Brandon Breyer, an alien child, was sent to Earth for unknown reasons. Those reasons were revealed when he reached the age of twelve. With his mother believing that he was destined for a great fate, as it turns out...he was destined for carnage. The vessel that had brought Brandon to Earth brainwashed him, turning him loose upon the entire population of Brightburn, Kansas. When he was released from the vessel's control, Brandon found himself at a crossroads. He could continue to do what his people tried to make him or choose his own path. So, of course, he chose the latter. Now, his destiny is forever changed, but not his name.