Erik focused on his Instability brain crystal power, injecting an astronomical amount of mana into its neural links, but enough to create a big ass illusion.
He then probed around with his mind, searching for the creature hidden in the steam and swimming in the waves.
As Erik's consciousness expanded, he searched for a minute, then two. This went on until he found the beast, and oh… He found it.
If Erik wasn't already in a state of panic given what he saw, at that moment, for the first time in years, that feeling came back. Fear, simply pure and unbridled fear, rushed through Erik like a tidal wave crashing through a paper fortress.
The sheer enormity of the beast's presence almost overwhelmed his senses, making him feel as insignificant as a minnow facing a megalodon.
