In Fear of Ragnarok

Summary:

Sesshoumaru and Miroku are forced to work together as they travel across two continents in search of the powerful duo that have stolen shards of the Shikon Jewel.

Sesshoumaru after the man that had done him wrong, Miroku, like the rest of us, after the hot blond with the giant rack.

A blend of Inuyasha story line and Norse mythology, this is a story about east v.s. west and lust combined with lust for vengeance.



That was a very basic summary. I know it's kind of corny and perhaps a little offensive to women however I wrote it down once when I didn't feel like paying attention in math class and I thought it sounded kind of cool.

Disclaimer: I don't see the point of these (hello people, the site is called FanFiction.net, emphasis of the FanFiction) so I'm only going to say this once. I do not own Inuyasha.

Author Notes: The idea for this story came mostly from my burning desire to deviate from the mainstream of everything else on this site (watch fifty other people post similar stories right before I posted this). I attempted to do this by focusing around an unlikely (heterosexual) pairing, Miroku and Sesshoumaru. For those of you who like the other characters don't fuss. I focus on most of the others in my subplot.

For those of you who know little or nothing about Norse mythology I plan on explaining most of the relevant myths and a few of my twisted minds variations in chapter four.

For those of you who do know about Norse mythology, I would appreciate it if you didn't flame me for comparing Inuyasha's father with Fenrir. I know that Fenrir is a giant wolf however when I conceived the plot I didn't know about Kouga and therefore thought that wolf and dog was a trivial difference. I guess I will also have to provide an explanation in chapter four (just give me a chance to come up with one).

On another note, I have an annoying habit of extrapolating what I know about the Inuyasha story line without knowing everything so if I state any blatantly contradictory statements I would appreciate it if you would tell me. I also have an annoying habit of using big words like extrapolate in order to make myself feel smart (I have a good thesaurus). Also, I have about six chapters that I wanted to put up here on my first entry however I'm having difficulty getting them through in one large bulk so I am going to try and update daily for the next six days or so.

In Fear of Ragnarok

There was a grand celebration that evening. The brave young lord had just slaughtered his enemies in a glorious war, proving once and for all that he was the strongest individual diamyo in all of Japan.

The samurai gathered in the great banquet hall, proud to be united under the banner of such a powerful lord. The warriors drank and gambled, showed off their battle scars and exaggerated their own tales of conquest on the field of war.

In the far corner of the room sat two that had nothing to do with the battles, they were just there. It was something about the sound of laughter and the aura of drunken merriment that had drawn them to the celebration. This was the only place on the whole island that reminded them of home.

And yet they were always watched. The samurai could not help but to glare at those two, they were not of this land. It was visible in their clothes, their manner and their flesh. They had claimed to be warriors from beyond the land of China, and yet China was the center of the world. Those beyond were savages, ignorant in the ways of culture and civilization. What could these fair skinned warriors know about honor, about bushido.

What kind of a people let women fight, they thought as they watched the female. Her long golden hair highlighted against the shade of her lily-white skin. She wore a short skirt that reached slightly above the knee, the blue of the fabric matching her eyes. Across her chest she bore a solid iron breastplate and on her left hip she adorned a thick broad sword. Strapped to her left arm she carried a small, round shield that she always kept close to her body.

Despite her strange appearance there was none in the room that could say she wasn't appealing. Her soft blond hair shinned with more ferocity than all the gold from all their conquests. She was the most remarkable thing in the room, to remarkable to waste her life away in the world of war. Such beauty was meant to be treasured, to be cherished and sought after by all those that had the strength enough to claim her for their own. It was these qualities about her that had caused the castle lord to welcome her into his home. Her brother was different. Where her blue eyes shone with softness his flashed rage and pride, his demeanor echoed an ingrained sense of arrogance from his own immense strength, he was not a man accustomed to self-control. His many years of living the warriors life had inevitably given him an appetite for the liquor, the more he drank the more he nervously fingered the hilt of his weapon, his facial muscles twitching under the thickness of his dark red beard.

