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Chapter 446: Who Will Merge with the Giant's Body

The data of Dark Faust is extremely powerful, almost on par with the elite warriors of the Land of Light.

Even without any enhancements, her initial combat power is comparable to the Dark Giant Daram when he was first summoned.

She can also use her dark energy to control some wild monsters, or even Alien Beasts. Rhodes had considered this carefully—Alien Beasts summoned by himself can indeed obey commands.

But Alien Beasts are different from normal monsters. Once their cells reach the outside world, they can spawn more Alien Beasts, which may or may not be under Rhodes's control.

Now with Dark Faust, this problem is solved. Though she's just a minor boss in Ultraman Nexus, she's still a proper boss.

Controlling Alien Beasts is not much of a problem. In the future, if he summon Dark Mephisto or even their leader Dark Zagi, then even the strongest Alien Beasts would have to obey.

Next time he summon a new monster, he'll try an Alien Beast and see its combat power!

Overall, Rhodes is very satisfied with Dark Faust's stats. After all, she can suppress Nexus's red youth form.

Dark Faust's height and weight can be enhanced seven times. Once fully enhanced, she can reach nearly 60 meters tall.

She also has several ray abilities that can be maxed out for 50,000 system coins.

There's also Dark Domain enhancement and Dark Energy enhancement. Dark Energy enhancement is similar to Daram's, boosting the Dark Giant's overall power each time. Dark Domain can be enhanced five times, escalating in cost: 100k, 300k, 1 million, 5 million, and 20 million system coins.

The lowest-level Dark Domain can envelop several kilometers of life on a planet, forming a special dimension. Whatever happens inside doesn't affect the real world, and each enhancement increases the range—eventually covering an entire star system.

Within the Dark Domain, your own combat power is greatly enhanced, light-attribute enemies are weakened, and you can use dark energy to corrupt opponents.

It's a versatile domain skill—enhancing yourself, weakening enemies, and dragging them into a subspace. Very useful.

Strengthening the Dark Domain also boosts Faust's other skill: Space Invasion. She can use her domain to invade Nexus's Meta Field, or even warp into subspace. At the highest level, she could even enter the domains of the four Chaos Gods.

Dark Faust's body is silver, black, and red. If you don't look closely, she seems very muscular and streamlined.

At first glance, you'd think she's male, but she's actually a female Dark Ultraman, and her chosen human host is also female.

Dark Faust was created by Dark Mephisto. She has no intelligence of her own.

Unlike Daram, she lacks a personality, so she must have a human host to act.

So who should be her host? 

Elena is out—she's better suited for a Giant of Light.

Dark Faust comes from Dark Mephisto, who was created by Dark Zagi. Zagi's power rivals that of Noa—the ultimate darkness.

The system has made it clear: unless you have light energy as strong as the Four Mysterious Ultras, you can't purify these giants.

Elena will appear before the Imperial masses in the future, so a Dark Giant's identity isn't suitable. That leaves the two eldar girls.

Yvraine and Lelith—either could inherit Dark Faust.

Rhodes thought for a moment, then called both of them in to ask if they wanted to merge with the Dark Giant.

After Rhodes summoned them, Yvraine and Lelith quickly arrived.

"What is it, dear? Why the rush?" Lelith asked.

Lelith herself was in control; the goddess of life only takes over for six hours a day unless necessary.

Rhodes explained: "I have a new Dark Giant body. But it's special, an empty shell without a soul. Are either of you interested in merging with it?"

He summoned Dark Faust: a tall, black-red-silver giant with dark eyes, radiating suffocating darkness.

The two girls' eyes lit up. They knew how powerful Dark Giants were—even stronger than cosmic beasts.

Yvraine said, "Shouldn't you offer good things to Elena first? She's your official wife."

But both she and Lelith already have cosmic beasts, so it doesn't seem suitable for them.

"We've already merged with cosmic beasts. Maybe we should pass on the Dark Giant?" Lelith said.

"What are you two thinking? Who said you can't have both cosmic beast and giant powers?" Rhodes said, exasperated.

Even after merging with a cosmic beast, you can still merge with a giant.

This time, merging with Dark Faust isn't like with Daram—you don't become a human host.

Dark Faust has no self-awareness—she's an artificial lifeform, so whoever merges with her becomes her true self.

The girls' eyes lit up. No competing consciousness—this is even better than Horus's situation!

