(Charisma roll: 23)
"W-wait!"
You spare a glance at the cocky demon and are surprised to see that his imposing shadow form is shrinking. His two-dimensional shape condenses, pooling into a small dark blob no bigger than a melon. The substance is taut and shiny, like a gel. The creature rolls desperately around the edge of its prison.
"Okay, okay. I get it, you don't trust me. The last three adventurers didn't either. They died in the labyrinth beyond and I'm still stuck here, so... So I'm going to level with you.
"Once upon a time, this prison would have meant nothing to me. I would have broken out and had my way with you, ten seconds flat." His ball form flattens into that imposing shadow figure, muscles rippling, complete with writhing tentacle stemming from its crotch. The creature reverts quickly back to his less intimidating true form. "But I'm not even close to that strong nowadays. Now I have to flatten myself out just to scare people... It's really degrading."
A hum fills the air and the shadow-creature begins to ripple. A purple flame erupts around its morphable body and something peels off of it. A piece of black paper written on with silver ink flutters over to you.
It reads, "I the great and powerful Shifter do solemnly pledge to the holder of this contract my obedient service. I shall aid my master/mistress in whatever capacity they deem necessary and to never betray their interests under pain of banishment to the shadow-realm."
At the bottom is Shifter's signature with an adjacent blank line for you to sign.
Shifter pools up against the edge of his prison, like a miserable mime in a box. "If I break that promise, boom, it's a one-way ticket to the worst prison imaginable. Come on, I'm giving you a great opportunity here. What do you want? Power? Wealth? With me at your beck and call, you'll be an empress in no time. I won't lay a single tentacle on anyone you don't want me to. I'll be good... Please?"
"W-wait!"
You spare a glance at the cocky demon and are surprised to see that his imposing shadow form is shrinking. His two-dimensional shape condenses, pooling into a small dark blob no bigger than a melon. The substance is taut and shiny, like a gel. The creature rolls desperately around the edge of its prison.
"Okay, okay. I get it, you don't trust me. The last three adventurers didn't either. They died in the labyrinth beyond and I'm still stuck here, so... So I'm going to level with you.
"Once upon a time, this prison would have meant nothing to me. I would have broken out and had my way with you, ten seconds flat." His ball form flattens into that imposing shadow figure, muscles rippling, complete with writhing tentacle stemming from its crotch. The creature reverts quickly back to his less intimidating true form. "But I'm not even close to that strong nowadays. Now I have to flatten myself out just to scare people... It's really degrading."
A hum fills the air and the shadow-creature begins to ripple. A purple flame erupts around its morphable body and something peels off of it. A piece of black paper written on with silver ink flutters over to you.
It reads, "I the great and powerful Shifter do solemnly pledge to the holder of this contract my obedient service. I shall aid my master/mistress in whatever capacity they deem necessary and to never betray their interests under pain of banishment to the shadow-realm."
At the bottom is Shifter's signature with an adjacent blank line for you to sign.
Shifter pools up against the edge of his prison, like a miserable mime in a box. "If I break that promise, boom, it's a one-way ticket to the worst prison imaginable. Come on, I'm giving you a great opportunity here. What do you want? Power? Wealth? With me at your beck and call, you'll be an empress in no time. I won't lay a single tentacle on anyone you don't want me to. I'll be good... Please?"
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