This is my tale, I, Gabriel. A chronicle of my flight from the mammalian masses, a decision I had anticipated would elevate me to the pinnacle of felicity, yet which plunged me into the abyss of abject terror. From a tender age, I had ever sensed an incongruity between myself and my peers. Quick-witted, invariably at the head of my class, I possessed a facility for languages and a depth of thought that set me apart. The puerile preoccupations of childhood and adolescence held no allure for me. 'As a child, I felt perpetually adrift, an alien in a world that did not comprehend. Whilst my contemporaries were consumed by the banal pursuits of success, fame, and fortune, I yearned for something more profound: intellect, nothing less. I believed that humanity was on the precipice of an intellectual extinction, and that it was incumbent upon me to champion the cause of reason. Thus, I resolved to sever myself from the superficiality and triviality of the masses, from the insidious influence of a culture that celebrated ignorance, and from the company of those who failed to appreciate my unique perspective. Little did I know that this decision would prove to be the catalyst for my descent into the infernal."