As the Bullet came towards the Stellar child, Stolas would make a last ditch effort, having the Zodiac Man try to stop the bullet itself. It does this by quickly convulsing all the stardust and stars as a whole onto the point of impact, then by closing his eyes and raising his arms up, it would force the bullet to strike at the star, creating a giant explosion that leaves a hefty hole at the bottom, but relatively using the explosion itself to get out of harms way, despite being harmed by his own attack, with his burnt feathers being an example, and the wound still being present. Anne would notice this risk and was impressed by it, but also somewhat annoyed, as she had him dead to rights, had he not pull such a maneuver. Before she would try to approach the child, she would see something else come out from the top hole and into the bottom hole, essentially taking them in the water and hoping to drown them. She would try to investigate the matter, but she needs to focus and try to take down the Star Magician first, before handling any other issues.
"Oi! You're not strugglin' there, are yah?" The Woman stated with a cocky grin. The boy struggled to get himself up, the burns being heavy on his body, as well as the bullet to his chest. "Y'now, you can still back out now-"
"NOT!.....guh....A Chance!" Anne's words were cut off by the declaration, despite blood bleeding out from Stolas' wound, still standing strong.
"I'm serious here!" The woman stated, her cocky grin shifting into a nervous smile. "You're badly hurt there! You can't simply brush off something like that, yeah? Just relax yourself-"
"Not yet...Not yet!!" Anne's voice was cut once again by the Stellar Magician's raised voice. Stolas would be standing up after saying such words, and just when Anne was about to say another, she'd see it. His eyes. His eyes were burning with determination. His beak. He was smiling, despite coughing blood. His very being. It was almost as if he'd either live or die to the injuries he sustained. She couldn't believe it. Whomever raised such a child was probably just as much a lunatic as he was. To think they'd still want to fight, even while they were backed into a corner. "Besides....Koff...Koff..." He'd began, wiping the blood away with his arm. ".....I got one more trick up my sleeve.....One that'll put you down for good.."
Anne couldn't help but sigh and smile, getting into her stance once more. "Fine. If you're REALLY willing to die, So be it. Let me see this 'trick' of yours!" Her words were a declaration of war for Stolas, as he'd immediately rushed at her, with the stardust scattering across the planks. Just as he was about to reach towards her, the impact came. The two of them were suddenly being pushed up. Off the corner of their eyes, they could see arms reaching upwards and carrying the ship, sending them higher and higher. When such lift was made, it was followed up with a barrage to keep them above, granting Stolas his idea.
BOOOOM!!!
The Strikes from the fists were strong. Right when they took a higher height, That was the instance he detonated it. The stars that seeped within the confines of the ship, acting as an explosive to propel them like a rocket ship. The blast was too great, so much so it expelled both parties to the deck. Anne would be heavily damaged by this, her back, legs, and lower body being burnt heavily in the same manner, wounded further by the debris that struck her body, while Stolas was quick on having Zodiac Man serve out its final purpose of defense, protecting the child as he was shot out from the barracks. Off the corner of his eye, once again, he could see the corpses of the Saint being removed from the scene entirely, drifting them amidst the waters. A breathe of relief came as his mission was complete. "Stolas, you absolute GENIUS!" A Voice would cry "What gave you the bright idea to make this thing fly!?" The Stellar Mage looked towards Harvard's position, chuckling a bit as he coughed up some blood from the chest wound.
"Hey! It was your idea to lift it up! I just decided to help with it!"
Harvard couldn't help but laugh once he landed atop of the boat as he'd cast another spell, a Potion, splashing its contents at the wound, removing the bullet and healing up the damage. "Well you're just a life saver at that point! Would've drowned like crazy if you didn't sent this thing to heaven!" He would joke. As the boys prepared to make their escape, however..
KER-CLANG!!
The Anchor. The blades that were made up by the cannonballs. They struck both of them and dealt a heavy blow, striking them at the captain's room, dismantling it, pinning the two to the planks. Their bodies were stabbed. Their breath was hard to manage, and they could hear the laughter coming out of someone. A Hearty one from the man built as if he could kill a dragon with his bare hands. "GYAHAHAHAHA!! Two for the price 'o one! I knews you buggers would plot somethin' like this!!" The wounds were clearly present, yet Teach still laughed as if he didn't cared. Anne would struggle to get up, but Teach simply generated another cannonball out of steel and plastered it upon her wounds, having the steel serve as their own regeneration. A brutal recovery to be sure, yet a recovery nonetheless. What is most impressive was that she handled it without as much as a scream, taking the damage in stride. "Now 'en, runts! What says you?" Teach demanded.
"Remember, Offer's still up! We can still take you back to a Medic Center! Not like you boys got an option, anyway!" The two pirates laughed with each other, ensured that their win was guaranteed, yet what they did not expect, was for the other two boys to laugh. "Eh? You're still at it..?" Anne asked.
"Bloody hell....Even after all that.." Teach would add, shocked somewhat. The two boys laughed and laughed, struggling to get the anchor off.
"Are you kidding me??" The two asked in unison. "WE AIN'T DONE HERE YET!!" The boy's expressions were giving off that same determination. Whilst Harvard has not felt this feeling at all before, a new experience beyond his recognition...
Stolas did.