[And this is where he isn't certain. He has a feeling that this is his "fate," but Crowley won't like that answer. It seems the demon cares a lot more than he likes to let on, something Okita had parsed awhile ago, but he never thought it would extend to him. Despite the conversation, the revelation makes him smile even as he feels his heart squeeze at the thought of how much it would hurt all of them to know the truth.]

History.

[He's gleaned enough about his life from people and from searching through old stories. He has an inkling of what will happen to him, just as he's had an inkling of what would happen to his friends. He will still fight to change it, but he knows what awaits them in his heart.]

It seems the Atroma have stopped it from getting worse, so that is the best I can hope for. [He leans back for a moment until he knows he's steady and then he pushes away from the wall, leaving his fingertips there just long enough to keep himself on balance.]

But this is incurable in my time and if you were to change that and I were to return home, it would change history.