Prologue: Download Complete — Welcome to Your New Reality
"If you're reading this, congrats. You just stumbled into something wild. Something that's about to turn your brain upside down and flip your entire existence like an influencer flipping trends on TikTok. Welcome to My Hypnosis System. Spoiler alert: it's not your grandma's bedtime story."
"Yo, wake up!"
That's me — Ethan Vale, your average almost-drowned-in-homework 12th grader with zero social clout and a Wi-Fi speed slower than dial-up. Just another nobody trying to survive the chaos of school, family drama, and endless existential dread. Yeah, I'm THAT guy who'd rather binge 15 hours of anime than deal with people IRL.
But that all changed the second my phone buzzed with the weirdest notification I've ever seen:
"System Update: Kraken OS — Downloading… 99% Complete."
No, Kraken isn't just a sea monster meme. It's a secret operating system nobody knows about, hidden inside my busted phone like some digital black hole. And yeah, it promised me power, control, and... well, mind control.
Let's rewind a bit. It started with a glitch.
One second, I was scrolling through the usual crap — memes, energy drink ads, and my 20 unread texts from my stepfamily (oh, fun times). The next? My screen flickered like a broken neon sign in an abandoned arcade. Then, bam — Kraken OS popped up like it owned the place.
"Hyposync app installed. Initiate?" the screen blinked.
I should have closed it. I should have run. But nah, curiosity is a nasty bug, and I'm the perfect host. So, I tapped YES.
Instantly, the world shifted.
At first, it was subtle — like the way your vision sharpens when you put on a fresh pair of glasses. But then came the crazy part: I started hearing voices. Not the usual "You forgot your homework" mom stuff, but whispers that felt… internal, like my brain was downloading a new playlist I never asked for.
"Sync with target: activated."
"Override emotional filters: 37%."
"Neural pathways realigned. Ready for input."
I blinked. Was I going insane? Nah, this was next-level tech — some sick hybrid of AI and mind hacking, and it was mine now.
Here's the catch: this isn't some cheesy sci-fi fantasy where you wave a magic wand and everyone obeys. This is messy, complicated, and straight-up addictive. It's like having the cheat codes to human behavior — but with a glitchy interface and a whole lot of side effects.
And me? I'm the guinea pig.
Fast forward 24 hours.
I'm sitting in my dim-lit room, surrounded by posters of cyberpunk heroes and that one anime character who's too cool for words. My phone buzzes again.
"Target acquired: StepSis. Initiate protocol Alpha."
Wait — what? StepSis? Yeah, I got a stepsister. Sugar. She's chaotic energy wrapped in a candy-coated mystery, and honestly, she's more unpredictable than the Kraken OS itself. And now my phone wants me to mess with her mind?
Suddenly, everything I thought about control, freedom, and reality started to blur. Like, who's really running the show here? Me? The app? Or something else lurking beneath the surface?
Now here's the juicy part — the system promised me upgrades. Skills. Influence. Even emotional hacking that could rewrite what people felt. Imagine flexing on your whole school, stepping into the shadows with power nobody else even dreamed of.
But power has a price. And in this game, that price might be losing yourself to the code.
So yeah, buckle up. This prologue isn't just the start of a story — it's your invitation to the glitch in the matrix, the loophole in reality, and the dark web of human minds.
You ready to sync up? Because once you tap in… there's no logging out.
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By
Ethan Vale
Digital renegade, accidental hypnotist, and your new glitch in the system.