Our tale opened to a memory of the past as a young knight charged into battle as he fought off against all who stood in his way. But as he ventured back to return to his king, he looked in shock as he saw his king dead on the ground before looking upon a man he had thought his comrade.

"Erheart...how….how could have…." He said before charging right at him before waking in a bed in a small house. "Always with that dream." he said. "Philip...what is it?"

"Crivens sir, how'd you know it was me, sir?" A voice said as a young boy entered the house.

"One must always be on his guard even when at rest. Yes...a knight...no, I am no knight. Just a man with a sword." he said.

This man is known as Olberic, a warrior in his own right who after losing his king and kingdom to battle many years ago, wandered the lands until arriving the small village of Cobbleston, where he makes his living teaching men how to wield a sword and defending the town from bandits. It wasn't a glamourous life, but it put food on his plate. But today wasn't going to be a normal ordinary day.

"Come on...give it your all!" Olberic said as he battled with several of the guardsmen in the town as part of a daily training session. "Your efforts are incredible...but...I cannot fall so easy!" he said swinging his blade as he knocked both of them over. "That's enough for today."

"Thank you, sir Olberic." they both said before they all heard noise from near the back of the village. "Another bandit raid!"

"I see...then its best not to leave the people waiting." Olberic said as he charged towards battle.

"Oh what we have here huh? Some kinda hedge knight?" one of them said as they laughed.

"Wait, I can tell that this one is trouble." another said.

"Oh stow it. Let's just skrew them through." the third said as they charged.

"The poor fools. I am but a hedge knight with no name to speak of...but they will have to get by me first." Olberic said taking his sword and pulling back. "Level...SLASH!" He said swinging his blade, taking out all three brigands at once.

"Ye can handle a blade, but know we'll be back. When the boss hears of this, yer dead." one of the brigands said as he ran off.

"Poor fools." Olberic said.

"Let me go, you ugly-" A voice shouted from the village.

"Philip." Olberic said heading back only to see the young boy being carried off by the brigands back to their hideout.

"Oh...what do we do?" one of the watchmen wondered.

"I'm going after them, alone." Olberic said.

"Alone? But sir, even you…" one of them said.

"You stay and watch the village, at least until you are sure they are not coming back." Olberic said as he marched off into the mountains. He soon came to the cave of where the bandits called home. But upon entering, he saw a great number of the bandits having already fallen near the entrance. "My word...what sort of force could have done this?" Olberic pondered.

"Well...seems you folks are more than just talk." A voice said further ahead as Olberic followed. Upon arrival, he saw the leader of the bandits confronting Jexi with several of the Dimensional Heroes behind him.

"You brought this upon yourself by looting the villages. You should have known this was coming." Jexi said.

"Fine then… guess I'll have to take you stubborn lot down meself." the leader said.

"Stop this at once." Olberic said getting between them.

"Sir Berg!" Philip said.

"Sorry I'm late lad. Got a bit tied up." Olberic said.

"What in the? Where are the lookouts?" one of the soldiers asked.

"Sleeping in the dirt, last I saw." Olberic said quickly countering the boss's blade. "Though, not by my hand. I can only assume it was yours." he said looking at Jexi.

"My friends actually. We wanted to make sure no reinforcements came." Jexi said.

"He...he parried the boss' blade!" one of the soldiers said.

"I can tell you aren't some common hedge knight." the boss known as Gaston said.

"Just as you are no common brigand. But that sword…" Olberic said.

"Like it? It's a present...from an old friend." Gaston said.

"Erhardt?" Olberic wondered.

"Oh...so you know the man!" Gaston said. "You eyes just lit up like fire when I said his name. But if you want to ask questions...you're have to earn the right!" he said charging as he and Olberic entered a deadly clash between blades.

"This knight...I can tell by looking at him...he is no common knight." Tetsu said.

"Because he isn't." Jexi said. "After travelling these lands for awhile...I think I know who he is. Olberic Eisenberg...the Unbending Blade."

The bandits were shocked.

"It can't be true! Boss, you -" one of the bandits said before Bakugo blew him up.

"Just shut up, you extras!" Bakugo said.

"So you're Olberic, former knight of Hornburg eh?" Gaston asked. "No wonder this blade is familiar to ya… if you must know...he and I were in the same band of sellswords...we were actually part of the group that made Hornburg fall."

"Is that so? A sellsword...in that case...Thousand...Spears!" Olberic said switching to a spear as he jabbed Gaston several times making him fall back. "Now...where is he now?"

"Damned if I know. We disbanded and went our separate ways. I tried many trades but swinging a blade is all I know." Gaston said.

"Anyone could use a sword arm like yours. You could protect the people instead of stealing from them." Olberic said.

"Aye, but doin' good takes more wits than the gods blessed me with. Never meant to do anyone harm but life doesn't give us the choice, it doesn't." Gaston said.

"That may be, but you still need to answer for your crimes." Hera said.

"I know...I got my men to think about too. I've got more than enough blood on my hands." Gaston said.

"Surrender now and I'll see to it you and your men are not harmed...any further." Olberic said.

"Done...and since you're doin' me a kindness, I'll do ya one back. I told you I didn't know where Erhardt is, that's true. But, I know someone who might. Gustav's his name. Sir Gustav. Some call him the Black Knight. Erhardt taught us both how to use a sword. You should find him in Victor's Hollow...in the Woodlands." Gaston said.

"I thank you. This information could prove useful." Olberic said before turning to Jexi. "Thank you for your assistance but most of it was unnecessary."

"Sorry...but me and my group tend to do what we feel is right most of the time." Jexi said.

"What you feel... is right?" Olberic asked.

For the first time in years, Olberic was reminded of the days before Hornburg's fall. Because of Erhardt, he lost reason to pick up a blade and fight. But by pursuing Erhardt, perhaps now he could find reason to wield a blade once again.

"Can I ask your name, my boy?" Olberic asked Jexi.

"It's Jexi." Jexi said. "Jexi the Hunter."

"Then I ask of you...assist me on this. I want to find a reason to wield this blade once more." Olberic said.

"Like I said...we travel to find what is right...and this is certainly one of these times. So...I guess we're in." Jexi said.

"I thank you. Now we depart." Olberic said.

As soon as they had returned to the village, they had returned Philip to his family before they and Olberic set out on their long journey.

"I can't believe we're travelling with a real knight." Twilight said.

"It's just one of those things that happen." Jexi said. "So...our destination is set. Next stop...Victor's Hollow!"

And so, Olberic the Knight set out on a new journey with new allies.

He would find his former comrade, Erhardt, and ask him why he did what he did. And, perhaps, he would discover what he had lost...The reason why he wields his blade.

What fate awaits them?

Only time may tell…