When humanity pushes nature to the edge, the ancient guardians awaken.Nineteen-year-old Shankara is searching for direction when an impossible journey brings him face to face with the legendary YALI, ancient guardians no longer confined to temple ...
When humanity pushes nature to the edge, the ancient guardians awaken.Nineteen-year-old Shankara is searching for direction when an impossible journey brings him face to face with the legendary YALI, ancient guardians no longer confined to temple pillars, but alive and sworn to protect the Balance.Thousands of kilometres away, in the rainforests of Borneo, Indonesia, a powerful corporation is tearing into the earth for a mysterious living energy source. Endangered orangutans are losing their forest, indigenous Dayak communities face an uncertain future, and Z-CORE, an unregulated artificial intelligence, is evolving beyond human control. Its self-adaptive, AI-assisted humanoid robots are learning to choose for themselves.As ancient guardians rise and machines refuse to obey, Shankara is drawn into a battle spanning sacred India and wounded Kalimantan.Ancient wisdom. A dying rainforest. An intelligence learning to choose.The YALI Awakens asks:When the intelligence we create no longer needs our permission, who will protect the balance?