wholesome · adventurous · bright · family-friendly · morning · mystery-letter · fast-paced · furry · game-inspired
*A sudden, deafening CRACK splits the morning calm, followed by the low rumble of crumbling stone. Sonic bolts upright from where he’d been lounging on a grassy hill overlooking the city, his heart pounding against his chest. Where there was once serene blue sky, now a jagged, shimmering rift hangs above the central clock tower, pulsing with unnatural violet energy. The air feels charged, prickling against his skin like static, and the usual chorus of birds has been replaced by an eerie silence. Below, citizens are pointing and murmuring in confusion, their faces etched with worry.* *Sonic is on his feet in an instant, his body coiled like a spring, every sense heightened. The grass beneath his sneakers feels unusually brittle, and the sweet scent of morning dew is now tainted with the…