At this point, Lelith suddenly heard the goddess Aisha's voice in her mind: "Rhodes, the goddess wants this body. Can I have it?"

Although Lelith had body control, Aisha and Isha could always observe via the mind link.

Isha already had a female Dark Giant shell, which she turned into a Life Giant. Aisha felt she couldn't fall behind—having this shell means she and Isha can become independent entities.

So Aisha immediately asked Lelith to request the Dark Giant for her.

Rhodes replied, "But this giant is pure darkness. You can't just turn it into a life attribute. Isn't it unsuitable?"

The Goddess of Life, Isha, could unleash more power by merging with a giant, but she'd be better off with a Giant of Light.

Especially giants created by Dark Zagi—they're pure darkness.

"Trust me, Rhodes. With my divine soul, I can absorb her power," Aisha said excitedly.

She took over Lelith's body, eyes sparkling at the giant shell.

This body's terrifying dark power and negative emotions were perfect for a chaos goddess like her.

"Are you sure?" Rhodes asked skeptically.

To convert such a giant, you'd need light power on par with Dark Zagi's or some equivalent force.

Rhodes guessed only the Emperor could do that, and even he couldn't possess a Dark Giant's body—if he tried, he might become the Dark King.

There are many ways to save the Emperor, but the Dark King scenario is a major obstacle—even Leman Russ with the Tree of Life can't fully save him.

"Trust me, Rhodes, I'm the best fit. My power can assimilate this giant," Aisha insisted.

Besides, the Emperor isn't the Dark King until he leaves the Golden Throne—he's just close to the Chaos Gods' level, not quite there.

So her chaos divine power could convert the giant. Even though she was converting her chaos power to order power with the cosmic beast, shedding chaos isn't something that happens overnight. And the Dark Giant's shell is even more suitable for her transformation than the cosmic beast.

"Once I have this body, I'll have a real shell to exist in the physical universe. I won't need Lelith's body anymore—I can give her back her freedom," Aisha said.

"What about our child? You're carrying new life," Rhodes frowned.

This child being a god is largely thanks to the Goddess of Life—she's the true mother, and Lelith is just a vessel since eldar and humans can't naturally have offspring.

"Don't worry. With my own body, I can transfer our baby into it. In fact, the Dark Giant shell would be even better for nurturing the child—he'd be born with giant powers," Aisha said.

"So Lelith will give up the god-child?" Rhodes asked.

That's a big blow to Lelith—she's been pregnant for years.

"If you want another child with her, I can help. It just costs some life energy. It's tough for mortals to bear god-children alone—without my help, Lelith couldn't manage it. So me bearing the child is best. Plus, don't you want the baby to be born with giant powers?" Aisha replied.

"Rhodes, if the Goddess of Life helps us have another child, I can give up this one. It's not really mine anyway," Lelith said.

She was basically asleep during the process—no real feeling of being a mother. She'd rather have a true child with Rhodes.

Rhodes considered, then nodded. "All right. Just be careful, Isha. If you can't merge, get out right away—these dark powers are strong."

The Goddess of Life was right; Lelith had been pregnant over three years, her life force drained constantly. If not for the goddess's support, she'd be long gone. Super life forms bearing god-children is tough—better to let Isha do it.

And inheriting giant powers is important, too.

Chapter 447: Successful Fusion, Warrior of Love and Beauty, Advanced Upgrade Shop

Aisha nodded to Rhodes, ready to possess the Dark Giant. But in the mindspace, the Goddess of Life Isha was anxious.

"Aisha, your power is different from mine. Why do you want this Dark Giant body so badly? My attribute is life. You command chaos power—if you possess this giant, you could cause severe consequences, even expose our current secret. Didn't we agree to wait until the god-child is born before telling him?" Isha said.

Who could have guessed that, in such a short time, Aisha would be negotiating with Rhodes for a Dark Giant body?

Isha was indeed envious after getting her own giant shell and turning it into a Life Giant, but now was not the time for Aisha.

Aisha's chaos power would mesh well with the giant's darkness, but that has nothing to do with life!

"Don't worry, Isha. I have love and beauty powers—love symbolizes part of life. Using the cosmic beast's power, I've converted lots of chaos power into order power. With your help, I can cover up the rest," Aisha said.

With this giant body, she could truly walk the physical universe. The only cost was permanently binding herself to Rhodes, but after years together, Aisha understood that Rhodes's summoned giants and cosmic beasts are fully under his authority.

