Anerias' first contract skill, Ignite, was simple. It lit him on fire, focusing on his hands. The skill made him burn with black hellfire, and like all things ablaze, the fire could spread to whatever it touched. It was especially effective against weaker beings of Hell and Heaven.
It was not very effective against inorganic or non-living things, though it worked better than ordinary fire against immaterial beings.
Monolith could be considered both inorganic and alive due to his stony nature. But he was also significantly stronger than Anerias, which weakened the effectiveness of Ignite's flames even further.
Anerias's second skill, Malicious Touch, however, did not care about the material of its target. The only thing it cared about was whether it was sentient—whether it could feel pain and suffering.