[Tenebrae16][Bad Wolf]

[Bad Wolf]

The Bishop laughed as Nathan's other shots missed, and the shadow arms tightened around him to an almost painful firmness. They were very strong, and they weren't going to let Nathan pull free without a fight.

"You must be very loyal, kine," she remarked, striding toward Nathan slowly. "And very foolish. You have the heart, but you're too weak to actually succeed. Such a pity, really. The kine are so weak. So pathetic. Such a waste, your entire species is." She shook her head with feigned sadness, then continued, "If I were to Embrace you, though, you would no longer be a waste. You could be so much more than you are now. Part of a greater cause... Does that appeal to you?"

"Don't listen to her!" Reza shouted to Nathan, earning a backhand from the formerly-three-eyed vampire. That third eye was still destroyed, but it was already showing signs of mending.

[Tenebrae16]

"I would rather embrace a slimy toad!" He shouted in retaliation, still struggling against he shadow arms. It hurt and he was certain they would leave bruises, but that was the least of his worries. He wanted to take a step back from her as she strode forward, but the arms prevented that and he could feel the will to fight give away just a little. Again, he was offered a chance to escape this and leave Reza to his fate, it was just so ironic that he had been given the choice so many times, yet he had never taken it. Well, he was not one to break a streak. Staring at the Bishop, he tried to glare at her though he felt weak in her presence and averted his eyes I the floor.

[Bad Wolf]

The Bishop chuckled. "You misunderstand what I mean," she stated with a smirk. "I'm offering to make you a vampire, kine. You should feel honored. Usually vampires such as myself don't extend such an invitation. We eat as we wish and Embrace those who intrigue us, regardless of their willingness or lack thereof." She stopped in front of Nathan, bringing up a black-gloved hand to run a finger along the man's throat. "Has anyone ever fed from you before, kine? Have you felt the ecstasy of what vampires refer to as the Kiss?"

"Don't you dare touch him!" Reza snapped. "Keep your hands off him!"

Something in that seemed to catch the Bishop's attention, and she looked over at Reza. "I see you really do have a soft spot for this kine, Assamite. So allow me to offer you a deal. If you give me the information I seek, then I will release him, alive and well. If not, then you are going to have to watch him become one of us." She grinned. "And he'll be making you into his first meal."

[Tenebrae16]

He flinched away, as far as the hands would allow him to went he felt that cold finger through the glove against his throat. It renewed his previously weakening struggle against the hands, trying as hard as ever to break free. He had wanted to help Reza, not put him into such a compromising position where the odds were all stacked against them and it was a lose either way. "Still think I would rather embrace a slimy toad." He growled out, his heart pounding faster reflecting the nervousness that contrasted with his defiant stand. If he was to become a vampire, would he be just like that vampire who killed Danny? There had been nothing left, but blood and splattered gore, he couldn't imagine that it would belong to Reza.

"I would rather die than get bit by you." He said, knowing that the Bishop might take his words seriously. At least he wouldn't hurt Reza if he was dead, instead of being a vampire.

[Bad Wolf]

"Well, that works out well enough for me," the Bishop purred. "I get to kill you by biting you. In order to become a vampire, you have to die first." She extended her fangs in her mouth, grinning at Nathan to show them off. It was fully her intention to turn Nathan into a vampire if Reza didn't start talking. His silence was going to lead to Nathan's death, and Reza was very aware of that.

"Get away from him!" Reza snapped, though he knew he couldn't save Nathan. He couldn't give the woman that information. He just...he couldn't. But he couldn't let Nathan die, either. What could he do?

[Tenebrae16]

Frantically, he looked at Reza almost instinctively for help even though he knew that there was no way for Reza to help him. His hand felt numb from gripping the gun so tightly, but he wouldn't let it go. He was raised by a cop, became a cop and now he was going to die one. He would have laughed at the irony if part of him wasn't terrified out of his mind. He couldn't back up anymore, the shadow arms wouldn't allow him. He couldn't reach any of his weapons, not even his flashlight that might have helped him momentarily blind someone, he was doomed.

"Sorry Reza." He said one finally time, glancing at the man and shooting him a half hearted apologetic smile. He didn't want to accept his fate, but what choice did he have?

[Bad Wolf]

After Nathan gave that little apology, the Bishop leaned in with the intention of biting him. She stopped, however, when Reza cried, "Wait! I'll tell you what you want to know. Just let Nathan go! Please!"

The Bishop looked incredibly pleased at this, and she turned around to face Reza. "Good," she said. "We'll start with the location of your clan's local safehouse."

Reza shook his head. "I'm not telling you a thing until Nathan's safely back to his car and driving away from here," he stated. "I'm not going to let you go back on your word."

He glanced at Nathan, seeming to focus rather intently for a moment. After that moment, Nathan could distinctly hear Reza's voice inside his own head.

"Listen carefully," he said. "I need you to get help. My home is not very far from here. You need to go there as quickly as you can and speak with someone there. Anyone will do. Just tell them what's going on and let them handle the situation while you go back home. Please don't come back here. I can't risk losing you, Nathan." He quickly described where his home was--an old building that had, for some reason, been taken off the list for demolition very recently--and then he focused back on the Bishop, who had no idea what Reza had just done.

"So be it," she said, letting the shadow arms vanish. "You are free to go, kine. Best do it quickly." To Reza, she added, "If you refuse to talk after he is gone, Assamite, I'm going to burn you."

[Tenebrae16]

He wanted to close his eyes for it, but couldn't help but stare at those fangs that loomed closer to him. He bit back a sigh of relief, but glanced towards Reza concerned. He would have startled hearing the man's voice in his head if he hadn't already been so afraid before. He snatched his arms back the moment the shadow arms dissipated and with a quick glance to Reza, hurriedly exited the building running to his car. He wasn't running for his sake, he had to follow Reza's orders as fast as possible. Breaking the speed limit again, he finally found the house thy matched Reza's description and the address. He remembered the consequences of Reza letting a human like him in on the world of vampires, but now it wasn't the time to think about that.

He tried the door, but it as locked so he jus rapped as loudly as he could in it, it was closer to banging on the door though in his somewhat panicked state.

[Bad Wolf]

The knocking on the door went unanswered for several moments, but then the door was opened by a middle-aged man who looked like he was from India, possibly. He seemed a little surprised to see a cop standing at the door, and perhaps a bit nervous.

"Hello?" he said, sounding uncertain. "Is there something you need, sir?"

[Tenebrae16]

He was a little taken aback by the almost timid looking man, but he snapped out of it, "Are Reza's allies here?" He asked, wanting to just confirm he had not gotten the wrong house. He must have frightened the man coming on his uniform with Reza's sword strapped on his belt.