It was like nothing I had ever seen before. I'm not sure if it was a human or toon. It looked like just a dark, shadowy figure that seemed to float rather than walk. It had a strange, bluish glow to it, like it was somehow radiating pure energy.

Could this be him?, I thought, the creature I had heard stories about?

I tried to run but it kept coming closer and closer to me. I was scared.

"Hello, princess, " it said in a low, menacing voice.

"Th-that's Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca-" I started, my voice shaking.

"SILENCE!," it said.

"What do you want?," I asked.

"The same thing I want from every toon who wanders into my forest," it answered.

"And what is that?," I asked, still scared and a little confused.

"I want...your soul," it said.

"Why would you want my soul?," I asked.

"Because, princess, the souls of toons are powerful.," it answered, " They give me strength and keep me alive. Do you see this ray of light around me?"

"Yeah," I said.

"That is caused by the many toon souls I have collected over the years," it said, " if I did not have it, I would be incredibly weak and unable to move."

"You really want my soul?," I asked.

"YES!," it shouted.

"Well, you can't have it!," I shouted back.

I pulled the small, white box from my pocket and opened it. I was expecting it to be the usual shapeshifting creature, but instead, something different emerged from the box; a small, but very bright, beam of light. I threw the box, hoping it would hit the creature. It missed.

"You think a silly little box can defeat me?," it screamed, " Ha! It's going to take more than that to defeat me, princess. "

It started to come towards me again. I froze. I had no idea what to do now. I could feel everything around me start to grow darker and colder.

"Help!," I screamed, "someone help me!"