He read in a book that changing into a monster was like trying to breathe underwater for the first time. Your body now had the ability to do it, but your mind wasn't prepared for the task and entered a survive or die panic mode. Yu was struggling in the current, trying to find his way up to the top instead of letting it completely envelope him. His mind was racing in a panic between human and creature. He couldn't see much either, maybe his eyes were adjusting or it was his mind just completely clouded.

Out of the tattered pieces of cloth, a single hand reached outwards like a horror movie come to life. While the fingers looked human, the claws at the end were scale-like, ending more like a bird's than a wolf's. It slowly began to pull him into view.

Yosuke's voice was distant, but it felt like something he could hold on to.

"Y0snkƎ?"

His voice was broken. Struggling to keep up.