Dragon Blade begins with a story from a dragon, Lord Valthorian, explaining the past times of man.  Plagued with war and violence, he sought to relieve this and save mankind by leaving his homeland to teach man a better life.  Another dragon, Vormanax, from Valthorian’s domain was jealous of him and decided to overthrow him.  Instead of take on his brother face to face, Vormanax corrupted the minds of six kings who then turned their substantial forces upon Valthorian.  They manage to seal him in a sword and shatter it into six pieces.  One king who was still loyal to Valthorian took a shard and fled.  Time passes and Dal is introduced as a blood descendant of said king.  Valthorian informs Dal that he must recover the 5 other shards as well as defeat the dragons.

Beyond the introduction, the plot seems to be an afterthought in Dragon Blade.  When there is dialog, it is subtitled and at times not as easy as it could be to follow along.  This is due to the fact that the only way to follow along is in context and to be paying attention completely.