[quote=Kael Taiyou]
Decided to feel benevolent and not kill Spartan's character?
[/quote]

No, I'm harsher than that. However, it makes sense. He's using a type of magic Dragoon has never faced before, while Dragoon is highly distracted with a spell AND laughing, and it's a type of magic that takes effect nearly instantly, and breaks your concentration. I was just going by the logics.