History Main / AMagicContractComesWithAKiss

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* Ayanah and Baalah in ''{{Pawn}}''

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* While not quite contract, a recurring theme in ForgottenRealms {{sourcebook}}s and novels by Ed Greenwood are spellcasters delivering touch-spells with an extra kink. Shalantha's Kiss (Magic Missile Reflection) spell in ''The Seven Sisters'' was called so because of its inventor ''always'' casting it on her adventuring band like this. [[strike:Elminster]] Elmara in ''The Making of a Mage'', trying to keep things silent, hits a surprised opponent with a Fleshflame spell -- it was a kiss so hot that the smoke trailed from that guy's ears when it ended. In ''Elminster In Myth Drannor'' Symrustar Auglamyr triggered a pre-set spell much the same way.
** The only described instance of rare spell "spellsingers' luck" involved a permanent silvery [[PowerTattoo lips mark]] on the recipient's skin. Seven Sisters did cast in a similar fashion [[{{Synchronization}} fate link]] and some beneficial spell. In the latter case Storm blew a silver "kiss" ''that flew from her mouth to the recipient's cheek and attached there like a tattoo''.
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** This contract also has the distinction of having [[spoiler: massive amounts of NightmareFuel. Basically, after forcing the contract onto Saito, it [[MindRape messed with his mind]] and forced him to always stay with Louise to the point of compulsion. Later on in the story, certain parts are changed, which frees his mind, but the fact that he was forced into all of this...]]

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* The MysteryScienceTheater3000 Episode {{Soultaker}} The titular angel of death (Played by Joe Estevez) tries to make the heroine join him in the afterlife, claiming she can do so with a kiss.

* David and Nancy in ''OwMySanity''.

* In the DoctrineOfLabyrinths series, when Felix puts the binding-by-forms on Mildmay, it's sealed with a kiss--which he doesn't warn Mildmay about first. When Mildmay reacts with shock, Felix just tells him he would probably prefer it to the alternative. [[spoiler:It really doesn't help that Felix has a crush on Mildmay, which is frustrated by both IncompatibleOrientation and the fact that they're [[IncestIsRelative brothers]].]]

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* ''ZeroNoTsukaima'' has Saito contracted as a familiar through a kiss to defend Louise, a void wizard, guess what happens between them?

* In ''MahouSenseiNegima'', because mages are generally vulnerable to attacks as they conjure their spells, they form 'Pactios' with a guardian they trust to protect them. The master is called the Magister Magi (Magistra Magi if female) and the servant a Minister Magi (Ministra Magi if female). The easiest way to form a 'Pactio' is through a kiss. Negi ends up making Provisional Pactios with about half of his class, although standard mage procedure is to select a single permanent Pactio partner later on - and it's stated that that is so because there's never been a mage with enough magical power to maintain more than one permanent Pactio bond (well, not ''yet'' anyway). It's pointed out that permanent Pactio partners very often end up getting married, so the contract generally carries a fair share of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything romantic subtext]]. It's also implied that there are other ways of forming a Pactio, but kissing is the most convenient way. The only alternative known is "open veins, swap blood", although the source of this being the only alternative is questionable.

* In ''{{Supernatural}}'', this is how you make a [[DealWithTheDevil deal]] with a demon. And no, it's not always with an attractive woman.

* In ''MahouSenseiNegima'', because mages are generally vulnerable to attacks as they conjure their spells, they form 'Pactios' with a guardian they trust to protect them. The master is called the Magister Magi (Magistra Magi if female) and the servant a Minister Magi (Ministra Magi if female). The easiest way to form a 'Pactio' is through a kiss. Negi ends up making Provisional Pactios with about half of his class, although standard mage procedure is to select a single permanent Pactio partner later on - and it's stated that that is so because there's never been a mage with enough magical power to maintain more than one permanent Pactio bond (well, not ''yet'' anyway). It's pointed out that permanent Pactio partners very often end up getting married, so the contract generally carries a fair share of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything romantic subtext]]. It's also implied that there are other ways of forming a Pactio, but kissing is the most convenient way. Or so says [[DirtyOldMan Chamo]].

* In the DoctrineOfLabyrinths series, when Felix puts the binding-by-forms on Mildmay, it's sealed with a kiss--which he doesn't warn Mildmay about first. When Mildmay reacts with shock, Felix just tells him he would probably prefer it to the alternative, IfYouKnowWhatIMean. [[spoiler:It really doesn't help that Felix has a crush on Mildmay, which is frustrated by both IncompatibleOrientation and the fact that they're [[IncestIsRelative brothers]].]]

* In JimButcher's DresdenFiles, it is the kiss that seals the marriage bond -- which has magical implications.

* In ''MahouSenseiNegima'', because mages are generally vulnerable to attacks as they conjure their spells, they form 'Pactios' with a guardian they trust to protect them. The master is called the Magister Magi (Magistra Magi if female) and the servant a Minister Magi (Ministra Magi if female). The easiest way to form a 'Pactio' is through a kiss. Negi ends up making Provisional Pactios with about half of his class, although standard mage procedure is to select a single permanent Pactio partner later on. It's pointed out that permanent Pactio partners very often end up getting married, so the contract generally carries a fair share of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything romantic subtext.]]
** It's also implied that there are other ways of forming a Pactio, but kissing is the most convenient way. Or so says [[DirtyOldMan Chamo]].

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* In ''MahouSenseiNegima'', because mages are generally vulnerable to attacks as they conjure their spells, they form 'Pactios' with a guardian they trust to protect them. The master is called the Magister Magi (Magistra Magi if female) and the servant a Minister Magi (Ministra Magi if female). The easiest way to form a 'Pactio' is through a kiss. It is widely known that usually, the Magister/Magistra Magi usually contracts a Pactio with one of opposite sex and end of marrying each other. Through the manga, this trope is most famously seen between Negi and his students. At present, Negi has formed a pactio with almost half his class!
** To clear things up: The from of Pactio that Negi has with this students is different from of Pactio then that is usally done between husbeen and wife. The Pactio Negi has is called a Temperary Pactio, and any mage could have an infinite number of them. The husben/wife one is called a Permenent Pactio. The main problem with telling the difference between a temperary and permenent one is that not much has been stated about a Permenent pactio other then: the fact that those who form permenent ones generally marry and that once a perment one is made, all temperary ones become invalid once one makes a Permenent one.
** It's heavily implied that there are other ways to form the contract, perhaps with some form of BloodMagic, but since the one who taught them about this is a DirtyOldMan, it doesn't look like that will be coming up anytime soon.

* Method used by Ashikabis to 'wing' Sekireis. ''{{Sekirei}}''.

In fantasy based fictions, it is a recurring feature that weaker heroes would [[MagicallyBindingContract enter into a contract]] with a stronger being for protection or any other deal. But wait! What if they are required to enter into a contract using a kiss, especially with one of opposite sex? Then, this is AMagicContractComesWithAKiss. This is a sister trope to MagicContractRomance.