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Ailicec touched her warm forehead and frowned. *I was sick for a few days* she thought. Ailicec stretched her arms on her bed. *King Kooh is sick. I loathe him. I loathe him for always allowing his pet cobra to slither everywhere in the pyramid.*

Repsaj walked into his chamber and frowned. ''King Kooh will perish any minute.'' He saw tears in Ailicec's eyes. Repsaj looked concerned.

''You won't have to protect King Kooh from enemies now. I always dreaded the thought of one enemy ending your life.'' Ailicec frowned again. ''You won't be able to protect me at all.''

A tear formed in Repsaj's eye and ran down his face. ''I always cherished you.'' He kissed Ailicec. Repsaj watched as the latter smiled and closed her eyes for eternity.

Ailicec found herself in a world of darkness. *I may never be with my spouse in spirit. I'll always endure solitude* she thought. Six tears ran down Ailicec's face. She smiled. *At least I'm not with King Kooh now.*

Ailicec looked back. Her eyes widened the minute a frowning King Kooh approached her. She shook her head in disbelief. *King Kooh already perished?* she thought.

''I'll protect you, Ailicec,'' King Kooh said. He embraced Ailicec and never released her. ''My pet died with me,'' he said. King Kooh viewed a cobra slithering on the terrified Ailicec's shoulder.

The End