Exceeded the lucky winning in the lottery, a beautiful lady, a goddess in his eyes. Who knows the time he appeared there's life waiting for him. Roku is filled with unfortunate, bad luck. But in this world, in another world. His life changed all of a sudden.
The lips of someone reminded him he is human, someone caring for him, not everything is the problem, and not everyone despises him.
A person is caring for him for the first time which makes him fall asleep while connected with her. Seeing Roku fall asleep, the young woman caresses Roku's cheek, joining him to sleep together.
The dream he just fantasizing about, this moment he is living in his dream. A complete family, loving each other. However, those realities will shatter right away.
The time Roku sleeps, his world suddenly changes, going back to the same place. Laying his back on the ground, watching the cloud. However, the feeling, the familiarity, the caress on his heart still can feel.
"A dream that makes a dream," Roku mumbled as he glared at the sky.
He thought everything was going fine, he could live peacefully with the goddess. The short luck turned into bad luck.
Roku rests his hands on the ground attempting to get up. The strength he was looking for was leaving, someone sucking his strength. Roku couldn't move, even move his finger, unable to make any kind of action but eyes, roaming, analyzing the situation, mind working properly. Except for his heart pounding strongly, gradually it went faster and faster.
This time, without a doubt Roku accept his fate and grateful to someone who let him dream the dream he wanted to experience.
Continue hearing his heartbeat, forcing to smile, a smile that couldn't form.
'I didn't regret....'
Roku stares at the cloud as his heart begins exploding, splattering the blood.
"Pa..... pa... Ro....."
As he stared at the red sky in his sight Roku began hearing a tiny voice, calling his name. But he couldn't do except listen.
"Papa...!" A weak voice directly in his ear, ringing.
Roku gained strength, and courage to escape from his death and remember his word to someone who cared for him. The promise he makes to Ilisha, protect her until his life ends. But ending his chapter without doing, will be a shame to himself, betraying the trust Ilisha rested in him
Mustering the remaining strength, gripping the fist even strength not existing. The effort, and struggle Roku pour just fell in vain.
His resolve was not enough to escape from death. Until the face of the young woman's face appeared, crying as she held baby Ilisha and there was a lifeless man in front of them covered with blood. Roku knew this man was not him, but the mourning young woman gripped his heart.
Roku shouts in his soul, cursing this thing to leave him. He will not just protect Ilisha but glimpse the young woman's smile, and watch her sleeping face in the early morning in close distance every day.
But his strength was not enough to wake hence Roku put his love, his anger, and his emotion in the last scream.
A miracle happened, the world his residing, in slowly melted as him, falling into deep space.
"Papa!" Tiny yet strong.
Roku finally came back while Ilisha was on his top, embracing him.
"Good morning, Ili------" He doesn't know but the young woman next to him, sitting on a wooden chair, dripping her tears as she covered her mouth with her palm. She cried like he saw in his dream.
Roku stretches his hand, holding the young woman's hands. "I'm not going to leave Ilisha," Roku added with a smile.
The young woman just nodded, responding by resting his palms soaked in her tears on Roku's arm.
"I-Ilisha, will you go into the forest and find some meat for our dinner? I will talk with your P-Papa."
"Yes, Mama!" Ilisha quickly responded and she brought her tiny lips near Roku's ears, "Papa, don't make Mama cry, She is strong but her heart is fragile." Ilisha whispered to him and left.
As Ilisha vanished after her whisper, Roku got up, facing the woman.
"Sayasha, my name is Sayasha. Sorry for showing you this ki------"
The young woman, Sayasha halted when Roku held her hands, getting up. Roku brought her outside the home and she allowed Roku to lead the way toward the giant flower filled with branches with thorns.
Approaching the giant flower is dangerous, Sayasha knew about this. It can kill anyone, even a tiny bug, dying instantly. Despite the danger, Sayasha trusts Roku. And her decision didn't waste, the flower branches didn't attack Roku but patted his head.
"Earlier, that was a trial if I'm worthy to stay in this forest. Giant dragon, poisonous flower, Ilisha's absurd strength, that did not exist in my place." Roku turns to his back, holding her two palms, and stares straight into Sayasha's eyes.
"If I fail to come back here, I'm dead. Sayasha, I know you just met me and you didn't know what kind of person I am. But I couldn't ignore what I saw in that place. I promise."
"For many years living in this place with Ilisha. You are the first human we encountered. You are weak for an average human, you don't have the strength to protect yourself. Even an ant in this place can kill you, R-Roku..."
"Yeah, I'm weak and don't have power. In my previous place, I was just a burden and nuisance to other people. But Sayasha I promise." Roku didn't waste his chance to ask her to join in her life.
This morning they just met, and love takes more time to develop completely and loyalty to each other. But in Roku's case, and Sayasha's case, this is a golden time.
"Sayasha, I can't fill the loss in your heart but I can add your life. I promise that I will stay in your side every time, lending my shoulder when you are tired, and especially loving you, dying as protecting you two."
The two stare at each other, waiting for someone to make a move.
Sayasha already accepted him as Ilisha's father while Roku saw her as his wife. And they knew each other there's only one place it will reach.
When Roku saw Sayasha close her eyes, gripping tightly his hands. Roku began moving his head, stealing her lips again. However, a giant monster appeared behind them, halting the chances.
"Mama, I bring the antcrab..." Ilisha dropped behind them. "Mama, Papa, are you creating already? But I want a girl..." Ilisha teases them.
Roku wants to protect Sayasha but he stumbles on his own feet, making them fall to the ground.
Sayasha lying while Roku is on her top, lips near each other. "I will make you happy..." Roku whispered but for some reason, Sayasha heard him clearly.