"What are we even doing her?" Magni asked his half sister as he swiftly swallowed down the last of his saki before motioning for the castle servant to bring him more.

"I told you, This Naraku character offered us eight shards of the precious shikon jewel," Thrudr responded.

"I forget, why do we want pieces of this jewel."

"I told you brother. The jewel has the ability to greatly increase the power of those whom possess it."

"It's not like we need more power. As long as we have fathers hammer we're as good as invincible." He laughed while looking down at the fresh cup of saki the servant had brought him. "Why do they have to serve such a weak drink in so small a cup? I should have been drunk hours ago!" he roared, finally annoyed enough to become angry.

In his rage he grabbed one of the servants which was bowing frantically in an attempt to appease his anger and lifted the groveling woman off the ground by her neck. "Do you store Saki in some kind of a large container?"

"Yes, we have 6 very large jugs in the back room." The terrified servant answered.

"Good, Bring them to me." Magni said, releasing the servant from his grip and letting her fall to the floor. "And find me a chair, I'm sick of sitting on the god damn floor!" He called after her. Magni then looked to his sister and attempted to finish their previous conversation but she only shot him a look of disapproval.

"What does Naraku want for the jewel shards?" Magni asked his sister.

"He wants us to take the shards from a powerful half demon named Inuyasha. Naraku is offering us both the shards we take as well as eight from his own collection."

"He want's us to steal the shards? I thought you didn't approve of theft."

"I don't, but Inuyasha plans to use the shards to become a full demon and thus increase his evil power. I have reason to believe that he is the son of Fenrir and therefore I cannot allow him to achieve his goals."

"Fenrir? You mean the giant wolf demon that killed Odin during Ragnarok? I can see why you wouldn't want his son to become a full demon." Magni said as he slowly began to change his focus towards the large amount of saki being brought towards him.

"Hold it right there!" The castle lord ordered to his servants as he entered through a shoji on the opposite side of the room. Content that they would not move another inch he directed his attention towards Magni. "I offer you hospitality and you abuse it by insulting me and my household with your complete lack of manners! Asking for so much drink shows such greed as to be intolerable as well as shameful! My honor would be forever tarnished if I allow this banquet to finish without dealing you your deserved punishment!" The castle lord bellowed.

Perceiving their masters threat five samurai dropped their saki cups and followed their master's charge as he drew his sword from it's scabbard and ran to assault Magni. Avoiding the blow from the castle lord's killing sword Magni made a quick dash to his right and removed his hammer from his side and threw it at such an angle as to kill three of his attackers on the throw and two as it returned to his hand. The castle lord, which had been spared from that first attack, abandoned his honor and ran in a cowardly attempt to save his life. Magni ounce again threw his hammer and upon striking the castle lord in the back it released a massive explosion of thunder and shattered the young lord to pieces before returning again to Magni's hand.

Magni then motioned for the servants to bring him the saki that their former master had attempted to deny him. They quickly brought the six jugs before him and then swiftly bowed themselves out of his presence, running for their lives once out of sight.

As Magni lifted the first jug to his lips and began to gorge himself, the remaining samurai in the room, most of which were now ronin, drew their swords and prepared to charge him. Before they could begin their suicide attack, a tall, silver haired man began to move slowly through the crowd, a small green creature with a staff beside him. Magni did not bother to pay much attention as the man left the crowd and began to walk across the generous open space the multitude had put between themselves and the foreigners.

"Please sir." Thrudr asked the man as he approached. "Do not take offense to my brothers actions. He is not Japanese and is unfamiliar with your customs. I am sure that in time he will learn."

The tall silver haired man continued to approach though, unaffected by the gaze of the girls pleading blue eyes, pleading not for her brother, but for him. When he was within striking distance Magni took notice and threw the now empty jar of saki aside to look into the man's menacing eyes.

