Amalgamation in Ashenvale Does not Spawn

I was wondering if anyone else was having a problem even starting the epic crafting quest,
everytime i go into the spot in ashenvale, the amalgamation is never up and never pops on my screen. Been there muplti times and even layer hopped. Is this a rep issue, or is there something else i am missing? Pre-quest maybe? Maybe hes already dead? im at taloring 285 but ive also havent done the raid yet so idk, just super frustrated that im trying to get this done and havent seen a single answer about it

Is the boss not there? It seems like the boss gives the aura

I never seen the boss there, so maybe hes just dead?