Chapter 10 - Chapter 10: The Awakening of Unknown

Author's Note:Hi everyone! 💬This chapter is full of mystery and crazy twists. Jake is entering a new phase of power… and honestly, even I am shook! 🤯Make sure to drop a comment if you're enjoying how Jake's transformation is going.Let's go! 🚀

Narration – Author POV

After Jake and Elena parted ways, he never responded to her texts or calls, yet she never gave up. A whole year passed. Time rolled into a new chapter, and with it, so did Jake's mysterious life.

He wasn't just feared by enemies anymore—even the ones giving him missions were starting to become afraid of him. A shadow in the hacker world. A ghost in the network.

He had become known by one name only—UNKNOWN.

They also called him the Night Hacker. He had mastered technology beyond comprehension, and most notably, created an AI assistant—Mary.

Jake & Mary Dialogue – Transformation Begins

"Mary," Jake said, speaking to the invisible AirPod always in his ear, "you told me if I want to be stronger, I need to enhance my brain, right?"

"Yes," Mary replied. "But it requires chemicals and advanced bio-tech. It's dangerous…"

"You also told me about that slime—the one that's alive like a plant but can become my armor and weapon."

"Correct," Mary answered. "It's unstable, but if you can control it using a special chemical compound, it will bond to your body and obey only you. Do you still want to proceed?"

Jake didn't hesitate. The very next day, he tracked down the rare ingredients, returned home, and locked himself in his lab—both physically and digitally.

"I'm ready," he told Mary as he drank the mixture.

The reaction was instant and violent. His body trembled. His eyes turned blue. His hair burned into a glowing neon blue shade.

Jake screamed in agony.

"You're adapting," Mary said calmly. "Hold on."

Meanwhile... Lax's Drift into Darkness

Lax had grown distant. He had dropped out of school and joined a group involved in illegal drug operations. Jake knew, but Lax never told him. Their bond was deteriorating. Jake had quit their shared hacking group, THE REAPER, long ago.

They were now practically strangers.

Jake's Evolution – The Dream Realm

Jake passed out from the transformation.

He found himself in a dreamlike world—his reflection in the mirror was... beautiful.Blue hair. Piercing blue eyes. Sculpted jawline. Power radiated from his body.

"Is this me?" Jake gasped. "Damn… why am I so handsome?"

Mary, somehow appearing as a hologram inside his enhanced smart glasses, laughed.

"You look like a god now," she teased.

"Are you insane?" he barked back, half in disbelief.

"No. You're evolving," Mary replied. "This is only the beginning."

Back to Reality – First Bond With Slime

Jake woke up, sweating. But he felt it. A deep change. He trained quickly—speed, strength, reaction time—everything was amplified.

Suddenly, the slime burst from its containment and leapt toward him, fusing with his skin. He staggered as it fully bonded with him.

"WTF!" Jake shouted.

"Relax," Mary said. "It's reading your body's signals and becoming part of you."

"I can control it now?" Jake asked, wide-eyed.

"Exactly," Mary grinned. "You're now the first hybrid of tech and biology."

Jake smiled faintly, lying back on his bed.

"Let me rest… Today was crazy."

Author's Note (End of Chapter)Jake didn't even eat. He just fell asleep, stronger than he's ever been.

His hair's blue. His eyes are glowing. He's literally evolving.

But... why didn't he mention Elena?

And Mary's hologram? That elegant, flirty AI? 🤖💅Low-key jealous of her glass-tech. 😂

Is Jake now becoming a living legend—like the mysterious man Mary once studied?

We'll see.

TBC...