Ariad stood before a giant boulder many times his size. It would be more appropriate to refer to it as a rock or a small mountain, but that was of little concern at the moment.
The nether that permeated the atmosphere was so thick it was forming mists, one similar to the condensates that could be found in the dead forests of the abyss and he could feel a low thud that sounded continuously in the area.
The sound could be likened to a heartbeat and Ariad understood that the fusion process was at a crucial stage, in a few minutes he'd know the fate of the monster and the victim.
So he sat on the floor a short distance away from the boulder, his energy roused and ready for action, his senses sharpened and spread out to the immediate surroundings to bar any surprises.
"Hopefully, all would be resolved easily"
He muttered but he knew deep inside that it was unlikely, he was just hoping for that which seemed impossible.