Link focused on the red circle at the center of the target. This would be another perfect shot, of course. He couldn't mess up - not in front of Zelda. "Perfect ten," he said, "Haven't missed yet."
"As usual," Zelda said with a laugh. Link smirked as he pulled the arrow back on the string of the bow.
A wave of pain suddenly rushed through Link's body. The shock caused him to release the arrow and it flew well out of sight. Zelda rushed over to him as as he fell to his knees, holding his stomach. "Link, Link, what's wrong?!" she said.
Link clenched his teeth, trying to come up with an answer. As suddenly as the pain had come, it disappeared, leaving only a tingling feeling throughout his body before that too left. He shook as he tried to stand. "Link, what just happened to you?" Zelda asked, upset.
Link shook his head. "I don't know," he said, "I mean...that's never happened before."
He looked out in the direction he guessed his wayward arrow had flown. "So much for perfect ten," he said sadly.
"Link, you collapse in pain in front of me and all you can think of is target practice?!" Zelda scolded.
"Well, it's gone now, isn't it?" Link protested, "It couldn't have been much."
He held a hand over his stomach. He was feeling a strange sensation ebbing inside as he said...
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