damage to you!" Link smiled as his soldier turned into an energy blast that hit Ganon square in the chest, causing the Dark Lord to grunt. "Next, I activate Dian Keto the Cure Master, which enforces Midna's Life Points by 1000!" Midna smiled in appreciation of Link's generosity. "Finally, I place one card face-down and end my turn."
"Thank you, love! Now it's my turn" Midna yelled as she drew her card. She then yelled "I activate the magic card Pot of Greed! This lets me draw two cards from my deck!" As she drew, she grinned and gloated "You're going to regret playing all those magic cards Ganon, because for every one that you played, my Magician gained a spell counter, and now that I have three, I can sacrifice my Skilled Dark Magician, to summon from the graveyard, my DARK MAGICIAN!"
"Big deal, princess! In case you forgot, my cage prevents him from attacking!"
"Don't be so sure about that, you pig! I have another magic card! I activate de-spell, which destroys your cage!" Ganon gasped as the Nightmare Steelcage dissolved, his defense destroyed. "Now Dark Magician, attack directly!" Ganon grunted as the magician waved its scepter and blasted him with a blast of purple magic, lowering his points by over 2000. Midna grinned and finished "Finally, I'll place a card face-down and end my turn!"
Ganon growled at his opponents and grunted "I will…not…lose to you KIDS again! The darkness will take you all, and both Hyrule AND the Twilight will fall to me! Your world is doomed!" Midna and Link both glared at Ganon as they continued to fight to protect both Light and Twilight.