millennium had passed , since she first fell .
her first family was long gone . the village was forgotten to time . and yet , she lived on .
that feeling she had experienced for the first time so many years ago had grown and blossomed into a greed and desire she was now very familiar with . she loved the feeling of having so much influence over others . she loved how they did anything she asked . and she especially loved how her following had grown to a global level . she knew it must infuriate her creator , and that was the best feeling of all .
aurelia had long since perfected the tonic . no longer were the ones who were lucky enough to try even a drop addicted to it , and she had instilled very strict rules to ensure that the mistakes of her past were not repeated .
after her village had been weaned from her blood , some were ashamed of their actions and wanted nothing to do with her . others , though , were in awe of her power , and even after the effects of her blood wore off , they still insisted that she was mostly certainly sent by their gods to lead them . they pledged their loyalty to her , and when she decided to travel away from the village to learn more about her new world , they followed .
each place they stopped , aurelia would take pity on the less fortunate and the shunned , and in return for her kindness , they offered what they had to her . skills , knowledge , food - it didn't matter if it was a material or not , she was glad to learn from them .
this would quickly become the way of her followers . offering their services in return for her blessings , and protection . though not everyone joined her in her travels , they became her contacts in each region . word would spread of where she was , and they would send messages through the quickly growing network of those who were loyal to her if there was ever a need for her help or knowledge . she would connect people to those closer to their location that had the skills they needed , and as they became aware of other followers , they would offer alliances within their communities . they would look out for each other . they would protect each other when aurelia could not be there .
her name became something of legend . those who had never even met her became part of her following , through those who had direct contact with her . communities formed within other societies , of people who would help each other when in need , and those who would share their knowledge only with others that were loyal to aurelia .
this is how , over many , many years , aurelia knew more secrets than anyone else alive , and techniques that were lost to time for everyone but herself and her followers .
this is how her small group became a network of services and information across the globe , her name becoming a whispered code for her those part of her underground society to find each other .
