I could have sworn I just went to ALL of the battlefields...took over an hour going through that darned spiral maze.

But it's all for naught anyway, because the game will not finish. The last rift to the Boss battle will not open. Tried the wand in every room on level 4 of the Academy (yes, I looked at a walkthrough in total frustration). All I get is a smarmy voice telling me I have no use for the wand at this time.

Well, smarmy voice, I have no use for this game at this time.