Chapter 2: Starting Over

The boy walked away from castle gate, his foot steps a little lazy causing him to stagger as he walked. He scratched his head, scanning the area. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary and he shrugged. He had no where to go and the gaurds would not let him leave the city and so he decided to entertain himself.

Staring up at the sign shaped like a bull's-eye with an arrow sticking out of the centre, he felt like trying his luck and just maybe win something useful. He walked in, the dank atmosphere greeting him as a gruff voice sounded from behind the counter.

"Try your luck? Only 50 rupees."

He looked at his waist, there was a bag there that was jingling. He opened it, staring at the gems inside. The shopkeep raised an eyebrow.

"Ye' must be a foreigner.. just gimme one o' those blue ones."

The man nodded, handing it to him on the counter as he took the bow supplied and went to the spot where he had to shoot.

"Alright, now ya need to shoot at the rupees as they scrolls by. Ya get as much money as ya shoot and if you hit them all you get a special prize."

He nodded again, drawing back the first arrow and waited.

The game started, the shining gems coming cross on tracks. His eye suddenly darted at the movement, his finger releasing the arrow as it flew straight through the center of the gem. He drew another arrow quickly, firing it off at an incredible rate at another that came along. He was soon asking himself where he learned to shoot like that, the skill was like a third arm to him.

The shop keeper's jaw dropped as he gawked at the sight. He groaned in surprise and anguish.

"Augh! How did ya do that?"

He grumbled, ducking under the counter as he brought out a shield with a familiar symbol upon it.

"'Ere is your prize. Once said to be owned by a legendary hero."

He picked it up, turning the shining metal over in his hands to see a name engraved on the wood inside the metal disk.

Link

The man turned it back over to look at the shiny metal once more. His reflection came in past the paint and he caught the first glimpse of himself. Long pointed ears like everyone else he had seen with thick golden hair. A green hat was upon his head that matched the tunic upon his body.

Am I… Link?

He asked himself in his head as he strapped the shield onto his back. He left the store after collecting the 100 rupees from hitting all the gems in the game. He walked out after collecting his earnings, staring into the bustling streets once more now with a name to place upon himself.