"I have never seen such a lack of manners. It is unforgivable." The silver haired man said in his slow, malicious tone. "Such impertinence must be punished!" He remarked as he drew back his clawed hand. Unconcerned by the man's harsh tone of voice and demeanor, Magni swiftly drew his hammer and effortlessly threw it at point blank range, striking the unfortunate man square in the chest during his lunge. With a massive explosion of thunder the hammer sent the Silver haired man flying backwards and with such force as to send him through three separate layers of the castle's stone fortifications.

"Lord Sesshoumaru!" the small green creature called out as he followed after his master through the now open stone wall.

Raising his hammer above his head Magni called out to those present, "this is my fathers hammer Mjolnir, it shall spare none that oppose me!" he said while turning to his sister for support.

"Would father have approved?" she asked, shooting him another disapproving glare.

"Father wouldn't approve of a lot of things I do." He answered, lifting another jug of saki to his mouth.

When Magni had finished off the castle's provisions he and his sister turned and left the now empty banquet hall. The castle's beautiful garden was well lit by the late evening flares and the light of the nearly full moon.

"How do we find this Inuyasha? Or this Naraku?" Magni asked his sister as they leapt over the castle walls in order to avoid the annoying security at the gate.

"Naraku's messenger said that he would find us if we came to Japan."

"We'll could he hurry up and find us then. I've been on this damn island too long!" Magni blurted.

"Please learn to control your rage better brother. We have only been here a few days, you must learn tolerance for other cultures." Thrudr scolded.

"I'm sorry sister. It's just that I've never been sober this long before, it's hard for me." He half joked, half spoke with sincerity.

"You two must be travelers?" a voice asked from the shadows.

Startled, the two turned to their right in the direction of the voice. "You scared us." Thrudr said. "Where did you come from?"

"Let me ask you, have you traveled a great distance to come here?" The voice asked, oblivious of Thrudr's question.

"Yes, we traveled across two continents." Thrudr responded as she strained her eyes into the shadows, hoping to catch sight of the mysterious voice. "Who are you?" she called out into the darkness.

"My name is Naraku." The voice said as the shape of white Baboon began to slowly materialize out of the night.

"You're the one who warned us about the ambitions of the half demon Inuyasha?" Thrudr asked.

"Yes."

"And offered us eight of your own jewel shards if we take Inuyasha's?"

"Yes."

"Great!" Magni burst out, interrupting his half sisters conversation. "I can't wait to get this job over with and get my ass off this stinking island! I can't stand these little yellow bastards!"

"Please Magni, learn to control yourself!" Thrudr ounce again scolded. "Your such a rude asshole!"

"Sorry sis." Magni said. Then turning his attention to Naraku he asked "Naraku, How do we find this Inuyasha."

"Inuyasha is a half dog demon with long silver hair_"

"Long silver hair?" Magni burst out in surprise. "I think I may have already killed him" he laughed.

Taken aback, Naraku asked, "was he travelling with a monk, two girls and a small fox demon?"

"No, but there was a little goblin thing with him."

"That's not him."

"So Inuyasha travels with an entourage does he." Thrudr commented. "How powerful are they as a whole?"

"Why don't I show you. Come with me."

"Would you look at this," Magni mocked. "Monkey skin's got himself a scheme," he said to his sister. "What do you think's going on inside his little head."

"Magni!" Thrudr yelled as she watched Naraku's patience fade. "Am I gonna have to beat some respect into you! Please continue Naraku, don't pay any attention to my brother, he's just an idiot."

"Fine," Naraku calmly responded. "Is that your ship over there?" he asked as he pointed to a large, dragon shaped boat that had been partially camouflaged with foliage.

"Yes," Thrudr answered. "I designed and built it myself. It's the fastest air born ship I've ever come across."

"Good," Naraku said as he started into the details of his plan. "Inuyasha is planning to rest at a castle that isn't too far from here. I want you to wait in ambush while I summon a weak demon to attack them. That way you will get your chance to witness how they fight."