Originally Posted by
Matt Rat
Mephisto wasn't interested in Mayday, he was interested in the second child Peter and MJ would have had if they had remained married. That daughter is implied to be the one that will defeat him in the future, which is elaborated on in the closing pages of Spencer's run
Norman would have been just as interested in May's corpse as he would have been with her alive, given she has Peter's unique DNA, living or dead. Remember, Norman ordered Mayday to be cloned at an infant age in the Spider-Girl timeline.