Though she was first surprised by the keyblader's sudden presence and his back to hers, the information he had was invaluable when she had no other reference for where to start looking for the enemy leader. Shouting a thanks after him, she started off down the nearby stairwell before she could even hear what Cecil and Firion, passing by Lightning as she finished off the dying Zu and forgetting to make sure either of the swordsmen followed after her. As she approached the bottom of the stairs, a flash of white fur out of the corner of her eye set her into a fighting stance, as three Bandersnatches entered the hall and surrounded her, three massive tongues hanging out of three hideous maws as the monsters sized up their next meal. Eyes narrowing, the summoner backstepped just in time to avoid being snatched by the tongue of one mighty beast as it lunged at her, then made the beast regret its decision as her Mystic Whip wrapped around the tip of the tongue and yanked back with cruel speed.<br/><br/>The first monster caught and distracted by pain, Rydia ducked under a paw swipe strong enough to take a man's head off and blasted the second Bandersnatch in the forehead with Blizzaga, the diamond-hard ice crystal shattering on the hellhound's forehead and making it stagger heavily against a nearby wall before slumping down unconscious. The final creature had a bit more luck, as it pounced on Rydia and caught her off-guard, pinning her to the ground as well as knocking the wind out of her. Its disgusting mouth lowering to finish her off, the Mist summoner called a quick plea for help, a plea answered as a twelve-foot man with bronze skin appeared behind the Bandersnatch, lifted it off Rydia, and broke its back over his knee without mercy.<br/><br/>With just one beast left to fell, Rydia held her whip tightly and dashed out the nearest window, her Sylphs appearing to catch her feet as she swung around and back in through the next window over, setting up a pulley system with her whip, the wall, and the Bandersnatch's tongue. Handing the handle over to Titan, the monster could do nothing but futilely scratch its claws against the floor as the powerful Eidolon pulled and dragged it straight out the window, where it was released from the whip to plunge into the ocean below. Smiling gratefully at perhaps her oldest ally, Rydia took back her whip and sent Titan on his way as she continued down the stairwell to a balcony near to the main gate. Spotting the mountain ranges Riku spoke of, she summoned her Sylphs once more. "Find our enemy!" she asked hurriedly, the three little fairies complying immediately and zipping off toward the mountains.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>As Legion took his position over the castle, a fierce bubbling occurred from beneath the lake, until, with a massive crash, Leviathan tore free from the waters and let loose a godly roar at the undead Eidolon, if that's what it truly was. Drawing in a  deep breath, the King of the Summons opened its maw once more and sent a water spell more powerful than one any human could cast toward the floating ball of corpses, seeking to at least push it back from the castle, if such an attack couldn't truly destroy it. Wherever this abomination came from, he was sure more godly magics than his own would be needed to defeat it.