Sorry for the delayed chapter. I've been havin' some computer problems. I hope you like the fic, cause it should get better from here. Skcitt

All Atto saw was the yellow eyes and its ferocious expression, before it jumped at him. He dodged it and swung his sword toward the black swish. Luckily, he got it just as it swept over him. The black monster hit a tree, falling aimlessly. It let out a horrifying scream and dissipated in black smoke.

Atto let his sword touch the ground. What was that? That was not your typical land squirrel. The creature itself seemed to be made of evil. It looked exactly like one of the demons the evil sorcerer Ganon unleashed into the world.

Every Hylian child heard the stories of the evil Ganon who was thrown into a pit of eternal darkness by the three golden goddesses. Could he have escaped? Nah.

Atto walked again hoping to reach his cottage by nightfall. Finally he brushed in through the door. He laid his sword on a wooden table and got out a wet cloth to wash it. Afterwards he lay in his bed, thinking of Ganon and what evil he could cause if he returned. Quietly, he dismissed his thoughts and drifted to sleep.

Birds softly chirped in the morning; waking Atto from his sleep. He was a great morning person and loved waking up to the sounds of nature outside his cottage. He got up and slipped some clothes on. He walked outside for his morning hike in the woods. He trotted on the dirt path that he took that led to a small lake.

He listened as the leaves rustled, birds sang, and water flushed. He loved listening to this. One noise he didn't expect though, was the sound of his best friend calling his name.

"ATTO! ATTO!" Atto turned to face Kantor running down the path.

"Oh, hey Kantor, how're ya' doing?" Kantor ran fast and seemed to be completely out of breath.

"The… princess (Gasp)… has been (Gasp)… kidnapped…" Kantor fell to his knees and gasped for breath.

"WHAT!" Atto heart skipped a couple beats and immediately he began to run down the path towards his dojo. Kantor looked as if he was about to die but he got up and ran after Atto.

"Atto,… wait (Gasp)… for me…"