Eternal Thief



Carrying unique charm, his peerless, shaped face, with a strong, sharp chin and sword-like eyebrows above dark blue eyes, filled with warmth and ecstasy as they looked at Alina. His long inky black hair draped over his sturdy, broad shoulders, and he wore a gentle smile filled with nostalgia. 

Alina's stupor eyes started to widen in disbelief as that perfectly handsome, white face in front of her overlapped with a scrawny face of her dreams, and that familiar feeling emitting from him made it pretty clear who this mysterious person was. 

"B…b-big bro-" She wanted to yell out loud, but her soft voice was trembling as she gazed at those familiar dark blue eyes that also looked at her with tenderness. 

Even after seventeen years of separation, nothing seemed to have changed in those eyes as they looked at her just like she remembered as if they were never separated. 

Ace looked at Alina's silver hair and eyes as they weren't like what he had remembered them to be and that purple veil hiding her half face, but he knew for a fact that she was indeed his Lil Sis, just like Alina could tell that he was her Big Bro.

"You brat, you've grown so much," Ace said with a gentle smile, feeling surreal after finally meeting her.

Alina trembled slightly as she heard that familiar tone, and that final doubt in her heart vanished into smoke. She knew Ace was really standing in front of her, and it wasn't a dream. 

Thereby there was no point in standing there and contemplating and the next moment, directly pounced on his arms, hugging him tightly, afraid he would vanish. 

Ace felt the soft body in his arm and her unique scent waffled in the air, and feeling her strong emotions, he knew he wasn't the only one who was longing for this reunion and hugged her back just like he used to do in the past. 

Although both of them were enjoying that moment of union to its fullest, it wasn't that wasn't the case for the onlookers. 

Winter merely grumbled while her expression was unknown. 

Lillian was completely captivated by Ace's appearance and almost forgot about everything else. 

However, Herman was utterly gobsmacked when he first saw Ace, not because of his heaven-defying appearance; instead, he was still under the impression that it would take Ace another year or two to reach this place, yet here he was with Alina in his embrace!

Not only was this out of his calculation, but his appearance had made his every plan go down the drain because all those plans revolved around Alina not seeing Ace, at least not when there was nothing in place to keep them in check. 

However, Ace had again performed out of everyone's expectations, and now that he had finally seen Ace, he knew even if he wanted to, he wasn't Ace and Winter's match. 

Furthermore, with Ace's flying skills and that mysterious skill, he performed to appear right in front of Alina when he can't even detect him. It was pretty clear that Ace should be far more terrifying than Winter, who was his subordinate. 

Not to mention, Ace has a terrifying reputation as the elusive thief, Sky Stealer, which is enough for anyone to take him seriously until they don't want to earn his infamous 'mark.' 

However, seeing Alina and Ace hugging each other like this gave Herman a sense of strong crisis, and he knew if he didn't do anything, it would be too late then. 

But before he could, Ace suddenly looked at him with a threatening glare which sent chills to Herman's spin for some reason. 

Ace then open his mouth before glancing at Winter, "I want to spend some time with my Lil Sis alone. We'll be back." 

The next moment before anyone could react, Ace and Alina's figures seemed to be surrounded by golden winds, and then they turned into a blur and vanished under everyone's baffled eyes. 

"Tsk, he didn't even greet me first and just took off with his prize possession which I earned for him. How infuriating, humph!" Winter muttered with indignation. 

Herman, on the other hand, had a completely different reaction than the perplexed woman, "Where did he go? And why didn't you tell us about his arrival!?" He questioned Winter with his aura suddenly skyrocketing. 

Winter looked at Herman as if she was looking at a fool and sneered with disdain, "Are you qualified to know his movements? How about you try and go after them and see what will happen? I'm pretty sure you don't have guts, old man, or you wouldn't be just paralyzed by his single glimpse. Give up; you're way out of your head if you think you can outsmart or outpower him. He's not someone you want to piss off or… Hehehe." 

Winter laughed darkly before she turned around the left towards her camp as she knew now she had to wait until Ace came back and didn't want to debate with Herman, or she knew she might smack the stubborn old fool. 

Lillian also snapped out of her stupor and couldn't help but glance at the clouded face of Herman with a pitiful look and sighed. 

"Grandpa, I hope you understand that princess is no longer a child and has long grown up. She knows better than anyone what she should or should not do and her responsibilities. If you continue to treat her like this, I'm afraid…" She sighed ruefully before she left while shaking her head. 

Herman stood there alone as he watched the raging waves on the sea as the sun was setting, and he couldn't help but synonymize  this with his own feelings. 

In the end, a deep sigh escaped his mouth as his eyes were filled with complication and deep regret, 'Was I had been wrong not to take that boy or get rid of him for good when I had the chance? If I had, everything should be different. Old Master, I have sinned…'