Aadab stayed back, seeing no way to get through the thick armor Onyx wore. The Sheikah scanned the opponent, searching for any vulnerabilities. Her sharp eyes had just caught something she could potentially exploit when things became worse. Onyx underwent a transformation that completely changed the armor, undoing all of Aadab's work to find a vulnerability. The others managed to distract him momentarily, giving the Time Sage a chance to pick up morale. Aadab, however, still had a while yet before her morale was broken, the meditation she performed previous to the battle still keeping her spirit in balance. When Onyx recovered and Demoko was sent flying backwards by a failed shield attempt, even Aadab was made nervous, causing her to tense up ever so slightly. She relaxed when he caught himself, but Link's sudden burst of confidence caught her attention. His plan seemed strange, for she had always thought sand control fell under earth magic. Her moment's indecisiveness quickly passed, replaced by her usual confidence. Drawing on her reserves of magical energy, she slammed one end of the staff into the ground while pushing her magical reserves outward towards the sands. Sure enough, the sand tracked onto the bridge from use rippled with energy before rising into the air and swirling around her. Her reach did not stop there, however. She had drawn on all of her magical reserves, causing sands from both sides of the bridge to come under her control, making view of her completely obscured by the swirling sand. After a moment longer, she swept her staff towards Onyx, sending the vortex in his direction. With Onyx mentally tagged by Aadab, the vortex would follow him wherever he moved, and after a moment longer while Aadab experimented, the others found themselves unaffected by the abrasive nature of the sandstorm. She figured the others were smart enough to figure out Onyx was in the dead center of the vortex.