Eternal Thief-Novel

Ace's mind instantly raced, 'An object and a promise?'

The very next moment, it finally dawned upon him as he looked at Eva's index finger and blurted, "That storage ring I gifted you, right?"

Ace instantly remembered the storage ring he first gave her, and it was exactly with that ring Eva tricked him by performing the devil race's ritual and bonding her life with his.

Although he didn't suffer or lose anything. Eva's life got bonded with him, and if he dies, she will also follow suit while he would suffer no such causality if something happened to her.

Furthermore, it was also the symbol of marriage in Devil Race. But he never told Eva that he already knew about this ritual and marriage.

However, the ring had vanished after she woke up, so he didn't have much about it. Moreover, he didn't have time to think because he was too busy focusing on other 'matters.'

However, now that she had bought it up, he naturally remembered after getting a small hint. As for the promise, he also remembered it.

Eva's stern expression instantly melted as her lips curled into a beautiful smile, "So, do you also remember your promise?"

Ace couldn't help but smile seeing her delightful expression, "Yes, I was too mesmerized by your beauty that I lost forces of everything else.

"Before you were sealed, I purpose you for marriage, and you agreed. And afterward, I promised you that after you wake up, I'll give you a grand wedding."

Eva smiled happily and nodded, "But do you know we are already married according to Devil Race's custom?"

Ace pretended to be surprised, "How so? Don't tell me by doing…"

"Not because we do this!" Eva glared at him fiercely, "It was a ritual of my devil race. When someone puts a ring on a female devil's right-hand index finger, and she willingly accepts it, it symbolizes their marriage. Now, do you understand? Do you think without getting married, I would let you touch me?"

Ace couldn't help but admire her alluring charm, which intensified with her fierce expression, and couldn't help but tease her, "Oh, then I'm glad you did so, or I won't be able to acquire such a beautiful wife. As for the last part, would you really not let me do anything?" His eyes were filled with lust as his hands approached her bosom.

Despite wanting to, Eva's expression melted away instantly when she heard his honey-coated words. Her heart was filled with happiness as she felt his warm, gentle touch.

But still, she glared at him, "M-maybe kissing, but that's it! Now stop and listen, or I won't tell you if you continue to interrupt me!"

Ace grinned and stopped… for now.

"Look," Eva said as she pointed at her hand again.

Ace looked at her hand, and he was astonished when he saw a crystalline ring start to surface on her index finger. Not only that but this ring was covered in pitch-black runes.

Furthermore, Ace suddenly felt extremely close to Eva, not physically but mentally, as well as he could literally feel her thoughts.

"Can you hear me?"

Her voice rang, but she never uttered a single word which meant her voice was transmitted directly to his mind.

Astonished, he looked at her meaningfully and nodded as he replied without speaking, as he was too familiar with this communication method, "I can."

Eva smiled brightly as she finally spoke while showing her ring, "After I turned into a full devil as well, my bloodline changed to a far stronger one. I also got more information about the marriage ritual, which is called Devil's Love.

"If a devil truly falls in true love and then performs the Devil's Love ritual and forms a couple with the one he or she truly loves. As long as the partner won't have any malice and also loves the one who performs the ritual after they consummate the marriage, the ring used during the ritual will turn into a Ring of Endearment!"

Ace was astonished when he heard it and looked at the crystalline runic ring on her index finger. He naturally had no idea about such a thing.

"So, you're saying this ring is the Ring of Endearment now?"

Eva happily nodded, "Hmm. Only the pure devils with at least the bloodline equivalent to the Abyssal Bloodline can create the Ring of Endearment and gain benefits from it. While for other devils, the Devil's Love Ritual can't bring any more benefits."

"Benefits? What kind of benefits?" Ace was finally intrigued when he heard this.

"First, the Ring of Endearment will have a unique function according to the nature of the ring used during the ritual, and it is unbreakable and will only break after the bearer's death.

"Since you used a storage ring in the ritual, my ring's unique function is 'World of Dream,' which is a storage type function. I receive 100 cubic meters of storage space first, and I can store anything, including living beings, in my ring.

"Not only that but with every major realm breakthrough from now on, the storage capacity will be increased by 100 cubic meters continuously!" Eva excitedly told, and she liked Ace's dumbfounded look.

She couldn't help but giggle as she showed off the ring, "Lastly, with this ring, we will be able to sense each other's general direction no matter how far apart we are, and if anyone falls into danger, we'll instantly sense it. And this is my favorite function. We can transfer our thoughts to each other within a 10-mile radius, and it will also increase with my cultivation. We will never be part again!"

Ace had to admit that this Devil's love was really a mystical ritual that could make something out of the Ring of Endearment. Especially Eva's Ring of Endearment, which can store both living and nonliving beings just like his thief's space, can also grow.

But he suddenly thought of something, 'She completely skipped the part about bonding her life with mine without any of my concern, and it's clear she doesn't want to tell me either.

'But can this Ring of Endearment really be formed without any consequences?' Ace couldn't help but think like this as he asked the system first since even if Eva knew about it, she might not tell him if it had extreme consequences,

"System, do this Ring of Endearment can really form without any backlash as long as the ritual is complete?" He knew the system might not bother to reply, but it was worth trying.

But it did, and the replay left him gloomy.

"[Everything has a consequence whether it's bad or good. The Devil's Love ritual is not an exception as well, especially if the female devil wanted to form the Ring of Endearment.]

"[The Ring of Endearment is the token of true love between a pair, not a single person, and to form it, it has to be done at the moment of marriage consummation. There will be no more chances.]

"[But if the male involved within the ritual has any malice toward the female devil and if she tries to form the Ring of Endearment during the consummation, she will die by the same ring she wanted to turn into Ring of Endearment!]

"[At that time, if the female devil wants, she can turn the Ring of Endearment into Ring of Affliction at her dying moment. Thereby, the ring will forcibly bond with the male and bring him nothing but deadly misfortune, and it will follow him until he dies. There is no escape!]"

Ace felt a chill running down in his spine when he saw the last part and couldn't help but glance at Eva, who was happily looking at him while showing her ring with nothing but affection.

The momentary wariness instantly washed away and left nothing but helpless. He knew there was almost zero percent chance that she would turn the ring into a Ring of Affliction against him.

'She had again done such a dangerous thing which put her life into a dangerous situation. She's just as crazy as I remembered her to be, and this time she didn't even show any reaction.

'She probably told me because she didn't want me to found about the Devil's Love ritual from someone else while she hid every con and only revealed the pros. I can't let this continue, or she might do something again and put her life in even more danger.'

Ace's eyes went resolute.

Although he didn't want to scold her or reveal what she had done in the past, he was afraid it might hurt her, and she will reveal it eventually.  But he knew if keep shut about it and let her keep gambling with her life for his and get her away with it. It might do far more harm than good to both of them.

So, his expression was stern as he said, "Eva, let's get dressed. I also want to tell you something."

Eva was startled when she heard Ace's somewhat distant voice and couldn't help but looked at him and only met with his stern eyes. She had any seen him looking at her like this.

She quickly asked anxiously as she felt something was wrong, "What's wrong?"