Once there lived two races: Humans and Monsters.

One day war broke out between the two races.

After a long battle, the humans won and the Seven mages sealed the monsters underground with a magic spell.

Legends say that if you climb the mountain you never returned.

The teacher closed the book of our town history and asked if we had any questions. Hands shot up and the teacher called on them. Some asked if the story was true or not and the class had an argument about it.

The teacher calmed them down and said that it was in our town history book for a reason. No one wanted to believe her though.

I already know of the story of Mt. Ebott or at least the legends. There have been seven children that went up the mountain and never returned. Some of them just wanted to know if the legends were true.

Others were dared to go up the mountain. Some say they went up the mountain to commit suicide and maybe that's true with some of them, but not all of them.

There's something all seven have in common. They were all orphans. The last child that fall was a girl. I never met her and I don't know her name either. I was never good at remembering names anyway.

I do know that she has short brown hair. I heard she was dared to go up the mountain and she didn't return. That was a month ago. After that happened the Ebott Orphanage has made more rules so no one climbs the mountain and gets hurt.

We have to be in bed by eight and we can't leave our rooms unless of course you have to go to the bathroom.

The Ebott Orphanage was not a very good home. In fact it was poor. The walls needed new paint and everything else was falling apart. It was built near the mountain.

I guess that's why all humans that lived in the orphanage climbed the mountain because we are so close to it. It also made it easier to take on the bet.

~ Time ship till after school because school is boring. ~

After school I normally walk back to the orphanage everyday. As I was walking back to the orphanage. I couldn't stop thinking about what we learned today.

I knew what happened to the children that climbed the mountain but I didn't know much about the Human-Monster war. Mostly people don't remember or they chose to forget. Either way no one talks about it.

I don't know why though. We talk about other wars. As I was thinking about wars. I started to have a theory. There is always more to the story in the books I read and the same goes for wars.

Nothing is ever as it seems. So does that mean that the monsters could be innocent. Even if they are not innocent. It was a bit much to trap all the monsters underground.

I don't think it was right. We could of done something else after we won the war instead of making the monsters go underground.

"Hey Emily". I shopped in my tracks. I know that voice. I turn around and smiled. "Hello Eric" I said. Eric had jet black hair and black rimed glasses over his sky blue eyes.

It is the opposite of my light brown hair that goes down to my lower back and my forest green eyes. He lives in the orphanage with me. His two friends, Michael and George, they were twins. Had blonde hair and blue eyes.

They also lived in the orphanage. But are pretty new to living there. There parents died in a car crash last month and the twins were the only ones that survived.

He glared at me. "Don't hello Eric me" he said. He came closer to me. "I bet you believed everything that weird teacher said didn't you". The smile was still on my face as I nodded to him. "Yes it is very interesting history". Eric and his two friends laughed at me.

"Oh naïve Emily I bet you feel sorry for the monsters don't you. Why don't you go live underground with them" he said as he pushed me to the ground. It didn't hurt. I was use to it.

I looked up at Eric and his friends and smiled weakly at them. "Do we have to play this game today Eric. Can we not play a different game" I said. He smiled "You want to play a different game. Okay, we'll play a different game" he said.

I know that look in his eyes. It's the look that means I'm going to get a black eye. I stood up quickly and ran. I didn't know were I was running to and I didn't care. I heard Eric and his friends running behind me as I ran.

This is what happens everyday. It's a game we play. He pushes me down and I let him beat me up. The other game we play is the chasing game. It's were I run away and Eric chase's me. It's the game were playing now.

I call them games because it makes Eric happy. I like to see or make others smile. It makes me happy.

The first day I met Eric we were five years old and he just came to the orphanage. His glasses were broken and he had bruises on his face and arms. He looked tried and defeated. He had abusive parents. I wanted to make him feel better so I went over to say hello.

I smiled softly at him and said hello. His eyes widened and he flinched when I spoke. "G-get away from me!" He yelled as he pushed me down. He ran away from me then. I'm not going to lie, I cried when he pushed me down.

It wasn't because he rejected me as a friend. Even though I was sad about that too. It just hurts when you get pushed down at a young age.

I never knew my parents. They left me on the door step of the orphanage and I been here ever since. I was never adopted for the whole sixteen years I've been here. I don't mind though. I'm too busy trying to help others get adopted to worry about myself.

Eric on the other hand has been a adopted a couple of times but they always send him back for how he acts. He can't trust adults and with how his past is I don't blame him. What saddens me the most is that he won't let me help him, but I will respect that he doesn't want my help.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't realize I was on Mt. Ebott. The grass was a beautiful green. The trees around me were taller then the trees in town. I looked up and saw how blue the sky was today. I smiled, I should come up here more often.

I looked over to my right and saw a cave. I decided that the cave would be a good hiding spot. It was dark and I couldn't see very well. I think I almost got to the end of the cave when I heard foot steps behind me.

It looks like our game is over I thought with a smile. I turned around to face them.

"Thought you could get away from us, didn't you Emily" Eric said. I shake my head no. "I think our game is over now, Eric" I said. They started laughing at me again. "Our "game" isn't over until I say over it's over" he said as he came towards me.

I took a step back but what I didn't expect was their not to be ground underneath me. My eyes widened. I was falling. I heard Eric Yelling. "Let's get out here. Were going to get in so much trouble" he said.

I was falling and I was going to die. I never been more sacred in my life. I shut my eyes tightly and prepare d to take my final breath. I forgive you, I thought as everything went black.