Chapter 12: The Ghost Prom Committee & The Necromantic Formal

Chapter 12: The Ghost Prom Committee & The Necromantic Formal

Location: Cafeteria / Spirit Realm Overlap Zone

Liana was mid-toast (actual bread, not ceremonial) when the wall split open and out floated:

The Ghost Prom Committee.

They hovered in tattered tuxes and translucent gowns. Eyes glowed faintly. Smiles haunted memories.

Their leader, Vanessa the Forever Junior, spoke:

"Principal. It's prom season."

Liana blinked. "You're dead."

Vanessa floated closer. "So? We still have standards."

The System chirped:

[Quest Triggered: Host the Annual Necromantic Formal. Warning: Failure may result in ghost uprising, existential dread, or poltergeist glitter bomb.]

Meanwhile, in the Student Council War Room

Mordain declared, "We are NOT allocating budget to ghosts again."

Slime Girl objected, "They used last year's budget to summon a DJ Lich who only played Gregorian trap. It was a spiritual experience."

Vault Girl: "What's prom?"

Everyone turned.

"You don't know?" Liana gasped.

"Where I'm from," Vault Girl said, "we just host Battle Proms. Last one ended when someone married a dragon mid-duel."

There was a beat of silence. Then someone muttered, "That actually sounds... kind of romantic."

Elsewhere: The Ghost Dress Crisis

The prom committee demanded a fashion budget.

The sewing club refused.

The solution? Animate discarded ball gowns with necro-thread and summon a stylist banshee.

Now the halls echoed with:

"You're serving afterlife couture, darling!"

Vault Girl accidentally clicked on a glitched item in the System Shop:

[Prom Gown of Temporal Collapse – 1 Glitched Point]

She tried it on.

Time stopped for a second.A star was born.Also, several skeletons proposed.

Cut to: Liana's Office

She had three ghost prom flyers stabbed into her wall.A box of haunted corsages just blinked.And the cafeteria had been converted into a spirit-bound ballroom with floating tables, spectral punch, and one really angry haunted disco ball.

"System," she hissed, "I run a magical academy, not a posthumous dating service."

[Correction: Magical Academy Social Engagements mandatory for accreditation. Especially undead-inclusive ones.]

She facepalmed so hard the walls shook.

Prom Night

The music was a haunting blend of soul jazz and necro-pop.

The punch bowl kept asking riddles.

Slime Girl went with a fungus elemental.

The student council president tried to shut it down—then got crowned "King of Eternal Prom."

Vault Girl danced once. Her gown rippled through dimensions. She accidentally un-aged a ghost by 300 years. He burst into flame. It was beautiful.

Mid-Prom Crisis: The Banshee Breakup

The stylist banshee discovered her ex—the DJ Lich—was dating a poltergeist in the gym teacher's body.

Heartbroken, she shrieked so hard:

Mirrors cracked in the past.

Students turned inside-out (briefly).

The soul-stream of the event began unraveling.

Vault Girl tried to console her with a lollipop.

Instead, the banshee declared:

"Let the Dead Bride's Waltz begin!"

Suddenly, all undead began slow-dancing ominously in synchronized steps.

Liana: "I give up."

System:

[Emergency Subroutine: 'Principal Dance Override' Initiated.]

So she danced.

In heels of fate.In a suit conjured from enchanted paperwork and sarcastic resignation.With the banshee, who cried spectral tears and whispered:

"You're not like the last principal. You actually showed up."

Liana smiled. "No one else will hire me."

Finale:

The dance ended peacefully.The DJ Lich dropped the beat and vanished in a puff of jasmine and despair.The prom king exploded into confetti.Everyone agreed it was the best prom since the one that started the Great Ghoul Rebellion.

Liana received:

[Reward: Soul-Forged Principal Crown (Legendary Cosmetic)][New Trait: Death-Positive Leadership Aura]

End of Chapter 12