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Nikolai growled something before hauling you back to your feet, "Pick one, we need to move. Come on." He stood up straight and he moved passed Damien, no longer holding a cane, but a broadsword in a silvery sheath with gold filigree wrapping around it like a golden rope. He turned left away from the entry and headed toward the back of the building. Nikolai looked back toward Damien, "Can you fight or not?"

"I see, perhaps we'll have to work on that." Nikolai made his way to the back door, opened a small closet and pulled out an old Berdan rifle from World War One and handed it to you. "You get six shots, use it if you need to, aim for the chest it'll be easier for you to hit." He then opened the door and stepped out into a small backyard, a small white shed and an old wooden picket fence surrounded the yard. A guy had just climbed over the back fence and stopped facing them.

Nikolai moved toward the guy he brought a UMP to rest against his shoulder. Nikolai waved a hand, "Katketa!" A series of clicks shot from the gun and the man hit it before trying again to give off another series of clicks. With that Nikolai reached him with a flourish of his sword, the sheath came across the guys head, blood spattered and he went down in a heap. "Come on!." He turned and kept moving toward the fence.

Nikolai would turn after hearing Damien's exclamation a grin on his face. "C'mon its only going to get worse from here unless we scoot. My wards should hold, if this is all they've got, so that'll keep them busy until this lout wakes up." While he spoke another man climbed out of the car, speaking into a walkie talkie and leveled a hand gun at Nikolai. Two shots rang out, hitting Nikolai in the left shoulder and right arm. He growled an raise the sword in front of him like a shield. A couple more shots rang out and the air in front of Nikolai flashed with a silvery light, as golden sparks shot into the hair from where the bullets smashed into his magical shield.

Nikolai would look back to Damien, still walking toward the fence, "If you don't mind, please shoot him."

Bang, the bullet from your rifle flew out and seemed to take the guy in the shoulder as he fired off another round at Nikolai. He staggered back and dropped down behind the car.

Nikolai took the opportunity to run at the guys position, jumping the fence with ease and sliding over the hood of the car, the was a yell, a shot, Nikolai staggered back before he growled something and swiped the length of the swords sheath down at the man several times. Nikolai grabbed the unconscious lout and pulled him away from the car, "Best if you hop in now, I'm driving they'll be more any moment."

"Right now...out of here. And I'm hoping this car lasts us long enough for that...its rather new." The old man grinned and the car peeled away down the alley and away from the gunman. He hit the street and the tires strained as he turned to go down the road. As they rounded the corner an SUV turned into the far side of the alley. The engine roared and he blew through three stop signs before taking a left and doing the same though he ended it with a right turn. He let the car slow down to the legal limit and gave a sigh of relief. "Hopefully we've lost them. Though I'm surprised the car has lasted this long to be honest." As if on cue, something popped in the engine, followed by grinding sounds, and smoke puffing out of the engine block. "Of course..." The car coasted to the side of the road and he stopped put the parking break on, before opening the. He paused and looked over to Damien. "Are you alright?"

Nikolai said, blood and soaked through his sweater on his shoulder and arm where he'd been hit by bullets before he got his shield up. "I have a car stashed a couple blocks from here for such occasions. Then we need to figure out how to keep you safe, perhaps the police station." He shrugged and opened the door getting out and walking over to the sidewalk, awaiting Damien to join him before they'd start walking.

"While its true that the protection the police can give you would be limited, any attempt to come after you would become very...public. Most supernatural entities shy away from that kind of activity. Especially Fae." Nikolai emphasized the word. I don't have a safe house to take you. And the less people to possibly see the information that know what it is, the better." He paused to look at the young man walking next to him. "I know this is a lot to take in. We have some time to figure out the next move...what are your thoughts or is it just questions churning in that head of yours?"