As she gazed upon the moon on the night of her thousandth birthday, she felt unusually tired, her body was swaying, her eyelids heavy, but still they were fixed on the moon. A presence appeared behind her and a chuckle filled the night sky.
"Just as Lord Tsukuyomi said, I was offended when he said your devotion was unequalled, but seeing you so fixated amidst your evolution proves him true."
"If you are the one to raise me, can you find me in the morning?"
"No child, I will stay, in silence if you prefer and follow your example as I hope we all one day do." The woman transformed into her celestial fox form and stood watch over her new child and the moon they both adored.
The change was slowed by the fact she remained conscious, but not halted. Her tails shone with a lunar glow, her fore-legs changed into human arms, her hind-legs into human legs, her torso too did change and finally so did her head.
