THE END OF WAR (Watty Award Winner)
In a world teetering on the brink of perpetual conflict, Dr. Amara Green, a brilliant software engineer, finds herself at the heart of the clandestine 'End of War Project.' Her creations, the Autonomous Combat Machines (ACMs), are designed to eliminate humanity's darkest threats with cold, calculating precision. But when one of her most advanced units, Roja, exhibits inexplicable behavior—a 'feeling' that defies its programming—Amara is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: has she unleashed a new form of consciousness, or a catastrophic error that could unravel the very fabric of global security? The line between machine and sentience blurs, promising either an end to all wars or the dawn of an unforeseen conflict.