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 * Cracks knuckles*

All right, let's talk Aureliana Aurum-Midas!

Before I dive into Aureliana's story, I'll give you a little background so it makes more sense.

Aureliana's father was a wealthy merchant who was named Aurelius Aurum, who's names also meant gold. Now, he was a charming, but cunning, man with a fierce temper and an overwhelming love of gold. When he was a young man and had recently become very rich, he attended a ball hosted by the local town's lord and lady. The moment he laid eyes on the lord's breathtaking daughter, Lady Angelica Midas, he was obsessed. Aurelius decided right then and there that he had to have Angelica as his wife and would stop at nothing to achieve his goal.

Soon after the ball, he approached Lord Midas with flattery and many expensive gifts from far off lands, and the offer of partnership. Lord Midas, a rather simple soul, was flattered and instantly agreed. After a few months of working together and the two of them both prospering, Aurelius asked if Lord Midas would allow him to court his daughter. The lord, who had started to seem Aurelius as the son he never had and trusted him completely, was overjoyed that his dear business partner was intrested in courting his daughter.

But there was a problem before Lord Midas gave his consent... Angelica's mother, Lady Midas, who was a highly intelligent and very educated woman for her time, didn't trust Aurelius at all and heavily objected that he was to be allowed anywhere near her precious daughter. Since Lord Midas practically worshipped the ground his wife walked upon, he took her opinion into serious consideration and finally decreed to Aurelius that he would only be allowed to court Angelica if he could win the approval of her mother.

Aurelius hastily agreed to the terms, thinking that he would be able to charm Lady Midas with flattery and expensive gifts. But he was in for a shock as Lady Midas rebuffed all of his advances and refused his gifts while all the while keeping Angelica close. Finally, after a month of faliure, a desperate Aurelius stumbled into the the temple of Jadis one night after a evening of heavy drinking and pleaded at the foot of the goddess's statue that she would help him win the favour of Lady Midas. Soon after, he fell asleep at the foot of the statue.

Aurelius caught Jadis's attention and she decided to help him, as she was bored and wanted to have a little fun. She appeared to him in a dream while he slept in her temple and offered him a bargain. She promised that she would provide him with a chance to woo Angelica and marry the girl of his dreams. But what about Lady Midas? The drunken Aurelius asked. The next moment in his dream was something he would remember for the rest of his life. Jadis smiled a cold, dark smile that stretched her blood-red lips and showed her pristine white teeth, her bewitching ice-blue eyes gleaming wicked intent. Leave her to me.

If he wasn't so drunk or foggy-minded, he might have questioned the dark look in the goddess's eyes. But he eagerly agreed, radiating joy, only to be sharply stopped by Jadis. In return, he would have to give his and Angelica's firstborn child to her so she could raise the child as her own. Too happy at the prospect of marrying Angelica, he hastily agreed. Jadis warned him not to forget, but her words fell on deaf ears as he started to wake.

Aurelius woke to the sound of mourning bells ringing and wails coming from the town. Curious, he cleaned himself up and hurried back to the town only to find that Lady Midas had mysteriously died in the night. Lord Midas and Angelica were besides themselves with grief, as both had loved Lady Midas very much. But Aurelius, being a smart man, instantly saw that this was Jadis's doing and the opportunity she had provided him with. Swiftly, he became the shoulder that Angelica cried on and comforted her for weeks after her mother's death. Soon, she started to fall for this handsome, charming young man and finally, a few months after Lady Midas's death, went to her father and begged him to arrange her a marriage with Aurelius.

Lord Midas, who had come to see Aurelius like family during the past few months, eagerly agreed and asked Aurelius if he would marry his daughter. Aurelius obviously agreed and the two were soon married after that, with a great celebration that lasted for a week. In honour of his new wife and his father-in-law, he combined their last names and became known as Aurelius Aurum-Midas.

The two were happily married for half a year, until Angelica joyfully approached him one day and told him that she was pregnant. He shared her joy and had a celebratory feast thrown, but remembered the deal he had made with Jadis. ''Eh, she'll have forgotten about our deal. ''He thought, brushing his worries aside. Nine months later and Angelica gave birth to a healthy baby girl with a tuft of golden hair, rosy cheeks, and big blue eyes as blue as sapphires. Aurelius and Angelica were both enchanted by their daughter, and named her Aureliana, after her golden hair and after her father.

For a few days, life was perfect and Aurelius reassured himself that Jadis had indeed forgotten about him and their bargain. And any worries were put to rest as soon as he glanced over