"I... Can barely remember anything. Just a lot of violent motions, pain... Dealing it out and taking it. Guess I'm lucky I didn't walk away with broken ribs again. But I..."

[Oh, he's certainly seen better days. He's not as changed as Akechi, but his ears are both changed and matched. Akihiko isn't standing straight either, looking heavily drained.]

"The Dark Hour never threw anything this bad at me.

The one thing I know is that... I changed into something."