His ears ringing from the sound, but his vision intact, thanks to the carbon cloud absorbing most of the flash, Isaac looks back up at Arlia. [i]We're gonna have to get in close to finish this,[/i] he realizes. Then, reluctantly, he adds, [i]Vincent...it's your turn. You're better at that than I am.[/i] Suddenly, a wide grin splits Isaac's face as he says in an all-too-familiar voice, "I'd be more than happy to help out." Stomping the ground, he creates another smokescreen, larger than the last one, and quickly rushes forward until he's more or less directly underneath the woman. Before he tries to get close, however, he summons a hail of iron shards from deeper into the cloud, planning on using them as a feint to draw the woman's attention further away from where he was.