Ep. 8 - Old Gods

**Old Gods** is the eighth episode of Eros Conquers All. It was released on March 18th, 2022.

## Plot

Eros walks amidst a crowd in a snowy city. He pulls Rue's doll from his pocket and studies it before putting it away.

Inside Mira's office, Mira looks on in frustration at a financial statement for the month of March. Raini enters the office and asks Mira if the thermostat is broken since the room seems to be colder than the outside is. Mira apologizes and tells Raini that she can go home as there's no work for her to do, but Raini refuses. She is eager to meet Eros for the first time, referring to him as her boss. Mira asks Raini to prepare tea for him, to which Raini agrees before asking where Mira would like to put a large stack of documents. Mira tells her to put them on her desk and Raini obliges before leaving to make tea. Mira stares at the documents in dismay, wondering how she let Eros give her accounting duties even though she is a lawyer. Mira decides to confront him about the task as soon as he arrives in the office, which he promptly does. Eros greets her warmly, causing her resolve to melt. She speaks politely to him but reminds him that handling money is not part of her job since she is not his manager. Eros deflects by saying that she's very good at managing his finances and the two trade further passive-aggressive remarks on the subject before Eros remembers something that he brought for Mira. To thank her for her extra work, he gifts her a copy of "The Prince is a Rascal" Golden Disc Edition. Mira is extremely shocked by the present and asks where Eros got it. He says he simply found it at a store, but Mira doubts his claim due to the rareness of the item. Eros expresses that he's glad Mira likes the gift before leaving. Mira stands alone in the office for a brief moment before realizing Eros had evaded her insisting he hire a real accountant. Mira throws a fit and swears her revenge, opening up the website *webnovelmaker.fyp*. Raini reenters the office with the tea she'd been brewing, only to realize Eros had already came and left.

Eros closes a door glowing with an emblem inside a dark hallway. Sighing, he internally apologizes to Mira for forcing extra work upon her. He is unable to hire more people to help her due to the fact that Mira alone fulfills a very specific set of criteria required to be his employee. Eros looks down the darkened hallway before walking down it. He shivers and notes that the "damn old man is in one of his moods."

Arriving at a large set of wooden double doors, Eros removes one of his gloves and cuts open his index finger with his thumbnail. He then receives a call from Lavi, who reports that she has begun a summoning ritual and that she is excited to perform it. Eros reminds her that she is not obligated to perform the ritual, but Lavi is too eager to meet another god and to be owed a favor from Eros. She asks Eros for a photoshoot, and he halfheartedly agrees before warning her to be cautious since she would be contacting an ancient god. As he talks, he uses his bleeding finger to draw another emblem on the door in front of him, which glows as he draws his hand back. Lavi brushes off his concerns, citing her experience as the head of a faculty crisis team, which Eros insists does not count. He informs Lavi that he's sent someone to protect her. Lavi protests, but Eros refuses to acquiesce. At that moment, Kai appears behind Lavi and introduces himself, explaining that he had been sent to guide her. Lavi tells Eros to wish the two of them luck before hanging up the phone. Eros faces the door and asks Sol for entry to his domain in an elaborate manner. After receiving no response, Eros crosses his arm and adds that he has brought offerings of gold, wine, and tabasco-flavored cigars. A moment passes before the doors slowly creak open, a yellow light shining through the crack.

Eros enters a long room built from stone and lined with tall statues of different figures. The room seems to have decayed and partially crumbled due to age. At the end of the room, Sol sits on a throne beneath an elaborate window that provides the only source of light. The two gods stare each other down before Sol speaks up, asking if Eros has had fun with his human pets.

## Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance.*

* Eros
* Mira
* Sol

## Trivia

* *Old Gods* serves as the debut episode for both Mira and Sol.

1. ↑ https://www.webtoons.com/en/supernatural/eros-conquers-all/ep-8-old-gods/viewer?title\_no=3312&episode\_no=8