Hearing the attack incoming, the behemoth attacked Giselle attempted to jump out of the way of the incoming lance, howling in pain as the massive lance pierced its leg. Staggering back, the beast almost seemed about to cut its losses and give up the attack it was clearly not interested in, but another mechanized, despaired roar pushed it to start growling once more. Its horns crackled with electricity for but a couple moments before it launched Thundara spells at both Isabel and Giselle. Hitting Isabel while she was still in the air would certainly cause some problems for her, and hitting Giselle might at least stun her long enough to move in for a melee kill.<br/><br/>As Refia and Ren moved to attack two of the behemoths invading the keep, a few more appeared to give them aid, until it was surprisingly the support struts could hold all of their weights together. Soon, the reason for their presence became apparent as the silhouette of a massive machine (http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/f/fc/Albhed_Extractor.png) appeared in the moonlight, standing as tall as a building on the side of the mountain. The three pylons atop the machine formed a spherical energy cage containing a strangely-colored behemoth (http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/e/e6/Catoblepas_FFVIII.jpg), probably a leader or matriarch due to the way the rest of the monsters followed its order.<br/><br/>As the machine came into view, the pylons sent a powerful shock through the cage and into the trapped monster, its pained roar reverberating against the sphere and sounding mechanically altered. Upon hearing the altered roar, the waves of invading creatures grew even more intense, dozens of machea storming toward Refia and Ren, as well as Zame.