After buying a sword at a fair, Mike is accidentally transported to a real fantasy world; but he soon learns fighting bandits and wielding magic is more dangerous than he could have ever imagined.

SYNOPSIS:

Nessia runs through a forest with a glowing amulet in hand. She is running from soldiers in armor. She manages to slip past them and into the night. Meanwhile, Mike goes through his mundane, boring life of getting yelled at by customers and struggling though his life. Mike’s friend Doug convinces him to go to the renaissance fair. While there, Mike comes across a strange tent where he purchases Thalamar. Mike and Doug go to a food tent where bullies are harassing the staff. Mike tries to stand up to them but is beaten up in the process. He leaves the fair and goes home.

While in his apartment, his new sword Thalamar begins to glow. He thinks it’s cool at first until a vortex sucks him up and out of our world. Meanwhile, Nessia comes across a ruined temple deep in the forest. She makes her way inside where she finds a strange room with an alter in the center. She places the amulet in the alter and a vortex appears that spits out Mike and Thalamar. Nessia tries to pick up the sword but it shocks her. Mike stands up and startles Nessia, prompting her to attack him. Mike grabs the sword to defend himself and Nessia leaves, upset that someone else is the chosen one. Mike chases after her and winds up comforting her. She takes mike to a nearby ledge where he looks out on the beautiful fantasy landscape of Valanor.

Mike and Nessia walk through the woods while chatting about each other’s worlds. On the way to a nearby town they are attacked by bandits. One of bandits uses magic and Mike’s sword Thalamar absorbs the magic. Nessia kills the two bandits with ease and no remorse which prompts Mike to throw up. Nessia tells Mike in Valanor its kill, or be killed, so he is going to have to toughen up if he is to survive.

Nessia and Mike make their way to the nearby town of Adelsten. They get a bite to eat at the local in and Nessia reveals to Mike that she is unable send him home because she does not know how. Mike’s anxiety goes into overdrive and he passes out. Nessia puts him into a bed in a room they rent for the night. While sleeping, two bandits sneak into their room. They try to use a sleep spell on the two but use it on Mike’s feet instead because he is sleeping backwards. Nessia wakes up before the bandit can cast the spell on her and kills him. She fights the other bandit and almost loses but is accidentally saved by Mike.

The town of Adelsten is under attack by a bandit raiding party. The buildings are on fire and the town guards are fighting the bandits and losing. Mike and Nessia try to sneak through town to avoid getting caught. Along the way they come across the very large captain of the towns guard Taggard and save him. Taggard is wounded so Mike and Nessia escort him to safety at the town hall.

The remaining bandits approach the town hall and Mike steps out to distract them while Nessia and the remaining town guards sneak around behind them. The bandits all cast a spell at Mike but Thalamar absorbs them. The sword transforms into a staff the casts a more powerful version of the spell back at the bandits, incinerating all but two. Mike approaches the remaining two bandits and offers to let them go, so long as they promise to give up being a bandit. One angrily rejects Mike’s offer and Nessia kills him. The other bandit happily agrees to Mike’s offer.

Mike and Nessia pack up their things and head out of the village. Along the way they are greeted by Taggard who gives Mike a letter to give to his former instructor in Havenbrook who can teach Mike how to properly fight with a sword. Mike and Nessia head out in search of adventure and a way to send Mike back home.

MIKE, WITH A SWORD - EPISODE 1: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.