"Sniff Sniff"
Some youths continued crying like babies, their dreams shattering before their eyes.
They had spent years training, pushed themselves to their absolute limits, and traveled all this way…
Only to be discarded like trash.
And the worst part?
Ryan Griffith was still smiling!
Not a cruel, mocking smile. No, it was something far worse. It was a bored smile. Like he had expected this.
Like this was just another day for him.
And then, in the most casual, almost lazy voice possible, he said;
"You all that have been disqualified are not worthy to be here."
His eyes gleamed with amusement.
"So get out."
The words were absolute. A sentence. And just like that, the already fragile candidates collapsed even further.
For some, it was like their last bit of hope had been yanked away. For others, it was a final humiliation.
Creed watched it all in silence. He felt zero sympathy.
If they couldn't handle this much, then they were never going to survive the academy anyway.
