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* In the prelude of ''VisualNovel/SoulOfSovereignty'', the Voice of the Sovereignty requests [[spoiler: Ysmé and Loic]] enter into a contract together as the new bearer of the Sovereignty and its witness, respectively. While the bearer then [[ResurrectionGambit must die]] so that their soul may be transformed, the invocation spoken by the witness then [[DeityOfHumanOrigin grants the new bearer the Sovereignty's fabled divinity]] and places a {{Geas}} over the witness, who can no longer resist commands issued by their new god.
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* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Binding Vows work like this. Once a Sorcerer or Curse User makes one, they become liable to being punished if they break it. Breaking vows made to oneself results in, at worst, losing what power was gained by making it; vows made to another person, on the other hand, can carry vastly more severe punishments (to the point that even [[TheDreaded Sukuna]] wouldn't dare break such a vow).
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* The main story of ''Literature/OtoXMaho'' is kickstarted when Kanata is forced by his mother to become a MagicalGirl, a position that's bound by contract, and to his chagrin, he inadvertently ends up "signing" it by placing his thumbprint on it. While this wasn't imposed on Kanata with malice -- his mother genuinely believes he'd be good at the job, [[CloudCuckoolander which is also convenient as it means she can go on vacation for a while]] -- it still puts him in an awkward MortonsFork: "[[SuperGenderBender be a part-time magical girl]], or -- facing divine judgement from unilaterally breaking contract -- [[FirstLawOfGenderBending get turned into an actual girl]]."
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* ''VideoGame/ '': Azul Ashengrotto is directly based on [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]], as such he can use golden contracts to grant powers or other qualities in exchange for qualities the victim has, and mete out punishment if the victim doesn't fulfill their end of the bargain. [[spoiler:The actual nature of this magic is power absorption; if he uses it without contracts to [[PowerLimiter limit it to specific terms]], he'll just drain the victim of all powers and overload himself. The contracts are also not unbreakable, unlike in the original film; destroying them will void the contracts, release the spell and return the powers he stole to their owners.]]
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* ''VideoGame/ '': ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'': Azul Ashengrotto is directly based on [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]], as such he can use golden contracts to grant powers or other qualities in exchange for qualities the victim has, and mete out punishment if the victim doesn't fulfill their end of the bargain. [[spoiler:The actual nature of this magic is power absorption; if he uses it without contracts to [[PowerLimiter limit it to specific terms]], he'll just drain the victim of all powers and overload himself. The contracts are also not unbreakable, unlike in the original film; destroying them will void the contracts, release the spell and return the powers he stole to their owners.]]
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* ''VideoGame/ '': Azul Ashengrotto is directly based on [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]], as such he can use golden contracts to grant powers or other qualities in exchange for qualities the victim has, and mete out punishment if the victim doesn't fulfill their end of the bargain. [[spoiler:The actual nature of this magic is power absorption; if he uses it without contracts to [[PowerLimiter limit it to specific terms]], he'll just drain the victim of all powers and overload himself. The contracts are also not unbreakable, unlike in the original film; destroying them will void the contracts, release the spell and return the powers he stole to their owners.]]
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* In ''Fanfic/TouhouIbunshu'', Ran swore her loyalty to Yukari this way. The terms bind both participants in such a way that while some leeway in violating the ''letter'' is permissible, the ''spirit'' of the orders is inviolable. [[spoiler:When they confront each other over Yukari's plan to destroy Gensokyo in an attempt at suicide, Yukari attempts to use spoken orders to deprive Ran of the magic she's receiving from her. Instead, the Rite allows her to ignore those orders and gives her ''more'' energy, since despite her verbal commands, Yukari ''[[DeathSeeker really]]'' wants to die.]]
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* In ''Fanfic/TouhouIbunshu'', Ran swore her loyalty to Yukari this way.way via the Shikigami Rite. The terms bind both participants in such a way that while some leeway in violating the ''letter'' is permissible, the ''spirit'' of the orders is inviolable. [[spoiler:When they confront each other over Yukari's plan to destroy Gensokyo in an attempt at suicide, Yukari attempts to use spoken orders to deprive Ran of the magic she's receiving from her. Instead, the Rite allows her to ignore those orders and gives her ''more'' energy, since despite her verbal commands, Yukari ''[[DeathSeeker really]]'' wants to die.]]
