09-26-2015, 03:15 AM
Alex awoke to the sounds of small birds chirping in the trees around them. His entire body felt sore, and though he'd passed out shortly after Hitsugi, he found himself still feeling exhausted. Emitting a small moan, the young man rolled onto his side, letting out a small gasp as he took in the unusual sight before him.
Laying down on the sleeping bag next to his was Hitsugi, but he'd...changed somehow through the night. Alex looked on, noticing the clawed feet and hands, the feathers, the tail, and especially the set of horns that now rested on his friend's brow. It was only when Alex reached out to gently touch Hitsugi's newly formed horns in disbelief that Alex noticed his own clawed hands. He shook, then reached up to touch his own face. There he felt his now sharp canines, the soft feathers that now covered his own upper arms, and especially the two sharp horns now protruding from his own forehead.
In a panic about these strange events, Alex scrambled to throw the tent open, and stumbled out into the open air. As he began hyperventilating, the young man soon fell to his hands and knees just a foot or two outside of the shelter, and proceeded to start retching onto the grass.
Laying down on the sleeping bag next to his was Hitsugi, but he'd...changed somehow through the night. Alex looked on, noticing the clawed feet and hands, the feathers, the tail, and especially the set of horns that now rested on his friend's brow. It was only when Alex reached out to gently touch Hitsugi's newly formed horns in disbelief that Alex noticed his own clawed hands. He shook, then reached up to touch his own face. There he felt his now sharp canines, the soft feathers that now covered his own upper arms, and especially the two sharp horns now protruding from his own forehead.
In a panic about these strange events, Alex scrambled to throw the tent open, and stumbled out into the open air. As he began hyperventilating, the young man soon fell to his hands and knees just a foot or two outside of the shelter, and proceeded to start retching onto the grass.