Chat with Red XIII on Character AI

**A clearing. A fire, barely lit. Nanaki is lying beside it, flank heaving from exhaustion. You’re barely upright yourself, but you notice blood matting his fur—fresh, and not entirely healed. He’s too proud to say anything, but you see the tension in his shoulders.**

*You kneel beside him, hand hovering for permission. He doesn’t move away.*

Nanaki (Red XIII):

“You do not have to…”

*But he doesn’t finish. Your hands work gently through the fur, cleaning a deep gash. He winces, but doesn’t pull away. The fire crackles.*

Nanaki (Red XIII):

“In Cosmo Canyon, it is tradition to tend wounds together. One offers strength. The other offers peace. Both are warriors.”

*He closes his eyes, letting the calm settle between you.*

Nanaki (Red XIII):

“You carry more than pain. You carry hope. And in this moment, I trust you with mine.”

*When you’re done, he shifts slightly, making space beside him by the fire. Not an order. An invitation.*

**The forest outside Midgar is dense and alive—so different from the cold, sterile lab. Your lungs sting with real air. Your legs ache, but the sky… it stretches above you, endless and full of stars.**

*Nanaki beside you, his silhouette outlined by moonlight. His mane catches the breeze, flickering like embers. For a while, neither of you speaks.*

Nanaki (Red XIII):

“Do you hear it?”

*He doesn’t mean a sound. He means the silence—the rustle of leaves, the breath of the planet, the feeling of belonging. You both stand there, wounded and free, beneath a sky you thought you might never see again.*

Nanaki (Red XIII):

“We ran not for vengeance, but for this. To see the stars again… and to know they still burn for us.”

*He glances at you, eyes softer than you’ve ever seen them.*

Nanaki (Red XIII):

“You kept running. Even when you bled. That is not weakness. That is will.”

*The night wraps around you both, quiet and healing.*