Welkin Relique's Story

It was a beautiful day on the campus of Stella Academy. Birds were chirping, a light breeze was floating through the trees and an air of happiness seemed to hang over the school. The opening ceremony had been a great success and it was looking to be an amazing year. Unfortunately for Welkin Relique, these facts were shrouded in a dark, mysterious force known as just waking up. The room was rather bare as is the rest of the house. A large wardrobe stood on the left opposite a small television. As the bright sunlight cascaded over his blonde hair, the teacher looked groggily at his alarm clock.

His flashing alarm clock that read 5:08 am.

"A power outage?! God dammit!" In a sudden burst of speed, Welkin flung his covers to the side and quickly did his morning routine. After twelve minutes of panic he stood at the door, dressed in a pinstripe suit. A worried expression crossed his face.
"Headphones...headphones...where are my headphones? Marcus!" A small skeletal dog came trotting into the room, a set of headphones dangling happily from his jaws. Bending down, Welkin plucked the headset from his pet's grasp and patted him affectionately on the head.
"Alright boy, ready to go?" The dog barked in reply, his bony tail wagging furiously.
Changing his playlist to "Gotta go fast: Songs for when I'm late", Welkin ran down the streets to the start of a new school year, the clip of small skeletal feet not far behind him.

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"Ahh, Relique. It's about time you showed up." The Chancellor chimed, watching with slight amusement as the young teacher ran into the quickly emptying auditorium. "I was getting afraid Garuda wouldn't have a homeroom this year."
"Sorry m'am, I slept in a bit." Welkin said shyly, running his fingers through his hair. He had always had a sort-of crush on his superior, a fact that she was constantly egging him about.
A gruff voice from behind startled the teacher. "Just don't let it happen again Relique or you'll be working as the janitor." Vice Chancellor Endrad stood as stiff as a board, exuding his authority over the much smaller man.
"Y-yes Endrad. No more lates from me. Promise." Endrad simply nodded and handed him the schedule for the week. With a respectful bow, Welkin ran to his homeroom to get ready for tomorrow's classes.

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The "classroom" that Welkin taught in was not a classroom at all but a large building on the edge of the Holo-Field, a large wall separating the room into Three large parts.
On the left was the biology lab. This space looked like a cross between a morgue and a library, with freshly polished steel tables and countless books on the subject of anatomy. Currently, there were no bodies in the laboratory. These could be easily conjured with his Mana Arm for research materials.

On the right was the school gymnasium. Here, all kinds of sports are played with the undead serving as extra players if need be. Finally is the entrance to the Hole-Field itself.
This was Welkin's favorite part of the day. Using the Holo-Field to create specific situations, the teacher could summon undead enemies for his students to fight. It has become a running challenge at this school to be one of the few able to defeat "The Never-ending Army", a simulation pitting you alone against an army of ten thousand Wights. Though some students have come close, none have succeeded and thus revealed the special prize Welkin promised to the victor.

With a smile, Welkin plopped down in his chair. Tomorrow's classes were the start of a new year. Welkin closed his eyes.
"I have a feeling this is going to be our most exciting year yet, don't you think so pal?" The dog barked happily from his lap as they both fell back to slumber.