"Fine, just make me look like you, then!" you snap, hiding your fear with irritation. "Or maybe a little older and better looking, if you can," you add a bit tactlessly as you sprout quills along your spine. After all, you don't want to end up looking like the present Japhiel, so young you can't earn a living or own a house.
"Very well, as you wish," Japhiel responds surprisingly willingly, apparently having taken his recent divine lesson to heart. He closes his eyes to concentrate, and reaches out towards you with one hand. You begin to feel a comforting coolness, and slightly relax, hoping that the worst of this nightmare is over. Dimly, you realize that the extra pair of arms and the quills are withdrawing into your body, and faintly allow yourself to hope you will no longer be a freak.
You steal a glance at Japhiel, and to your alarm realize he is sweating and shaking from the effort, as well as growing rather pale. He is obviously struggling to stay on his feet, and after another minute, he collapses to the floor on his hands and knees, panting deeply.
"Hey, are you ok...?" Your question is interrupted as your nose suddenly starts growing, and keeps growing until it is without a doubt a trunk, complete with prehensile end hanging down to your waist. "What the...I thought you said you could fix this!" you yell at the quiving Japhiel.
Sitting up, Japhiel finally responds between gasping breaths. "It is worse than I feared...I cannot control the demonic energy enough to completely stop your transformations, it is too chaotic...I can reduce the frequency of the alterations and limit it enough so that only one aspect of you will change approximately every twelve hours, but that is the extent of my strength...even in my full angelic form I doubt I would be able to keep you completely human for very long."
"Wait, you mean...I'm stuck with my nose like this...for TWELVE HOURS?!" you bellow at the top of your lungs.
Japhiel nodded despondently. "I should then have recovered enough energy to return you to human form, but by that time it is likely another change will take place. Unless we find the demon and convince it to remove its energy, I fear the situation is not likely to improve."
You flop back on the bed in disbelief. This night has been a veritable rollercoaster, and you just want off.
"Just get out," you say defeatedly to Japhiel. "Leave me alone."
Japhiel hesitates a moment, then turns. You hear the front door open and shut as he exits.
When you awaken, you pray for a moment it has all been a bad dream, until a sudden sneeze leads to your trunk trumpeting. Sitting up, you realize you have no idea what to do next. Looking in the mirror, you find that none of your features match your identification: not your hair color, eye color, facial structure, or body build. Even if you didn't have a trunk for a nose, you look like a completely different person. In other words, no one would believe you were you, so all the identification papers you had were worthless. Finally surrendering to your growling stomach, you throw on a bathrobe and head for the kitchen.
Just then, the doorbell rings. More than aware of your unusual appearance, you freeze. As it rings again, you debate hiding in the bedroom, but realize if it is someone you know, they may become worried if you do not answer. Tiptoeing to the door, you glance out the peephole...to see a waving Japhiel.
Opening the door a crack and reaching out, you drag Japhiel into the house.
"What are you doing back here?" you trumpet angrily. "I thought I told you to leave me alone!"
"I cannot do that," Japhiel shook his head. "I must aid you in this tribulation, therefore I have made some preparations."
"Preparations?" you ask in spite of yourself.
Japhiel hands you an identification card with an unfamiliar name, "Ariel Damien," and you are shocked to see the photograph matches your current appearance, down to the trunk.
"With this you will be able to do as you like, as the photograph will change to match your current visage," Japhiel explained. "If you wish to use your current possessions, such as house or car, it will be possible create paperwork to transfer them from your former name to your current one. Would you like to do so?"