Fate: Hammer Time

Chapter 2: Journey of a Hammer

Mjolnir sorrowfully flew from Thor's hand, off to find its new wielder. It had been through many great adventures with the Odinson, but that time had now definitely come to an end. The legendary heroes of the Marvelverse had fallen, with only a few stragglers left, who would last a couple of years longer but would soon meet their end as well.

Mjolnir grieved about them, and about its wielder in particular. Thor had been an amazing protector of not only the Nine Realms, but also many other worlds and even entire dimensions, often crossing over to defeat interdimensional threats that could not be handled by the inhabitants of said dimensions themselves. His loss was a heavy blow to the Omniverse at large, which yet another reason for Mjolnir to choose a new wielder as soon as possible.

Additionally, Thor wanted to see this new wielder before his death, so Mjolnir, doubly motivated, made great haste towards its destination. Fortunately, it already knew who to choose, the blessing of the One-Above-All guiding it on its path.

Mjolnir was a unique weapon. If one were to look at it, they would see a block of metallic material, about as large as a football, in a simple prismatic form. The handle was strangely short, many would say too short for it to be effective on the battlefield. A leather strap, approximately the length of the handle itself, hung from the end of the grip.

It seemed nothing more than an oversized tool, to be used to hammer nails into wood, but nothing could be less true.

Mjolnir was made from the mass of a dying star, compressed by arcane arts. Its creators were the First Dwarves, beings directly in service to the One-Above all, embodiments of Creation itself.

This made Mjolnir a weapon with few equals and fewer superiors. Only weapons like the Ultimate Nullifier, the Infinity Sword and the Infinity Gauntlet were consistently more powerful than it was, but those weapons were also unwieldy and corrupting, often being the cause of their owners' almost immediate deaths.

Mjolnir did not corrupt and could be handled with the greatest of ease, making it still the best weapon all around.

Many beings had attempted to obtain Mjolnir for themselves, and just as many had bitterly failed. The Creator did not allow fools or villains to possess such great power, not for long.

So all Mjolnir had to do was find a worthy person and be picked up from the ground once more. The worthiness enchantments, as well as Thor's essence, would do the rest.

As the hammer flew past countless worlds and universes, it saw/felt several potential candidates:

A girl trapped inside a locker, with a power of will that was truly staggering, even to an ancient divine weapon. She had endured years of torment without breaking and would endure so much more if Mjolnir would let history run its course. Fated to merely rule insects, her life, though ultimately successful, would be a short and unhappy one.

Passing by, Mjolnir felt a pervert with a heart of gold. Possessing a 'Sacred Gear' that was somewhat powerful, but not all that impressive ultimately in the grand scheme of things, he too would struggle in his Journey. The odds he had to overcome with a power that he barely understood would make him ineffective as a hero, despite his very best attempts. He would have to be bailed out many times by many others, because he lacked many qualities that would have him made a fine hero.

Mjolnir could have chosen him, if there had not been someone worthier. Perhaps the hammer could have brought out the best in him. It would have had to reduce his pervertedness by a large degree though, perhaps with a nice smack in the head.

Actually, there was no reason why Mjolnir could not still smack him, even if it would not choose him.

Moving on. An orange haired protector, destined to fight in a Spiritual World that seemed to be based on Feudal Japan. This boy was a hybrid with enormous potential, perhaps the most out of all of Mjolnir's candidates. He would be too slow in accessing it though, making him have to suffer through much pain and loss, of which losing his mother would only be the beginning.