User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 25 discussion blog/@comment-28626666-20180406220755/@comment-32573280-20180406221834

I think its been confirmed that the spirit of King Lykaon is not housed in Canis Lyakon most likely just named after him or something.

Regulus Nemea is also known as the Lion King's Battle Axe so the axe form would be its base form when being used normally.