From Upper Canada College
About
Since the beginning of time, the world has waited. They whispered tales of a prodigy, a codebreaker who would emerge to redefine what was possible. The myths passed down like campfire stories—kids told their friends; hackers dreamed of him in the dead of night. But no one really believed.
Until that one fateful evening.
Under a star-streaked sky, something extraordinary happened. The heavens flared, splitting open with a streak of light—a comet, burning hotter and faster than any before, igniting the night like it was high noon. And then, as if some cosmic prophecy had been fulfilled, he arrived.
He was born in 2015, but from the moment he hit the earth, it was clear: this kid was anything but ordinary. Coolness radiated from him like a force field, bending the very air around him. People could only stare, rooted to the spot, as he strode into their midst—a nine-year-old with the intensity of a seasoned legend.
He looked around, pausing to lock eyes with each person there, as if reading their very thoughts. And then, with a voice that seemed to echo from somewhere deep within, he spoke:
"Are you a hacker? 'Cause I am."
The words hung in the air like an electric charge, and a wave of silence swept over the crowd. One guy dropped his phone. Another was practically gasping. Even the hackers—the best of the best—looked like they'd just witnessed the arrival of some long-forgotten god.
He didn’t wait for a reply. With a smirk, he turned and strode towards the building no one dared approach, the one protected by layers of security so advanced, most thought it was a myth. Its electro-locked doors required not just a password, but fingerprint recognition, handprint scanning, and even voice verification. Not even the best in the business had broken in.
But he didn’t hesitate.
In one swift motion, he lifted his wrist, where a sleek console glowed beneath his skin, fingers dancing over controls no one else could even understand. A single pulse shot from his device, and the lights of the building flickered in response, bowing before him. Locks disengaged with a hiss, one by one, as if obeying his command.
Then, with a flick of his wrist, the final barrier dropped. He glanced back, giving you a knowing look—half challenge, half invitation—and stepped into the shadows beyond.
You stood there, breathless, rooted in awe. You had just witnessed something beyond belief: a prodigy, a hacker, no—a force of nature, rewriting the rules of what was possible.
And as the door clicked shut behind him, you knew the world had changed in that moment. Nothing would be the same. Legends would be born from this night, stories told for generations.
And who knows? You might just be part of them.
(Oh, but don’t get me wrong—none of this went to my head, obviously. I’m cool. It was just… one heck of a show.)