Ep. 9 - Old Gods (2)

**Old Gods (2)** is the ninth episode of Eros Conquers All. It was released on March 25th, 2022.

## Plot

Eros greets Sol sarcastically inside his domain. Sol responds in the same manner, forcing Eros to back down and praise him. With pleasantries taken care of, Eros begins approaching the reason for his visit while Sol smokes the cigar Eros had offered in the previous episode. Eros explains that several gods had been attacking his domain in spite of efforts to keep it hidden, citing the recent attack from the House of Flies as an example. He concludes that someone must be purposefully allowing interlopers inside, and that that person may be attempting him to exert his power as he once did. He strongly implies that Sol is the one helping outsiders into his domain. Sol is quiet before telling Eros that he is either jumping to conclusions or his defenses are weak. He tells Eros to see the attacks as an opportunity to display his strength by destroying his enemies, saying that, "Power... should be utizilied."  As he speaks, it is revealed that smoking the cigar has transformed Sol from a wrinkly elder into a muscular young man. Eros reminds Sol that he hid his domain away for a reason, and Sol argues that his decision is foolish, explaining that godkind has suffered from the power vacuum left by Eros after the Dark Days. Eros asserts that power is not worth the price and alludes to the crumbling state of Sol's domain, as well as the unknown circumstances that led to it. Changing the subject, Sol asks Eros how long he plans to toy with humans and if he is still looking for Her. He reminds Eros that he is a god and that he belongs with gods. Angered, Eros says that they are not truly gods, haven only taken that identity to excuse the harm they inflict upon humans. Rather than gods, Eros states that they are cursed and ends the debate. He takes Chauncy out of his pocket and informs Sol taht he will be strengthening his defenses and won't tolerate any more attacks on his domain. He asks Sol to get "this" out of his domain and tosses the doll to him. Sol catches Chauncy and asks what it is. At that point, Rue appears at Sol's side, causing him to stand in alarm. Rue gestures to have Chauncy back, which Sol obliges to. Eros compliments Sol on the ruse since he can't get rid of Rue. He flashes back to his first encounter with them, stating that her body became intangible when he tried to grab them and that they had the ability to teleport in and out of his domain at will. He again asks Sol to take Rue back, but he steps away from Rue in confusion and says that he did not send Rue to Eros. He doesn't believe Sol at first, but Sol insists, uncertainly saying that he has never encountered a god like Rue before.

Meanwhile, Kai and Lavi drive down a highway as the latter haphazardly yells directions on a whim. She complains to Kai that she can't navigate since she doesn't know how to get to Janus' domain. Kai reminds her that the path and destination would open itself to her since she is the acting priest of the ritual to enter the ancient god's domain. This does not soothe Lavi, however, and she asks if Kai could have been the priest instead of her. Kai informs her that he lacked some of the requirements necessary to safely complete the ritual. Kai only meets one requirement out of five, while Lavi meets four. However, she believes that she has met all five criteria and Kai decides not disprove her. Lavi randomly tells Kai to take an exit off the highway before they begin to discuss Janus. Kai states that Janus is among the strangest of the gods, but also the most perceptive. He tells Lavi that Eros' dagger had fallen into the Void, briefly explaining the latter to an astonished Lavi. She asks if they're going to the void, but Kai reassures her that they're going to Janus' domain to see if they can learn who retrieved Eros' dagger and how they managed to do it. As Kai talks about Janus, Lavi looks out the window to see Wander's Paradise and quickly demands that Kai stop the car. She stares incredulously at the amusement park as the car stops in front of it.

## Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance.*

* Eros
* Sol
* Rue
* Lavi
* Kai

## Notable Locations

* Sol's Domain
* Wander's Paradise

## Trivia

* This episode marks Ameliori's switch from denoting multipart episodes using (Part *X*) to simply (*X*).

1. ↑ https://www.webtoons.com/en/supernatural/eros-conquers-all/ep-9-old-gods-2/viewer?title\_no=3312&episode\_no=9