<em>No problem.  The whole purpose of this encounter is to learn about how combat works, right?  I'm still getting used to it myself.</em><br/><br/>As the leeches surged forwards, Joe transformed into a demon and took to the air.  The monstrous, black creatures failed to spontaneously develop flight.  The demon looked exceptionally angry, though its alien features made it hard to tell.<br/><br/>Up in the air, the demon heard a soft female voice that seemed to come from several directions at once, effortlessly bypassing the sound of battle.  "Greetings, violent one.  I know the pain of imprisonment, and would not wish such a thing on anyone.  Least of all another demon.  I cannot help but notice the flaw in your host's contract: you will be free so long as this match does not end.  My own host suggests that if you refrain from attacking him and his allies-- demonic or not-- he will in turn refrain from attacking you.  This will extend the match indefinitely and grant you time to find a way out of this box and into the wider world.  And if you escape before the match ends, then it never will!"  The voice's laughter was like rustling violets.<br/><br/><em>I didn't roll for the leeches' attack because they don't reach the place where Joe was standing until next round-- They're three meters from the portal, Joe was four meters.  That's why I said he was "1 meter away from the ring;" my apologies for the confusion.<br/>Also, since you put the contract in quotes, I'm assuming you said it out loud.</em>