Ep. 1 - Overture

**Overture** is the first episode of Eros Conquers All. It was released on February 11th, 2022.

## Plot

Eros stands in a dark bathroom before a mirror. His eyes glow red as he looks into the mirror and decides to himself that "it" must happen that night and that he cannot stall any longer. The red glow fades from his eyes as he checks his hair, musing further that he might cause more damage if he doesn't leave soon.

Several customers and employees at an upscale restaurant blush as Eros walks past them to meet with the subject of his thoughts - a woman named Nina who believes him to be a man named Mark Gillem. He apologizes for being late and Nina dismisses it without looking up from her phone. Eros' attempts at conversation fall flat. Nina suddenly comes across a year-old post on her social media depicting a photo of her and Eros happy together. This causes Nina to burst into tears and run from Eros, wondering why she felt like she was losing everything even though she intended to break up with him. Eros chases after Nina, catching her and draping his blazer around her shoulders before hugging her from behind. As Nina turns to kiss Eros, narrative texts begins reflecting on the nature of love; that it is the strongest force in the universe. As Eros is kissed by Nina, his eyes glow red once again, while the narrative text implies that love is as unfathomable as gods are. As red lines appear on his face, Eros swiftly plunges his fingers into Nina's chest and pulls out a glowing red arrow before it disappears. Nina, thoroughly shocked, tries to ask "Mark" what is happening before she loses consciousness and falls into his arms.

Eros, who looks fully human again, carries Nina to a car where Kai is waiting. He places Nina inside the car and gently caresses her face before leaving her behind to delete the social media account he created for his persona as Mark. Kai notes that Eros stayed with Nina longer than he'd planned and asks if she'll be alright, to which Eros reassures him that she'll eventually recover. When asked if Eros himself will be alright, he does not respond, instead ordering Kai to take Nina home. He tells Kai that he will find his own way home.

Atop a building, Eros once again manifests the arrow he'd pulled from Nina's chest. The arrow is engulfed in flame, and when the fire dissipates, an apple is left in Eros' hand. Eros muses that the apple should have been bigger, but takes a bite anyway. This causes him to undergo a seemingly painful transformation; his eyes glow red, his hair turns white, and glowing red lines that bleed appear on his skin. Angelic wings burn through his shirt as they grow from his back. His ears and nails become pointed, the latter also turning black, and devilish horns sprout from his temples. Despite the pain of the transformation, Eros is focused on how delicious the apple is. Licking his lips, he says to himself that the taste of idealized love is a classic, and that even after feeding a bit at a time, nothing beats the final bite. As he consumes the apple, some of his supernatural features revert to their human form. Eros then ponders what kind of love he'll pursue next. He determines that he is tired of "the same old fairytales" and that he wants something with a new taste.

## Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance.*

* Eros
* Nina
* Kai

## Trivia

* The alias that Eros uses while interacting with Nina, Mark Gillem, is a reference to the character Marquis Guilleme from the visual novel that inspired *Eros Conquers All* called *CUPID*,