The Chronicles Of Justin Soulhunter: The Shadow Princess.

Disclaimer: Do not own Wizard101. Only Justin, his pets, and the plot.

War. Nobody likes it. Very few people actually partake in it and those who do run the risk of dying and never coming back. Justin Soulhunter was one of the lucky ones, he thought. He had survived the battle of Krokotopia 2 years ago, although it took the life of his beloved Katie Iceshield. Even though he had come to terms with why he had been encased in a frozen waterfall after the battle, he could never put his finger on why Katie just died afterward. She had been mortally wounded, but Moolinda knew how to heal even those who were on the brink of death. He often wondered if she chose to give up on life after she put him into his frozen sleep and sleep herself for all eternity. Though he woke up after 2 years, she did not.

"Katie... why? Why did you give up on everything? You knew i loved you and would have died for you." Justin muttered to himself, sitting on the edge of his Royal Estate, his bow propped against a bush next to him.

He sighed deeply and closed his eyes, bringing back those memories of there time together. He had never been so happy. Then he remembered the battle of Krokotopia, and her being horribly and mortally injured. He hadn't learned Sprite or Satyr at the time, so there was nothing he could do. They had returned to his castle after the battle.

He brought himself out of the tragic memory before he could see anymore. He didn't want to see anymore. It was all to painful for him to see.

"I understand what you did Katie, and i am grateful for what you did." He muttered to himself, sighing deeply to himself.

He knew his power wasn't strong enough to save anybody, and she knew he was being hunted down by an evil they hadn't met yet, so she sealed him in the waterfall of his old Wooden Cottage by freezing the water with him inside it, which cast him into a deep hibernation. She died shortly afterward.

He remembered what Ambrose had told him after he awoke from his slumber.

'Katie's spirit had been completely tapped after she put you to sleep. She couldn't tell us where you were or why she did it. All she could say was she did it to save you from yourself. She died before we could learn anything more. Dispite Professor Moolinda's best attempts to save her, we couldn't help Katie.' The kind headmaster had told him. Justin was utterly smashed to a thousand pieces. He couldn't believe it. She was gone, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

But then he learned of what was after him, the reason she froze him for 2 years. And suddenly he was grateful to her for saving him. But he still felt extremely upset over her death.

But instead of giving into his despair, he decided to become strong and powerful, in order to avenge her death. He would make the forces of evil pay dearly for what they had done.

Now, at LV.40 and much stronger then he was when he made this very dear and sacred vow to Katie, he was determined to see this task through to the end, no matter what happened along the way.

A faint fluttering sound interrupted his thoughts. He glanced over to see his faithful fairy friend, Princess Luna, hovering close to him, a look of concern on her face.

"Oh. Hello Luna." He said calmly.

"Justin, couldn't you hear me? I've been flying all over for the last 10 minutes looking for you. But i should have known you'd be here." She replied, wondering why Justin liked to come sit alone on this far corner of his castle so much.

"Luna, where else would I be? At Ravenwood watching all the new students go by?" Justin said defensively, standing up and grabbing his bow.

"Well, I just wanted to say the castle tours are reopening today, so it would be a good time to get the place cleaned up." Luna said, fluttering over and landing on his shoulder.

"Oh. Thanks for the heads-up. But the place is pretty well for now, so I don't think we need to clean it right now." He replied, as he started back toward the house. Along the way, they passed his Chestnut Pony, which lay in a small patch of grass close to the world gate, sound asleep. Over by the house, he saw his blue dragon Sir Rocky flying in circles over the roof of the house, grunting a small tune to itself.

"Have you seen any of my friends around?" Justin asked the fairy perched on his shoulder.

"Matthew stopped by earlier today." Luna replied. "So did Brooke and Connor, but they just wanted to make sure you were well. Of course I told them you were."

"Thanks Luna." Justin replied as they got to the front door. He quickly opened it and stepped inside, closing it behind him.

The fire in the fireplace burned brightly, even though Justin wasn't much of a fan for fire, it still felt nice to get inside to a bright, happy fire after a long day of adventuring in the Spiral. Also, his friends often enjoyed sitting around the fire, as they shared stories about there adventures.

"I wonder how Chelsea is doing." Justin wondered to himself, thinking of another of his friends, Chelsea Pixieflame, who was a pyromancer.

"I haven't seen her in a long time."

"I'm sure its fine. She's probably just very busy." Luna replied, patting the back of Justin's head in reassurance.

Justin however wasn't so sure. Ever since she and Brooke had said they've broken up with there boyfriends, he had grown concerned. He's known people before who lost there lovers and committed suicide only hours later.

"I noticed you seem very interested in that Brooke girl". Luna said, remembering there last talk, which had taken place only a few days ago.

"What are you thinking about her?" She asked, glancing at him with a curious look on her face.

"I don't know. I guess we'll wait and see what happens." Justin replied.

"Are you... in love with her?" Luna said in a mocking sort of tone, flashing a strange smile at him. Justin narrowed his eye's at her.

"Hey, don't make fun of me. I'm not sure yet. I do admit she is very cute though. I just wish she wouldn't hide her face behind that mask all the time." He replied defensively, giving her an accusing look. While he did find Brooke very pretty and enjoyed spending time with her, he wasn't sure if what he felt for her was love or not ( ever since Katie died it was hard for him to feel love ). But he knew that if it did develop into true love, it would help ease the burden in his heart, which he carried around all the time.

"Its ok, I'm just kidding, Justin." Luna said, giggling. Justin just rolled his eyes.

'What am I going to do with this fairy?'

A sudden pounding on the door caught Justin off-guard. The frantic yelling that followed wasn't any at all reassuring.

"JUSTIN! OPEN THE DOOR! JUSTIN!"

"What the heck!?" Justin said out loud, as he rushed to the door, Luna getting off his shoulder and quickly darting to the door before he could get there.

"Who is it?" Justin called out as he reached the door.

"Its me, Justin! Open the door! I need help!"

He knew right away who it was.

It was Brooke.

But why was she acting like a murderer was coming after her with a pistol in his hand and a knife in the other?

Did something... happen to her!?

( AUTHOR'S NOTES )

CLIFFHANGER!

Phew! Talk about a dramatic beginning! What's going on with Brooke? Why does she need Justin's help? And with what?

Find out in Chapter 2! Until then, everybody!

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( Side note: Chapter's 1-6 have been modified as of May 8th 2014, as per my standard Writing Guidelines, in order to fix broken or otherwise unnecessary material. Be sure to send me reviews if something in this fanfiction doesn't connect properly. Thank you! )