As the wave passed over James, he felt a cold tingling wash over his body. At first, he was relieved that the changes were going to be painless, yet he was quickly proven wrong. Pain ruptured all over his body, and James doubled over and landed on all fours. He felt a hot prickling sensation all over his body, and cracking his eyes open James saw thick black fur growing outwards across his body. As confused as James was, he had no time to contemplate what this meant before an intense aching spread out in his muscles, and he felt them writhe and swell, increasing in mass and strength as his clothes ripped and were torn off of his body. James' bones cracked and expanded, and he felt the fiery pain as they were enlarged and reshaped. Opening his eyes once again, James found that he was much bigger, both in height and muscle. The pain had somewhat subsided, and James breathed deeply. However, before he could rest for too long, a sharp stinging pierced James' eyes, and he quickly shut them, and when he opened them again, he found the world devoid of colour. His ears then started to burn, and James felt them travel to the top of his head, and he found himself able to hear a much wider array of sounds. Next, James' mouth and nose ached, and he looked between his eyes to see them both start to push out painfully, with his teeth aching and sharpening, his tongue lengthening. A new barrage of smells assaulted James' nose, and he looked down over his new, lupine body. And then...