Chapter 8
Leaning against the side of the tall building that Red XIII and his wife had resigned in obviously he watched the cubs continue they're fighting as they rolled on the ground over top of each other. Aeris was helping Terra with the bon fire as Red XIII tended to the nearby forest to get some meat for their dinner. Cid laughed as the one pup had jumped to the other's side and began nipping at its ear. Aeris looked up at Cid with concern and shook her head turning towards Terra. Terra was looking down at the fire obviously worried about Red. Cid thought for a moment and then decided what to do.
"I'll be right back, I think Red might be bringing something big so I'm going to go help him," He told them as he turned from the others and walked out of the village. The sun was setting low and the brown soil around him seemed to glow a bright orange. He crossed his arms as he lit another Cigarette to get warm. The forest sat below the cliff and he figured since he didn't hear anything that something must have been wrong. He pulled his Venus Gospel from behind him like Cloud always did and raised it to his shoulder, in case of an emergency. He took a deep breath and stepped into the unknown woods near Cosmo Canyon and began his journey through them. The setting sun just barely could be seen through out the woods because of the harsh thickness of the tops of the trees. He finished his smoked and then threw it on the ground stamping it out, so it wouldn't start a fire. He looked up through the thin holes in the top branches of the trees and watches some of the leaves flutter to the ground around him. Fall was drawing near which meant summer itself wasn't to far off either. He shuttered at the thought of walking through the grassless plains during winter, which remind him of the day they went through the icicle area. He remembered the biting cold that nipped at his nose with each passing wind. He looks were interrupted though by a blast of hot air that struck his neck. He turned swiftly around but he wasn't fast enough, a large T-Rex struck him hard against the face with his mighty tail. Cid called out in pain as he fell the hard solid dirt covered ground. The T-Rex gave out a mighty roar causing Cid to recoil and turn over while he paced himself backwards on his knees trying to avoid the giant lizard's tail that swung madly in the air. He cried out as the T-Rex's tail came slashing down and striking him against the side of his head. A roar of anger was heard from behind the beast and Red XIII jumped from behind the bushes and landed in front of Cid to protect him. His head was lowered in disgust and he showed his teeth. Red XIII only seemed to anger the monster even more and so it stepped towards him opening his mouth wide also showing his teeth in a way of terror. Cid felt his chance and jumped to his feet grabbing his Venus Gospel that lay beside him and he placed it out stretched in front of him trying to fight off the demon that hunted them.
"Red!! Get behind him and I'll get the front!!" Cid called out to Red XIII but he didn't seem to listen as he began to glow strangely as he continued to stare at the T-Rex. He lifted his head high in his fighting stance and howled up to the moon causing it to rise out of nowhere in front of him. Cid stared up at the moon in amazement, as the sky seemed to grow dark, and gloomy. Red XIII suddenly jumped from sight and flew up in front of the moon continuing to howl loudly. Cid dropped his Venus Gospel to the ground in awe as it skidded to the bottom of the ground and scraped a long lash across the ground. A blast of wind suddenly began to pick up and Red came back down. The wind surrounded him and became a blood red as it seemed to engulf his body. Cid knew that he had casted his Full Moon Limit Break that led to him becoming berserk. Cid moved back from Red XIII's new form trying to avoid any damage he might do as Red XIII started to grunt like a wild animal towards the dinosaur. Cid was petrified at his attacked power as Red began to charge at an alarming rate heading towards the monster's head. The beast roared in pain as it fell to the floor and Red came out through the other side. He had obviated the monster's head, which now contained a hole that went completely through it. Cid's eyes widen greatly as he watched in horror. Red XIII began to act like an evil demon as he grasped what was left of the T-Rex in his teeth and drag it to the edge of the forest. A long trail of blood was left and pieces of its skull littered the trees and tall grass that stretched around him as he followed the trail of warm blood, through the thick woods that blocked the remaining sunlight from the area that surrounded him. He could hear the consinent ripping of Red XIII's jaws as he began to shred the T-Rex so it was easier to eat. Finally Cid caught up to him breathing hard from the running to get him. Red smiled at him as he looked up at him.
"So you know how I hunt now don't you?"
"Hell yeah…. That was some… vicious attack you pulled…. Back there,"
"Yeah, that was my,"
"-limit," Cid finished for him as he regained his breath. Cid turned to face the dismembered monster as he looked down at Red with his eyebrows raised in surprised.
"Didn't know you could knock down such a big creature in one hit, that was some fight!"
"I didn't use to until recently when I learned what my grandfather was really trying to tell me about my age and how much I really grow, so now I can take down large prey for my family at home,"
Cid smiled as he jammed his spear into the heart of the T-Rex causing blood to spill over the side of the torso.
"Need any help carrying this stuff?" Cid asked him as he hoisted the piece of it over his shoulder making sure the blood didn't drip onto his blue jacket. Red XIII smiled and nodded in agreement as he grabbed an arm in his tightly chopped jaws and began to walk towards Cosmo Canyon followed closely by Cid.
Man… he is so powerful now… if he were to ever turn on us, it would be the end of all of us… He thought.