So after gaining giant power, she could stay by Rhodes's side with peace of mind and be accepted.

"Instead, why not stage an accident? Use my Life Giant to swap places with your Dark Giant, fully dispelling his suspicion," Isha suggested.

This was crucial for her future comfort. It was fine if Aisha wanted the Dark Giant body, but the life energy should come from Isha. When the two goddesses merge, Isha would secretly swap in her Life Giant—ensuring a seamless switch.

"All right. When I possess the Dark Giant, I'll make a big scene. You swap in the Life Giant then," Aisha agreed.

Once the plan was set, Aisha left Lelith's body, carrying the god-child, transformed into a rainbow light, and entered the Dark Giant.

When the light touched Aisha, the Dark Giant erupted in purplish-red and black energy, filling the hall with divine power.

The dark energy inside Dark Faust came from Dark Zagi. Though Faust serves Dark Mephisto, her true creator is Zagi.

This darkness is different from Daram or Camearra's—deeper, purer, the darkness of the universe itself.

Aisha's chaos and order powers could absorb and assimilate this darkness.

"What a powerful darkness! Its source rivals my chaos powers. If I didn't know better, I'd think this was created by the Dark King himself," Aisha exclaimed while merging.

After merging, Isha released life energy to shroud the process, mixing green, red-purple, and black into a strange force field. Rhodes thought this was normal—after all, the Goddess of Life was merging with pure darkness.

The commotion caught the Emperor's attention, but as long as Rhodes didn't threaten humanity, he didn't care.

This Dark Giant's power felt almost as strong as the Dark Emperor's!

…

After a few hours, Aisha completed the merge. Within the barrier appeared a 55-meter-tall, red-purple-black, beautifully curvaceous female Dark Warrior.

After merging, Aisha even gave Dark Faust a makeover—her previous look was too androgynous for Aisha's taste.

"Fusion complete?"

"Yes, all done. Your turn," Aisha said.

The green light faded, and Aisha and Isha switched bodies. Now two distinct individuals, they could still swap and hide within each other.

With the green light gone, Rhodes saw a 50-meter-tall, gold-green, beautifully shaped female Ultra Warrior radiating life energy and a hint of darkness. (Aisha had converted most to life power, but the darkness could always be switched back.)

Rhodes felt this new giant looked oddly familiar—especially the face, much prettier than Faust originally had.

"Fusion complete, Mother Goddess. I feel strong life energy, and also some darkness," Yvraine and Lelith said joyfully.

All Eldar, regardless of origin, respect the Mother Goddess unconditionally.

"Yes, fusion is complete. This body still has some darkness, but I can control it. I can switch between dark and life giant forms," Isha said.

Rhodes checked: the new name is Divine Power Dark Battle Faust. Many upgrade options are now hidden—since she fused with divine power, further upgrades require the shop to reach a higher level.

Just like Horus's Daram evolution, the upgrade shop now costs 100 million system coins to level up.

"Amazing, Mother Goddess!" Lelith said.

"It's all thanks to Rhodes. Without him, I couldn't have a real body," Isha replied.

A flash of green light—the true form of the Goddess of Life appeared: tall, slender, long green hair, amber eyes, radiating life energy and surpassing Lelith and Yvraine in beauty and presence.

"As long as you're fine, you control Dark Faust now. Once I upgrade the shop, I can strengthen you further," Rhodes said.

No wonder she could charm even the Emperor's father! He needed to chat with her more tonight—now this was a true goddess!

"I'm looking forward to it!" Aisha smiled.

After so many years, she finally had her true self back.

"Why has your appearance changed? Faust wasn't this pretty before," Rhodes asked.

"Oh, that? The original was too ugly—I had to give her a little upgrade. I hope that's okay?" Isha replied.

Rhodes nodded. Pretty is always good—every woman or goddess cares about looks. And Faust's face was hard to tolerate.

Still, he felt the Life Giant resembled Camearra. Maybe it was just his imagination—those two had minds of their own, unlike the blank-slate Faust.

Chapter 448: Decision: Crusade Against Trazyn the Infinite

With Rhodes's suspicions laid to rest, the two goddesses relaxed. Playing one person together was exhausting.

The good news: both goddesses now had suitable bodies and just needed training to master their power.

