"I have no idea. Maybe whatever is freezing the universe, or however he put it, is cutting my magic off. But considering we're talking about the fate of a bunch of different universes, yeah, no wonder it's crazy powerful."

That's what he was going with - whatever had happened was more powerful than the astrals, if it could destroy Eos. He muses on that for a moment before he realizes there's recognition crossing Prompto's face, which makes him grin after a moment.

"Yeah, dude, like Shiva's messenger. Not the Carbuncle, but something like that one," he confirms. And then, irreverent as always, he holds Carbuncle out, like a tiny lion from a very familiar animated film. The Carbuncle yips in protest, it's feet kicking until Noctis settles it back down into his arms.