It burst from the water suddenly, surprising all of them. Water streamed down from its sides as it glared at the party with evil eyes. "Those black mages must be forcing it to attack us!" Cried Freya. Zidane looked worried, but Quina looked as if the next meal had just arrived. No one could tell how Vivi felt, for it was hard to see his face under that dark hood…if fact, all that could be seen were two gleaming, yellow eyes. They suddenly formed two slits as he concentrated hard. "Water monster…might be weak to thunder magic…" He thought, and began to cast Thunder. No sooner had he started, than Gizamaluke used a strange "silent voice" upon him, rendering him, literally, speechless. Freya leapt into the air, carrying her vicious-looking spear with her. Zidane was poised for attack, daggers held out behind him, ready to leap forwards and slash any second. But Quina beat him to it, jabbing a fork into Gizamaluke's belly. However, it seemed unconcerned with the damage. Zidane now charged, but was sent sprawling as the monster lashed at him with it's tail. "Jeez, I wish my tail could do as much damage as THAT one!" He thought, getting back to his feet. No sooner had he stood that he was slammed into the wall by a wave of water, and hit his head, thus rendering him unconscious.
Acting quicker than one would have thought someone of it's size could, Quina threw an echo screen around Vivi, and was immediately followed by him unleashing a thunder spell at Gizamaluke. It looked impressive…but did little damage.
However, Gizamaluke was not pleased, and charged straight at the junior black mage. He held up his staff in a vain attempt to deflect the might blow he knew he would soon feel, but after a few moments tentatively re-opened his eyes to see why he was still in the world of the living. He saw Freya, yanking on the spear caught in the monster- she must have completed her jump and slammed down onto him. Eager to assist, he cast a blizzard spell to distract it.
Quina, meanwhile, had administered a swift Phoenix Down and hi-potion to Zidane, and he was up on his feet once more, ready to go. As he watched, a wall of water hit Freya and Vivi, leaving them stunned and lying on the floor. Quina poked at Gizamaluke, but in vain, and was knocked out by a stunning blow from it's tail. Rage built up inside Zidane, gathering from every corner and crevice of his body. He felt his hair stand on end as the energy gathered, and his heart began to pound faster and faster. "You…monster!" He threw the words at Gizamaluke. "You batter my friends, attack us…" He ran at him. "Garnet-gone without me…away from here, I might not ever see her again…with that old rustbucket Steiner…" He felt the last barriers inside him snap at the mention of her name, and an eerie light glowed from his body. Surging once more, he released his energy into Gizamaluke, pouring his soul into a tremendous blow. It ripped into the monster's body, and it sunk beneath the water. He ran over to the other to find them slowly coming to. "That was for Garnet!" He said furiously, and then quickly added "Errr…I mean, the people the Black Mages killed!" After seeing the others look at him questioningly. They stopped to rest for a minute, but continued upon their journey because of Freya's urgings to get to Burmecia it time to try and save what was left.