His skin tingled as if it were throbbing and turning, but there was no discomfort. He focused. With some effort, his skin felt like it was ripping and turning. As his black skin began to fold in on itself, patches of sun-tanned skin appeared all over him, as if the corruption were reversing. He could feel the reversal of his eyes' color as it passed over them. He noticed his hair was becoming less and less dense as time went on. He was changing, too. And he likes it. He wanted it. And Shawn smiled. A wicked smile.
Shawn was soon back to his normal self. At the very least, from the outside looking in. On the inside, in a few ways, he was still himself, but it was getting better. Without the powers of the dark creature, it was possible to leave the forests. But he had to give those powers up. Also, the goddess' domain was full of changes and delights.
