Greetings, aspiring demon lords! Welcome to How to Cuck Humans into Servitude 101, also known as Demonic Contracts!
First, demonic contracts are only available to pureblooded demons. It's a race privilege, not a strength privilege. So, half-demons, fiends, and demonic beasts cannot use them, regardless of cultivation.
(Nephilims are the exception)
Also, a contract is always a willing agreement between parties. Regardless of the method used (blackmail, coercion, threatening, etc…), the target still needs to agree to the terms (to some degree) before the contract can pa.s.s.
For that reason, Phantasm Orchids are not contracts. They are mind-control tools. Konrad can use them to form contracts by proxy if the two parties agree (like with Margo, for example) but just swallowing it isn't an automatic contract.
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Now, let's see the actual contracts, from highest to lowest:
A) Partners.h.i.+p or Equals (Also known as the invitation into the household): This is the best contract a demon can offer, and also the most dangerous one because it can only be broken when one party infringes on the terms.
Through this, the demon and the target exchange boons such as talent, abilities, and physiques. The contractor then injects his blood into the target to cement the deal. In that instant, he can choose to grant them a portion of his bloodline (at best, one level below).