"Trying to merge? What does that even mean?" Tobias arched a confused brow, his gaze shifting between the head of Marius and the alarmed look on Ivan's pensive face. Of course he knew what merging meant, but in this scenario, he wasn't sure about what it specifically entailed.
When Ivan gave no response, he exchanged quizzical glances with Duncan, and the vampire shook his head slightly, conveying he was equally at loss in terms of what Ivan was trying to tell them.
Ivan in question, moved cautiously towards the head of Marius, and it reeked with an indigestible odor, prompting him to cover his nose. His gaze scrutinized how the head was starting to rotten gradually, asides the black streaks of veins pulsing from Marius's emotionless face.
From what he knew, the body was supposed to stay fresh as long as Marius's soul was still intact. He wasn't dead, he still possessed this body, so by no chance should his head rot unless—!!