Leaning against the side of the tall building that Red XIII and his wife had resigned in obviously he watched the cubs continue they're fighting as they rolled on the ground over top of each other. Aeris was helping Terra with the bon fire as Red XIII tended to the nearby forest to get some meat for their dinner. Cid laughed as the one pup had jumped to the other's side and began nipping at its ear. Aeris looked up at Cid with concern and shook her head turning towards Terra. Terra was looking down at the fire obviously worried about Red. Cid thought for a moment and then decided what to do.
"I'll be right back, I think Red might be bringing something big so I'm going to go help him," He told them as he turned from the others and walked out of the village. The sun was setting low and the brown soil around him seemed to glow a bright orange. He crossed his arms as he lit another Cigarette to get warm. The forest sat below the cliff and he figured since he didn't hear anything that something must have been wrong. He pulled his Venus Gospel from behind him like Cloud always did and raised it to his shoulder, in case of an emergency. He took a deep breath and stepped into the unknown woods near Cosmo Canyon and began his journey through them. The setting sun just barely could be seen through out the woods because of the harsh thickness of the tops of the trees. He finished his smoked and then threw it on the ground stamping it out, so it wouldn't start a fire. He looked up through the thin holes in the top branches of the trees and watches some of the leaves flutter to the ground around him. Fall was drawing near which meant summer itself wasn't to far off either. He shuttered at the thought of walking through the grassless plains during winter, which remind him of the day they went through the icicle area. He remembered the biting cold that nipped at his nose with each passing wind. He looks were interrupted though by a blast of hot air that struck his neck. He turned swiftly around but he wasn't fast enough, a large T-Rex struck him hard against the face with his mighty tail. Cid called out in pain as he fell the hard solid dirt covered ground. The T-Rex gave out a mighty roar causing Cid to recoil and turn over while he paced himself backwards on his knees trying to avoid the giant lizard's tail that swung madly in the air. He cried out as the T-Rex's tail came slashing down and striking him against the side of his head. A roar of anger was heard from behind the beast and Red XIII jumped from behind the bushes and landed in front of Cid to protect him. His head was lowered in disgust and he showed his teeth. Red XIII only seemed to anger the monster even more and so it stepped towards him opening his mouth wide also showing his teeth in a way of terror. Cid felt his chance and jumped to his feet grabbing his Venus Gospel that lay beside him and he placed it out stretched in front of him trying to fight off the demon that hunted them.
"Red!! Get behind him and I'll get the front!!" Cid called out to Red XIII but he didn't seem to listen as he began to glow strangely as he continued to stare at the T-Rex. He lifted his head high in his fighting stance and howled up to the moon causing it to rise out of nowhere in front of him. Cid stared up at the moon in amazement, as the sky seemed to grow dark, and gloomy. Red XIII suddenly jumped from sight and flew up in front of the moon continuing to howl loudly. Cid dropped his Venus Gospel to the ground in awe as it skidded to the bottom of the ground and scraped a long lash across the ground. A blast of wind suddenly began to pick up and Red came back down. The wind surrounded him and became a blood red as it seemed to engulf his body. Cid knew that he had casted his Full Moon Limit Break that led to him becoming berserk. Cid moved back from Red XIII's new form trying to avoid any damage he might do as Red XIII started to grunt like a wild animal towards the dinosaur. Cid was petrified at his attacked power as Red began to charge at an alarming rate heading towards the monster's head. The beast roared in pain as it fell to the floor and Red came out through the other side. He had obviated the monster's head, which now contained a hole that went completely through it. Cid's eyes widen greatly as he watched in horror. Red XIII began to act like an evil demon as he grasped what was left of the T-Rex in his teeth and drag it to the edge of the forest. A long trail of blood was left and pieces of its skull littered the trees and tall grass that stretched around him as he followed the trail of warm blood, through the thick woods that blocked the remaining sunlight from the area that surrounded him. He could hear the consinent ripping of Red XIII's jaws as he began to shred the T-Rex so it was easier to eat. Finally Cid caught up to him breathing hard from the running to get him. Red smiled at him as he looked up at him.
"So you know how I hunt now don't you?"
"Hell yeah…. That was some… vicious attack you pulled…. Back there,"
"Yeah, that was my,"
"-limit," Cid finished for him as he regained his breath. Cid turned to face the dismembered monster as he looked down at Red with his eyebrows raised in surprised.
"Didn't know you could knock down such a big creature in one hit, that was some fight!"
"I didn't use to until recently when I learned what my grandfather was really trying to tell me about my age and how much I really grow, so now I can take down large prey for my family at home,"
Cid smiled as he jammed his spear into the heart of the T-Rex causing blood to spill over the side of the torso.
"Need any help carrying this stuff?" Cid asked him as he hoisted the piece of it over his shoulder making sure the blood didn't drip onto his blue jacket. Red XIII smiled and nodded in agreement as he grabbed an arm in his tightly chopped jaws and began to walk towards Cosmo Canyon followed closely by Cid.
Man… he is so powerful now… if he were to ever turn on us, it would be the end of all of us… He thought.