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Bride of Deimos #4

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This series is from the '70's explaining the clothes & hair, but it's worth it. The set-up--sibling gods Deimos & Venus love one another, thus are punished--Venus's beauty destroyed, her body rotting in the underworld, & Deimos turned into a devil. He seeks the reincarnation of Venus to revive her, finding it in Minako who is very resistant to Deimos's advances. He's persistant & as the story advances, seems to be falling for Minako as he is repulsed by some of his former lover's tricks on the girl.
In Volume 4, Venus plays more games with Minako in the 1st story, Myth of the Red Nails, drawing her back to the Roman god world full of romantic twists & cursed lovers as Juno nails another female pursued by her husband. Deimos is almost unseen in this & the 2nd tale--only a few frames questioning his ex's actions.
In The Haunted Mansion a girl is betrothed to a rich man, but she doesn't love him & is killed by him. Minako escapes a rainy night at this mansion, but of course it's not a quiet night.
Sorrowful Vampire--a hit & run leads to an apparent series of vampire deaths. A suspicious girl smelling of lilies is at the center of it all, but even Deimos is mislead on this one, although he does save Minako.
Dolls Do Not Die--more typical deal with the devil for immortality with the usual twist. Deimos seems to enjoy his work.
In Fruit of the Black Mass the story echoes our devil's own with a sister in love with her brother gives herself to evil, but dies in the effort so of course Minako stumbles into the house, becoming possessed by the sister's spirit.
In A Burying Beetle's Requiem Deimos gets his own story & once more questions his goal of saving his sister by taking Minako to Hades. A father blaming his daughter for his wife's death is killed by the daughter.