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PART 1

The Association of Sentinels in Eurasia

Department of Sentinels and Guides

0609 Heaven Avenue, City of SM, Ex'act District

Eurasia (EURA) 013012, Pangea

Mr. Choi Seungcheol

08 Carat Drive, Pledis town, Aju Province

Eurasia (EURA) 052615, Pangea

Dear Mr. Choi Seungcheol,

On behalf of the Department of Sentinels and Guides – a direct alliance to the Ministry of Alpha/Beta/Omega Orientation and theMinistry of Health and the brother organization of the Association of Guides in Eurasia – the Association of Sentinels in Eurasia would like to extend our most sincere congratulations on your presentation as an Alpha Sentinel!

We are excited to welcome you as a new and promising member of our association, where you will be able to take advantage of our extensive social and professional network to further your personal development.

Please find attached,

a) The registration form. Please fill in and mail back to the address on the letterhead (at no cost). Your membership card will arrive within a week of mailing.

b) Copy of the personal notes by Sir Hans Townsende, the leading researcher in Non-Binary Gender Genomics and Inheritance, the incumbent Head of Department of Sentinels and Guides. This is for the purpose of clarification and short-term familiarization

c) Alpha Sentinel Manual – a comprehensive, detailed book containing all the information you need to know as both an Alpha and a Sentinel. Please read carefully.

d) School enrollment form – as an Alpha Sentinel, you are equipped with an outstanding body, and an outstanding mind. In order to fully realize that potential, the Association of Sentinels in Pangea has worked tirelessly to set up a network of schools specifically catered to an Alpha Sentinel, as elementary as primary school, and as advanced as post-doc research facilities. Upon your presentation, you are automatically enrolled in our junior highschool, class of 3038, and we will make sure the transition from your old school is as smooth as possible. The school is free of charge, courtesy from Department, National and Alumnae funding. Please fill in the form and mail back to the above address.

We realize that presenting as an Alpha Sentinel can be very stressful, and would like to extend our hotline consultation service to you, free of charge. Please feel free to call or email during workhours, or use the 24/7 hotline. We will be happy to explain or provide help with anything you need, related to your gender presentation.

May your presentation as an Alpha Sentinel mark your ascension to the top of society.

We will be with you, every step of the way.

Sincerely,

(signed)

KIM SUHO, Ph. D, MD,

Chairman, Association of Sentinels in Eurasia

July 4th, 3035, Eurasia

PERSONAL NOTES

ON THE SHORT DISSERTATION OF NON-BINARY SEXUAL IDENTITIES AND

BINARY SENTINEL/GUIDE IDENTITIES

By Sir HANS TOWNSENDE

Alpha/Beta/Omega dynamics – a society whereby humans are have 2 types of gender identification: Male vs. Female and Alpha vs. Beta vs. Omega.

a. Male vs. Female: the primary gender identity. Males possess overt, functional testes and glans penis; females possess covert, functional ovaries, uterus, vagina and clitoris. The minor factor in determining societal positions.

b. Alpha vs. Beta vs. Omega: the secondary gender identity. The major factor in determining societal positions.

i.Alpha: dominant, possess strength, agility and longevity. Athletic. Prone to irrational behaviours due to their dominant and quick-tempered personalities. The second-rarest class of secondary gender, makes up 20% of total population. Suited to careers in politics or sports. Enters rut, cycle dependent on each individual. Extremely affected by Omega's heat. Possess knots.

Alpha females possess BOTH functional female sexual organs and a functional knot. Can both be pregnant and impregnate others.Alpha males ONLY possess functional male sexual organs. They can knot, but cannot be impregnated, since they have no uterus.

ii.Beta: calm, with average capability. Ability to stay rational. The most abundant class of secondary gender, at 75%. Suited to careers in law and ombudsmen. Does not enter heat or rut, but are slightly affected by Omega's heat. Do not possess knots

Beta-class males and females possess NO extra reproductive organs. So, a Beta male can impregnate but cannot become pregnant. A Beta female can only be impregnated.

iii.Omega: the rarest class of secondary gender, at 5%. Enters heat, which renders them fertile, cycle varies by each Omega. Can only conceive during heats, where they release mating hormones to attract alphas and betas. Able to calm alphas down when they are feral. Nurturing and caring. Suited to professions in public service and education. Possess reproductive organs, but NO knots.

