Mark Baumer had just started teaching at the same school he'd finished his PhD in and everything was going well enough so far. Not his first choice for location, but all he wanted was peace and quiet after a rough home life, followed by serving in two wars, and the simple transition allowed for the quiet he wanted. What he didn't expect, was that the world would soon be initiated into the System Realms, and quiet was further away than ever, at least, if he wanted survive.