Ep. 17 - Creatures of Habit (3)

**Creatures of Habit (3)** is the seventeenth episode of Eros Conquers All. It was released on May 27th, 2022.

## Plot

Eros steps into a car and greets Kai before asking him for updates. Kai begins to talk but is interrupted when Eros suddenly notices Rue's presence in the car. He asks Kai if they can do anything to limit their powers of transportation, but Kai is unable to offer any solutions since he has never before dealt with a god possessing that ability. Eros begins to chide Rue before Kai notes that they have gotten attached to Eros, but Eros brushes it off as Rue's desire to feed on his sadness. Kai continues his earlier report and tells Eros that Belial has been a junior account at Sarnai Asset Management Co. for six months under the name Chris Aurigan. He explains that Belial is involved in several criminal organizations and that he feeds by gaining control of companies in the human world while helping houses of gods gain influence over it. Eros asks about his dagger and Kai confirms that Belial has not sold it but likely no longer possesses it. He informs Eros that their informant, Mimir, could not discover who now holds the dagger and warns that whoever does could be an ancient god. Kai prompts Eros for his next course of action, and Eros says that he merely wants to see what Belial has to say, as well as ask questions about Belial's affiliations. He looks over a document about Belial and notices that he has connections to the House of Flies. Eros states that they'll need to cautiously bait and trap Belial and orders Kai to assist Mira on her endeavors to accomplish that. Eros compliments Kai on his investigations, but Kai uneasily tells Eros that he recalls nothing of his and Lavi's encounter with Janus. Concerned, Eros asks if Kai knows anything about Lavi's wellbeing since she hasn't been answering his calls. He begins to regret sending Lavi to meet with Janus, but Kai tells him that they would have gained nothing from the meeting had she not attended. He tells Eros that Janus took something important and that Lavi has continuously mentioned a bad omen. Though worried about the situation, Eros tells Kai that he'll need to stay sharp for the coming events and offers him a vial of red liquid. Rue takes note of the bottle and is warned by Eros not to touch it when they ask about its nature. Rue says that it stinks and smells like Kai. Eros scolds them for the insult while Kai merely notes that Rue doesn't like him. Eros apologizes on Rue's behalf before directing the conversation back to Lavi. He decides to give her time to recover from her meeting with Janus.

In Lavi's room, she hugs her knees to her chest and stares into space. Her eyes are wide and punctuated with dark circles. In front of her are papers scrawled with ominous words and drawings, presumably written by her.

## Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance.*

* Eros
* Kai
* Rue
* Lavi

## Trivia

* The following phrases, words, and symbols can be seen in Lavi's notes, the rest is scratched out and illegible:
	+ WHEN LOVE FALLS CHAOS WILL RISE AGAIN, CAN'T I STOP IT, I NEED TO STOP THE (possibly "prophecy"), HE WILL DIE, MUST FIND, NO! YGGDRASIL
	+ The letter 12, EYE, PSY (possibly Psyche from the original myth of Cupid)
	+ A butterfly with an eye on its visible wing, drops of liquid, a circle with two spikes coming out of the top and bottom.