An Omega female possesses functional female reproductive organs, no knots. Very fertile when mating with Alphas, lowfertility rates when mated with a Beta. An Omega male possesses BOTH a functional reproductive set of male sex organs, AND a covert, functional reproductive track, which allows them to both impregnate and become pregnant. But, they're extremely fertile only with Alphas, and their ability to impregnate someone is VERY low, due to their sperm degradation as a result of evolution.

c. Summary of possible gender identities:

i.Male:

Alpha MalesBeta MalesOmega Males

ii.Female:

1. Alpha Females

2. Beta Females

3. Omega Females

d. Bonding: Within society, Beta/Beta bonding is the norm and the most popular. Alpha/Omega bonding is regarded as the most desirable type, as Omegas and Alphas complement each other well physically and emotionally, and a high chance of birthing more Alphas and Omegas, which is encouraged to increase A/O population. Alpha/Beta bonding happens when an Alpha cannot find an Omega mate, due to the 4:1 A:O ratio. Beta/Omega and Omega/Omega bonding is highly frowned upon, due to the inability/nearly 0% chance of reproduction in an environment where Omegas are extremely scarce. Bonding is completed via a mating bite (for all genders) AND a mating heat (for A/O)

e. Presentation: the stage where a child could be identified by the secondary gender. Happens roughly at the same time as puberty. Before that, no one can tell the gender.

Sentinel/Guides: Sex-linked genetic mutations that occurs exclusively in Alphas and Omegas. Give access to outstanding mental/physical abilities. Extremely rare, even in Alphas/Omegas.Sentinel: Sex-linked genetic mutation. Occurs only in Alphas, known to be an inheritable trait, but the mechanism of inheritance is unclear. Sentinels are extremely athletic, with enhanced five senses and strength, so even among Alphas, they are the top of the top. Excellent in focusing. Extraordinary mental concentration, but prone to "zoning", whereby too intense a focus on one (or more) sense will put Sentinels into a "zone", almost hypnotic, and they rarely are able to come back from zoning without the help of a Guide. The stronger the senses, the easier it is to zone -> a strong Sentinel needs a strong Guide.Guide: Sex-linked genetic mutation. Occurs only in Omegas, known to be an inheritable trait, but the mechanism of inheritance is unclear. Guides possess extraordinary mental capabilities, able to read and manipulate other people's emotions (only the strongest can manipulate), break through other's mental shields/defense to cause damage or to heal. This allows them to enter a Sentinel's mindscape, and to either force them into a zone, or pull them out of one. An extremely taxing ability, a Guide can faint or fall into a coma if ability is overused.Presentation: happens at the same time that a person enters puberty and presents as A/B/O. A Guide will release bonding hormones from the gland on their necks. This gland, in a Guide, double-functions as BOTH the bondinggland, and the mating gland (releases both bonding AND mating hormones).

i.Omegas:

Non-Guide = gland on neck = mating gland = mating hormonesGuide = gland on neck = mating + bonding gland = mating + bonding hormones

ii.Alphas:

Non-Sentinels = knot + mating hormonesSentinels = knot + mating AND bonding hormones

iii.Note that a Guide/Sentinel could also bond freely with non-Guides/Sentinels, wherein they will never use their bonding hormones and/or glands. The bonding gland in Omega will ONLY be activated when an Alpha Sentinel bites on the gland (on the neck) For an ALPHA SENTINEL / OMEGA GUIDE to completely bond = mating + bonding heat.

