Hahahaha-- hurt me? [The Shadow shakes his head, still slowly morphing.] What purpose would I have in doing that? If either of us dies, the other does too! We're one and the same, after all.

[He grows into a large nine-tailed fox monster, and roars.]

You, like the others, did much to help me find my footing. Now I can prove once and for all that I'm strong enough to be on my own!