The wood floor began to shake. No... the building itself shook. Violently. The floor itself began to tremble to such a frequency that the boards began to splinter and fray. The pieces continued to fly into the air from inside the circle. It was perhaps best for her to have left the circle, as the boards flexed and snapped upward. But the perimeter of the circle seemed to be where the contorting boards stopped. And, even more, bewildering, the glowing aura of the ring seemed to be a wall, nothing drifting past the boundary even to a fraction of an inch. The shards of the planks hung timelessly in the air, just hovering without motion in the transdimensional space.<br/><br/>A roar, violent and disgusting, emitted from the depths of the chasm. A cloud of imulsion lifted from the portal and coated the interior of the circle. Pitch black was all that could be seen. Inside, however, miraculous things were happening. As the cloud filtered out of the mortal plane, a glitter of gold could be seen. That faint shimmer disappeared, replaced by a crimson fabric. Dark as blood, the cloud revealed the long flowing cloak of the demon Mae had summoned.<br/><br/>Ground had begun to reconstruct below, swallowing the remaining dark mist back into the solid crust of the earth. A peculiar thing happened, however. Within the circle the shards of wiod suspended in the air had turned ashen and remained hovering, even as the light faded from the edge of the ring. The receding mist also revealed the horns of a devil. Ivory white, protruding from steel blue tresses. The long braid of hair extended to the floor, adorned with a weighted silver ring at the very tail of it. The cloak hid the full figure of the demon, but, as it turned to face the summoner, orbs of solid green peered through the enveloping darkness of the room.<br/><br/>There was a sudden clambour of metal. An object tossed forward and wobbling at Mae's feet. A shiny face of a pocketwatch gleamed up at her. For the time being, it sat there, not even the slightest tick coming from it. The demon eyed the girl, already feeling the effects of being earthbound course through his veins. Then, a hollow, soulless voice rattled the stillness of the room:<br/><br/>"You have summoned me. I request little, but demand your admittance to this contract by taking that watch. Your life shall become part of mine."<br/><br/>That was the only warning given.