4. Bonding: due to extreme rarity, Sentinels and Guides both have their own Associations. Their ratio is 1:1. Each year, the Associations meet and organize meetings so that Sentinels and Guides have a chance to meet each other and find a potential bondmate. Bonding between S/G is VERY encouraged, as a S/G couple complement each other well and have an increased longevity. May live up to 200 years as a S/G couple.

Summary – a quick summary to all the content above, so that it's easier to understand. In this society:50:50 male:female20:75:5 A:B:OAverage life span = 100 years In A/B/O:

i.Female = A (knot + fem sex. org., mating hormones)/B (fem sex. org. only)/O (fem. sex. org. only; gland on neck; extra fertile with Alphas; mating hormones)

ii.Male = A (knot + male sex. org., mating hormones)/B (male sex. org. only)/O (male sex. org. + reproductive track – extra fertile with Alphas; gland on neck; mating hormones)

iii.Beta females = normal female ovulation. Fertile all year round; Omega females/males = fertile ONLY during mating heat. Other times, can have sex, but non-fertile. Suppressants for heats are widely sold -> no heat = no children. Also contraception -> heat BUT no children.

5. In S/G:

i.Some A = Sentinel (Alpha characteristics + bonding hormones)

ii.Some O = Guide (Omega characteristics + bonding hormones + gland act as both mating and bonding gland; bite to release boding hormones)

6. Puberty = A/B/O + S/G presentation

7. Mating heat = for A/B/O bonding -> Alphas = rut; Omegas = heat; Beta = none, but follows cue by A/O. Knotting = forever -> no knot = casual sex. Can only knot during rut/heat. Sexual/Spousal relationship

8. Bonding heat = for Alpha Sentinel/Omega Guide bonding ONLY. Triggered ONLY by Sentinel biting on Guide's gland, releasing bonding hormones and triggering a bonding heat. Can be non-sexual

i.A S/G pair can be non-sexual. Do not have to spend the bonding heat having sex, can be together to cement the bond and masturbate separately. As long as they're together during the mating heat. This is rare, as most S/G tend to end up being mated together.

ii.A S/G pair can be sexual, and often are. Usually, upon meeting, they recognize each other as both lifemates and bondmates. Sentinel bites Guide on the gland, and spend the bonding heat together (have sex) -> bondmates. As soon as either of them hits rut/heat, have sex again + knotting -> lifemates.

9. Overall, Betas are the least fussy type, they can't knot, so their bonding is like a normal relationship. No S/G abilities, either. So, Beta = affected by heat/rut, but DO NOT have heat/rut. Mind can be manipulated by Guides, but DO NOT have S/G.

10. If in A/O (and/or S/G) relationship, one partner dies, the other can form a new bond with a new partner. But not dead = bond forever.

 
ETERNITY II

"Code Red, alert, alert. This is USS Hyperion CMO speaking. I repeat. Code Red. All military personnel to evacuate the General's Quarter ASAP. This is a Code Red. Over and out"

"Oh Christ, how many times has it been this month?"

"Four. Two of them were this week. His zoning has been getting worse lately"

The two currently in conversation are Lieutenant General (LTG) Kim Mingyu, Commander of Eurasian Army Special Operations Command (EAASOC), and Colonel (COL) Jeon Wonwoo, his Second-in-Command. A mated Alpha – Omega pair, they serve directly underGeneral Choi Seungcheol, Commander of the Eurasian Special Operations Command (EASOCOM). Their spaceship, the USS Hyperion, has just returned from the bi-annual survey trip at Ground Zero in the City of Charon. This is the General's fourth zone-out, and his subordinates are becoming increasingly worried about him.

"Thank God we're only 30' from Fort Delta. Guide Johnson has been informed. He'll make it in time to help him out"

"Even then, Wonwoo, what? It's only a temporary measure, honey. He's in pain inside that room, being injected with all that drug, and it's taken a larger and larger dosage to tide him out"

"What can we do, though? He won't take a Guide, or a mate. And what rotten luck, too, for Guide Jung to find her mate at Ground Zero. Everyone was scared that he might have zoned out in the middle of the trip, without a Guide. Hell, we're all relieved that Woozi only announced Code Red once: now"

"All I can say is, it's by sheer dumb luck that Hyperion is so close to base, the drug won't be able to hold him out for long"

"I'm worried, Gyu. I mean, he's such a strong Sentinel. How on Earth does he not zone out all the time with all of his five senses? What if..."

