Isha would be part of it too, creating a perfect divine child together.
"So you mean… you want to be my wife too?" Rhodes looked at the goddess in surprise.
He didn't expect her method to be this intense!
A bit exciting, actually!
"If you want, sure. If not, I'll be your secret lover," Isha laughed.
If it was the disgusting zombie monster, she'd never agree. But this tall, handsome god in front of her—she could consider it.
"You're offering to create a divine child with me just to revive Khaine? No other requests?" Rhodes narrowed his eyes, cornering Isha and lifting her chin.
"Of course. I only want you to revive Khaine and fight Chaos with us.
I'm giving up so much, even myself, just to oppose Chaos," Isha looked him straight in the eye, unafraid.
"I agree! But I won't personally collect Khaine's avatars. I can offer some support, and when the shards are gathered, I'll provide a cosmic phantom beast for Khaine's revival," Rhodes said.
She offered herself—how could he refuse? Besides, he and Lelith really did want a child. If the goddess was willing, he wouldn't say no!
Like the Eldar gods, Rhodes was a sucker for beauty.
"Any help is welcome. I know you're strong," Isha said.
"But I have another condition. You can't get involved in collecting the avatars—let your children handle it!
I need you by my side, supplying life energy, and only after Lelith is pregnant will I give you the phantom beast," Rhodes said.
He and Elena were both human, so having a baby wouldn't be a problem.
But with Lelith, no matter how many times they tried, it was impossible—so he needed to make sure the goddess kept her word.
"That's not hard. We can start anytime, but I must warn you, the pregnancy will take far longer and be much harder than you expect, since it's a god," Isha said.
A normal Eldar pregnancy lasts over ten years—let alone a god's. A century wouldn't be unusual.
"I understand! I can wait. Just get Lelith pregnant, and I'll help you," Rhodes said.
"You'll also have to supply constant nutrients and genetic material. You know how complicated Eldar pregnancies are—you'll need to provide genetic material every day," Isha said.
For the Eldar, reproduction wasn't simple. Humans bred like locusts, but the Eldar needed constant nutrition and paternal genes, especially in the early stages.
"No problem! I'm a super lifeform—no shortage of nutrients or genes," Rhodes said, patting his chest.
"Is that so? Well, we'll see. By my estimate, if we succeed, you'll need to do it a dozen times a day at least—your body must handle it," Isha said.
"A dozen times? Are you joking?" Rhodes said.
It wasn't that his body couldn't handle it—it was a time problem! At that rate, he'd never sleep again.
"No joke! Are you not confident?" Isha asked.
It took a goddess's power for two god-level beings to have a divine child; otherwise, even with both of them as super lifeforms, it wouldn't be possible.
"I'm 100% confident. Besides nutrients and genes, what else do you need?" Rhodes asked.
"I have plenty to do. I need to nourish the divine child with life energy, and you and I must channel Warp energy together.
The child needs Warp energy to grow its divine soul.
Ideally, as the father, you could capture some demigod soul fragments for me to absorb. No problem?" Isha said.
The child needed not just physical nutrition, but Warp energy as well, and Rhodes would have to provide soul fragments from slain demigods.
"Looks like I'll be busy for a while!" Rhodes said.
Working all night and all day!
"It's only in the early stages. Once the child takes shape, you'll just need to help me channel Warp energy occasionally—the rest I can handle," Isha said.
"Got it. Familiarize yourself with the ship—I'll find you tonight," Rhodes said, then left.
Looks like it's time to schedule the sixth round of monster upgrades, or his body might not keep up!
After Rhodes left, Isha smiled slyly.
Reviving Khaine was just a cover!
Even if Khaine revived and grew stronger from all this war, he'd still be no match for the Chaos Gods. At best, they'd huddle together for warmth.
When Slaanesh was born, it slaughtered the entire Eldar pantheon alone. The gods were wiped out instantly.
After ten thousand years, Slaanesh was only stronger. Only those who'd seen the Chaos Gods at full strength knew how terrifying they were.
The divine child was her real weapon against Slaanesh and Nurgle.
If the child grew up, it would rival the Chaos Gods in both the Warp and the real universe.
She'd be the child's soul mother, with a tighter bond than the physical side—and she'd also possess the vessel, creating a close blood tie.
If anyone bullied her, her child would have to stand up for her!
That was Isha's true goal—building a real bond with Rhodes.
Verbal alliances were weak—a direct bond, with tied interests, made a true ally.
Once the child was born, all she needed to do was be a good mother and ensure he grew up strong!
And that was just the first step. The Emperor might ally with the Eldar gods now,
but if they ever defeated Chaos, the alliance would become fragile.
If her divine child grew up, he'd have both human and Eldar heritage.
If the Emperor ever tried to exterminate the Eldar, her son would never stand by and do nothing.
It was an open conspiracy—just have the child, and everything would fall into place.
She didn't even need to teach him anything—just let him grow up with his father.
A child would always protect his mother, and she believed Rhodes understood that.
After ten thousand years in Nurgle's Garden, Isha was no longer the naive goddess of life.
The cosmic mantis hiding in Leliths's soul space silently became a watchdog.
Rhodes had already guessed all this!
Leaving the basement, Rhodes smiled. This goddess Isha was far from just a pretty face!
Her strategy was top-tier. The Emperor was an absolute human supremacist.
If Rhodes really helped the Emperor rise from the Golden Throne, there was a 90% chance the Emperor would try to wipe out other species.
But this divine child wouldn't favor either side—both were his family!