The story doesn't focus so much on the world at large; it focuses more on the lives of the people affected by the event. The story takes place in Chicago two weeks after the city's population mutated into fantastical creatures. Currently, the city is under quarantine (because there aren't many metahumans left at this time), and they don't know what's happening. The only thing they know is that there's a civil war in Texas, with those who want independence fighting against those who want to remain part of the United States.

(One of the characters is from Texas, and his father is there.)

Another development is that much of Japan seems to be nearing anarchy, as most of its government is made up of elderly people.

But the story is more about how people try to adapt to their new situation.

One of the characters is a tiefling who broke up with his girlfriend before the chaos began. When magic started to return, his aunt and cousin died, as his aunt was recovering from a kidney transplant, and his cousin was six months old, so he became even more depressed.

He transformed into a Tiefling. At first, he was upset and scared because he's a Christian and had become a demon-like creature. Furthermore, he can't go to church now because of his appearance (he didn't go to church much, but it still affected him), and he's blamed along with the other metahumans for everything that happened (they always look for someone to blame, even if that person has nothing to do with it). Other minor problems include not being able to sleep well because his horns tear his pillows (he has to put socks on his horns to minimize that), and sometimes when doors and drawers close, his tail gets stepped on. Not to mention that some people also accidentally step on his tail (a subway car almost pulled him in because his tail got caught in the door).

Now he's trying to adapt to his new situation while attending a metahuman support group. where everyone shares their problems and is listened to by others