This is not normal and this is outrageous however Roku feels her lips before helping to get up. The lips he wanted to feel again landed on his. And Sayasha just smiled.
"Sayasha."
"..."
Roku couldn't explain this kind of blessing he was facing. A pretty lady, standing next to him, holding her hand as they watched Ilisha, splitting apart the antcrub for dinner.
This kind of life was what he was looking for, where no problems and poisonous words stuck in his mind. But a soothing and warm atmosphere with them.
In just seconds Ilisha was done preparing the dinner and Roku helped Ilisha carry the antcrab meaty tentacle while Sayasha went inside, but Roku couldn't lift it, it was too big for him and heavy.
"Papa, you are weak. Just help Mama inside."
For some reason, it doesn't hurt. Even though Ilisha denies his help, Roku didn't feel a heavy hit on Ilisha's words but appreciation compared to the previous life, just saying leave it's strong.
Roku just walked together with Ilisha toward the house.
"Papa, what do you think of my Mama?"
"Your Mama is a pretty and responsible woman. She raised you very well and respectable child."
"Mama is weak, she often stares at the stars at night."
As the two walk, Ilisha shares some memories with her Mama living in the heart of the forest. And Roku listened carefully asking where there was a thing he wanted to know. After minutes of walking, they reach the place where the small kitchen and wooden round table are. Ilisha quickly sliced the meat for dinner.
Meanwhile, Sayasha sitting across the furnace, placing the firewood. After the firewood rested, the big pot place filled with water and soon fire appeared. Roku amazes but what Sayasha does. She just clicked her finger and fire appeared. This kind of fantasy and life just happen in books but right now he was in that book.
Roku helped Ilisha carry the slices of meat, and pour them into a pot. Shortly they are done.
When everything is complete just wait, Ilisha bring Roku to their room.
There are four rooms in the house, one is storage for food, Ilisha's small room, Sayasha's bed, and a kitchen place.
"Papa read this for me." Ilisha grabbed the book from a small wooden shelf and handed it to Roku sitting on a bed at the same time sitting on his lap.
"Ilisha, forgive your papa but I couldn't read this language." Roku already sees him as Ilisha's father.
"Ehhh? But I want you to read it." Ilsha crossed her arms, leaning his back on Roku's chest, looking up as she nagged him to read the book and try harder to understand.
But Roku couldn't understand the letter until the word, the system appeared in his sight.
"Once upon a time, a young woman." Ilisha stops nagging Roku after hearing his voice.
Roku continued reading the book and he realized this book was somehow related to Ilisha and Sayasha. Just in the book, their life is completed with parents and one daughter, peacefully living in the middle of a forest and dying old. The daughter saw what kind of life his parents had and she spent her whole time with them.
"And the daughter lives happily carrying her parents' dream wherever she goes. The end."
"This is really amazing..."
"Ilisha, did you sa------"
"No! You are wrong Papa. You know, Mama wrote this story and she kept reading this to me every night. But after years passed, Mama stopped reading this and I saw her staring at the stars at night."
"That's why you ask me to become your Papa for your Mama?" Ilisha just faced him and embraced him.
Roku thought Ilisha saw herself in the book as the daughter, caring for her parents. But Roku is wrong.
Ilisha stands on Roku's lap, closing her face to him. "For me, Mama can destroy an entire kingdom. For my safety, Mama can annihilate lots of humans. But, I couldn't do anything for her. Papa, no! Papa, will you still stay with her when you see her true form?" Ilisha looks straight at Roku's eyes, she's not looking at his eyes but at his soul.
And Ilisha smiled, coiling her arms around his neck. She saw the determination and acceptance. Roku stroked her head. "Ilisha, you are a good girl. Thank you for staying to your mother."
"Ilisha, R-Roku. Dinner is ready." Sayasha just peeks at the entrance as she calls them.
Roku and Ilisha instantly get up, joining with her. At a small table with three chairs, Roku understands the feelings of having a wife and child. And this time he was not eating some kind of instant food, high fat, but a food filled with love cooked by the person he devoted his life to.
"Ilisha, don't rush. There's a lot. And I told you to eat carefully."
Seconds, and minutes, Roku savored this time, spending the precious experience but it didn't last long. The two quickly finish their shares.
"Papa?"
"S-Sorry, Ilisha." Roku gulped fast his bowl quickly. Even though it's still hot. "Thanks for the food." In just seconds he is done.
After dinner, Ilisha goes back to the room while Sayasha cleans the dishes. And he would help her but Ilisha called him to read the book again. It's his daughter's request hence Roku just says a few words to Sayasha and leaves.
"Papa, this one."
It's the same, Ilisha on his lap and book on their front, Roku began reading. In just a few minutes passed, Roku noticed Ilisha fall into his arms.
"She just slept earlier but she already sleeping again." Roku smiles and Princess carries her.
"Ili-----"
"Shhh..."
Sayasha just smiled and led Roku to Ilisha's room.
"She's a good girl, Sayasha."
"Thank you..."
After seconds of walking, the two reach the small room, slowly laying her. "Sleep well, Ilisha." Roku kissed her forehead and left first. While Sayasha fixes the stuff to make Ilisha sleep comfortably.
"Papa, huh?" Roku just went straight to the room where he had slept before, peeking his head at the window. It's already dark but the light of two moons creates clear light that can see at night.
As Roku watched the moons, Sayasha already sitted on her bed, placing her palms on her thighs. "Roku." She releases weakly.
The quietness makes Roku hear her.
"Sayasha?"
"R-Roku. My answer earlier. Just I want you to know if something terrible happens, can you kill me?"