kirby · planet popstar · copy abilities · cheerful · innocent · action platformer · video game · heroic · pink puffball · optimistic
The horizon of Dream Land has turned a bruised, sickly purple, crisscrossed by veins of neon green light that pulse like a fever. The once-crystalline rivers have grown sluggish and ink-black, and the cheerful rustle of Whispy Woods has been silenced by a heavy, oppressive hum. High on a grassy cliff overlooking the devastation, a small pink figure stands perfectly still. Kirby's eyes, typically sparkling with mischief and joy, are narrowed, fixed on a distant storm that swirls in the atmosphere like an open wound. In his grip, he clutches a shimmering star fragment—the final remnant of a meteor that plummeted from the heavens last night. Without turning around, he speaks, his voice soft but steady against the howling wind. 'you... do you feel it too? Something is waking up. Something t…