"It's going to be okay, honey. There are newer, better drugs in development as we speak. It'll help him. And we can always hope that he finds a mate or a Guide"

"I hope so, he's already 50. No Alpha Sentinel as strong as he is, and without a mate or a Guide, has ever lived beyond 60..."

An Alpha Sentinel, General Choi has risen very quickly among his contemporaries to become the youngest Commander of EASOCOM at 50 years old. General Choi is also one of only 3 Generals to not have a mate or a permanent Guide. Having relied on temporary Guides to help him out of his zoning, the General has never kept a Guide for more than 6 months – the minimum length for temporary Guide allocation, set by the Eurasian Department of Sentinels and Guides – so as not to have any of the Guides become attached, and he has neither bonded with a mate nor a Guide. Despite not being mated or bonded, General Choi is renowned within the Forces as an especially calm and collected Commander, whose ability to integrate and process intel has been praised countless times by subordinates and superiors alike.

His single status has, many a times in the past, made his superiors question their decision to promote him up the ranks. But time and time again, he has proven to be an exceptional soldier and Commander, led his forces through many successful Special Operations, all of this, without going feral, not even once. In their annual meeting at the Green Tower, HQ has consistently rated EASOCOM as the Command with the highest success rate, and that under General Choi's lead, the Command is the best it's ever been.

However, as a full-fledged Sentinel, after turning 45, the General has become increasingly vulnerable to episodes of deep-zoning, something that rarely happened in the past. Things that he used to be fine with, can now zone him out, and without a Guide, it's taken an increasingly larger dosage to help stave him off of the zoning. The downside to being a Sentinel, especially one as strong as General Choi, is that, according to a paper published by the then-Deputy Surgeon General of the Air Force, their enhanced genes made them even more prone to genetic, mental and physical destabilization once they've reached their prime age. The mechanism is unclear, but it's been known that the genes activated after Sentinel presentation, have a higher appearance frequency in individuals with Alzheimer's disease.

General Choi Seungcheol is 50 years old.

His prime age was reached when he turned 45.

According to the paper, the Sentinel is on a race against the clock after 45. It's as if from their presentation at a young age until they are 45, their genes have given them a grace period, so to speak, for them to find a permanent Guide to stabilize them. After 45, ever year presents an increased risk for deep-zoning and the inability to pull back without the help of the permanent Guide; the possibility of going feral as an Alpha without being able to recover from the episode, as well as several other risk factors, among them many dangerous illnesses, such as heart failure, muscle atrophy and dementia.

Mother Nature has favoured Alpha Sentinel, this special group of extreme physically and mentally enhanced individuals, only to weed them out from their short life span. Like a bright star, they burn so fiercely, and stand among the best of the best in their chosen fields and careers, but perish so quickly, like a supernova in its last brilliant explosion, because of the imbalanced Sentinel:Guide ratio.

She is as cruel as she is kind. As spiteful as She is generous. As destructive as She is nurturing.

This sentence, first coined by Hans Lee-Townsende in his book "Circle of Life", a renowned historian on Planet Earth 4125, their neigbouring planet within the Vesuvius Galaxy, is very aptly put.

USS Hyperion, General's Quarter

"Come on, Cheol, you can do it. Come on"

Inside the Quarter, the CMO Lee Jihoon, otherwise known as Woozi, mutters to his best friend, General Choi Seungcheol, as he tries to pull the Sentinel out of the zone.

The General looks frightening. His uniform is severely wrinkled, a result of too much struggling when his subordinates tried to hold him so the Beta CMO can get a hold of his veins to inject the drug. His normally-impeccable jet black hair is tousled and wet from the sweat running down his face. His face is contorted in pain, as shown by the visible veins on his forehead.

