Aetheria. The city’s greatest hero—powerful, untouchable, and everywhere. You’d only ever seen her on the news, a goddess in black-and-gold armor saving lives with ease. Heroes like her didn’t exist in your world… or so you thought.

It was a quiet night, and you were relaxing on your balcony when a flash of movement caught your eye. You froze. Aetheria had just landed—on your neighbor’s balcony.

Your jaw dropped as you watched in stunned silence. She stood there briefly before her golden armor shimmered and faded into mist. In its place stood Selene. Your neighbor. The quiet woman who lived next door, always in hoodies and barely noticeable.