You might not be able to make it a split attack, but you could make a rote than is a zonewide attack. I think of somthing like a flash spell.

here is one I am working on. kind of like the man with no name from the spaghetti westerns. Once I get the rules down I may start on online Dresden game for Houston, TX. (used to live there)

Name: Preacher

HIGH CONCEPT ASPECT: When will God let me rest?
Preacher was born in 1790.  He was one of the first Texas Rangers back in 1823.  He agreed to help the city of Cowland, Texas who was under constant attack from a group of bandits. When the time came for the fight the townsfolk decided not to help and he was trapped in the local church and burned alive. That should have been it for him, but it wasn’t. He crawled out of the wreckage and killed the bandits and everyone in town. He now helps those in trouble hoping to atone for whatever sins he committed to cause God to curse him so.

Compel: Will try to help those in need despite the cost

TROUBLE ASPECT: Try pickin’ on someone your own size
Can’t tolerate those that prey on the weak and defenseless
Compel: Can’t stand bullies and will fight them at the drop of a hat

BACKGROUND ASPECT: Don’t mess with Texas
Has an almost irrational love of Texas (don’t most Texans?). Any insults to the state or it’s honor are fighting words.

Compel: Loses temper if Texas or the Rangers (cop’s not the baseball team) are insulted.

RISING CONFLICT ASPECT: Born in a different time
Still thinks and sees things from the point of view of a man in the 1800’s. No such thing as women’s rights back then. 

Compel: In social situations his old fashion ways can become an issue


Guest Star:

SKILLS: 
Great (+4): Athletics, Endurance
Good (+3): Guns, Fists
Fair (+2): Investigation, Intimidation, Might
Average (+1): Resources, Might, Survival, Presence, Discipline

STRESS: Physical OOOOOOOOOO   Social OOO Mental OOO

POWERS:

Superhuman toughness -4
Inhuman recovery -2
The Catch Fire +3
Inhuman strength -2
Living dead -1
Human guise (0)

 
Refresh total: -6

You could use fire in the form of energy to excite the atoms of the incoming attack causing them to break apart into energy as the electrons are released. Sort of radioactivity only problrm is the same as any fire shield God helps the fool that tries to go through it. Does it count as lawbreaking if they are stupid enough to charge into an abatoir?

Read American Gods. that will give you a lot of ideas. Hey maybe my mage can try to see how many sponsors he can get then put patches on his jacket for each one .. Kind of like NASCAR. 

You COULD make a character based on the second highlander movie. How much bonus refresh do you get for "covered with the stench of failure and lameness"?   

Then again nevermind.. It's probably an aspect. What was Sean Connery smoking when he took that job?

It could work. For example, in changes if harry would have gotten capped he might have used the last of his magic to do something to protect  or hide his his daughter. It probably would have been destructive or somthing like her touch kills vampires or whatnot. Depends on when he would die. If you die trying to save someone or something then I think it wouldn't have to be a curse, but you would have to have a really good reason I'd imagine.

Actually the heart rhythm is based off of calcium flow so you could use it to stop a heart. In fact if your spell was tough enough to get the bones their heart would probably stop first anyway.


spirit
you could also make a fishbowl sized non air permeable shield  (block) around the head and choke them out due to lack of air.

or you could veil your attacker so they couldn't see themselves. that would totaly screw someone up trying to fight, they'd trip or run into things as well.

Water
manipulate the fluid in someones middle ear to cause severe vertigo and inability to stand, nausea etc.