Setting the pieces [3]

Whenever he slept, the same dreams haunted him.

Dreams of every progression that the other Brandon had experienced.

From the time of his birth, when past memories hadn't flooded yet. To when he had fully manifested his curse affinity and the memories had finally surfaced.

It was the same throughout every dream.

As if Brandon was experiencing the progressions himself.

At first, it felt as if his memories were locked, like trudging every experience he had until he had turned ten years old.

As soon as he turned ten, and the curse affinity manifested, Brandon saw everything.

Akin to a fever dream, the entire progression flashed before his eyes.

And in every progression, Jin…. Or rather, Raven had always found him.

—Mom!

Spurt!

—Dad!

Boom—!

—Sis!

Slash—!

He had witnessed their deaths.

—Ukh!

And he too, had died.

Then….

Another reset.