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== Early Life ==

Michael Sargon displayed extraordinary intelligence almost from birth. By adolescence he had mastered fields of mathematics and engineering that baffled university professors, and as a young man he rapidly became a scientific celebrity through breakthroughs in robotics, computing theory, and advanced automation.

Yet even in youth, there was something deeply unsettling about him. Sargon possessed little patience for ordinary human limitations and even less tolerance for inefficiency or emotional decision-making. While others saw science as a tool to improve society, Sargon increasingly viewed it as the rightful foundation upon which society itself should be rebuilt.

He attended [[Crucible:Pinnacle University|Pinnacle University]], where he studied under [[Crucible:Doctor Nathaniel Nova|Dr. Nathaniel Nova]], later founder of the [[Crucible:The Nova Institute|Nova Institute]]. Nova recognized the young man's brilliance immediately, but also perceived the cold arrogance lurking beneath it. Where Nova believed science should serve humanity, Sargon quietly concluded that humanity was fundamentally incapable of governing itself responsibly.

The split between mentor and student became philosophical long before it became personal.