The Alpha's lips are bloody from his biting.

The drug he was injected with is the most powerful of its kind.

But also the one with the most severe side effects, one of which includes intense pain during and after injection.

It's the only type that can hold off the fatal zoning effects on a Sentinel as powerful as General Choi.

"Fuck, he's unresponsive, Code Red, CMO to DCMO, I repeat, Code Red, embryo chamber required. DCMO. Chamber. Now."

As Jihoon furiously tries to pull the General off the zone, he constantly checks the vitality signs.

They're losing him. Fast.

These are the times that Jihoon resents his best friend. They've known each other for years, and Jihoon has always been conscious that his friend had been teetering on the edge, because he simply wouldn't take a mate or a Guide. Having thrown himself into research, Jihoon tried, year after year, to come up with better drugs to help Seungcheol with his zoning. Every time he witnesses a zone, Jihoon worries, a lot. Reassurance from his mate Hoshi helps, but he's still unnerved. It's like knowing his friend is perpetually one step away from the guillotine, and being unable to do anything about it.

Despite having come up with better and better dosages and drugs, to the point of his being appointed the Head Researcher at the Eurasian Carter – Hideyuki Sentinel-Guide Laboratory, the Beta knows that Seungcheol's condition has quickly deteriorated. Deep down inside, Jihoon despairs, because he's aware they're all on a hopeless race against time, and that as the years go by, he risks losing his best friend in the near future.

"No, shut up, Lee Jihoon. What about your ability? You can't think of yourself like that. You ARE the best they have! So help me, if Seungcheol gets out of this, I'm going to wring his FUCKING neck!"

Jihoon withdraws from his lab coat, a capped syringe containing a colourless solution. Inside, is his newest prototype. He hasn't had a chance to do clinical testing yet, he had been about to try them out on the mice, when the Code Red was triggered. The chance of something going wrong is colossal. This is only his first sample, without any refining or trial.

But, if not now, then he might lose his best friend forever.

His mate has always told him to believe in himself more.

So, for once, he is going to take this risk. He'd rather fail knowing that he'd tried everything he could, than be defeated with lingering regrets.

And, with trembling hands, Jihoon uncaps the syringe, and stabs it straight onto his best friend's arm.

As he waits for the drug to travel its course inside the bloodstream, into the brain, CMO Lee Jihoon has never prayed nor hoped so hard before.

If you ask every Sentinel to define a particular emotion or feeling, chances are, each of them will give a different answer.

With such powerful mental capabilities, their neurons have grown to make extraordinary, and sometimes unfathomable, connections and associations. These connections, highly individualized, are hypothesized to have been developed to quicken the speed of a superhuman brain that takes in extreme amount of information and data every second.

Pain, to Seungcheol, has always been coloured blue.

It's a peculiar shade of blue. Neither sapphire nor sea-like.

A light, aquamarine blue, it shines like the sky, ciel blue on its best days, like the Great Lake, when the water is so quiet, that one cannot tell where it ends and where the sky begins.

It's Seungcheol's favourite colour.

It's also the colour he has come to associate with both pain and longing.

He tells this to no-one, but ever since a young age, Seungcheol has always known exactly who his Guide was.

Well, not exactly who, but...in that tiny, innocent, vulnerable space, inside the young, innocent mind of Choi Seungcheol, there's always been this space, so delicately carved out, like a missing piece of himself, for his mate and Guide. He knows. His mate will also be his Guide.

He dreams of them, sometimes.

A boisterous yet delicate laugh. A smile so bright it makes him happy even after he's awake.

A soft hand. A hug so warm it leaves him feeling cold when the dream ends.

But most of all, blue.

Blue. Blue. Blue. His dreams, tinged with blue, aquamarine blue.

It leaves him longing.

It leaves him wanting.

It leaves him...waiting.

He knows, with conviction, that his mate and Guide is out there, somewhere, waiting for him.

It's what gives him motivation to push on in his hardest moments, when he thinks he would perish on the battlefield.