With both cosmic beast and giant power, the goddesses were formidable. 

That night, Rhodes personally tested the true strength of a goddess's body.

They engaged in a fierce physical contest—even fighting in giant form. The female giant's body could handle all of Rhodes's attacks and counterattack.

…

Eldar-human cooperation continued, trading enchanted weapons, knowledge, and machinery. Humanity's biggest demand: Dark Eldar and Corsairs must stop attacking Imperial worlds and civilian ships. The other Eldar factions also pressured the Dark Eldar.

Rhodes occasionally sent Slaanesh assassins to raid Commorragh and slaughter Dark Eldar—Aisha didn't mind, and it earned him system coins.

A few days later, with the goddess's help, Rhodes impregnated both Yvraine and Lelith.

"Happy now?" Rhodes asked.

"I just wanted Lelith's child to have a playmate—after all, the god-child won't be born for over a century," Yvraine said.

Originally it was just to give Lelith a child, but once Yvraine found out super life forms could reproduce with human help, she begged the goddess to let her be a mother too.

Rhodes wouldn't let any other male touch her, and as a super life form, no Eldar could impregnate her.

"Whatever makes you happy," Rhodes smiled.

"Will our kids upset the Emperor? He was mad about the god-child," Yvraine asked.

"Don't worry. Only super life forms can have children with each other—ordinary mortals cannot," Rhodes said.

Still, just in case, Rhodes had Isha tweak the children so they could only reproduce with humans, not Eldar—preventing a new hybrid species.

The god-child could only breed with gods; these two could only breed with humans.

Super life forms can't have offspring with ordinary mortals, even among their own kind—just like Primarchs and regular humans. But with the Fruit of Evolution in this universe, you never know, so precautions were needed.

Aisha was a bit upset about the Emperor's attitude toward Eldar, but at least with these hybrids, the Eldar could survive—even as a subordinate race.

"For now, stay in the palace and keep a low profile," Rhodes said.

During the pregnancies, Rhodes and the goddess shielded the palace with psychic power, so the Emperor didn't know. 

"Should we go traveling?" Yvraine suggested.

The super life form pregnancy cycle is long, but only a few years are needed.

The longer they wait, the stronger Rhodes becomes.

"Good idea! I haven't met my people since regaining my body—I want to tour the Eldar lands," Aisha said.

Death is aggressively developing her faith, and Aisha can't afford to fall behind, or someone might usurp her power in a few generations.

"No way. I'm about to launch a crusade—no time for travel," Rhodes said.

Originally, the Indomitus Crusade began early in M42, but Rhodes's appearance and the return of more Primarchs delayed it by several years.

With upgrades to the Golden Throne and Eldar webway tech, the Imperium's losses were less severe than the original timeline.

Officially, Rhodes would lead the crusade, with most Primarchs as deputies, commanding their own fleets.

"Remember your promise to me? About that Necron Overlord—Trazyn the Infinite. You said the Ynnari would help you attack him if I got a battleship. Now, with your gene-sons alone, you could wipe him out. Why not use this as a pretext to go solo?" Yvraine suggested.

Rhodes considered. He'd originally planned to muster 100,000 troops—now, thanks to various developments, he had over 800,000 gene-sons and more in reserve.

His territories had 300–400,000 Space Marines alone. With enough system coins and materials, new Astartes could be mass-produced, not limited like the originals.

Now was the perfect time to take on Trazyn the Infinite. When he first crossed over, Rhodes was broke—he needed the Imperium's help to win. But now, with his own superpowered troops, cosmic beasts, and support, he was confident.

If needed, he could call in any of the Primarchs he'd rescued.

"Don't involve others. With your current power, you can take Trazyn alone," Aisha said.

As a chaos goddess, she knew Trazyn's collection was unmatched in the galaxy. If others helped, he'd have to share the loot.

Better to keep it all for himself—and it would be good training for his elite troops.

Rhodes nodded. "All right. I'll take 300,000 troops and my monsters—time to bring down Trazyn the Infinite."

No outside help, not even the Ynnari. 

Solo assault.

"Good! With me and your golden troops, there's nothing in the galaxy we can't handle—not even a Chaos God," Aisha said.

…

A few days later, Rhodes told the Emperor, then set off with a giant battleship and 300,000 gene-sons.

His goal: rob the galaxy's greatest collector, the Necron Overlord, Trazyn the Infinite.