Adventurers plops, ripe for the grabbing

You are an enchanted sword. Your goal is to be thrust into The Stone Pedestal in the Emperor's Sealed Courtyard. When that happens, your soul will be freed & you will awaken as the knight you once were. However, you are half buried in a swamp on the other side of the empire. Your only hope is if a young hero seizes you as part of his quest to save the world or something. You can subtly influence the actions of anybody who weilds you, & you can choose to slip from somebody's hand, & you can choose how well you cut into any object or person you are swung at.