Eternal Thief

Chapter 1144  Love Above Death!

Ace's readily acknowledgment of Freya and his final declaration of his own willingness to continue down this unknown yet deadly path bring absolute silence to the thief's house.

The three women who were completely appalled by Ace's declaration, as well as when they realized that Ace had undergone multiple missions with death penalties, thoroughly shocked them to the core.

Winter and Freya were somewhat glad that Ace didn't seem to be swayed by others. They also felt more respected and were awed by his resolve and mindset despite the contestant's threat of Heaven. If it was someone with a weak mentality or who didn't have the resolve to go against something as fabled as Heaven, they might've already gone mad with the sheer pressure of being Heaven's Stealer. "What is this personal reason?" Eva couldn't help but ask in a cold tone. She was feeling extremely downcast and gloomy as she looked at Ace.

As someone closest to him, she could tell there was something he was still hiding from her. Although she had always known he had a huge secret, she never tried to probe it because she knew he would tell her eventually.

But this revelation about Heaven's Stealer background was something she hadn't even considered. Now, she knew Ace's life was being controlled by this 'Thief Goddess', and she even wondered if he was already brainwashed by it. But she couldn't tell, and that's why she wanted to know why he wanted to continue on this path and found some clues.

Ace looked at Eva's cold expression, but he knew she was extremely anxious. In fact, she was the most worried one, and knowing her personality, he knew she might be hatching some crazy scheme and might have overthought things again.

So, he knew he needed to placate her the most, or the next thing he knew, she would be scheming against getting rid of the root of this problem, which was the 'system.' Which, in a sense, means scheming against him!

Besides, Ace didn't mind telling them about the truth behind his birth, but he wasn't sure if that nightmare was really true or not. Although deep down he fully believed it, he still needed more information.

So, sharing it with them might be helpful after all; the house members were supposed to be his helpers anyway, and he knew after today, they would take their jobs even more seriously, especially with the threat of Heaven and Heaven's Advocate looming over their heads now.

"When I was still in the Mortal Sky Heaven, I found that my background, which means my parents weren't just moral cultivators. In fact, because of the inheritance I acquired, I found that I had some mysterious bloodline that had been sealed by someone.

"Just this discovery alone was riddled with deep schemes, and I found that my parents might still be alive, and whatever was going on had to be something to do with my sealed bloodline. So, when I was given a solution to unsealed my bloodline, I naturally took it.

"And during the ascension, I finally managed to unseal my bloodline, or bloodlines, as a matter of fact. But what happened next was something completely unexpected. It was like a nightmare…" Ace then describes his strange nightmare.

Everyone was astounded when they heard Ace's unbelievable story about his actual background, especially when they heard those mysterious, powerful figures called the Sages schemed against baby Ace just because of some prophecy.

Eva, Alina, and Noa's killing intent was instantly provoked, while Winter and Freya were also coldly listening to his story.

"If what you said is true, then those so-called 'Sages' are worse than beasts!" Alina again slammed her palm on the table with rage, completely infuriated.

"I didn't know you were going through so much," Eva tenderly muttered, feeling Ace's deep emotions attached to this event. She finally understood why Ace was unwilling to discard the status of Heaven's Stealer.

If everything he saw in that dream was reality, then he needed every chance he could get to become strong and go against those Sages who seemed to be the rulers of Heaven or at least akin to the same status. The Heaven Stealer lineage, despite its deadly drawback, has everything Ace needs right now.

"At this point, I don't know if you're extremely lucky or extremely unlucky. You're born with a diamond spoon, yet you were schemed against, and then you acquire an inheritance with God's backing, yet your enemy is the fabled Heaven itself. If you think about it, don't you find it quite strange that every time you luck out on something, you instantly run into bad luck of equal magnitude?" Winter suddenly uttered words of concern.

Everyone suddenly looked at her when they heard her twisted reason, yet for some reason, her words sounded somewhat… sensible.

Even Eva raised his eyebrow in astonishment when he also thought about Winter's discretion, and he started to wonder if there was something strange going on with him. Still, he didn't have any solid proof, or he wasn't capable enough to understand the mystery of something abstract like luck or fortune yet. Still, he took a mental note to investigate this luck and fortune if he ever had the chance. At this instant, he suddenly remembered the tablet with the Poem of Paradoxical Tale written on it that he had received as a reward after clearing the door of riddles. According to the system, he needed to solve the sixth riddle to start comprehending its mystery.

Ace didn't know why he thought about the tablet, but he decided to start studying it after taking care of this current situation.

"Now that you all know about my reasons and the truth about the Thief's House, I would like to ask the House Members to bear with it, and I promise I'll do everything in my power to keep ourselves from any harm. I'll continue to do my best against heaven and continue to escape from its clutches. After all, a thief never fights fair and square, nor a thief's purpose is not to fight; it's to steal until there's nothing left!" Ace declared as he looked towards the three house members before he looked towards Alina and Eva and solemnly asked.

"As for you two, you can now decide if you want to join the Thief House ranks or remain independent. Whatever you choose, my feelings for you both will never change, and I respect your decision. After all, I personally didn't want anything to happen to you both, but I also don't want to force my beliefs on you or restrict your freedom!"

Evan was the first one to reply decisively, as her eyes were deadly cold, "So what if it's Heaven or Sages? Since you have decided to point your sword at them, I'll follow you to the bitter end! Don't forget, my life is already connected with yours, and without you, I have no meaning to live either. So, don't even dream of escaping my clutches!"

Alina gave Eva a fierce glare, knowing this shameless devil was at her dirty tricks again. She quickly made her choice as well, "I don't know what is in store for us on this path, but I'm not a coward. Your enemy is my enemy, even if it's High Heaven itself!"