"These fifteen names are the names of those who qualify for the next round. The rest of you have been disqualified."Doctor Marshal spoke and Daniel felt his heart leave his chest at that moment. His mind immediately began racing through every process he had gone through to reach his conclusion and where exactly he might have made a mistake. But no matter how long and hard he thought about it he could not find an answer.Just then one of the judges rose to his feet and handed Doctor Marshal a sheet of paper. He accepted it and his gaze became suddenly fixed and intense on what was written there."Who is Daniel Hayes." He furrowed his brows with curiosity etched across his expression. Daniel raised his head slightly and looked at him. Everyone in the audience craned their necks to see who Daniel was and why his name had suddenly been mentioned."I am." He muttered in a deep voice."You have just made it sixteen qualifiers." The crowd erupted in loud applause. Although Daniel did not sh

Mia had seen with her own eyes at her father's birthday how everyone had looked down on Daniel. Every single person including herself had belittled him but somehow he had proved everyone wrong.He had done something that every single doctor in Coast City and beyond including the same Doctor Magnus seated nearby could not do.When Magnus had said those words Mia had gone silent. For a split second her confidence had wavered but the moment she recalled what Daniel had displayed a smile returned to her lips."Yes. I am fully certain that he will win. Which is why I am betting five percent of the Creston shares to you if Daniel does not win."Those seated next to them who they had not realized were listening gasped in shock."Ms. Mia." A middle aged man called softly staring at her like she had just made the biggest mistake of her life. "Do you even understand what you are saying. In the past when the Watson family entered competitions there were people who looked down on them and it did

Even as the first contestant, a girl in her twenties, walked out of the arena everyone applauded her. As if that was not enough others followed until there were just three people left.It was Jason, Mark, a boy from a very reputable university whose parents had been outside the country since he was born. He had returned home only to study and had been the best in his class. Everyone was looking up to him and failing was the one thing he could not afford to do.The last person was Daniel who sat very calmly like he had not heard a single word that had been said over the microphone and had not watched most of the others leave.For Daniel it was far better to lose his life here than to face whatever was going to happen if he failed this competition."Since the three of you have decided to proceed with the competition then I guess we can finally begin."Doctor Marshal spoke and then turned to the security men who had been standing around the competitors for a while. They placed a file in

At this point Jason knew he could have moved to the other side of the stage and simply waited for the other two to finish or die. Either way he was waiting to be declared the winner.Yet he did not leave. He stood there and continued to taunt Daniel. He was clearly enjoying every moment of it. Mark on the other hand was slowly losing his fight but forcing himself to remain calm.Jason felt he had enjoyed enough entertainment and rose to his feet ready to leave. But suddenly his feet went numb and his eyes blurry. He staggered and staggered until he found his way back to his seat.The crowd roared at that moment. Magnus did not even realize when he jerked to his feet. Every ounce of calmness inside him had disappeared instantly.Daniel turned to look at Jason. Even though his own lips were still slightly blue there was a smile on his face."So you really thought that purple substance in that glass was the cure."It was not quite a question given that he backed it up with a loud chuckle

Doctor Magnus narrowed his eyes, then slowly scanned his environment before he moved closer to Mia."This was all a childish bet and given the situation my son is right now, I think it's useless for us to keep discussing about it.""Did you just listen to yourself speak, you were the one that had made the bet. So why should I stop because your son failed to understand his limit?"Mia asked. Her voice had gone higher than she had expected and suddenly it had drawn more attention to them than she had anticipated."And if I insist that I won't agree to your bet or whatever it is you call it, it's not like there is anything that you can do about it."He bragged hoping that he would be able to get her off his skin this way but she chuckled."Don't push it Magnus. It's not going to end well for you.""Is that a threat, I understand that your father is powerful…..""Oh please leave my father out of this," Mia cut him off even before he was done speaking, then she brought out her phone."I do