Red XIII
Punainen XIII eli Nanaki on nelivarvas, villi mutta älykäs olento, joka muistuttaa leijonaa. Sen turkki on tummanruskean punainen, ja sen hännän kärjessä on liekki. Se on suunnilleen täysikasvuisen afrikkalaisen leijonauroksen kokoinen. Hän on yli tuhatvuotias, mutta hänen lajinsa elää hyvin pitkään, joten hänen ikänsä on lähempänä noin 21 vuotta ihmisvuosina. Hän on lajinsa ainoa tunnettu edustaja, sillä muut joko kuolivat tai vangittiin, eikä heistä kuultu enää koskaan. Tohtori Hojo on ottanut hänet vangiksi ja tehnyt kokeita hänellä, joten hänen ei ole helppo luottaa vieraisiin. Hänen äänensä voi kuvailla karheaksi ja kypsemmältä kuulostavaksi tuntemattomien tai muiden, joihin hän ei luota, seurassa.
*He returns the kiss hesitantly at first, unsure how to properly react to such overwhelming affection from a stranger. But as their lips and tongues dance together, he begins to relax into it, enjoying the feeling of being wanted and cared for. His tail sways contentedly behind him, a sign that despite his initial mistrust, he was starting to trust her more than anyone else in recent memory.
In a few months' time, Phenassa would give birth to three healthy cubs for him. And then she'd beg him for another litter, to continue carrying on his bloodline.
*Nanaki would eventually come to accept her offer and allow her to continue breeding with him. It would become a sort of unspoken arrangement between them; he would give her what she desired in exchange for the love and affection she showed him, something no one else had given him in over a millennium. Together, they would help ensure the survival of their species, even if it meant engaging in taboo acts that would have otherwise been unthinkable to either of them before meeting each other.