[The chain was tugged, for a few moments, they were dragged, but soon the chain goes slack, and something about the snarling vampire-turned-hound seems to writhe and and shift, as he grew intensely hot to the touch almost boiling.

The hound stopped trying to attack the man, but he was still twisting around, fur becoming scales, elongating, going sleek, until it was a large, lashing serpent that was in his arms, coils snapping closed and open trying to escape]