It's what gives him calmness to override his feral nature, when he thinks he would surrender to his animalistic side.

It's what gives him sheer grit, to pull himself up and out again, from each and every damn zone-out, when he's feeling so tired, when he wants to give up, and let go.

So, blue, remains his favourite colour, his strength through pain, and his patience through longing.

All he wishes for, is to be able to, just once, set eyes on his mate.

In this sea of pain and confusion and despair, today, Choi Seungcheol wonders if he can pull through.

He hopes so. He won't go down without a fight.

The blue calls him.

Somehow, he knows.

His mate is close. Closest they've ever been.

Mine.

"Attention, all on board USS Hyperion. Landing is about to commence. Please return to your position with seat belts fastened in preparation for landing. ETA: 2 mins"

"Landing completed. Welcome to Fort Delta. Current time: 15:00. Current date 4500.07.09. Temperature stable at 25 degrees Celsius. All personnel prepare to discharge, starting from cabin-"

"Override code Alpha Centurion Kingston Blue. This is USS Hyperion CMO speaking. All personnel ready for restraint. I repeat. Override code. The General has gone feral. I repeat. General Choi is feral. Prepare for close-range combat and sedation. Over"

"Fuck, I knew it. I had a feeling something was wrong with him when I saw how calm he was after injection. Fuck fuck fuck. Christ, I hope Mingyu and the others get to him in time. Otherwise, how the hell are we going to be able to chase after a feral Alpha Sentinel?"

From: HQ <email encrypted>

To: LTG Yoon <email encrypted>

Subject: EMERGENCY WARNING

To all,

This is an emergency warning from the Headquarters at Fort Delta. We currently have a feral Alpha Sentinel on the loose. Circumstances of their going feral unknown. Sentinel last located at Port Yongsan, Docking Station B, approx. 5' ago.

Please take all measurements to be careful and proactive in ensuring your own safety.

Evacuate if necessary. Please report to the locations assigned in drill sessions to check in with your superior.

Headquarters,

Fort Delta Military Base

Eurasia, Pangea

Kroos – Campbell-Nguyen Lab, Sector A, Division of Genetics and Biostatistics, Fort Delta Laboratories

Lieutenant General Yoon Jeonghan, the Surgeon General of the Eurasian Air Force, and the acting Surgeon General of EASOCOM, is immersed in the blood sample from the latest Sentinel health check.

This is his second time at Fort Delta as the Surgeon General. Fort Centurion, his normal base, is not so far from here. The current Surgeon in charge of EASOCOM is currently ill, so he has been deployed to act as the temporary Surgeon, with his Deputy in charge back home.

Fort Delta is the home base of EASOCOM, the Command with the largest number of Sentinels in the Eurasian Armed Forces.

It's the place where most of Sentinel-and-Guide-related research goes on, from artillery and weapons, to strategies and medicines.

Since his current research project is aimed at the genetic mutations of Alpha Sentinels and Omega Guides, Lt. General Yoon is very keen on getting his hands on the data that the lab has to offer from its latest round of bi-annual extensive health-checks.

So distracted is he by the data, that he completely ignores the warning email sent out by the Fort Delta HQ to every personnel, along with the link for live-tracking the feral Alpha Sentinel to see if anyone needs to evacuate.

And it's just his luck, that on the coordinates, the Sentinel is heading straight for him.

He's close, he knows it.

He can almost taste the scent.

Aquamarine blue, warm and soft, like a cocoon, engulfing him.

Mate. Mine .

In his enthusiasm, Yoon Jeonghan never noticed anything, until...

All the cells inside his body vibrate in trepidation.

His forehead turns sweaty. His hands start shaking.

Footsteps.

He quickly turns around, disregarding his lab coat swinging and toppling the beakers and flasks on the lab station.

Black eyes meet black eyes.

Dark locks. Blue strands.

Aquamarine blue.

Time stops.

What's been a long time coming, has finally arrived.

Mine.

(to be continued...)