Ambrose and Claire stood facing each other in the hidden chamber, their hands pressed together in that curious half-tangible connection. Though he'd never performed a ghost contract before, Ambrose had encountered some spirit contract descriptions in several ancient texts during his earlier reading marathon. The process designed for binding spirits should, theoretically, work equally well with ghostly entities.
Closing his eyes, Ambrose silently recited the incantation, focusing his mental energy on the point where their hands met. As the ancient words flowed through his mind, a luminous energy began to coalesce around their joined hands, pulsing with an otherworldly glow that cast eerie shadows across the dusty bookshelves.
