Chapter V: Matching Monsters with Traps

"Ouch!" Link exclaimed as Midna proceeded to stitch up his wounds. Both of them had encountered many monsters that Zant had mentioned before, from warriors to spellcasters to dragons. Most of them were simply low-level monsters that were easily taken care of. Midna then scolded without looking at him "Well if you didn't rush headfirst into that battle with that Dark Magician, we'd be on our way to stopping Zant and I wouldn't have to worry about having to organize your funeral."

Link winced at that one; she was right about that. He thought about the battle with that as she finished stitching up his wounds.

Link looked around the battlefield; every enemy monster was vanquished either by his sword or by Midna's magic. He then proceeded to walk across the field when his eye caught a dark mist. At first, it was only a small spec, but in seconds it grew exponentially. Finally, it formed into a person and the mist cleared. This man was slender and wore red armor with a matching red hat fitting his head like a glove. Also, there was a purple scepter in his right hand. Link raised his sword and charged in, hoping to catch the sorcerer off guard, when suddenly the sorcerer raised his hand and shot a purplish beam at Link. Link screamed as it hit him square in the chest, sending him flying back. Midna rushed to catch him and laid him down by a tree. She then turned to face the sorcerer and demanded "Who are you?"

The sorcerer then laughed and replied with an evil grin "Twilight Princess, I am the all-powerful DARK MAGICIAN. I was summoned by Zant specifically to dispose of you AND your precious hero. Prepare to die." He then laughed an evil laugh and proceeded to aim his scepter at her. A purple energy beam came out of it. Midna however was prepared and caught the beam in her hand. Once the attack was done, she then unleashed a powerful energy beam of her own to destroy the Dark Magician. Her beam hit with an impact and smoke arose. Midna smirked with confidence. However, when the smoke cleared, she saw not the corpse of the Dark Magician, but three hats with question marks on them in his place. The Dark Magician then jumped out of one of them and proceeded with another energy beam.

Midna panicked; what good would absorbing the Dark Magician's spells be if he was going to hide? 'Wait a moment…' she thought. 'If I reflect his attack, then he won't be able to hide in time!' As the energy beam was about to hit, Midna again held up her hand to block, but instead of absorbing the hit, she cast a spell to reflect it right back at the Magician. The Dark Magician panicked as the beam hit him, making him explode into a million pieces. She then rushed up to Link, kneeling at his side. She put her hand on Link's chest and felt a heartbeat. She sighed with relief and proceeded to carry him in her arms. When she was about to walk away, she saw 5 cards floating in the air. They were purple and had descriptions on them. The cards had the titles

NEGATE ATTACK

MAGIC CYLINDER

MAGICAL HATS

MIRROR FORCE

WABOKU

Midna moved her hand to pick up the cards. She then mused 'These could come in handy', then put them in a pocket and put her hand back under Link's legs, carrying him to a place where they wouldn't be disturbed long enough for her to heal him.

"So wait" Link was saying as Midna stitched up the last of his wounds. "You think that these cards can help us combat these monsters Zant created?"

Midna nodded. "If we use these cards against Zant, then it'll even the playing field a little." Midna paused. "And one more thing."

"Yes?" Link asked.

"You're an idiot" was Midna's annoyed reply. She stood up and said "Now let's go! We've wasted enough time as it is, and I refuse to let Zant take over."

Link smirked as he stood up and followed suit, walking behind Midna, silently promising to be more careful.