Quote Originally Posted by mystic1110 View Post
I think at this point he's their just for immortality. Depressingly remember that feeding the tree blood of "wives" keeps Mother Om alive, and keeping Mother Om alive preserves the alliance of 6 of the demi-urges against the Red God, so by not feeding the tree - Mother Om dies, and the universe dies with her.
Even if that's true (and I agree it's likely), remember that the Red God didn't become what he is immediately, so there would have still been a time period when Mottom was feeding the tree without that excuse.

Of course, I imagine we'll get the full story on the next page or so anyway.