the magic seal system is a new feature introduced in "dawn of sorrow" that uses of the ds touchscreen. once the player reduces the hit points of a "boss" enemy to zero, a circle will appear, and the game will automatically draw a pattern connecting any number of smaller circles on the circumference of the larger circle. after this, the player is prompted to draw the same pattern on the touchscreen in a set amount of time. if the player fails to draw the pattern accurately within the time limit, the boss will regain health and the battle will resume. if successful, the boss will be defeated. more powerful boss enemies require higher level magic seals, which have more intricate and complex patterns as the level increases and are found over the course of the game.