The Two Winners

"I am back?" Janet said as she looked around. Her eyes were a bit red and so was her nose. It seemed she had cried her eyes out.

Namen stood beside her with a complicated expression on her face. Her tensed brows loosened as she released a sigh.

Max looked at them, he didn't know how to react. 

"Very well, you two have passed my test…." The old spirit said with a smile as he looked at the two.

"I did?" Janet asked as she looked at him. She didn't remember doing anything except for crying.

"Yes, be more confident….what you did isn't an easy feat. Don't forget that feeling….It will help you ahead…" the old man said as he looked at her.

"As for those who failed…" the old man said as his eyes flashed past each one of the failures. "You lost due to your own weakness…you have no one to blame...you have no right to demand anything…."

Elly clenched her fist as she listened to him. He was indeed right….she had failed…