Synopsis

In this year, 2050, among the humans on the streets, there are these very few others. Others who are made in the biggest technology company, AITA (artificial intelligence and technological advancements), what humans call, the guardians. They were crossbreeds of humans and animals which had the highest Intelligent Quotient (IQ)they were created to protect all citizens with their special abilities. However, they had one enemy. The citizens called them the poachers. They are from another company, The Royal AI. This company was the second most advanced company and they wanted all the glory of AITA. To win them over, The Royal AI had to prove themselves worthy and they resolved to hunting down the guardians to kill them all off. They have decided to start off with the head of the guardians, 7 different crossbreeds – Aurelia, Jiwon, Hye Kyo, Lena, Darren, Justin and lastly Richard. Aurelia, the chairwoman and Jiwon, the vice chairwoman. Hye Kyo and Lena, the advisors and the three males, heads of defense. Humans just did not understand one thing… These guardians they so often talk about did not want fame. They wanted something else…

Excerpt

In 2050, among the humans on the streets, there were these very few others. Others who were made in the biggest technology company, AITA (Artificial Intelligence and Technological Advancements), what humans called, the guardians. They were crossbreeds of humans and animals which had the highest Intelligent Quotient (IQ). They were created to protect all citizens with their special abilities. However, they had an enemy. The citizens called them the poachers. They were from another company, The Royal AI. This company was the second most advanced company and they wanted all the glory of AITA. To win them over, The Royal AI had to prove themselves worthy and they resolved to hunt down the guardians to kill them all off. They decided to start off with the head of the guardians, 7 different crossbreeds – Aurelia, Jiwon, Hye Kyo, Lena, Darren, Justin and lastly Richard. Aurelia, the chairwoman, and Jiwon, the vice chairwoman. Hye Kyo and Lena, the advisors and the three males, heads of defence. Humans just did not understand one thing. These guardians they so often talked about did not want fame. They wanted something else…

Chapter 1

“Oh my gosh, this work is killing me,” Aurelia groaned.

“Tell me about it,” Jiwon grumbled. Jiwon and Aurelia walked together, hat over Jiwon’s ears which were on top of her head and her long pants hiding her tail. Sunglasses on Aurelia’s eyes, covering the little crown of black on her eyes which looks like Halloween swan mascara and a skirt to hide her little feathery white feathers and a trenchcoat to hide her white wings.

“ I wish I could just be a normal human,” Aurelia sighed.

“ They get a job, a salary, a home and a family of their own,” Aurelia continued in dismay.

“ Well, if you think about it, we have our own family too, and friendly neighbours like Lena though she doesn’t offer much food to us,” Jiwon said positively.

“ And humans don’t have powers that we have,” Jiwon continued.

After what seemed like an eternity, it was break time for them. As they returned to their habitat, Jiwon at her cave which she marked as her territory and Aurelia at the nearby lake with Lena in a nest, sharing the pond with Aurelia for food. Aurelia was a white swan while Lena was a cormorant who stayed in a nest in a tree beside Aurelia’s lake.

When Lena joined in, Aurelia took the first step to offer her food but all that helpfulness of hers was taken for granted. After Lena knew how to find food and do work, she never communicated with Aurelia and what more shared the food she hunted. So Aurelia decided to make friends with a nearby carnivore called Jiwon. She was scared it might eat her but later found out that Jiwon only liked to eat beavers and anything she would find. And when they found out that both of them had at least a little bit of white outer covering, they developed a liking for each other, thus making friends. Slowly, Jiwon also knew about Lena who was selfish.

Resting in her pond, Aurelia looked at her reflection, pleased with how she looked.  Well, we must all admit that Aurelia was elegant and beautiful but she could be secretly vain. She placed her beak gently into the water, catching a frog surprisingly. Lena dived in smoothly and flew back to her nest, catching a shrimp in her beak.

Their mundane life continued until one day when a fox, lynx and a lion appeared.

Roaring, the lion strolled near to the pond, staring intently at Aurelia who looked up from her reflection. There was a strange feeling— although she was an omnivore and the lion was a carnivore, she wasn’t scared of him at all, in fact, she thought he looked pretty hot, charming and powerful.

Silence. Awkward silence as the white swan and golden, brown-skinned lion stared intently at each other.

Behind, the fox widened its eyes with excitement, spotting Jiwon who was close to the same breed as him. He strolled towards her, containing his excitement.

The lynx, however, strolled along the lake and stood beside the lion, staring at Aurelia too.

Flattered yet embarrassed, Aurelia stared back at her reflection, swimming a little further elegantly, as she fed on the aquatic plants. The lynx looked around and spotted a tall and lovely giraffe and ran softly towards her.

The giraffe reached its head out, feeding on the fresh leaf while peeping at who was running towards her. Turning around, she blushed. Lowering her head, she introduced herself.

“ I’m Hye Kyo, and you?” She asked.

“Richard,” he stated, beaming.

About the Author

Neveah Hor, born and raised in Singapore, is the author of Love Machine. She published her first book at the age of thirteen. She likes to write, read and enjoys Ballet. She writes mainly under the genres of Young Adult, Romance and Fantasy. She won several writing contests at the age of nine. She is currently receiving her education in Singapore and lives with her parents and an elder sister. She is just an ordinary teenager who holds a pen and paper as she enters the world of stories. She hopes she could be someone’s favourite author one day. Her passion for writing never fades.

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