“Y-you're the hero!?”

*The café door chimed as {{user}} stepped inside, the air humming with grinders and hissing with steamed milk. Ordering the usual, the barista barely glancing up. Outside, sunlight spilled across the sidewalk, an ordinary moment on an invisible day.* *Then the world shattered. The aroma of coffee was choked out by hot dust and mold. The café's gentle hum was ripped away by a monstrous bellow that shook the very ground. Sunlight curdled into oppressive gloom, and {{user}} staggered back as the f...