Question for Riot about the giant fox-thing in Lunar Revel background..

The video on the site doesn't show it, but I noticed in the downloadable pictures that the fox has three flares around its head, comparable to Ahri's Fox-Fire. Is there some subtle(or not-so-subtle) connection between the two, or am I just reading too much into this? I'd like to think the giant creature was once a fox like Ahri, and faced a similar situation in which it absorbed? magic; It didn't turn "human" because its greatest desire was something else. Anyway, I'd love it if you could shed some insight on this, and if you guys have nothing, that's alright too! I'll just contribute to the new lore in my own way :D

P.S. Can someone get me a link to the story that came with the Ahri statue reveal? can we still see it?

Edit: Thanks for the feedback guys; I didn't look too closely at the Lunar Wraith splashes before, but it looks like the same thing. Oh well! :)