Body shots, decapitated heads, and crippled cries—Gates walked by these things as though he was used to seeing them, and in a way, he was.
Truth be told, Gates had been diagnosed as a patient who could not be around people—Intermittent Explosive Disorder, they said. An excessive use of impulsive and repeated, sudden bouts of aggressive, violent behavior or angry verbal outbursts. The reactions were too extreme for the situation.
That was why he lived alone in such a large university and why he had nothing but games, novels, and his academics to focus on.
"Amon, what do you think this is? Who am I? The ones that cannot allow my fall, child? No foolish decisions you make tonight will guarantee your life tomorrow with my death," Jonas said, watching Gates walk towards him, not feeling pressured by a child whose protectors were not even by his side.
