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Old hag?!  Why, how dare he insult her so tactlessly!  Claudia had half a mind to back hand the surly bastard, when suddenly...she could sense it.  Darkness, gradually it began to engulf the corridor, as though a living creature, ravenous its appetite was as light was devoured and only shadows remained.

Claudia realized they were in danger, but did she honestly need a weapon?

[color=ed145b]~"Stand back, boy."~[/color]  She said, her tone graven as she slipped off her robe, revealing upon her back the ancient sigil of Egyptian hieroglyphics.  Suddenly, her eyes shifted from those of a human to something more...feral and feline.  She groaned in pain falling on all fours, her hands and feet shaping into...what appeared to be paws, all while a black fur engulfed her nude figure.

When it was all over, there stood before Jack no longer a beautiful woman...but a lithe female panther.