Henrietta was getting a bit excited, as the thought of producing a stronger human by combining her genes with Kretos's was something that made her heart race. Before she met Kretos she was set on creating a homunculus that would surpass the current humans.
She always believed that humanity was too weak. Even her ancestor the legendary mage Albert Wolfstein believed that among all the other beings on the planet humans were by far the weakest. They had no special trait that made them stand out from the other races. The only reason they could keep up with the other races was because of their ability to procreate faster, as well as their innovative minds.
Albert Wolfstein was a character in one of the prequel novels Beginnings End.
Also the science that I used is not entirely correct, but it is what Henrietta and her ancestor believe to be true. So if some of you science guys find me out, I apologize. This is just the basis of my fantasy world.