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* In ''Fanfic/TouhouIbunshu'', Ran swore her loyalty to Yukari this way. The terms bind both participants in such a way that while some leeway in violating the ''letter'' is permissible, the ''spirit'' of the orders is inviolable. [[spoiler:When they confront each other over Yukari's plan to destroy Gensokyo in an attempt at suicide, Yukari attempts to use spoken orders to deprive Ran of the magic she's receiving from her. Instead, the Rite allows her to ignore those orders and gives her ''more'' energy, since despite her verbal commands, Yukari ''[[DeathSeeker really]]'' wants to die.]]
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* ''Literature/MotherOfLearning'': Zorian eventually realizes that Zach is under such a contract, with [[spoiler:the angels]], which is why he can't talk about certain things. Worse, if people still know about the time loop at the end of the month, or if the SealedEvilInACan is breached, then the contract will kill Zach. Since Zach isn't willing to kill all his friends to save his life, he just accepts that he's going to die. Zorian gets a copy of the contract and is surprised that it uses entirely modern legal jargon; he realizes that these kinds of contracts are probably a lot more common than he thought, and the "don't talk about it" clause is probably standard. [[spoiler:He eventually saves Zach because the "kill anyone who knows about the time loop" clause is based entirely on Zach's perception. Zorian traps Zach in a LotusEaterMachine (while Zach is under an effect that ''should'' render him ImmuneToMindControl), then gives him a vision of everyone being mind-wiped, and the especially dangerous people such as Zorian himself being killed. Once the month is officially over, the contract dissolves, and the truth is revealed to Zach without consequence]].
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* ''Fanfic/FateRevelationOnline'': Part of the reason that Ilya doesn't just break out of Aincrad with her magic is that Kayaba bound everyone with a Contract at the same level as a Command Seal. It's not explained exactly how he bound them, but the most likely possibility is that he slipped it into the game's Terms of Service. Of course, Ilya is powerful enough and skilled enough that she ''could'' still break out, so Kayaba bribes her by promising to attempt to fix her flawed body and give her a full lifespan.
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* ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'': In Living World Season 3, we learn that all members of the Shining Blade above the rank of "recruit" are bound by the Oath of Confidence to keep the Blade's secrets. The spell-oath will kill anyone who talks (though simply saying the oath ''exists'' won't trigger it). When the Commander needs help from the Shining Blade, they end up having to take the Oath of Confidence themselves as the only way the Blade can give them the information.
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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': In "Oops", the crime lord Crimson captures Fizzarolli and tries to use him to blackmail Asmodeus, the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils archdevil]] of Lust, to signing over a lot of his property to him. Stolas points out that Asmodeus had better read the contract, because "A deal made with a sin like yourself would be everlastingly binding" (giving no further details). This may explain how Crimson expects to get away with the whole thing afterwards.
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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': In "Oops", the crime lord Crimson captures Fizzarolli and tries to use him to blackmail Asmodeus, the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils archdevil]] of Lust, to signing over a lot of his property to him. Stolas points out that Asmodeus had better read the contract, because "A deal made with a sin like yourself would be everlastingly binding" (giving no further details). This may explain how Crimson expects to get away with the whole thing afterwards.
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** In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'', warlock party member/PlayerCharacter Wyll has one of these in his DealWithTheDevil with his patron Mizora, and if he fails her severely enough he's automatically DraggedOffToHell.
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* ''Literature/SweetAndBitterMagic'': After they make their contract, Tamsin conjures up a black ribbon which goes on Wren's neck, warning that if she breaks it she'll be strangled.
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* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': Devil contracts. They ''can'' be broken by the devil in question, but doing so also breaks the binding that lets them stay in the physical world. Their mask shatters, and they turn into an EldritchAbomination, though the only time we see this happen, the devil is re-bound with a new mask before it progresses any further than this (and trying to kill everyone and everything else present).
