It was like he had sprung a leak. Cass wasn't able to stop himself from speaking now. "I-I spoke to the gods. I honestly didn't even really believe in them before this. I think of them actually as a nuisance. If I was meant to die, just let me, you know? Anyway, I just-" Cass had to stop to swallow the saliva pooling in his mouth. He was so fucking nervous.
"Anyway, I spoke to them. They wanted to make a deal. Said that they saw how this world ended, and that I needed to help prevent it. I didn't get it. I'm just some guy, why the hell did they want me? But I-" Cass swallowed nervously, his eyes watering.
There was another trope. Another thing he could do. Something that could hurt him greatly, but might be able to save him from being killed as a demon. It might erase him though, and he wasn't sure if he could do that.