Since The Red Moon Appeared

Summary of the Since The Red Moon Appeared

It baffles my colleagues sometimes. They ask how *anyone* can stay so unflappable during all the crises we've gotta deal with out there. Monsters? Oh yeah, definitely monsters. But honestly, do they really strike us as scarier than just... my family?

Ever since that Red Moon went supernova thirty years back, things have been anything but normal. The world's gone sideways fast – environmental shifts hitting hard, and then there are these damn monster hordes running around, mostly looking to stir trouble or grab a snack.

Some people got superpowers, barely holding down the fort against this chaos. But everyone knows it’s just surface-level peace now. The real danger is everywhere: city terrorists, folks who snapped their superpower leash too tight, and monsters getting nasty – all constantly poking at us fragile normals.

And here I am, walking into this new recruit situation. "Lu Xin," they call out, probably expecting some grand declaration or hero complex right?

What do *I* think? Man, where do I even start? My superpower? Let's just say it keeps me focused on one thing: keeping my family safe.

"So you think you got what it takes to be the savior of mankind?" They ask this big question, but maybe they don't truly grasp. Maybe *they* haven't lived through it like I have.

My answer is simple, boring even – "I can at least keep them out of trouble." That's my hero’s journey right there: surviving day-to-day for those closest to me, amidst the global fray since that Red Moon appeared back then.