COMPLETE UNEDITED ROUGH DRAFT | "Elena, the princess of Homestead, and Damien, the only human amongst machines, find each other at the gate that separates the worlds they know, but to stay together, they must destroy the barrier that keeps them apart." *** Elena wanted to leave the marble walls of her sheltered life. Damien wished to feel the hand of another human. Neither thought they'd find each other at the iron gate which separates life from machine. And neither thought they'd become the bridge which unites what was always meant to be divided. *** 🟣 #7 in Cyborgs (11/10/21) 🟣 #106 in Scifi-Romance (11/10/21) NANOWRIMO PROJECT 2021 ☆ (unedited, completed rough draft) Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Leo Mateo is a social media specialist for Digital Utopia, a company who has secured a spot within a new, people-focused metaverse. After months of sharing the Utopia's new focus on real life, Leo takes the chance to try it out himself. **

[Book 1 in the CODES series] || Clara is stubborn and installs Roger, an AI program, inside her head in the most unconventional way, but because she's severed Roger's ties to his data, Clara is the only free citizen within a city that wants her mind... and her soul. ** In 2102, after the fall of separate nations, the world stands unified and equal. Under the Province, citizens know only the perfection the Government has to offer. And that's the only world Clara knows; simplicity and technological bliss. So, when Government officials announce the VF program, equipped with the highest artificial intelligence science has to offer, she is all for it. Who wouldn't want a computer assistant that not only takes care of your everyday needs, but is meant to be your bestest friend, too?It sounded as perfect as Province made life out to be. But all good things come with a price. What no one knew about the program meant to mimic the human mind, was that it wanted the human soul. Because no utopia can be built on truths, and no amount of sublimity can cover lies. Clara's only means of survival is the one rogue VF in her mind: Roger. ** | Completed | Exclusive to Wattpad ** featured: 💥 @Speculativefiction - A Crack In The System highest rankings: 💥 #43 in Science Fiction! 4/24/18 💥 #1 in Cyborg 6/16/18 💥 #27 in scifi-fantasy 8/04/18 💥 #1 in Artificial Intelligence 8/04/18 💥 #19 in Cyberpunk 11/29/20 * Awards: ⭐ 2nd Place in Science Fiction -- 2018 The Stella Luna Awards ⭐ 1st Place in Science Fiction -- Cognition Awards 2018 ⭐ 3rd Place in Science Fiction -- The 2018 Flavored Awards ⭐ 1st Place in Science Fiction -- 2nd Annual Ohana Awards ⭐ 2nd Place in Science Fiction -- 2018 Annual Medley Awards

Gustavo visits Chicago's World Fair eager to see the mystifying aliens that fly the windy skies, but when a piece of metal lands in the street, he soon finds there are more dangers within the city than a spaceship colliding with Earth. **** Gustavo isn't the adventuring type but when his uncle invites him to the city to attend the World Fair, he couldn't say no. But he didn't expect to meet an alien named Vera, who like him, never ventured far from home. He also didn't expect to dodge a piece of metal falling from the sky. He continues to tell himself it was just an accident, all will be fine. But the look in Vera's eyes tells him otherwise. And the city underneath the aliens may have more lies than lights, and a falling spaceship is the least of his worries. ** [This story will become free on July 5, 2023] *** 🌟 WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST 🌟 WATTPAD HQ PICK OF THE MONTH [April 2022] 🌟 Featured on the Editor's Pick List April 2022 🌟 Featured on @YA 🌟 Featured on @Mystery 🌟 Featured on @YARomance 🌟 Featured on @ScienceFiction Copyright Vee Lozada Exclusive to W A T T P A D