User blog comment:ImperiexSeed/Supernatural Mysteries/@comment-3481504-20120403012808/@comment-1509826-20120408175637

I think he just carrys it because he wants to, perhaphs he likes it, or perhaphs it has another fuction that has yet to be revealed, personally I suspect as his scythe is a sickle, that the two join together to form a real scythe, but that just speculation.

As for the ring, I think its more, he doesn't need it, but its easier with it, so he can use his powers and hold his form, but he has to try to do it, were as the ring does that for him, so all in all its easer.