But then Snowball felt it.
The Lightpool fragment.
The faint pulse of his own energy was still coming from the fox. He couldn't let it escape.
Snowball closed his eyes. He gathered whatever strength remained inside his tiny body. Golden and crimson light flickered around him. Then, he disappeared.
Meanwhile, the nine-tailed fox had already reached the edge of the forest. It glanced behind itself. When it saw that the cute cat was no longer following him, the fox smiled proudly.
"That little cat finally gave up."
It continued walking, and ahead of it, a dark portal slowly opened. The fox stepped closer.
"Now then, my mission is accomplished..." It raised the Lightpool fragment.
"Time to leave Noctis."
It stepped toward the portal. But just as it was about to disappear, something suddenly grabbed one of its tails. The fox froze. Its ears twitched.
"...Huh?"
