Dororo jumped back when Koyuki screamed in pain. She managed to dash towards the backyard door, but stopped just as she reached the door and screamed again. Koyuki curled up, begging for the pain to stop. All of her insides felt like they were on fire, growing, shrinking, and moving around. Her teal eyes began to glow blue as her voice turned to deep growls and whimpering. Cracking was heard from all over her body, giving her the most intense pain she ever felt. Her spine stretched upward and out, forming a new alignment on her back. A tail formed from the end of her spine, and swished back and forth. Her forearms and fingers began to grow out, ripping the vambraces off, and sharp claws shot out from her fingernails. More bones and muscles now stretched and lengthen her legs and feet, tearing through her shoes. Her ears stretched out and up, forming more muscles to give them function. Koyuki began to quiet down and growled deeply as her muscles began to thicken throughout her body, tearing holes in her outfit. Smooth, thick fur began to spread across her body and face. Thick and dark, leathery skin formed on the palm of her hands and feet, creating paw pads. Her face grew and pulled outward, forming a muzzle, and the tip of her nose turned dark and wet. Koyuki stayed on her knees and growled, and still felt some pain. She felt terribly light-headed and passed out. Dororo had just watched the whole thing. More traumatized than ever, he couldn't move, he was frozen like a statue.
Everyone who heard it woke up, and rushed to the living room.
"What happened, Doro-!" Natsumi said but paused as she saw Koyuki. Dororo was still staring into the air, shivering in fear. Giroro came in and jumped up as he saw Koyuki on the floor. Keroro went to snap Dororo out of his state.
"Uh.. Dororo, buddy?... Are you ok?.. Come on, get up..." Dororo got up, but was still in shock. He didn't say a word and just stared at the ground. Giroro walked to Dororo and helped him sit on the couch. Dororo began to mumble under his breath.
"Are you alright?" Giroro asked. Dororo took a deep breath and looked at him.
"I've never... seen her so hurt before... Through such pain..." Dororo spoke up. Natsumi and Fuyuki went to check on Koyuki. They both fear of what she was going to do when she woke up.
"I think she'll be ok.." Fuyuki , Koyuki twitched her nose and she opened her eyes. Everyone heard growling and turned to Koyuki. She got up, then Natsumi and Fuyuki jumped back. Dororo finally snapped out of his daze and looked at Koyuki and went up to her. Koyuki faced everyone, and sniffed Dororo. Everyone jumped back, but Dororo stayed still, not wanting to scare her. Koyuki looked up and noticed everyone was fearing her. She stared at her hands, stepped back and ran off.
"Wait! Koyuki-dono!" Dororo yelled and ran after her. No one else bothered about them, then just went back to sleep without saying a word.
As Dororo was chasing Koyuki to the woods, he had a very hard time keeping up with her. Koyuki knew Dororo was following her, but didn't dare look back at him. Using her ninja skills and feral advantage, she disappeared into the shadows of the woods. Dororo stopped and took a while to scan the area. He still attempted to look for her, but failed.
"Please.. Just come back.." Dororo fell on his knees and began to cry. He looked up at the shining moon and heard a wolf's howl. He sniffed and stood up on his feet. "Don't leave.. I'll keep looking for you.. You don't have to be scared of anyone..." Dororo closed his eyes and left home.
Koyuki was resting on a rock and howled at the moon again. She curled up into a ball and whimpered, tears trailing down her cheeks. Her blue eyes shined throughout the night until she closed her eyes and drifted to sleep.